摘要 |
PURPOSE: To provide a printing apparatus which detects an end-of-tape state of an inserted cassette and discriminates a tape width. CONSTITUTION: A printing apparatus comprising a print region 3 for a printing tape 4 which moves along a specified path, and an optical sensing mechanism 26 provided with first and second optical sensing assemblies 40, 42; 38, 44 which detect an end-of-tape state and discriminates tapes of different widths. |