JPH01150565A - Printing position setting system of printer - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily apply printing to a slip after the printing of a form, by providing a sensor means for detecting the mark on printing position indexing paper, a conversion means for processing the signal from the sensor means to convert printing position indexing data to a printing control code and a memory means and controlling the printing position of the printing data from a high rank apparatus on the basis of the printing control signal from the memory means. CONSTITUTION:The printing desired position of printing paper 11, that is, the printing position mark 8a corresponding to the character entry place in a character entry frame 11e is preliminarily applied to printing position indexing paper 8. When the switch on an operation panel 9 is operated, the sensor means 1 mounted on a printing mechanism part 10 moves left and right. In connection with this movement, a paper feed mechanism 7 feeds the printing position indexing paper 7 and a sensor means 1 scans the printing position indexing paper 8 having the printing position mark 8a to read the printing position mark 8a to store said mark in a memory means 3. Hereupon, the printing paper 11 is mounted on a printer 6 and instruction are given to the printer from a higher rank apparatus 4 to print printing data 4a on the paper 11 at a desired position.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a print position setting method for a printer, and in particular, to a mark on a print position allocation sheet in which the print position allocation on one page of paper is set and marked. The present invention relates to a print position setting method for a printer that has a function of reading, converting into a print control code and storing it.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, printers used with personal computers, word processors, etc.
All values such as the amount of space and the amount of top and left margins are specified by control commands from the host device, and even when printing on paper with a printed format, the print position must be set by commands from the host device. It won't happen.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

In the above-described printing position setting method of the conventional printer, especially when printing on printing paper with a printed form such as a slip, the printing position is set at an appropriate position within the character entry frame lie of the printing paper 11 as shown in Fig. 3. Because it has to be adapted to the location,
The operator selects the required top margin 111a, left margin amount 11b,
The space amount 11c, line feed ff1lld, etc. must be accurately calculated and specified, and there is a problem that the operation is complicated and a specification error may result in re-specification.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a printing position setting method for a printer that can easily print on a form-printed slip or the like.

[Means for solving problems]

The print position setting method of the printer of the present invention includes a sensor means attached to a slant printing mechanism section that detects a mark on a print position allocation sheet on which a mark is placed at a desired print position, and a signal from this sensor means. It has a conversion means for processing and converting the print position allocation information into a print control code, and a storage means for storing the print control code, and the print position of the print data from the host device is determined by the print control signal from the storage means. is configured to control the

〔Example〕

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention, and the functions within the dashed line are of the printer main body. A signal 1a from a sensor means 1 attached to the printing mechanism of the printer is converted into a print control code 2 indicating print position allocation information by a conversion means 2.
a and stored in the storage means 3. During printing, a print control signal 4b is sent based on print data 4a from the host device 4.
The printing means 5 is controlled to perform printing.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view for explaining the operation of an embodiment of the present invention, and using this diagram, the printing paper 1 shown in FIG.
The case of printing at a proper location within the character entry frame lie of No. 1 will be explained. First of all, the paper feed mechanism 7 of the printer 6
Attach the print position assignment paper 8 to the. A print position mark 8a corresponding to a desired print position on the print sheet 11, that is, a character entry position within the character entry frame 11e, is attached to the print position allocation sheet 8 in advance. By operating a switch on the operation panel 9, the sensor means 1 attached to the printing mechanism section 10 moves left and right. In conjunction with this, the paper feed mechanism 7 feeds the print position allocation sheet 8, and the sensor means 1 scans the print position allocation sheet 8 on which the print position mark 8a is attached and reads the print position mark 8a.

The read signal is subjected to the processing already explained in FIG. 1 and is stored in the storage means 3. Here, print paper 11
When the printer is attached to the printer and instructions are given from the host device 4, the print data 4a can be printed at a desired position on the paper.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, the present invention reads and stores the desired print position on the paper from the print layout paper using a sensor means, and thereby determines the line feed amount, space amount, top and left margin for determining the print position from the host device. This has the effect that there is no need to specify the amount, etc., and printing can be easily performed at a desired position.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a perspective view for explaining the operation of an embodiment of the invention, and Fig. 3 shows an example of printing paper used in the invention. It is an explanatory diagram. 1...Sensor means, 1a...Sensor signal, 2...
Conversion means, 2a... Print control code, 3... Storage means, 4... Host device, 4a... Print data, 4b.
...Print control signal, 5...Printing means, 6...Printer, 7...Paper feed mechanism, 8...Print position allocation paper,
8a...Print position mark, 9...Operation panel, 10...
-Printing mechanism section, 11...Print paper, lla...top margin amount, llb...left margin amount, llc...space amount, lid...line feed amount, lie...character entry frame. Agent Patent Attorney Susumu Uchihara 421M,, 11L Mukueunagi--111/;--lIC Zuhezudoji 3 Sen

Claims (1)

[Claims] A sensor means is attached to the printing mechanism section to detect the mark on the print position allocation sheet with a mark attached to the desired print position, and a print control code which processes the signal from this sensor means and outputs the print position allocation information. and a storage means for storing the print control code, and a print position of print data from a host device is controlled by a print control signal from the storage means. Position setting method.