JPH0286485A - Thermal transfer printer control system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enhance printing speed in printing on a thermal recording paper by providing a means for omitting head-up/down operations or simplifying correction for printing when a thermal recording paper is used. CONSTITUTION:It is judged whether a thermal recording paper is used, by a switching designation part 5. When use of the thermal recording paper is recognized as a result of the discrimination, a printing process different from that in the case of using a ribbon is conducted according to a program B stored in a storage part 2. That is, head-up/down processes may be inhibited, or a correcting process for printing may be simplified, thereby enhancing total printing speed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Object of the Invention (Industrial Field of Application) The present invention relates to a control system for thermal transfer IJy, which is particularly suitable for use in internal computers.

(Prior Art) In print control of a thermal transfer printer, in order to make effective use of the IJ&n, winding of the IJ&n is stopped when the head travels in an area where no print data exists. For this reason, make sure to move the head away from the platen.
), move the head closer to the platen only when printing (
(Down) The ribbon is transferred while being rolled up. Although such control is useful for effective use of IJ & N, it results in a situation in which the printing speed rapidly decreases.

As mentioned above, general thermal transfer printers have IJ, L? In addition to printing using printers, thermal paper can also be used. However, even when thermal paper is used, the print speed cannot be increased because the head is similarly controlled up and down.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) As described above, when printing using thermal paper, there are problems such as a slow printing speed due to the up-down movement of the head.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a thermal transfer printer control method that makes it possible to increase the printing speed when printing using thermal paper.

[Configuration of the Invention (Means for Solving the Problems)] The present invention provides a means for externally instructing the use of thermal paper, a means for determining this, and when the use of thermal paper is recognized by this, a method for raising the head. The present invention also has means for omitting printing or simplifying print correction, and is configured to execute processing different from normal printing when thermal paper is used.

(Function) When using thermal paper, there is a method to specify that effect. 1 For example, prepare a panel switch or command, and respond to the instruction in the case of thermal paper, which is different from the case of controlling printing using a ribbon. processing.

In other words, by prohibiting head up-down processing, facilitating correction processing, etc., it is possible to increase the total printing speed when printing using thermal paper.

This improves the printing speed when printing using thermal paper.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described in detail using the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes an arithmetic processing control unit, which performs arithmetic operations and control based on a program stored in a memory 2. A memory section 2 stores various programs and data for controlling the printer. Reference numeral 3 denotes an input/output control section which controls the printer mechanism based on instructions from the arithmetic processing control section 1. 4 is a printer mechanism 1 A thermal transfer printer is used in the present invention. 5 is a switching instruction section;
This is a characteristic block of the present invention, and here an instruction is given as to whether or not to use thermal paper. 6 is program A, right? A processing routine that prints using the printer is programmed and stored. 7 is a program B in which a processing routine for printing using thermal paper is programmed and stored.

Hereinafter, the operation of the embodiment of the present invention will be explained in detail.

In the present invention, it is preferable to have the switching instruction section 5.
It has two characteristics. That is, the switching instruction section 5 is a section that determines whether or not to perform printing using thermal paper. Sometimes it is based on instructions from. Furthermore, there are cases where the type of thermal paper is automatically determined by some means and switching instruction information is generated. In any case, the information as to whether or not thermal paper is to be used is inputted to the arithmetic control processing section 1 by the above means.

A further feature of the present invention is that it has two control programs: a process for performing a printing operation using thermal paper (program B) and a process for performing a printing operation using a ribbon (program A). Note that these two programs do not necessarily need to exist independently.
It is also possible to perform separate processing on the thermal paper in the cough control step.

Specific examples of processing for thermal paper include not moving the head up and down, and printing correction processing. For example, it should be simpler than when using a button. In this way, the present invention adds an instruction mechanism for printing using thermal paper and a special processing program for thermal paper. It is characterized by faster processing.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention, when printing is performed using thermal paper, the printing speed can be improved.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. 1... Arithmetic processing control section, 2... Memory section, 3...
Input/output control unit, 4... printer mechanism, 5... switching instruction unit.

Claims (1)

[Claims] It has a means for externally instructing the use of thermal paper, a means for determining this, and a means for omitting the up-down of the head or simplifying print correction when the use of thermal paper is recognized by this, A thermal transfer printer control method that performs different processing than normal printing when using thermal paper.