Tape printing apparatus and tape printing system

A tape printing apparatus, comprising:

• at least one roller movable between a pressing position, at which the at least one roller is pressed against a tape accommodated in a cassette, and a releasing position, at which the at least one roller is remote from the tape, and arranged to perform printing by performing tape feeding upon disposing the at least one roller at the pressing position;
• a roller driving portion that moves the at least one roller between the pressing position and the releasing position;
• a controller that controls the roller driving portion in correspondence with input signals;
• and
• a receiver that receives print data,
• wherein the controller controls the roller driving portion such that the at least one roller is disposed at the pressing position in correspondence with print data that have been received by the receiver,
• the controller controls the roller driving portion such that the at least one roller is disposed at the releasing position when no print data are received for a specified time, and
• the controller controls the roller driving portion such that the at least one roller is disposed at the releasing position in correspondence with termination of printing to the tape.

A tape printing apparatus, comprising:

• at least one roller movable between a pressing position, at which the at least one roller is pressed against a tape accommodated in a cassette, and a releasing position, at which the at least one roller is remote from the tape, and arranged to perform printing by performing tape feeding upon disposing the at least one roller at the pressing position;
• a roller driving portion that moves the at least one roller between the pressing position and the releasing position;
• a controller that controls the roller driving portion in correspondence with input signals;
• a receiver that receives print data;
• an opening/closing cover that opens and closes a cassette accommodating portion of the tape printing apparatus that accommodates the cassette;
• a cover detector that detects an open condition of the opening/closing cover, wherein the controller controls the roller driving portion such that the at least one roller is disposed at the releasing position in correspondence with detection of an open condition of the opening/closing cover by the cover detector,
• an error detector that detects an error during printing, wherein the controller terminates printing while it controls the roller driving portion such that the at least one roller is disposed at the releasing position in correspondence with detection of an error, and
• wherein the controller controls the roller driving portion such that the at least one roller is disposed at the pressing position in correspondence with print data that have been received by the receiver,
• the controller controls the roller driving portion such that the at least one roller is disposed at the releasing position when no print data are received for a specified time,
• the controller controls the roller driving portion such that the at least one roller is disposed at the releasing position in correspondence with termination of printing to the tape,
• the controller includes a first mode in which the roller driving portion is controlled such that the at least one roller is disposed at the releasing position in correspondence with termination of printing of respective pages of a plurality of successive pages and a second mode in which the roller driving portion is controlled such that the at least one roller is disposed at the releasing position in correspondence with termination of printing of all pages,
• the controller controls the roller driving portion such that the at least one roller is disposed at the releasing position in correspondence with detection of power OFF when it is detected that the power is OFF, and
• the controller controls the roller driving portion such that the at least one roller is disposed at the releasing position in correspondence with start-up operations when power is switched ON.