Image reader, display method and storage medium storing a program for display processing

A display method for an image reader which is connected to a printer via a communication system to issue a print instruction to the printer by directly transmitting image data read by the image reader to the printer, the display method comprising:

• acquiring, by a paper feed direction information acquisition unit from the printer via the communication system, paper feed direction information indicating whether the direction of feeding paper, which has been printed according to the print instruction, is depthwise or crosswise;
• acquiring, by a paper information acquisition unit from the printer via the communication system, paper information containing size and orientation of paper used for printing according to the print instruction;
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• displaying, on a display, paper state information containing an orientation of paper consistent with the direction in which the paper is discharged by the printer, based on the paper feed direction information acquired by the paper feed direction information acquisition unit and the paper information acquired by the paper information acquisition unit.

A storage medium readable by a computer, the storage medium storing a program of instructions executable by the computer to perform a function for display processing in an image reader which is connected to a printer via a communication system to issue a print instruction to the printer by directly transmitting image data read by the image reader to the printer, the program comprising:

• acquiring, from the printer via the communication system, paper feed direction information indicating whether direction of feeding paper, which has been printed according to the print instruction, is depthwise or crosswise;
• acquiring, from the printer via the communication system, paper information containing size and orientation of paper used for printing according to the print instruction;
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• displaying, on a display, paper state information containing orientation of paper consistent with direction in which the paper is discharged by the printer, based on the paper feed direction information acquired by the paper feed direction information acquisition unit and the paper information acquired by the paper information acquisition unit.