A control portion sets, as a control period, a period after arrival, at a position opposite a recording head, of a first recording medium until passage, at the position opposite the recording head, of a last recording medium. The control portion sets nozzles that do not face the recording medium during the control period as first nozzles, and nozzles that face the recording medium during the control period as second nozzles, to make the total amount of ink ejected by each of the first nozzles in flashing processing during the control period smaller than the total amount of ink ejected by each of the second nozzles.

A control portion sets, as a control period, a period after arrival, at a position opposite a recording head, of a first recording medium until passage, at the position opposite the recording head, of a last recording medium. The control portion sets nozzles that do not face the recording medium during the control period as first nozzles, and nozzles that face the recording medium during the control period as second nozzles, to make the total amount of ink ejected by each of the first nozzles in flashing processing during the control period smaller than the total amount of ink ejected by each of the second nozzles.

A thermal label printer system may include a book-shaped housing comprising a front cover and a rear cover with the front cover attached to a rear cover along an interface and configured to rotate about the interface with respect to the rear cover between an open position and a closed position. The thermal label printer system may also include a thermal printer having a printer casing secured within the book-shaped housing, as well as an input device, a thermal print head, and a controller. The controller configured to determine an output based at least in part on an input signal received from the input device. The output is configured to cause the thermal print head to print a label having at least a name of a food item and a determined expiration date for the food item.

A thermal label printer system may include a book-shaped housing comprising a front cover and a rear cover with the front cover attached to a rear cover along an interface and configured to rotate about the interface with respect to the rear cover between an open position and a closed position. The thermal label printer system may also include a thermal printer having a printer casing secured within the book-shaped housing, as well as an input device, a thermal print head, and a controller. The controller configured to determine an output based at least in part on an input signal received from the input device. The output is configured to cause the thermal print head to print a label having at least a name of a food item and a determined expiration date for the food item.

An image forming apparatus comprises a conveyance unit configured to convey a long-shaped print medium in a longitudinal direction, an image forming unit configured to form an image on the print medium, a drying unit configured to dry the print medium on which an image has been formed in the image forming unit, and a control unit configured to, after interrupting image formation on the print medium by the image forming unit, control the image forming unit and the conveyance unit so as to convey and then stop at an ejection position at which the portion has been ejected from inside of the drying unit a portion of the print medium on which image formation has been performed.

An image forming apparatus comprises a conveyance unit configured to convey a long-shaped print medium in a longitudinal direction, an image forming unit configured to form an image on the print medium, a drying unit configured to dry the print medium on which an image has been formed in the image forming unit, and a control unit configured to, after interrupting image formation on the print medium by the image forming unit, control the image forming unit and the conveyance unit so as to convey and then stop at an ejection position at which the portion has been ejected from inside of the drying unit a portion of the print medium on which image formation has been performed.

A medium-discharging device includes: a medium-discharging section that discharges a medium; a medium-receiving tray that receives the medium discharged by the medium-discharging section; a light-emitting section that emits light to the medium-receiving tray; and a control section that controls the light-emitting section, in which the medium-receiving tray is configured to switch between a first state in which the medium-receiving tray is stored in an apparatus main body that includes the medium-discharging section and a second state in which the medium-receiving tray protrudes from the apparatus main body, and the control section controls the light-emitting section in accordance with a state or operation of the medium-receiving tray.

A medium-discharging device includes: a medium-discharging section that discharges a medium; a medium-receiving tray that receives the medium discharged by the medium-discharging section; a light-emitting section that emits light to the medium-receiving tray; and a control section that controls the light-emitting section, in which the medium-receiving tray is configured to switch between a first state in which the medium-receiving tray is stored in an apparatus main body that includes the medium-discharging section and a second state in which the medium-receiving tray protrudes from the apparatus main body, and the control section controls the light-emitting section in accordance with a state or operation of the medium-receiving tray.

An example system may include a plurality of print devices, a supply attachment, and a device remote to the plurality of print devices. The plurality of print devices may receive the supply attachment. The device remote to the plurality of print devices may receive signals via the supply attachment that are indicative of print device information data from the plurality of print devices.

An appliance management system includes a plurality of appliances connected to a network and a portable terminal. Each of the appliances includes a sensor configured to detect an abnormality of the appliance, and a first near field wireless communication module configured to broadcast an identifier of the appliance when the sensor detects the abnormality. The portable terminal includes a second near field wireless communication module and a controller. The controller is configured to control the second near field wireless communication module to transmit an access request to an abnormal appliance upon the second near field wireless communication module receiving an identifier of the abnormal appliance. The terminal controller is also configured to control a display to display an abnormality screen including the identifier of the abnormal appliance upon the second near field wireless communication module receiving abnormality information from the abnormal appliance.