Printing apparatus and control method for printing apparatus
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorTomohiko Sano
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Abstract
A printing apparatus for performing printing on a medium includes a temperature sensor configured to detect temperature and a control unit configured to, in a case where an operation mode of the printing apparatus is a first mode, allow the temperature sensor to detect temperature of heat emitted by an external heater, and execute processing in relation to an adjustment of the external heater based on the detected temperature. The external heater is externally installed and is configured to heat the medium.
Claims14
A printing apparatus for performing printing on a medium, comprising:
- a temperature sensor configured to detect temperature;
- a control unit configured to, in a case where an operation mode of the printing apparatus is a first mode, allow the temperature sensor to detect temperature of heat emitted by a first heater installed externally to the printer apparatus and configured to heat the medium, and execute processing in relation to an adjustment of the first heater based on the detected temperature;
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- an instructing unit configured to display an instruction for adjustment of the first heater in response to said processing by the control unit, wherein the instruction includes instruction for adjustment of one or both of the installation position of the first heater or an output of the first heater.
A printing apparatus for performing printing on a medium, comprising:
- a temperature sensor configured to detect temperature;
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- a control unit configured to, in a case where an operation mode of the printing apparatus is a first mode, allow the temperature sensor to detect temperature of heat emitted by a first external heater, and execute processing in relation to an adjustment of the external heater based on the detected temperature, the external heater being externally installed and configured to heat the medium;
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- a second heater configured to heat the medium;
- wherein the temperature sensor is configured to detect temperature of the second heater concurrently with detecting the temperature of heat emitted by the first heater;
- wherein, based on the temperature detected by the temperature sensor, when the temperature of the sensor has risen above a predetermined threshold value, the control unit causes operation of the printing apparatus to be stopped;
- wherein the control unit waits for a reception of an instruction indicating whether or not the operation mode of the printing apparatus is to be moved to a second mode based on the temperature detected by the temperature sensor, the second mode being a mode in which, even when the temperature of the heater has risen above the predetermined threshold value, the operation of the printing apparatus is not caused to be stopped, and
- wherein, upon reception of an instruction indicating that the operation mode of the printing apparatus is to be moved to the second mode, the control unit moves the operation mode of the printing apparatus to the second mode.
A control method for a printing apparatus for performing printing on a medium, the control method comprising:
- in a case where an operation mode of the printing apparatus is a first mode, detecting, by a temperature sensor, temperature of heat emitted by a first heater installed externally to the printing apparatus and configured to heat the medium, and executing processing in relation to an adjustment of the first heater based on the detected temperature;
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- displaying an instruction for adjustment of the first heater in response to said processing by the control unit, wherein the instruction includes instruction for adjustment of one or both of the installation position of the first heater or an output of the first heater.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.