Patent ID: 8804175
Filing Date: 2014-08-12
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A printer comprising: a first feeder that feeds a first sheet; a second feeder that feeds a second sheet, a feed position on the second feeder being set so that the second sheet overlaps the first sheet when the second sheet is ejected; a stacker that collects the first sheet and the second sheet on which printing has been carried out so that the first sheet and the second sheet overlap; and a processor that determines whether a sectioning command is included in a print request, and when a sectioning command is included, switches over between the first feeder and the second feeder for each print job; and a printing unit that selects a first scanning direction during according to feed directions of the first feeder and the second feeder, wherein the processor rotates an orientation of print data according to the feed directions and causes the printing unit to print the print data.