Feeding method of printing medium and printing apparatus

A printing apparatus for printing an image on a printing medium, comprising:

• feeding means for feeding the printing medium to transportation means for transporting the printing medium to a printing start position;
• end section detection means for detecting an end section of the printing medium fed by the feeding means;
• and
• canceling means for canceling a stop condition for stopping the printing medium at a predetermined position at which the printing medium is fed for a predetermined distance after the detection of a front end of the printing medium by the end section detection means and at which the printing medium is not yet caught by the transportation means,
• wherein the canceling means obtains information regarding the printing start position within a period from the detection of the front end of the printing medium by the end section detection means to a timing at which a predetermined period has passed and determines, based on the obtained information, whether or not to cancel the stop condition and, when the stop condition is determined to be canceled, the canceling means cancels the stop condition.

A method for feeding a printing medium by feeding means to transportation means for transporting the printing medium to a printing start position, comprising:

• a step of starting, prior to a obtainment of information regarding a printing start position, the feeding of the printing medium by the feeding means,
• a step of detecting an end section of the printing medium fed by the feeding means;
• and
• a step of determining whether or not to stop the feeding means when the information regarding the printing start position is obtained within a predetermined period after the detection of a front end of the printing medium in the end section detection step,
• wherein the predetermined period is a period during which the printing medium can be stopped at a predetermined position at which the printing medium is not yet caught by the transportation means.

A method for feeding a printing medium by feeding means to transportation means for transporting the printing medium to a printing start position, comprising:

• a step of detecting an end section of the printing medium fed by the feeding means;
• and
• a step of canceling a stop condition for stopping the printing medium at a predetermined position at which the printing medium is fed for a predetermined distance after the detection of a front end of the printing medium in the end section detection step and at which the printing medium is not yet caught by the transportation means,
• wherein the canceling step obtains information regarding the printing start position within a period from the detection of a front end of the printing medium in the end section detection step to a timing at which a predetermined period has passed and determines, based on the obtained information, whether or not to cancel the stop condition and, when the stop condition is determined to be canceled, the canceling step cancels the stop condition.