Disclosed is a method of cutting off self-adhesive linerless endless tape labels, using a cutter of a label printer, wherein the cutter comprises a transport roller, which is rotatable about an axis of rotation, and a blade unit that is linearly travelable in parallel with the axis of rotation of the transport roller and that has a cutting blade directed in the direction toward the transport roller, where tape labels pass between the transport roller and the blade unit, and are transported further step-wise in a motorized manner, by one label, and, between two consecutive further transport steps, the blade unit is linearly traveled in a motorized manner between a start position and a target position in order to cut off a label, such that the label is completely cut off and is held at the transport roller by the blade unit in the target position of the blade unit.

Disclosed is a method of cutting off self-adhesive linerless endless tape labels, using a cutter of a label printer, wherein the cutter comprises a transport roller, which is rotatable about an axis of rotation, and a blade unit that is linearly travelable in parallel with the axis of rotation of the transport roller and that has a cutting blade directed in the direction toward the transport roller, where tape labels pass between the transport roller and the blade unit, and are transported further step-wise in a motorized manner, by one label, and, between two consecutive further transport steps, the blade unit is linearly traveled in a motorized manner between a start position and a target position in order to cut off a label, such that the label is completely cut off and is held at the transport roller by the blade unit in the target position of the blade unit.

A printer comprises a linerless label operation mode and a linered label operation mode as operation modes. When a cutter unit is coupled to a coupling portion, a control unit of the printer detects the operation mode of the printer based on whether the cutter unit is a cutter unit configured to cut the linerless label or a cutter unit configured to cut the linered label, and sets the operation mode of the printer to a linerless label operation mode or a linered label operation mode.

A printer comprises a linerless label operation mode and a linered label operation mode as operation modes. When a cutter unit is coupled to a coupling portion, a control unit of the printer detects the operation mode of the printer based on whether the cutter unit is a cutter unit configured to cut the linerless label or a cutter unit configured to cut the linered label, and sets the operation mode of the printer to a linerless label operation mode or a linered label operation mode.

A label affixing device includes a transport portion transporting a print tape in a transport direction, a cutting portion cutting a label material of the print tape into an individual label, a peeling portion peeling away of the label, and a controller. The label material is cut to form a margin region between a preceding label being one of the labels and a following label positioned upstream of the preceding label in the transport direction. When a downstream end portion of the margin region is positioned at or upstream of the peeling portion, the print tape is transported while imparting, to the print tape, a second tension smaller than a first tension required for the peeling away of the label. When the downstream end portion of the margin region is positioned downstream of the peeling portion, the print tape is transported while imparting the first tension to the print tape.