A printing apparatus provides a conveyance operation in which a conveyance unit conveys a print medium in a conveyance direction, and includes a control unit to control a printing unit such that, in a case where an image is to be printed onto a print medium of a first type in a first state in which the print medium of the first type is supported by a first conveyance member and not supported by a second conveyance member, the printing unit uses a printing element included in a first region from which a distance to the print medium of the first type in a height direction perpendicular to a surface where the printing elements are arrayed is a first distance, and does not use a printing element included in a second region from which a distance to the print medium of the first type in the height direction is a second distance greater than the first distance.

A recording apparatus includes a control unit that acquires information regarding shapes and sizes of a recording material and a transport material to which the recording material is to be bonded. The control unit is configured to operate in a first recording mode in which a positioning pattern is recorded on the transport material, the positioning pattern being used to position the recording material on the transport material, and also configured to operate in a second recording mode in which the data is recorded on the recording material positioned on the transport material during transport of the transport material.

A publisher configured to record data on a medium by a first media drive and a second media drive and including a publisher controller and a publisher storage, the publisher controller being configured to detect a type of a medium on which data is recordable by the first media drive and detect a type of a medium on which data is recordable by the second media drive, the type of the medium on which data is recordable by the first media drive and the second media drive being defined as a recording target type, the type of a medium on which data is recordable by only any one of the first media drive and the second media drive being defined as a non-recording target type, and the publisher being configured to store target type information representing the recording target type and the non-recording target type.

A captured image is obtained in which an adapter tray is captured which is fitted in a predetermined first area in a conveyance tray conveyed by a printing apparatus and has a second area fitted with a printing medium on which printing is performed by the printing apparatus. A shape of the second area is specified based on the captured image and information about the predetermined first area. Further, an image based on the specified shape of the second area is output.

Provided is a recording apparatus for recording on a recording medium by using a tray having at least two slot where a recording medium can be arranged, including: a reception unit configured to receive input of information for specifying a detection position of the recording medium in a slot of the tray; a specification unit configured to specify the detection position on the basis of the information for specifying; and a control unit configured to control the recording apparatus so that, in a case where the recording medium is arranged in a first slot corresponding to the specified detection position and no recording medium is arranged in a second slot corresponding to the specified detection position, recording processing is performed on the recording medium arranged in the first slot, and recording processing is not performed on the recording medium arranged in the second slot.

A printing apparatus includes a print unit configured to perform printing on the print medium held by a holding unit, the holding unit being capable of holding multiple types of print medium, a detecting unit capable of detecting the print medium and the holding unit, and a movement unit capable of relatively moving the detecting unit and the holding unit in a first direction and in a second direction intersecting the first direction. In addition, a control unit controls the detecting unit and the movement unit in a case where a first print medium is held by the holding unit, to obtain position information of the first print medium before the print unit performs printing and, in a case where a second print medium different from the first print medium is held by the holding unit, not to obtain position information of the second print medium.

A communication device includes a first holding unit which holds a disk-like first recording medium capable of storing information and a second holding unit which holds a second recording medium which is different from the first recording medium. The communication device further includes a request reception unit configured to receive a request for information indicating a recording medium which is usable by the communication device from a terminal device, and a transmission unit configured to transmit information indicating the first recording medium and information indicating the second recording medium held by the second holding unit to the terminal device when the request is received.

Provided are a printing jig for an inkjet-type printer and a method for manufacturing printed objects therewith, which jig can be easily produced in accordance with the shape and size of an object to be printed and allows the object to be accurately positioned relative to the printer. The printing jig supports an object to be printed, and is placed in an inkjet-type printer when the object is being printed. The printing jig includes a mounting surface on which the object is to be placed, and a positioning part for positioning the object. The positioning part includes a protrusion preformed on the mounting surface so as to be brought into contact with at least part of the object placed on the mounting surface. The protrusion is made of deposited and cured ink used by the inkjet-type printer.

A recording apparatus includes a control unit that acquires information regarding shapes and sizes of a recording material and a transport material to which the recording material is to be bonded. The control unit is configured to operate in a first recording mode in which a positioning pattern is recorded on the transport material, the positioning pattern being used to position the recording material on the transport material, and also configured to operate in a second recording mode in which the data is recorded on the recording material positioned on the transport material during transport of the transport material.

A dial decoration method of the present disclosure is a dial decoration method including a base formation step of forming a pattern shape on a base material and using the pattern shape as a base, and a printed layer formation step of forming a printed layer on a surface side of the base, and the printed layer formation step includes printing a pattern shape, to form the printed layer, by changing a density of dots of ink ejected by an inkjet method.