Sticky Note Printer and Method of Controlling the Same

A sticky note printer comprising:

• a printing device for printing on a sticky note which is peeled off and fed one by one from a bundle of sticky notes set in position;
• a feeding device for performing:
• an empty-feed motion in which the sticky note is fed in a normal direction from a peel-off position through a sticky note ejecting slot to a pull-out position in which the sticky note protrudes outside the sticky note printer;
• a feed-back motion in which the sticky note is fed in a reverse direction from the pull-out position to a retracted position in which printing can be performed by the printing device;
• and a feed-again motion in which the sticky note is fed in the normal direction from the retracted position to the pull-out position;
• an instructing device for giving an instruction for printing on the sticky note;
• a detecting device for detecting presence or absence of the sticky note in the pull-out position;
• and
• a control device for controlling the printing device and the feeding device,
• wherein the control device performs in a state in which the sticky note is fed to the pull-out position:
• the empty-feed motion upon detection of absence of the sticky note by the detecting device on condition of no instruction from the printing device;
• the feed-back motion and the feed-again motion upon receipt of the instruction from the printing device on condition of detection of presence of the sticky note by the detecting device;
• and a printing motion by driving the printing device in a manner synchronized with one of the feed-back motion and the feed-again motion.