Patent ID: 6283653
Filing Date: 2001-09-04
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
A printing apparatus having a plurality of print modes and a plurality of paper feeding units, the print modes corresponding to respective types of print media, said apparatus comprising:a first reception unit, adapted for receiving from an external apparatus, first information designating one of the plurality of types of print media;a second reception unit adapted for receiving, from the external apparatus, second information designating one of the plurality of paper feeding units independently of the one type of print medium designated with the first information received by said first reception unit;a memory unit adapted for storing data indicating at least one type of print medium for each of the plurality of paper feeding units; anda discrimination unit adapted for discriminating, based on the data stored in said memory unit, whether the one type of print medium designated with the received first information coincides with the one paper feeding unit designated with the second information received by said second reception unit.