PRINTER, POWER SUPPLY CONTROL METHOD FOR PRINTER AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM READABLE BY COMPUTER

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To surely avoide transition to a power supply disconnection state when a printing request from one of information processors is present at the point of time when a power supply disconnection request is instructed. SOLUTION: In the case that a power supply disconnection detection means 13 detects the presence/absence of a power disconnection instruction by a power supply switch SW, an inquiry/response means 12 inquires the presence/absence of the printing request to the respective information processors 2 and 3 and judges a response state from the respective information processors to the inquiry and a power supply disconnection means 14 controls the continuation or disconnection execution of the supply of power from the power supply based on the judged result.