Patent ID: 6979139
Filing Date: 2005-12-27
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A printing apparatus for printing a printing data on a tape, comprising: a mounted tape information acquiring portion for acquiring mounted tape information including at least one of mounted tape width information relating to a tape mounted in the printing apparatus and mounted tape type information relating to a tape mounted in the printing apparatus; an editing tape information setting portion for setting editing tape information including at least one of editing tape width information to be edited and editing tape type information to be edited at the time of editing the printing data; a tape information outputting portion for outputting the mounted tape information and the editing tape information simultaneously in a state to be recognized by a user before printing commences; and designation operation accepting means that, after the tape information is output, accepts a user's designation operation for either execution of printing that reflects the editing tape information or cancellation of the printing designation.