A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing computer readable instructions that are executable by a computer is provided. The computer readable instructions, when executed by the computer running the image processing program, cause the computer to generate an image to be printed on a particular type of printing medium in a printing apparatus, control a display to display the generated image, set a printing mode to one of a regular printing mode and a trial printing mode, in the regular printing mode, generate print-image information to be used in the printing apparatus to print the image on the particular type of printing medium, and in the trial printing mode, generate print-image information to be used in the printing apparatus to print the image on another type of printing medium different from the particular type, and transmit the generated print-image information to the printing program.

A printer according to an embodiment includes a communication interface that receives print data from an external device. A print head prints on a sheet, line by line according to the received print data. A motor drives a roller to transport the sheet, line by line according to the received print data. A processor configured determines, for a current print line, a target transport speed for transporting the sheet, and determines one or more intermediate speeds defined in advance and between a current transport speed of transporting the sheet and the target transport speed. The processor controls the motor to transport the sheet at each determined intermediate speed and the target transport speed, sequentially.

For a printing apparatus, a first conveyance speed for a first printing medium is determined according to first print data to be printed on the first printing medium and a second conveyance speed for a second printing medium is determined according to second print data to be printed on the second printing medium that follows the first printing medium along a conveying path. In a case where the second conveyance speed is equal to the first conveyance speed, a conveyance operation of the second printing medium is started before the first printing medium is discharged from the conveying path. In a case where the second conveyance speed is different from the first conveyance speed, the conveyance operation of the second printing medium is started after the first printing medium is discharged from the conveying path.

A printer includes: a first fixed printhead; a second fixed printhead positioned downstream of the first printhead relative to a media feed direction; a platen for supporting print media; an input media transport mechanism positioned upstream of the first printhead, the input media transport mechanism exerting a gripping force N.sub.1 on print media; an output media transport mechanism positioned downstream of the second printhead, the output media transport mechanism exerting a gripping force N.sub.2 on print media; and an intermediary media transport mechanism positioned between the first and second printheads, the intermediary media transport mechanism exerting a gripping force N.sub.3 on print media. The gripping forces satisfy the relationship N.sub.1>N.sub.2>N.sub.3 for optimal printing results.

A printing apparatus is disclosed herein. The apparatus comprises a platen to hold a media thereon, the media moveable along a media path direction; a displacement mechanism to move the media over the platen and along the media path direction; a media advancement sensor to measure the displacement of the media; and a controller. The controller to control the displacement mechanism to move the media over the platen at a tension; to determine, through the media advancement sensor, media advancement data indicative of the displacement of the media; to determine a deformation factor based on the tension and the media advancement data; and to modify a printing parameter based on the deformation factor.

An inkjet recording apparatus includes a recording head, a conveyance belt, a control portion, an ink receiver, an ink discharging flow path, and a liquid supply mechanism. The recording head includes a plurality of nozzles for ejecting ink. The conveyance belt has a plurality of first openings and conveys a recording medium. The control portion executes flushing in which the ink is ejected through the nozzles of the recording head to pass through any of the plurality of first openings. The ink receiver is opposite disposed to be opposed to the recording head via the conveyance belt and receives the ink that has passed through the first openings during execution of the flushing. The ink discharging flow path is connected to the ink receiver. The liquid supply mechanism supplies a liquid capable of dissolving the ink into the ink receiver.

A printer deposits material onto a substrate as part of a manufacturing process for an electronic product; at least one transported component experiences error, which affects the deposition. This error is mitigated using transducers that equalize position of the component, e.g., to provide an ideal conveyance path, thereby permitting precise droplet placement notwithstanding the error. In one embodiment, an optical guide (e.g., using a laser) is used to define a desired path; sensors mounted to the component dynamically detect deviation from this path, with this deviation then being used to drive the transducers to immediately counteract the deviation. This error correction scheme can be applied to correct for more than type of transport error, for example, to correct for error in a substrate transport path, a printhead transport path and/or split-axis transport non-orthogonality.

The disclosure discloses a printer including a CPU that executes a detection process, a first determination process, and a first mode switching process. In the detection process, a type of a storage body is detected. In the first determination process, it is determined on the basis of a detection result whether the type of the storage body attached to the attaching part is a first type in an ordering state associated with insufficiency in quantity or a second type other than the first type. In the first mode switching process a control mode is switched from a normal mode prepared in advance correspondingly to the second type to a medium-saving mode prepared in advance correspondingly to the first type for reducing a consumption amount of the print-receiving medium than the normal mode, in the case that the type is determined as the first type.

A printing apparatus includes a feeding unit that feeds a printing sheet having a first surface and a second surface, a conveyance unit that conveys the printing sheet fed by the feeding unit, and a printing unit that prints on at least one of the first surface and the second surface of the printing sheet conveyed by the conveyance unit. A reverse path reverses the printing sheet of which the first surface is printed by the printing unit, and a control unit controls conveyance of a preceding sheet and a succeeding sheet, making a leading edge of the succeeding sheet overlap the preceding sheet reversed by the reverse path, and controls the conveyance of the preceding sheet and the succeeding sheet such that the succeeding sheet is conveyed to the printing unit in a state in which the succeeding sheet overlaps the preceding sheet.

A controller is configured to receive an output signal outputted from a light reception element. The controller is configured to perform: an existence detection of controlling a light emission element to emit light and detecting whether an ejection target exists at a facing position based on the output signal; and a distance detection of controlling the light emission element to emit light toward a surface of the ejection target and detecting a distance between the surface of the ejection target and a nozzle surface based on the output signal outputted from the light reception element upon receiving light reflected off the surface of the ejection target. An amount of change of the output signal with respect to change of the distance in the distance detection is larger than an amount of change of the output signal with respect to change of the distance in the existence detection.