Patent ID: 8342762
Filing Date: 2013-01-01
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A printer control method for controlling a print system including a printer and a host computer, the method comprising: obtaining, from the printer by the host computer, first information indicating whether or not a print position adjustment of a printhead mounted on the printer is necessary; notifying a user with a prompt to effect the print position adjustment of the printhead if the first information obtained in the obtaining step indicates that the print position adjustment is necessary; generating, using the host computer, a print job including second information designating that the print position adjustment is necessary and requesting to change the first information, when the user selects to effect the print position adjustment in response to a notification in the notifying step; transmitting, from the host computer, the print job including the second information to the printer; executing, by the printer, the print position adjustment in response to the print job including the second information; changing, within the printer, the first information to indicate that the print position adjustment of the printhead is not necessary in response to the second information; and determining whether or not the print job has been successfully completed and if determined that the print job has not been successfully completed, then transmitting third information from the host computer to the printer in order to restore the first information that was changed by the print job including the second information.