Media processing device and method of controlling a media processing device

Abstract

A media processing device that processes plural types of process media, and a method of controlling the media processing device, reduce the delay when switching the medium to be processed. The media processing device has a first process unit that executes an operation related to processing a medium; a second process unit that executes an operation related to processing a different medium than the first process unit; and a CPU that changes the control object to the first process unit according to a selection command instructing switching from the second process unit to the first process unit, and applies control to not initialize the first process unit if it was already initialized.

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