| 摘要 |
<p>This invention relates to a printing apparatus for performing printing operating on a document containing a magnetic stripe means on which information with respect to the printing operation is recorded and/or read therefrom to aid in the automation of the printing process. Using prior art printing apparatuses, the operator had to perform many manual operations in order to make a new entry in the document. The present invention overcomes this deficiency by providing a document holder for accommodating the document to be printed on, and an automatic line positioning device in the form of a stepper motor to move the holder, and accordingly the document, to the line to be printed on as recorded on the magnetic stripe, at which time the platen is advanced against the document, and the data printed on the line by the print head. Having obtained print line information from the magnetic stripe, the passbook is automatically positioned at the proper print line by the stepper motor, the platen is advanced, and the data is printed thereon. The planten is retracted and the passbook is returned to the home position, where the planten is again advanced, and the magnetic head scanner assembly writes updated information on the magnetic stripe. The planten is retracted and the document may then be taken out, and is ready for insertion for a future printing operation to be made thereon in accordance with the instructions provided on the magnetic stripe.</p> |
