Printing apparatus, printing method and non-transitory recording medium storing printing program

A printing method comprising:

• starting driving of a motor in one direction in a state that a clutch provided on a transmitting mechanism is in a connected state and moving a moving mechanism toward a first side in a specified direction, after receipt of a print signal from an external apparatus,
• the moving mechanism being movable in a moving range along the specified direction,
• the print signal indicating that a print medium is located at a printable position,
• the transmitting mechanism connecting the moving mechanism and the motor,
• the moving mechanism comprising:
• a first roller positioned upstream of a platen in a conveyance path of the print medium, and a second roller positioned downstream of the platen in the conveyance path, the platen facing a thermal head,
• the moving mechanism being configured such that a part, of the conveyance path, between the platen and the first roller becomes shorter in a case that the moving mechanism is moved toward the first side in the specified direction, and the part, of the conveyance path, between the platen and the first roller becomes longer in a case that the moving mechanism is moved toward a second side, opposite to the first side, in the specified direction;
• and
• allowing the clutch to be in a cutoff state, after ending of printing and before arrival of the moving mechanism at an end on the second side of the moving range, the printing being performed in response to the receipt of the print signal via a communication interface.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a printing program for causing a computer of a printing apparatus to execute:

• starting driving of a motor in one direction in a state that a clutch provided on a transmitting mechanism is in a connected state and moving a moving mechanism toward a first side in a specified direction, after receipt of a print signal from an external apparatus,
• the moving mechanism being movable in a moving range along the specified direction,
• the print signal indicating that a print medium is located at a printable position,
• the transmitting mechanism connecting the moving mechanism and the motor,
• the moving mechanism comprising:
• a first roller positioned upstream of a platen in a conveyance path of the print medium, and a second roller positioned downstream of the platen in the conveyance path, the platen facing a thermal head,
• the moving mechanism being configured such that a part, of the conveyance path, between the platen and the first roller becomes shorter in a case that the moving mechanism is moved toward the first side in the specified direction, and the part, of the conveyance path, between the platen and the first roller becomes longer in a case that the moving mechanism is moved toward a second side, opposite to the first side, in the specified direction;
• and
• allowing the clutch to be in a cutoff state, after ending of printing and before arrival of the moving mechanism at an end on the second side of the moving range, the printing being performed in response to the receipt of the print signal via a communication interface.