Printer and method of controlling a printer

A printer comprising:

• a conveyance path for a mount paper on which a plurality of labels are attached;
• a print unit located along the conveyance path;
• a first conveyance unit for the mount paper, located along the conveyance path;
• a peeling unit located downstream of the print unit along the conveyance path and configured to peel off a label from the mount paper;
• a second conveyance unit for the mount paper, located downstream of the peeling unit along the conveyance path and configured to convey the mount paper after the label has been peeled off from the mount paper;
• and
• a controller configured to control the first conveyance unit and the second conveyance unit such that a feed amount of the mount paper conveyed in a forward direction by the second conveyance unit is smaller than a feed amount of the mount paper conveyed in the forward direction by the first conveyance unit.

A method of controlling a printer in which a mount paper on which a plurality of labels are attached, is conveyed along a conveyance path by first and second conveyance units, the method comprising:

• conveying, by the first conveyance unit, the mount paper to a print unit for a label on the mount paper to be printed thereat;
• peeling off the printed label from the mount paper;
• conveying, by a second conveyance unit, the mount paper after the printed label has been peeled off;
• and
• controlling the first conveyance unit and the second conveyance unit, such that a feed amount of the mount paper conveyed in a forward direction by the second conveyance unit is smaller than a feed amount of the mount paper conveyed in the forward direction by the first conveyance unit.