Printing apparatus

A printing apparatus comprising:

• a conveyor configured to convey an elongate print medium along a conveyance path;
• a print head configured to execute printing on the print medium at a first position along the conveyance path;
• a cutter configured to cut the print medium at least partially at a second position on a downstream side of the first position in the conveyance path;
• and
• a processor configured to control the conveyor, the print head, and the cutter,
• wherein the processor is configured to:
• acquire a specified length along the conveyance path;
• acquire a first margin length along a conveyance direction in a first margin part provided in the print medium on the downstream side in the conveyance direction from a print part where printing is carried out;
• acquire a separation distance along the conveyance path between the first position and a third position which includes the second position, the third position being located on the conveyance path between the first position and the second position;
• and
• determine whether the separation distance is equal to or longer than a first total length which is the total of the specified length and the first margin length,
• if the processor determines that the separation distance is equal to or longer than the first total length, the processor is configured to execute:
• a first process of letting the conveyor start conveying the print medium and letting the print head start printing on the print medium, printing on the print medium while conveying the print medium by a first differential length which is the difference between the separation distance and the first margin length, and then letting the conveyor stop conveying the print medium and letting the print head stop printing on the print medium;
• a second process of letting the cutter partially cut the print medium after the first process;
• and
• a third process of letting the conveyor restart conveying and letting the print head restart printing after the second process, to print on the print medium while conveying the print medium,
• if the processor determines that the separation distance is shorter than the first total length, the processor is configured to determine whether the first margin length is equal to or longer than the separation distance;
• if the processor determines that the first margin length is equal to or longer than the separation distance, the processor is configured to execute:
• a fourth process of letting the conveyor start conveying the print medium, conveying the print medium by the specified length, and then letting the conveyor stop conveying the print medium;
• a fifth process of letting the cutter partially cut the print medium after the fourth process;
• a sixth process of letting the conveyor restart conveying the print medium after the fifth process;
• and
• a seventh process of letting the print head start to print on the print medium when the print medium is conveyed by the first differential length after the sixth process, to print on the print medium while conveying the print medium;
• and
• if the processor determines that the first margin length is shorter than the separation distance, the processor is configured to execute:
• an eighth process of letting the conveyor start conveying the print medium;
• a ninth process of letting the print head start printing on the print medium when the print medium is conveyed by the differential length between the separation distance and the first total length after the eighth process, letting the print head print on the print medium while conveying the print medium by the first differential length, and then letting the conveyor stop conveying the print medium and letting the print head stop printing on the print medium;
• a tenth process of letting the cutter partially cut the print medium after the ninth process;
• and
• an eleventh process of letting the conveyor restart conveying the print medium and letting the print head restart printing on the print medium after the tenth process, to print on the print medium while conveying the print medium.