Printer, heating device, and printing method

A printing method comprising:

• discharging ink onto a fabric with a printer;
• heating the fabric under a prescribed treatment condition with the printer;
• setting a type of the fabric to the printer;
• and
• acquiring the prescribed treatment condition from a first external device connected to the printer, wherein
• the prescribed treatment condition includes:
• a temperature at which the heating heats the fabric;
• and
• a duration of time during which the heating heats the fabric,
• the prescribed treatment condition is set for each of a number of types of fabrics,
• the first external device is a cloud to which the prescribed treatment condition is uploaded from a second external device connected to the cloud, and
• the acquiring comprises acquiring the prescribed treatment condition from the cloud.

A system comprising:

• a heating device configured to heat a fabric onto which ink is discharged under a prescribed treatment condition;
• and
• circuitry configured to:
• set a type of the fabric;
• and
• acquire the prescribed treatment condition from a first external device connected to the heating device, wherein
• the prescribed treatment condition includes:
• a temperature at which the heating device heats the fabric;
• and
• a duration of time during which the heating device heats the fabric,
• the prescribed treatment condition is set for each of a number of types of fabrics,
• the first external device is a cloud to which the prescribed treatment condition is uploaded from a second external device connected to the cloud, and
• the circuitry is configured to acquire the prescribed treatment condition from the cloud.

A system comprising:

• a cloud;
• and
• a printer comprising:
• a print engine configured to discharge ink onto a fabric to print the fabric;
• a heating device configured to heat the fabric under a prescribed treatment condition;
• and
• circuitry configured to:
• set a type of the fabric;
• and
• acquire the prescribed treatment condition from the cloud connected to the printer, wherein
• the prescribed treatment condition includes:
• a temperature at which the heating device heats the fabric;
• and
• a duration of time during which the heating device heats the fabric,
• the prescribed treatment condition is set for each of a number of fabrics, and
• the prescribed treatment condition is uploaded from an external device connected to the cloud.