Patent ID: 6567187
Filing Date: 2003-05-20
Classification: B41J,H04N

Abstract:
A printing apparatus for printing an image using a printing head on a printing medium fed automatically and a printing medium fed manually, comprising:a transporting roller for transporting the printing medium in a transporting direction, with said transporting roller, said printing head and a sensor for detecting the printing medium being arranged sequentially from an upstream side to a downstream side in the transporting direction of the printing medium; and control means for controlling transporting of the printing medium by said transporting roller in an amount sufficient for an edge of the printing medium to reach a detecting position of said sensor when the printing medium is fed manually, to execute a feeding confirmation process for judgment of whether said sensor detects the printing medium or not and thereby whether feeding is successful or not, said control means not executing the feeding confirmation process when the printing medium is fed automatically.