摘要 |
PURPOSE: To effectively utilize the whole printing objective partitions of printing medium by a method wherein at least one among a plurality of blocks arranged rectilinearly in the direction of print line is automatically set to an automatic mode as one block length. CONSTITUTION: By operating an overall format setting key, the set picture plane is displayed. By selecting a block length setting processing and operating the lower move key of a cursor, mode adjusting processing is executed. When the block length of the block, by which the present block length is set, is not 'automatic' and, at the same time, the total number of blocks N is a plural one at the step S120 by the selection of No and the step S121 by the selection of No. Then, the block lengths of all the blocks are retrieved at the step S120. When no block set to 'automatic' is present at the step S123 by the selection of No, a mode adjusting flag is set at the step S124 and the procedure is set back to the block length setting processing and the present block length is set to 'automatic'. |