Printing Apparatus, Printing Method and Non-Transitory Recording Medium Storing Printing Program

A printing method comprising:

• starting rotation of a motor to move a moving mechanism toward a second side in the specified direction, in a state that a clutch provided on a transmitting mechanism is in a connected state and that conveyance of a print medium by an external apparatus is stopped,
• the transmitting mechanism connecting the moving mechanism and the motor,
• the moving mechanism being movable in a moving range along a specified direction, and comprising:
• a first roller positioned upstream of a platen in a conveyance path of the print medium, the platen facing a thermal head, and a second roller positioned downstream of the platen in the conveyance path, and
• the moving mechanism being configured such that a part, of the conveyance path, between the platen and the first roller becomes short in a case that the moving mechanism is moved toward a first side, opposite to the second side, in the specified direction, and that the part, of the conveyance path, between the platen and the first roller becomes long in a case that the moving mechanism is moved toward the second side, opposite to the first side, in the specified direction;
• performing determination as to whether the moving mechanism is located at an end on the second side of the moving range, based on a signal output from a sensor configured to detect a position of the moving mechanism and to output the signal in accordance with the detected position;
• and
• stopping the rotation of the motor which has been started, under a condition that determination is made that the moving mechanism is located at the end on the second side of the moving range.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a printing program for causing a computer of a printing apparatus to execute:

• starting rotation of a motor to move a moving mechanism toward a second side in the specified direction, in a state that a clutch provided on a transmitting mechanism is in a connected state and that conveyance of a print medium by an external apparatus is stopped,
• the transmitting mechanism connecting the moving mechanism and the motor,
• the moving mechanism being movable in a moving range along a specified direction, and comprising:
• a first roller positioned upstream of a platen in a conveyance path of the print medium, the platen facing a thermal head, and a second roller positioned downstream of the platen in the conveyance path, and
• the moving mechanism being configured such that a part, of the conveyance path, between the platen and the first roller becomes short in a case that the moving mechanism is moved toward a first side, opposite to the second side, in the specified direction, and that the part, of the conveyance path, between the platen and the first roller becomes long in a case that the moving mechanism is moved toward the second side, opposite to the first side, in the specified direction;
• performing determination as to whether the moving mechanism is located at an end on the second side of the moving range, based on a signal output from a sensor configured to detect a position of the moving mechanism and to output the signal in accordance with the detected position;
• and
• stopping the rotation of the motor which has been started, under a condition that determination is made that the moving mechanism is located at the end on the second side of the moving range.