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PCT No. PCT/JP97/03060 Sec. 371 Date Apr. 22, 1998 Sec. 102(e) Date Apr. 22, 1998 PCT Filed Sep. 2, 1997 PCT Pub. No. WO98/09821 PCT Pub. Date Mar. 12, 1998A printing apparatus is provided for printing an image using sequentially transferring inks for a plurality of colors, which are repeatedly arranged on an ink ribbon (R) with each having a predetermined length (l), to an elongated recording sheet (T) so that the transferred inks are overlapped. The printing apparatus includes a data input section (12) for inputting a plurality of data items representing images to be printed, a control section (11, S1) for calculating each of print lengths (Ln) of the images to be printed in response to the inputted plurality of data items, and a data storage section (14a, 14c) for storing the inputted plurality of data items. The control section (11, S3-S13) obtains a group of the data items whose total print lengths (Ln), calculated from the plurality of data items stored in the data storage section (14a, 14c), does not exceed the predetermined length (l). A printer (17) then prints an image corresponding to the obtained group of the data items by sequentially transferring the inks for the plurality of colors to the recording sheet (T).
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