Patent ID: 8226309
Filing Date: 2012-07-24
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
1. A printing apparatus comprising: a stacking unit for stacking a recording medium; a first information input unit for receiving image information from an information processing apparatus, the image information including image data and first information related to the recording medium on which the image data is to be printed; a second information input unit for receiving second input information relating to the recording medium from a user of the printing apparatus; a feed unit for feeding a contacted recording medium to a printing unit by contacting the recording medium stacked on the stacking unit; a moving unit for moving the stacking unit: in a direction to separate the feed unit and the recording medium from one another, or in a direction to render one of the feed unit and the recording medium to contact the other of the feed unit and the recording medium; a control unit for actuating the moving unit to move the stacking unit relative to the feed unit to a close position, if the recording medium is stacked on the stacking unit, and for actuating the moving unit to move the stacking unit relative to the feed unit to be further from one another, from the close position, if upon comparison of the first and the second information, the second information is deemed inconsistent with the first information; a memory unit for storing the first information relating to the recording medium after the first information relating to the recording medium to be stacked on the stacking unit is set; a notification unit for notifying that the first information does not correspond with the second information in a case where the first information and the second information are deemed inconsistent; and a medium replacement detection unit for detecting whether the recording medium on the stacking unit is replaced; wherein the control unit lets the notification unit notify that the first information does not correspond with the second information and separates the feed unit from the medium in a case where the first information and the second information are deemed inconsistent, and upon completion of the separation, the stacking unit is moved to a position from which the medium can be fed in a case where the replacement of the medium is detected at the medium replacement detection unit; and wherein in a case where the medium replacement detection unit does not detect that the medium is replaced, or in a case where there is no instruction from the user, the state in which the feeding unit is separated from the medium is maintained.