| 摘要 |
PURPOSE:To avoid wasing a ribbon, particularly, a monochromic ribbon, by a system wherein where a blank part is present at the head of a line, a ribbon is not fed while a carriage skips the blank part. CONSTITUTION:The ribbon is fed synchronously with movement of the carriage 15 in the printing direction. Printing in a line is completed simultaneously when the movement is completed, and then printing data for the next line are inputted. The printing data are checked to decide whether or not a blank part is to be formed at the head of the next line. When the blank part is to be provided, the carriage 15 is returned to a position next to the blank part, and the subsequent printing is started directly at the position. therefore, since the carriage 15 is not moved through the blank part at the head of the line, ribbon feeding is not conducted while the carriage skips the blank part, so that the ribbon is not wasted. |
