Patent ID: 11964473
Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Field: Textile and paper machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 5:
6. A printing method for a printing apparatus that includes
an image forming unit including a first forming head configured to form a first image on a medium, and a second forming head configured to form a second image on the medium,
a placement tray on which the medium is placed, and
a moving device configured to move the placement tray in a first direction before image formation is performed, and to move the placement tray in a second direction opposite to the first direction when image formation is performed, and
the moving device is configured to move the placement tray to a first position at which the medium is placed on the placement tray, and to a second position positioned on a side opposite to the first position in the second direction with respect to the image forming unit, the second position serving as a reference position for the movement of the placement tray, wherein the method comprising:
receiving mode information from a source external to the printing apparatus, the mode information indicating a first mode which is configured to increase an amount of image formation performed by the printing apparatus and a second mode which is configured to increase a quality of the image formation performed by a printing apparatus;
executing the first mode by moving a starting position of the image formation on the medium placed on the placement tray, in the first direction, from the first position past an image forming region of the image forming unit, and changing the first direction to the second direction without moving the placement tray to the second position, and forming the first image and the second image on the medium while moving the placement unit in the second direction, or
executing the second mode by after moving the placement tray from the first position to the second position, changing the first direction to the second direction, and forming the first image and the second image on the medium.