Printing device, printing device control method, and non-transitory computer-readable nonvolatile recording medium having stored thereon printing device control program

A printing device, comprising:

• a print data creator creating print data to print on a medium;
• a head printing on the medium on a line basis based on the print data;
• a drive motor conveying the medium as the print data are printed on the medium;
• a printing control data creator creating printing control data controlling the head and the drive motor, the printing control data including control data to pause printing on the medium by the head;
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• a backward rotation controller determining based on state of the print data or the printing control data whether to rotate the drive motor in the opposite direction to before the printing on the medium by the head is paused by a first quantity while the printing on the medium by the head is paused, or rotate the drive motor in the opposite direction to before the printing on the medium by the head is paused by a second quantity smaller than the first quantity while the printing on the medium by the head is paused.

A printing device control method for a printing device comprising a print data creator creating print data to print on a medium;

• a head printing on the medium on a line basis based on the print data;
• a drive motor conveying the medium as the print data are printed on the medium;
• and a printing control data creator creating printing control data controlling the head and the drive motor, the printing control data including control data to pause printing on the medium by the head,
• wherein it is determined based on state of the print data or the printing control data whether to rotate the drive motor in the opposite direction to before the printing on the medium by the head is paused while the printing on the medium by the head is paused.

A non-transitory computer-readable nonvolatile recording medium having stored thereon an executable program, the program being a printing device control program for a computer to read and allow a controller of a printing device, the printing device comprising:

• a print data creator creating print data to print on a medium;
• a head printing on the medium on a line basis based on the print data;
• a drive motor conveying the medium as the print data are printed on the medium;
• and a printing control data creator creating printing control data controlling the head and the drive motor, the printing control data including control data to pause printing on the medium by the head, to determine based on state of the print data or the printing control data whether to rotate the drive motor in the opposite direction to before the printing on the medium by the head is paused while the printing on the medium by the head is paused.