A printing apparatus includes an insertion port that is provided in a transport path of a medium and through which the medium is to be inserted; a roller pair configured to nip and transport the medium inserted through the insertion port, in the transport path, the roller pair comprises rollers facing each other; a printing unit configured to perform printing on the medium transported in the transport path by the roller pair; and a lever configured to switch a position of at least one roller of the roller pair between a nipping position where the roller pair is configured to nip the medium and a separation position where the roller pair does not nip the medium. A first lever as the lever is arranged within a range in which the medium transported by the roller pair is present, in a width direction intersecting with a transport direction of the medium.

A printing apparatus includes an insertion port that is provided in a transport path of a medium and through which the medium is to be inserted; a roller pair configured to nip and transport the medium inserted through the insertion port, in the transport path, the roller pair comprises rollers facing each other; a printing unit configured to perform printing on the medium transported in the transport path by the roller pair; and a lever configured to switch a position of at least one roller of the roller pair between a nipping position where the roller pair is configured to nip the medium and a separation position where the roller pair does not nip the medium. A first lever as the lever is arranged within a range in which the medium transported by the roller pair is present, in a width direction intersecting with a transport direction of the medium.

A printing apparatus includes a conveyance unit arranged on an upstream side of a printing unit with respect to a conveyance direction of a print medium and configured to convey the print medium to the printing unit, and a control unit configured to, after a start of printing of the print medium by the printing unit, regulate the printing by the printing unit during a time when a leading edge of the print medium conveyed by the conveyance unit is passing through a set section preset on a conveyance path of the print medium.

According to an aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a medium pressing member including medium holding units configured to press an end portion of a medium conveyed in a conveyance direction along a support surface of a medium support unit to sandwich, with the support surface, the end portion of the medium in an intersection direction intersecting the conveyance direction and a main body unit configured to support the medium holding units and capable of engaging with the medium support unit. The medium holding units or the main body unit includes light passing sections, and irradiation light that is emitted from an optical sensor that performs scanning in the intersection direction and is for detecting a detection object on the support surface passes the light passing sections.

According to an aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a medium pressing member including medium holding units configured to press an end portion of a medium conveyed in a conveyance direction along a support surface of a medium support unit to sandwich, with the support surface, the end portion of the medium in an intersection direction intersecting the conveyance direction and a main body unit configured to support the medium holding units and capable of engaging with the medium support unit. The medium holding units or the main body unit includes light passing sections, and irradiation light that is emitted from an optical sensor that performs scanning in the intersection direction and is for detecting a detection object on the support surface passes the light passing sections.