Patent ID: 7918526
Filing Date: 2011-04-05
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A method of controlling a printer which comprises: a detector, operable to output an output signal in accordance with a state of a printing medium transported within the printer; and a control signal generator, operable to generate a control signal in accordance with a level of the output signal relative to a threshold, the method comprising: detecting the output signal; detecting a timing signal indicative of a timing to judge the state of the printing medium; and generating the control signal with at least two of: wherein: the control signal is generated with at least the first method in a case where printing is performed with respect to a plurality of printing media consecutively; the control signal is generated with the second method in a case where printing is performed with respect to only one printing medium; and the control signal is generated with the second method to detect a leading edge of the first one of the printing media.