Printer, control method, and non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-readable instructions

A control method of a printer, the control method comprising:

• performing first conveyance processing of conveying a platen relative to a head in a conveyance direction, toward a printing position, the platen configured to support a print medium, the conveyance direction being intersecting to a discharge direction of ink by the head, and the printing position being a position at which a nozzle surface of the head faces the platen in the discharge direction;
• performing first separation processing of moving the platen relative to the nozzle surface and separating the platen from the nozzle surface in the discharge direction, when, after a start of the first conveyance processing, the print medium is detected by a first sensor configured to detect the print medium positioned at a first detection position separated from the nozzle surface in the discharge direction by a first detection distance;
• and
• performing second conveyance processing of conveying the platen in the conveyance direction relative to the head, toward the printing position, after performing the first conveyance processing.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-readable instructions that, when executed, cause a computer of a printer to perform processes comprising:

• performing first conveyance processing of conveying a platen relative to a head in a conveyance direction, toward a printing position, the platen configured to support a print medium, the conveyance direction being intersecting to a discharge direction of ink by the head, and the printing position being a position at which a nozzle surface of the head faces the platen in the discharge direction;
• performing first separation processing of moving the platen relative to the nozzle surface and separating the platen from the nozzle surface in the discharge direction, when, after a start of the first conveyance processing, the print medium is detected by a first sensor configured to detect the print medium positioned at a first detection position separated from the nozzle surface in the discharge direction by a first detection distance;
• and
• performing second conveyance processing of conveying the platen in the conveyance direction relative to the head, toward the printing position, after performing the first conveyance processing.