| 摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve ease of use when a recording medium to be used is changed from a roll paper to a sheet paper by holding the sheet paper inserted into a sheet paper insertion opening while the roll paper is kept waiting. SOLUTION: When a sheet paper is inserted into a sheet paper insertion opening 16 while a roll paper 20 is present at a common transfer path, a sheet paper rear end-detecting sensor 81 is turned on. When a predetermined time has passed in this state, a pickup roller 50 rotates slightly and stops, whereby the sheet paper is held between the pickup roller and a guide plate 52. Then, a driving roller 36 starts reversing in a direction of an arrow B. When a leading end of the roll paper passes a sheet paper-detecting sensor 83 and the roll paper is let off from the common transfer path, a path switching plate 60 descends to close a roll paper special transfer path and open a sheet paper special transfer path. Since the sheet paper is held between the roller 50 and guide plate 52 until the roll paper is removed from the common transfer path, the need for a user to hold the sheet paper by hands is eliminated. |
