Control method for printing and printing apparatus

摘要

A control method for carrying out printing of images on a continuous sheet, comprising: setting an area which includes a unique portion unsuitable for image printing that exists on the continuous sheet; and causing a cutter unit cut the area into a plurality of sheet pieces in a case where a length of the area which is continuous due to continuous existence of the unique portions exceeds a predetermined length.

主权项

1. A printing apparatus, comprising:
a specifying unit configured to specify an unsuitable area of a continuous sheet which is not suitable for an image printing; a print control unit configured to cause an ink jet type printing unit to print images on a continuous sheet; and a cutter control unit configured to cause a cutter unit to cut the continuous sheet on which the images are printed by the printing unit, per a predetermined unit length, wherein the cutter control unit controls so as to cause the cutter unit to cut, in a case where a printing inexecution area on which printing is not executed due to an existence of the unsuitable area exceeds a predetermined length determined on the basis of a non-dischargeable time of the printing unit, a printing inexecution area of the continuous sheet into a plurality of sheet pieces.