Tape printing device and program

A tape printing device capable of using label tape having a plurality of label areas as targets of printing arranged on a long support tape along the length of the support tape and normal tape allowing printing at any position on a long tape-like image receiving medium, comprising:

• a judgment unit that judges whether the print medium currently used is label tape or normal tape, without contacting the print medium, based on the state of at least one selectively blocked member, the selectively blocked member being selectively blocked by the configuration of holes in a cassette;
• a feed controller that performs a feed operation of feeding the print medium;
• and
• a feed prohibition unit that selectively prohibits the feed operation by the feed controller;
• wherein the feed controller includes a feeding distance controller that controls feeding distance in the feed operation depending on the judgment by the judgment unit.

A computer executable program stored on a computer readable medium located in a tape printing device, the tape printing device capable of using label tape having a plurality of label areas as targets of printing arranged on a long support tape along the length of the support tape and normal tape allowing printing at any position on a long tape-like image receiving medium, the computer executable program comprising computer-readable instructions that cause the tape printing device to function as:

• a judgment unit that judges whether the print medium currently used is label tape or normal tape, without contacting the print medium, based on the state of at least one selectively blocked member, the selectively blocked member being selectively blocked by the configuration of holes in a cassette;
• a feed cut controller that performs a feed cut operation of feeding the print medium and thereafter cutting the print medium;
• and
• a feed cut prohibition unit that selectively prohibits the feed cut operation by the feed cut controller;
• wherein the feed cut controller includes a feeding distance controller that controls feeding distance before the cutting in the feed cut operation depending on the judgment by the judgment unit.

A computer executable program stored on a computer readable medium located in a tape printing device, the tape printing device capable of using label tape having a plurality of label areas as targets of printing arranged on a long support tape along the length of the support tape and normal tape allowing printing at any position on a long tape-like image receiving medium, the computer executable program comprising computer-readable instructions that cause the tape printing device to function as:

• a judgment unit that judges whether the print medium currently used is label tape or normal tape, without contacting the print medium, based on the state of at least one selectively blocked member, the selectively blocked member being selectively blocked by the configuration of holes in a cassette;
• a feed controller that performs a feed operation of feeding the print medium;
• and
• a feed prohibition unit that selectively prohibits the feed operation by the feed controller;
• wherein the feed controller includes a feeding distance controller that controls feeding distance in the feed operation depending on the judgment by the judgment unit.

A printing operation control method for a tape printing device capable of using label tape having a plurality of label areas as targets of printing arranged on a long support tape along the length of the support tape and normal tape allowing printing at any position on a long tape-like image receiving medium, comprising the steps of:

• judging whether the print medium currently used is label tape or normal tape, without contacting the print medium, based on the state of at least one selectively blocked member, the selectively blocked member being selectively blocked by the configuration of holes in a cassette;
• controlling feeding distance before cutting in a feed cut operation of feeding the print medium and thereafter cutting the print medium, depending on the judgment by the judging step;
• and
• prohibiting, selectively, the feed cut operation in the control of the feeding distance.

A printing operation control method for a tape printing device capable of using label tape having a plurality of label areas as targets of printing arranged on a long support tape along the length of the support tape and normal tape allowing printing at any position on a long tape-like image receiving medium, comprising the steps of:

• judging whether the print medium currently used is label tape or normal tape, without contacting the print medium, based on the state of at least one selectively blocked member, the selectively blocked member being selectively blocked by the configuration of holes in a cassette;
• controlling feeding distance in a feed operation of feeding the print medium, depending on the judgment by the judging step;
• and
• prohibiting, selectively, the feed operation in the control of the feeding distance.