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

A control method for controlling a printer including a platen configured to have an object to be printed placed thereon, a first head configured to eject a first ink onto the object to be printed, the first ink being a photocurable ink, a second head configured to eject a photocurable second ink onto the object to be printed, and an illumination device aligned with the first head and the second head in a main scanning direction and including a light source configured to irradiate light onto the object to be printed, the method comprising steps of:

• normal moving the first head, the second head, and the illumination device relatively with respect to the platen in the main scanning direction in a normal print mode, in a state in which, in a height direction orthogonal to the main scanning direction, a distance between the platen and a predetermined position of the illumination device in the height direction is a first distance;
• normal ejecting the ink onto the object to be printed from one or both of the first head and the second head, during the normal moving;
• normal irradiating the light from the light source onto the ink ejected onto the object to be printed, during the normal moving;
• gloss moving the first head, the second head, and the illumination device relatively with respect to the platen in the main scanning direction in a gloss print mode different from the normal print mode, in a state in which the distance between the platen and the predetermined position in the height direction is a second distance larger than the first distance;
• gloss ejecting the ink onto the object to be printed from one or both of the first head and the second head during the gloss moving;
• and
• gloss irradiating the light from the light source onto the ink ejected onto the object to be printed, during the gloss moving.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-readable instructions that are executed by a processor provided in a printer including a platen configured to have an object to be printed placed thereon, a first head configured to eject a first ink onto the object to be printed, the first ink being a photocurable ink, a second head configured to eject a photocurable second ink onto the object to be printed, and an illumination device aligned with the first head and the second head in a main scanning direction and including a light source configured to irradiate light onto the object to be printed, the computer-readable instructions instructing the processor to perform processes comprising:

• normal moving the first head, the second head, and the illumination device relatively with respect to the platen in the main scanning direction in a normal print mode, in a state in which, in a height direction orthogonal to the main scanning direction, a distance between the platen and a predetermined position of the illumination device in the height direction is a first distance;
• normal ejecting the ink onto the object to be printed from one or both of the first head and the second head during the normal moving;
• normal irradiating the light from the light source onto the ink ejected onto the object to be printed, during the normal moving;
• gloss moving the first head, the second head, and the illumination device relatively with respect to the platen in the main scanning direction in a gloss print mode different from the normal print mode, in a state in which the distance between the platen and the predetermined position in the height direction is a second distance larger than the first distance;
• gloss ejecting the ink onto the object to be printed from one or both of the first head and the second head during the gloss moving;
• and
• gloss irradiating the light from the light source onto the ink ejected onto the object to be printed, during the gloss moving.