Abstract:
The disclosure discloses a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a label production process program for executing steps on a computing portion of a terminal. The terminal is connected to a label producing apparatus that produces a label. The label includes an information print part having information printed thereon, and a winding part connected to the information print part and to be wound on an adherend. The steps comprises a position determination step, a mark data generation step, and a mark data output step. In the position determination step, a position of a mark to be a guidepost for a position to wind the winding part on the adherend, is determined. In the mark data generation step, mark data to form the mark at the position determined, is generated. In the mark data output step, the mark data generated is outputted to the label producing apparatus.

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION 
       [0001]    The present application claims priority from Japanese Patent Application No. 2015-073678, which was filed on Mar. 31, 2015, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. 
       BACKGROUND 
       [0002]    1. Field 
         [0003]    The present disclosure relates to a recording medium having a label production process program stored thereon, and a label producing apparatus, to produce a label that is used being wound on an outer circumference of an adherend. 
         [0004]    2. Description of the Related Art 
         [0005]    A label to be wound on and affixed to an outer circumference of an adherend is known. This label (an affixed tag) includes a winding part (attaching part) to be wound on an adherend (a commercial product) and an information print part (display part) to have print object representing desired information (for example, a list price and the name of the product) printed thereon to display this information thereon. 
         [0006]    When the above label is used, the winding part connected to the information print part is wound on the adherend having a circular-pipe shape or a cable shape. When this label is used, how far the information print part is spaced from the adherend can variously be considered in accordance with the use and the taste of a user. To realize the desired spacing distance, it is therefore convenient to have any guide function as to how the positions of the adherend and the winding part are aligned with each other during the winding. In the above prior art, nothing is especially taken into consideration as to the above point. 
       SUMMARY 
       [0007]    An object of the present disclosure is to provide a recording medium and a label producing apparatus, that can easily space the adherend and the information print part from each other by a desired distance. 
         [0008]    In order to achieve the above-described object, according to the aspect of the present application, there is provided a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a label production process program for executing steps on a computing portion of a terminal connected to a label producing apparatus that produces a label including an information print part having information printed thereon, and a winding part connected to the information print part and to be wound on a circular-pipe-like or a cable-like adherend, the steps comprising a position determination step for determining a position of a mark to be formed on the winding part and to be a guidepost for a position to wind the winding part on the adherend, a mark data generation step for generating mark data to form the mark at the position determined in the position determination step, and a mark data output step for outputting the mark data generated in the mark data generation step to the label producing apparatus. 
         [0009]    According to the present disclosure of this application, the label including the information print part and the winding part is produced. According to the present disclosure of this application, a mark to be the guide function is formed on the winding part. When the label production process program is executed by a computing portion of a terminal, at the position determination step, the position of the mark to be a guidepost of the position of the winding on the adherend is determined. At the mark data generation step, the mark data is generated corresponding to the above and, at the mark data output step, the mark data is output to the label producing apparatus. 
         [0010]    As a result, the label producing apparatus produces a label including a mark, that has the mark formed at the above determined position. As a result, the user can easily and smoothly space the adherend and the information print part from each other by a desired distance by winding the winding part using the formed mark as a guide. As a result, the convenience can be improved. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
         [0011]      FIG. 1  is a functional block view showing a functional configuration of an operation terminal and a label producing apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present disclosure. 
           [0012]      FIG. 2A  is an explanatory view showing an outer appearance of a print-receiving tape before printing. 
           [0013]      FIG. 2B  is an explanatory view showing an outer appearance of the print-receiving tape after printing. 
           [0014]      FIG. 3A  is a plan view showing an outer appearance of a produced winding label. 
           [0015]      FIG. 3B  is a plan view showing an outer appearance after a second label part is folded back toward a first label part. 
           [0016]      FIG. 4A  is an explanatory view showing an outer appearance of the winding label used being attached to a cable. 
           [0017]      FIG. 4B  is an explanatory view showing an outer appearance of the winding label used being attached to the cable. 
           [0018]      FIG. 5A  is an explanatory view for explaining a position determination approach for an aim line to be formed on a winding part. 
           [0019]      FIG. 5B  is an explanatory view for explaining the position determination approach for the aim line to be formed on the winding part. 
           [0020]      FIG. 5C  is an explanatory view for explaining the position determination approach for the aim line to be formed on the winding part. 
           [0021]      FIG. 6  is an explanatory view showing an instruction input screen displayed on a displaying portion of an operation terminal. 
           [0022]      FIG. 7A  is an explanatory view showing an approach of winding on the cable using the aim line. 
           [0023]      FIG. 7B  is an explanatory view showing the approach of winding on the cable using the aim line. 
           [0024]      FIG. 7C  is an explanatory view showing the approach of winding on the cable using the aim line. 
           [0025]      FIG. 8  is a flowchart showing a control procedure executed by a CPU of the operation terminal. 
           [0026]      FIG. 9  is a flowchart showing a control procedure executed by a CPU of a control circuit of a winding label producing apparatus. 
           [0027]      FIG. 10A  is an explanatory view for explaining a position determination approach for the aim line to be formed on the winding part in a second embodiment of the present disclosure. 
           [0028]      FIG. 10B  is an explanatory view for explaining the position determination approach for the aim line to be formed on the winding part in the second embodiment of the present disclosure. 
           [0029]      FIG. 10C  is an explanatory view for explaining the position determination approach for the aim line to be formed on the winding part in the second embodiment of the present disclosure. 
           [0030]      FIG. 11A  is an explanatory view showing an approach of winding on the cable using the aim line. 
           [0031]      FIG. 11B  is an explanatory view showing the approach of winding on the cable using the aim line. 
           [0032]      FIG. 11C  is an explanatory view showing the approach of winding on the cable using the aim line. 
           [0033]      FIG. 12A  is an explanatory view for explaining a position determination approach for an aim line to be formed on the winding part in a third embodiment of the present disclosure. 
           [0034]      FIG. 12B  is an explanatory view for explaining the position determination approach for the aim line to be formed on the winding part in the third embodiment of the present disclosure. 
           [0035]      FIG. 12C  is an explanatory view for explaining the position determination approach for the aim line to be formed on the winding part in the third embodiment of the present disclosure. 
           [0036]      FIG. 13A  is an explanatory view showing an approach of winding on the cable using an aim line. 
           [0037]      FIG. 13B  is an explanatory view showing the approach of winding on the cable using the aim line. 
           [0038]      FIG. 13C  is an explanatory view showing the approach of winding on the cable using the aim line. 
           [0039]      FIG. 14A  is an explanatory view for explaining a position determination approach for aim lines to be formed on the winding part in a fourth embodiment of the present disclosure. 
           [0040]      FIG. 14B  is an explanatory view for explaining the position determination approach for the aim lines to be formed on the winding part in the fourth embodiment of the present disclosure. 
           [0041]      FIG. 14C  is an explanatory view for explaining the position determination approach for the aim lines to be formed on the winding part in the fourth embodiment of the present disclosure. 
           [0042]      FIG. 15A  is an explanatory view showing an approach of winding on a cable using the aim lines. 
           [0043]      FIG. 15B  is an explanatory view showing the approach of winding on the cable using the aim lines. 
           [0044]      FIG. 15C  is an explanatory view showing the approach of winding on the cable using the aim lines. 
           [0045]      FIG. 15D  is an explanatory view showing the approach of winding on the cable using the aim lines. 
           [0046]      FIG. 16A  is an explanatory view for explaining a position determination approach for aim lines to be formed on the winding part in a fifth embodiment of the present disclosure. 
           [0047]      FIG. 16B  is an explanatory view for explaining the position determination approach for the aim lines formed on the winding part in the fifth embodiment of the present disclosure. 
           [0048]      FIG. 16C  is an explanatory view for explaining the position determination approach for the aim lines formed on the winding part in the fifth embodiment of the present disclosure. 
           [0049]      FIG. 17A  is an explanatory view showing an approach of winding on a cable using the aim lines. 
           [0050]      FIG. 17B  is an explanatory view showing the approach of winding on the cable using the aim lines. 
           [0051]      FIG. 17C  is an explanatory view showing the approach of winding on the cable using the aim lines. 
           [0052]      FIG. 17D  is an explanatory view showing the approach of winding on the cable using the aim lines. 
           [0053]      FIG. 18  is an explanatory view showing an instruction input screen displayed on the displaying portion of the operation terminal in a sixth embodiment of the present disclosure. 
           [0054]      FIG. 19  is a flowchart showing a detailed procedure executed at step S 250 . 
           [0055]      FIG. 20A  is an explanatory view showing Comparative Example for a seventh embodiment of the present disclosure. 
           [0056]      FIG. 20B  is an explanatory view showing a setting approach for a spacing distance according to the seventh embodiment of the present disclosure. 
           [0057]      FIG. 21  is an explanatory view showing a variation print screen for the spacing distance displayed on the displaying portion of the operation terminal. 
           [0058]      FIG. 22  is a flowchart showing a procedure for a spacing distance variation setting process executed by the CPU of the operation terminal. 
           [0059]      FIG. 23  is an explanatory view showing an aim line setting screen displayed on the displaying portion in a modification example applied to a standalone label producing apparatus. 
           [0060]      FIG. 24  is a flowchart showing a control procedure executed by the CPU of the control circuit in the label producing apparatus. 
           [0061]      FIG. 25  is a flowchart showing a detailed procedure executed at step S 105 . 
           [0062]      FIG. 26A  is a plan view showing an outer appearance of a winding label in a modification example applied to a T-shaped label. 
           [0063]      FIG. 26B  is a plan view showing an outer appearance of the winding label after a second label part is folded back toward a first label part in the modification example applied to the T-shaped label. 
           [0064]      FIG. 27A  is an explanatory view showing an outer appearance of the winding label used being attached to a cable. 
           [0065]      FIG. 27B  is an explanatory view showing the outer appearance of the winding label used being attached to the cable. 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS 
       [0066]    Embodiments of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings. 
         [0067]    The first embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to  FIG. 1  to  FIG. 9 . 
       &lt;Functional Configuration&gt; 
       [0068]    A functional configuration of a label producing apparatus  1  and an operation terminal  300  in relation to this embodiment will be described with reference to  FIG. 1 . 
         [0069]    In  FIG. 1 , the label producing apparatus  1  includes a control circuit  2 , an operating portion  3 , a displaying portion  4 , a RAM  5  having various types of information stored therein, a feeding roller  6 , a printing head  7 , a cutting lever  8 , a cutter  9 , and a communication control portion  60 . 
         [0070]    The label producing apparatus  1  is attached with a tape roll  10 A having a print-receiving tape  10  wound thereon (that originally is a volute while that is shown being simplified as concentric circles). In this example, the print-receiving tape  10  is a what-is-called die-cut label tape having plural print-receiving parts disposed thereon along a tape feeding direction (the longitudinal direction thereof) (described later in detail). 
         [0071]    The control circuit  2  includes a CPU and a ROM as a recording medium that are not shown. The control circuit  2  executes various types of program (including a program for a winding label production process of executing flows in  FIG. 9 ,  FIG. 24 , and  FIG. 25  described later) stored in advance in the ROM using a temporary storage function of the RAM  5 , and controls the overall label producing apparatus  1 . 
         [0072]    The feeding roller  6  is disposed facing the printing head  7 , and sandwiches the print-receiving tape  10  unwound from the tape roll  10 A between the feeding roller  6  and the printing head  7  to hold the print-receiving tape  10  therebetween. The feeding roller  6  rotates and, as a result, feeds the print-receiving tape  10  feeding out the print-receiving tape  10  from the tape roll  10 A. 
         [0073]    The printing head  7  prints desired print objects such as characters, visual objects, and the like operationally input by a user (a user) on each of the print-receiving parts (whose details will be described later) of the print-receiving tape  10  fed by the feeding roller  6 . 
         [0074]    The cutter  9  is activated by operating the cutting lever  8  by the user and cuts a print-receiving tape  10 ′ after the printing that has plural winding labels  100  disposed thereon along the feeding direction. 
         [0075]    On the other hand, the operation terminal  300  includes a CPU  303 , a memory  304  that include, for example, a RAM, a ROM, and the like, an operating portion  302 , a displaying portion  301 , a large capacity storage device  305  that includes a hard disc device and the like and that has various types of information stored therein, and a communication control portion  306  that controls transmission and reception of information with the communication control portion  60  of the label producing apparatus  1  through wireless communication. 
         [0076]    The CPU  303  is configured to execute signal processing according to a program stored in advance in the ROM using the temporary storage function of the RAM and, as a result, to transmit and receive various types of instruction signal and information signal to/from the label producing apparatus  1 . The programs stored in the ROM include the label production process program according to this embodiment to execute a print process method that includes steps of flows of  FIG. 8 ,  FIG. 19 , and  FIG. 22  described later. 
       &lt;Outer Appearance of Print-Receiving Tape&gt; 
       [0077]      FIG. 2( a )  and  FIG. 2( b )  respectively show outer appearances of the print-receiving tape  10  before the printing and the print-receiving tape  10 ′ after the printing. 
         [0078]    As shown in  FIG. 2( a ) , the print-receiving tape  10  before the printing includes a detachable elongated separation material  11  and rectangular label mounts  12  disposed at predetermined small intervals along the longitudinal direction on the surface of one side (the upper side in  FIG. 2( a ) ) of the separation material  11 . 
         [0079]    The label mounts  12  are each caused to detachably adhere to the separation material  11  by a proper adhesive layer disposed on the back face thereof. The label mounts  12  each include a label material  14  disposed capable of being cut off along a cutoff line  13 . 
         [0080]    As to the print-receiving tape  10 ′ after the printing shown in  FIG. 2( b ) , the printing head  7  prints a print R 1  and a print R 2  on the label material  14  (for example, a portion corresponding to a first print face  16   a  and a second print face  17   a  described later) of the print-receiving tape  10  having the above configuration and, as a result, a winding label  100  (a label) is produced. The winding label  100  can be separated from the separation material  11  by cutting off the winding label  100  from the label mount  12  along the cutoff line  13 . 
         [0081]    &lt;Outer Appearance of Winding Label&gt; 
         [0082]    As shown in  FIG. 3( a ) , the winding label  100  produced as above includes an elongated rectangular winding part  15  that extends in the right-left direction as shown, a first label part  16  that is connected (in this example, integrally connected) in the right-left direction as shown from an end in the right-left direction (in this example, the right end) of the winding part  15  and that includes the first print face  16   a  having the print R 1  printed thereon, and a second label part  17  that is connected to one side in the up-down direction as shown (in this example, the down side) from the first label part  16  and that includes the second print face  17   a  having the print R 2  printed thereon. The first label part  16  and the second label part  17  have the same rectangular shape laterally elongated in the right-left direction. 
         [0083]    As to the print R 1 , a character string “ABC” is printed upright in the right-left direction being justified at the right end opposite to the winding part  15  in the substantially central part in the up-down direction of the first print face  16   a.    
         [0084]    As to the print R 2 , a character string “XYZ” is printed rotated by 180° to be upside-down in the right-left direction being justified at the right end opposite to the winding part  15  in the substantially central part in the up-down direction of the second print face  17   a.    
         [0085]    When the winding label  100  having the above configuration is used, first, as shown in  FIG. 3( b ) , the second label part  17  is folded back toward the first label part  16  in the form of a mountain fold (a mountain fold part is indicated by a dashed-dotted line in  FIG. 3( a ) ) such that the print face  17   a  is exposed on the back face of the first label part  16  (see a white arrow) and the folded-back second label part  17  is affixed to the first label part  16  (by adhesive layers present on their back faces). 
         [0086]    &lt;Form of Use of Winding Label&gt; 
         [0087]    As shown in  FIG. 4( a ) , thereafter, the winding label  100  folded back as shown in  FIG. 3( b )  is wound such that the substantially central part in the right-left direction of the winding part  15  is positioned on the circumference of a circular-pipe-like or a cable-like adherend  20  whose axis direction is the up-down direction as shown (in this example, “cable” and, hereinafter, as necessary, simply referred to as “cable  20 ”), and is folded back. An adhesive layer on the back face of the winding part  15  causes overlapping parts generated by the folding back of the winding part  15  to adhere to each other and also causes the part wound on the circumference of the cable  20  of the winding part  15  to adhere to the circumference of the cable  20 . 
         [0088]    By executing the above, the winding label  100  is attached to the cable  20 , and the first label part  16  and the second label part  17  overlapping with each other protrude from the winding part  15  in the right-left direction as shown (a what-is-called P-shaped label).  FIG. 4( a )  shows an outer appearance of the winding label  100  attached to the cable  20 , seen from the front side (the side of the first label part  16 ). As shown, as to the first label part  16 , the character string “ABC” as the print R 1  is written upright in the position form for the character string “ABC” to be justified at the end opposite to the winding part  15  (the tail end of the orientation of the character string “ABC”) in the first label part  16 . 
         [0089]      FIG. 4( b )  shows the winding label  100  attached to the cable  20 , seen from the back side thereof (the side of the second label part  17 ). As shown, as to the second label part  17 , the character string “XYZ” as the print R 2  is written upright in the position form for the character string “XYZ” to be justified at the end opposite to the winding part  15  (a head end of the orientation of the character string “XYZ”) in the second label part  17 . 
         [0090]    &lt;Problem Specific to Winding of Winding Label&gt; 
         [0091]    As above, in this embodiment, the winding label  100  including the first label part  16 , the second label part  17 , and the winding part  15  is produced. When the winding label  100  is used, the winding part  15  is wound on the cable  20  being connected to the first label part  16  and the second label part  17 . When the winding label  100  is used, how far the first label part  16  and the second label part  17  are spaced from the cable  20  can variously be considered in accordance with the use and the taste of the user. To realize the desired spacing distance, it is therefore convenient to have any guide function as to how the positions of the cable  20  and the winding part  15  are aligned with each other during the winding. 
       Features of this Embodiment 
       [0092]    The gist of this embodiment is that, when the winding label  100  is produced (when the prints R 1 , R 2  are formed by printing), an aim line to be a mark to achieve the guide function is simultaneously formed by printing. The details of this will sequentially be described below taking an example of the case that the winding label  100  including the prints R 1 , R 2  is produced. 
         [0093]    &lt;Position Determination Approach for Aim Line&gt; 
         [0094]    In this embodiment, the label production process program is executed by the CPU  303  of the operation terminal  300  and, as a result, the position of the aim line M to be formed on the winding part  15  and to be a guidepost of the position for the winding on the cable  20  (see  FIG. 5( c )  described later) is determined. 
         [0095]    As shown in  FIG. 5( a ) , first, a proper operation through the operating portion  302  causes a proper edit screen for the winding label production process to be displayed on the displaying portion  301  of the operation terminal  300 . This screen displays, for example, an image of the outer appearance of the winding label  100  having nothing printed in the first and the second label parts  16 ,  17 . The user inputs and edits information to be printed on the first and the second label parts  16 ,  17  (in this example, the character strings “ABC” and “XYZ”) through the operating portion  302  ( FIG. 5( a )  shows the state after the inputting). 
         [0096]    Thereafter, the spacing distance τ desired by the user is input by a proper operation through the operating portion  302  ( FIG. 5( b ) ). An instruction input screen  301 A displayed on the displaying portion  301  of the operation terminal  300  and to input the spacing distance (for example, a spacing distance along an extension direction in which the winding part  15  extends) t is shown in  FIG. 6 . The user inputs a desired value into a “spacing distance (t)” box shown and, as a result, can set the spacing distance τ [mm] from the cable  20  to the first label part  16  and the second label part  17  described above. In this example, τ that is τ=10 mm is set. 
         [0097]    In this embodiment, a “outer diameter (d) of the cable” box to input the outer diameter f the cable  20  necessary for executing computing to determine the aim line M (whose details will be described later) is also disposed in the instruction input screen  301 A. The user inputs the outer shape dimension of the cable  20  to which the user intends to attach the winding label  100  into this “outer diameter (d) of the cable” box. In this example, d that is d=5 mm is input. 
         [0098]    Thereafter, the CPU  303  determines the position of the aim line M to be formed on the winding part  15  based on the input result of the spacing distance τ and the outer diameter d of the cable. For example, as shown in  FIG. 5( c ) , when the overall length of the winding part  15  is set to be 50 mm, the position of the aim line M (relative to the position of the tip end of the winding part  15 ) is calculated according to Eq. (1) below according to which the length of the circumference of the outer diameter d [mm] of the cable and a twofold value of the spacing distance τ [mm] are subtracted from the overall length of 50 mm of the winding part  15 , to be 
         [0000]        a= 50−( d* 3.14)−( t* 2)
 
         [0000]      =14.3  (1)
 
         [0000]    The position of the aim line M is determined to be a position spaced from the tip end of the winding part  15  toward the first and the second label parts  16 ,  17  by 14.3 mm. When the winding label  100  is produced (in other words, when the above “ABC” and “XYZ” are formed by printing on the first and the second label parts  16 ,  17 ), disposition by printing of the aim line M at the determined position is simultaneously executed.  FIG. 5( c )  shows an outer appearance of the winding label  100  having the aim line M formed on the surface of the winding part  15  in this manner. 
         [0099]    &lt;Approach of Winding on Cable Using Aim Line&gt; 
         [0100]    An approach of actually winding the winding label  100  (including the aim line M) produced as above on the cable  20  is shown in  FIG. 7( a )  to  FIG. 7( c ) . 
         [0101]    As shown in  FIG. 7( a ) , first, the winding label  100  is put on its back and the cable  20  is placed on the winding part  15 . Though the aim line M and the characters “ABC” and “XYZ” are actually invisible because the winding label  100  is put on its back, the aim line M and the characters “ABC” and “XYZ” are respectively indicated by a dotted line and characters in a faint color in  FIG. 7( a )  to clearly show the positional relation therebetween. 
         [0102]    Thereafter, as shown in  FIG. 7( b ) , the winding part  15  is folded back being wound on the outer circumference of the cable  20  to affix the winding part  15  to the first label part  16  aligning the aim line M with the end of the first label part  16 . 
         [0103]    Thereafter, as shown in  FIG. 7( c ) , the second label part  17  is folded back toward the first label part  16  to affix thereto. In this manner, the winding label  100  is attached in the state where the cable  20 , and the first and the second label parts  16 ,  17  are spaced from each other by the desired spacing distance τ (in this example, τ=10 [mm]) The aim line M becomes externally invisible by being sandwiched between the two label parts  16 ,  17  by the affixation. 
         [0104]    &lt;Control Procedure Executed by Operation Terminal&gt; 
         [0105]    A flow representing a control procedure executed by the CPU  303  of the operation terminal  300  to realize the above approach is shown in  FIG. 8 . In  FIG. 8 , this flow is started being triggered by, for example, turning on of the power of the operation terminal  300 . 
         [0106]    At step S 210 , the CPU  303  outputs a control signal to the displaying portion  301  to cause the displaying portion  301  to display the edit screen thereon, and accepts an edit operation through the operating portion  302  for the first label part  16  and the second label part  17  included in the image of the outer appearance of the winding label  100  in the edit screen, (see  FIG. 5( a ) ). 
         [0107]    Thereafter, at step S 220 , the CPU  303  generates print data that corresponds to the result of the editing (in the above example, print data to form the print R 1  of “ABC” and the print R 2  of “XYZ”). 
         [0108]    At step S 230 , the CPU  303  outputs a control signal to the displaying portion  301  to cause the displaying portion  301  to display the instruction input screen  301 A thereon, and acquires the spacing distance τ input by a proper operation on the operating portion  302  by the user in the state where the instruction input screen  301 A is displayed. 
         [0109]    Thereafter, the procedure advances to step S 240  and the CPU  303  acquires the outer diameter d of the cable input by a proper operation on the operating portion  302  of the operation terminal  300  by the user in the state where the instruction input screen  301 A is displayed. 
         [0110]    At step S 250 , the CPU  303  determines the position of the aim line M using a predetermined calculation equation (in the above example, Eq. (1)) based on the spacing distance τ and the outer diameter d of the cable input at step  230  and step S 240 . 
         [0111]    Thereafter, the procedure advances to step S 270  and the CPU  303  generates aim line data to dispose the aim line M on the winding part  15  at the position of the aim line M calculated at step S 250  (in the above example, at the position 14.3 mm away from the tip end of the winding part  15 ) (corresponding to the mark data) (see also  FIG. 5( c ) ). The aim line M is not limited to this one having a straight line-like shape and an aim mark of any visual objects having a proper shape, achieving the function as a mark may be formed. 
         [0112]    At step S 280 , the CPU  303  attaches the aim line data generated at step S 270  to the print data generated at step S 220  and transmits the print data to the label producing apparatus  1  through the communication control portion  306 , and this flow comes to an end. 
         [0113]    &lt;Control Procedure Executed by Label Producing Apparatus&gt; 
         [0114]    A control procedure executed by the control circuit  2  (for example, a CPU, and the same is applied hereinafter) of the label producing apparatus  1  corresponding to the flow of  FIG. 8  will be described with reference to a flow of  FIG. 9 . In  FIG. 9 , this flow is started being triggered by, for example, turning on of the power of the label producing apparatus  1 . 
         [0115]    At step S 100 , the control circuit  2  first receives the print data (the print data to produce the winding label  100  including the aim line M) transmitted from the operation terminal  300  at step S 280  of  FIG. 8 . 
         [0116]    Thereafter, at step S 110 , the control circuit  2  outputs a control signal to the feeding roller  6  to cause feeding-out of the print-receiving tape  10  from the tape roll  10 A, that is, feeding of the print-receiving tape  10  to start. 
         [0117]    Thereafter, at step S 120 , the control circuit  2  determines whether the print-receiving tape  10  is fed by a predetermined amount. The “predetermined amount” is, for example, a feeding distance for the tip end of a print area not shown of the print-receiving tape  10  to reach the position at which the tip end substantially faces the printing head  7 . The determination at step S 120  is not satisfied until the print-receiving tape  10  is fed by the predetermined amount (S 120 : NO) and loop standing-by is executed. When the print-receiving tape  10  is fed by the predetermined amount, the determination at step S 120  is satisfied (S 120 : YES) and the procedure advances to step S 310 . 
         [0118]    At step S 130 , the control circuit  2  outputs a control signal to the printing head  7  to cause the printing head  7  to start disposition of the print based on the print data received at step S 100  and for producing the winding label  100  including the aim line M, in the print area (for example, a part corresponding to the first print face  16   a  and the second print face  17   a  on the label material  14 ) of the print-receiving tape  10  fed by the feeding roller  6 . 
         [0119]    Thereafter, at step S 140 , the control circuit  2  determines whether all of the printing of the print data in the print area of the print-receiving tape  10  by the printing head  7  started at step S 130  is completed. The determination at step S 140  is not satisfied until all of the printing is completed (S 140 : NO) and loop standing-by is executed. When all of the printing is completed, the determination at step S 140  is satisfied (S 140 : YES) and the procedure advances to step S 150 . 
         [0120]    At step S 150 , the control circuit  2  determines whether the print-receiving tape  10  is further fed by the predetermined amount (for example, a feeding distance with which an upstream end of the winding label  100  in the feeding direction faces the cutter  9 ). The determination at step S 150  is not satisfied until the print-receiving tape  10  is fed by the predetermined amount (S 150 : NO) and loop standing-by is executed. When the print-receiving tape  10  is fed by the predetermined amount, the determination at step S 150  is satisfied (S 150 : YES) and the procedure returns to step S 160 . 
         [0121]    At step S 160 , the control circuit  2  outputs a control signal to the feeding roller  6  to cause the feeding roller  6  to discontinue the feeding-out of the print-receiving tape  10  from the tape roll  10 A, that is, the feeding of the print-receiving tape  10  started at step S 110 . 
         [0122]    At step S 170 , the control circuit  2  outputs a control signal to the displaying portion  4  to cause the displaying portion  4  to display thereon display informing that the print-receiving tape  10 ′ after the disposition of the print can be cut by operating the cutting lever  8 . The process shown by the flow thereafter comes to an end. When the user operates the cutting lever  8  in response to the display, the cutter  9  is activated to cut off the print-receiving tape  10 ′ after the printing. This cutting cuts off the print-receiving tape  10 ′ having a proper length and, in the cut-off part, a desired number of winding label  100  (each including the aim line M) can be separated from the separation material  11  (even when no cutting by the cutter  9  is executed, the winding labels  100  can be separated). 
       Effects of First Embodiment 
       [0123]    As above, in this embodiment, the label producing apparatus  1  produces the winding label  100  including the aim line M, that has the aim line M formed at the position determined according to the above approach (the position to be the guidepost for the position for winding on the cable  20 ). As a result, the user can easily and smoothly space the cable  20  and the first and the second label parts  16 ,  17  from each other by the desired spacing distance τ by winding the winding part  15  using the formed aim line M as the guide (see  FIG. 7 ). As a result, the convenience can be improved. 
         [0124]    In this embodiment, especially, the user inputs the desired spacing distance τ and the outer diameter d of the cable  20 , as a result, the position of the corresponding aim line M is determined, and the aim line M is formed at this position. As a result, the desired spacing distance τ is reliably and highly precisely realized. 
         [0125]    In this embodiment, especially, the position of the aim line M for affixation indicating the position for affixation of the winding part  15  to the first and the second label parts  16 ,  17  is determined and the aim line M is formed by printing at the position. As a result, the desired spacing distance τ can be easily and smoothly realized by affixing the tip end of the winding part  15  to the first and the second label parts  16 ,  17  such that the aim line M aligns with the predetermined positions of the first and the second label parts  16 ,  17  (in the above example, the edge of the first label part  16 ). 
       Second Embodiment 
       [0126]    The second embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to  FIG. 10  and  FIG. 11 . This second embodiment is an embodiment for the case that two aim lines to align the position of the outer diameter of the cable  20  are formed by printing. Portions equivalent to those of the first embodiment will be given the same reference numerals and will not again be described or will be simply described when necessary. 
         [0127]    &lt;Position Determination Approach for Aim Lines&gt; 
         [0128]    In this embodiment, similarly to  FIG. 5( a )  of the first embodiment, when an edit screen shown in  FIG. 10( a )  is displayed, a user inputs and edits information to be printed on the first and the second label parts  16 ,  17  (in this example, the character strings “ABC” and “XYZ” same as above) through the operating portion  302 . 
         [0129]    Similarly to  FIG. 5( b )  of the first embodiment, as shown in  FIG. 10( b ) , the user thereafter inputs the spacing distance τ (in this example, τ=10 [mm] similarly to the above) and the outer diameter d of a cable (in this example, d=5 [mm] similarly to the above). 
         [0130]    Based on the result of the input, the CPU  303  thereafter determines the positions of the two aim lines M to be formed on the winding part  15 . For example, as shown in  FIG. 10( c )  that corresponds to  FIG. 5( c )  of the first embodiment, when the overall length of the winding part  15  is set to be 50 mm, a winding starting position a 1  to be the position of one aim line M of the two aim lines M (relative to the position of the tip end of the winding part  15 ) is calculated as 
         [0000]        a 1=50−τ
 
         [0000]      =40 
         [0000]    and a winding ending position a 2  to be the position of the other aim line M is calculated as 
         [0000]        a 2= a 1−( d* 3.14)
 
         [0000]      =24.3  (2)
 
         [0000]    according to Eq. (2) to subtract the length of the circumference of the outer diameter d=5 [mm] of the cable from a 1  that is a 1 =40 [mm] The positions of the two aim lines M are respectively determined as a position spaced by 40 mm and a position spaced by 24.3 mm from the tip end of the winding part  15  toward the first and the second label parts  16 ,  17 . When the winding label  100  is produced (in other words, the above “ABC” and “XYZ” are formed by printing on the first and the second label parts  16 ,  17 ), disposition by printing of the aim lines M on their two determined positions is simultaneously executed.  FIG. 10( c )  shows the outer appearance of the winding label  100  that has the aim lines M formed in this manner on the surface of the winding part  15 . 
         [0131]    &lt;Approach of Winding on Cable Using Aim Lines&gt; 
         [0132]    An approach of actually winding the winding label  100  (including the two aim lines M) produced in this manner on a cable  20  is shown in  FIG. 11( a )  to  FIG. 11( c ) . 
         [0133]    As shown in  FIG. 11( a ) , the winding part  15  is put over the cable  20  that is put in advance (such that the central line of the cable  20  aligns with the intermediate position of the aim lines M and M at the two positions). 
         [0134]    As shown in  FIG. 11( b ) , the winding part  15  is thereafter folded back being wound on the outer circumference of the cable  20  (aligning the aim lines at the two positions with the outer diameter of the cable) and the part before the folding back line and the part after the folding back line of the winding part  15  are affixed to each other. 
         [0135]    Similarly to  FIG. 7( c )  of the first embodiment, as shown in  FIG. 11( c ) , the second label part  17  is folded back toward the first label part  16  to affix the second label part  17  thereto. In this manner, the winding label  100  is attached in the state where the cable  20  and, the first and the second label parts  16 ,  17  are spaced from each other by the desired distance τ (in this example, τ=10 [mm]). 
       Effects of Second Embodiment 
       [0136]    In this embodiment, similarly to the first embodiment, the user can also easily and smoothly space the cable  20 , and the first and the second label parts  16 ,  17  from each other by the desired spacing distance τ by winding the winding part  15  using the two formed aim lines M and M as the guides. As a result, the convenience can be improved. 
         [0137]    In this embodiment, especially, the user inputs the desired spacing distance τ and the outer diameter d of the cable, the positions of the corresponding two aim lines M (the two positions of the winding starting position a 1  and the winding ending position a 2 ) are determined, and the aim lines M are printed at the positions. As a result, the desired spacing distance τ is highly precisely realized. The alignment of the cable  20  and the winding part  15  with each other can further easily executed because both of the aim line M for the winding starting position a 1  and the aim line M for the winding ending position a 2  are formed being spaced from each other by the distance that corresponds to the length of the circumference of the outer diameter d of the cable. 
       Third Embodiment 
       [0138]    The third embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to  FIG. 12  and  FIG. 13 . This third embodiment is an embodiment for the case that one aim line is formed by printing enabling omission of any input of the outer diameter of the cable. Portions equivalent to those of the first and the second embodiments will be given the same reference numerals and will not again be described or will be simply described when necessary. 
         [0139]    &lt;Position Determination Approach for Aim Line&gt; 
         [0140]    In this embodiment, similarly to  FIG. 5( a )  and  FIG. 10( a )  of the first and the second embodiments, when an edit screen shown in  FIG. 12( a )  is displayed, a user inputs and edits information to be printed on the first and the second label parts  16 ,  17  (in this example, the character strings “ABC” and “XYZ” same as above) through the operating portion  302 . 
         [0141]    Thereafter, different from the first and the second embodiments, as shown in  FIG. 12( b ) , only the spacing distance τ (in this example, the spacing distance τ=10 [mm]) is input. 
         [0142]    Based on the result of the input, the CPU  303  thereafter determines the position of the one aim line M to be formed on the winding part  15 . For example, as shown in  FIG. 12( c )  that corresponds to  FIG. 5( c ) ,  FIG. 10( c )  as above, when the overall length of the winding part  15  is set to be 50 mm, a winding starting position a to be the position of the one aim line M (relative to the position of the tip end of the winding part  15 ) is calculated as 
         [0000]        a 1=50−τ
 
         [0000]      =40 
         [0000]    by subtracting the spacing distance τ [mm] from the overall length of 50 mm of the winding part  15 . The position of the one aim line M is determined at a position spaced from the tip end of the winding part  15  toward the first and the second label parts  16 ,  17  by 40 mm. When the winding label  100  is produced (in other words, when the above “ABC” and “XYZ” are formed by printing on the first and the second label parts  16 ,  17 ), the disposition by printing of the aim line M at the determined one position is simultaneously executed.  FIG. 12( c )  shows an outer appearance of the winding label  100  having the aim line M formed on the surface of the winding part  15  in this manner. 
         [0143]    &lt;Approach of Winding on Cable Using Aim Line&gt; 
         [0144]    An approach of actually winding the winding label  100  (including the one aim line M) produced as above on the cable  20  is shown in  FIG. 13( a )  to  FIG. 13( c ) . 
         [0145]    As shown in  FIG. 13( a ) , first, the winding label part  15  is put over the cable  20  that is placed in advance (such that, for example, the aim line M is positioned close to the outer diameter on the side of the first and the second label parts  16 ,  17  of the cable  20 ). 
         [0146]    Thereafter, as shown in  FIG. 13( b ) , the winding part  15  is folded back being wound on the outer circumference of the cable  20  using the aim line M as the starting point (such that the spacing distance τ that is τ=10 [mm] is secured) and the part before the folding back line and the portion after the folding back line of the winding part  15  are affixed to each other. 
         [0147]    Thereafter, similarly to  FIG. 7( c )  and  FIG. 11( c ) , as shown in  FIG. 13( c ) , the second label part  17  is folded back toward the first label part  16  to be affixed thereto. The winding label  100  is attached in the state where the cable  20 , and the first and the second label parts  16 ,  17  are spaced from each other by the desired distance τ (in this example, τ=10 [mm]. 
       Effects of Third Embodiment 
       [0148]    In this embodiment, similarly to the first and the second embodiments, the user can also easily and smoothly space the cable  20 , and the first and the second label parts  16 ,  17  from each other by the desired spacing distance τ by winding the winding part  15  as above using the one formed aim lines M as the guide. As a result, the convenience can be improved. 
         [0149]    In this embodiment, especially, the user only inputs the desired spacing distance τ, as a result, the position of the one aim line M corresponding thereto (the winding starting position a) is determined, and the aim line M is formed at the position. As a result, the desired spacing distance τ can be highly precisely realized. The load of the operation can be reduced because the user does not need to input the outer diameter d of the cable. 
       Fourth Embodiment 
       [0150]    The fourth embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to  FIG. 14  and  FIG. 15 . Similarly to the third embodiment, the fourth embodiment is an embodiment for the case that plural aim lines to be aligned with the position of the outer diameter of the cable  20  are formed by printing enabling omission of any input of the outer diameter of the cable. Portions equivalent to those of the first to the third embodiments will be given the same reference numerals and will not again be described or will be simply described when necessary. 
         [0151]    &lt;Position Determination Approach for Aim Lines&gt; 
         [0152]    In this embodiment, similarly to  FIG. 5( a ) ,  FIG. 10( a ) , and the like, when an edit screen shown in  FIG. 14( a )  is displayed, the user inputs and edits information to be printed on the first and the second label parts  16 ,  17  (in this example, the character strings “ABC” and “XYZ” similarly to the above) through the operating portion  302 . 
         [0153]    Thereafter, similarly to  FIG. 12( b )  of the third embodiment, as shown in  FIG. 14( b ) , only the spacing distance τ (in this example, τ=10 [mm] similarly to the above) is input. 
         [0154]    Thereafter, based on the result of the input, the CPU  303  determines the positions of the two aim lines M to be formed on the winding part  15 . For example, as shown in  FIG. 14( c )  that corresponds to  FIG. 5( c ) ,  FIG. 10( c ) , and the like, when the overall length of the winding part  15  is set to be 50 mm, the winding starting position a 1  to be the position of one aim line M to be formed most closely to the first and the second label parts  16 ,  17  of the plural aim lines M (relative to the position of the tip end of the winding part  15 ) is calculated as 
         [0000]    
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     
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                      
                     
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         [0000]    and the winding ending positions a 2  to be the positions of the remaining plural aim lines M other than the one aim line M are calculated according to Eq. (3) below 
         [0000]        a 2= a 1−( d* 3.14)  (3)
 
         [0000]    according to which the length of the circumference of the outer diameter d=5 [mm] of the cable is subtracted from the value of the position a 1  that is a 1 =40 [mm]. 
         [0155]    In this case, the outer diameter d [mm] of the cable is properly substituted by plural values assumed and stored in advance (for example, d=3 [mm], 5 [mm], 7 [mm], 9 [mm], 11 [mm], 13 [mm], and the like). As a result, the distance from the tip end of the winding part  15  of the position of each of the plural aim lines M each corresponding to the position a 2  is determined being increased little by little from the corresponding minimal value (in this example, 24.3 [mm]) When the winding label  100  is produced (in other words, when the above “ABC” and “XYZ” are formed by printing on the first and the second label parts  16 ,  17 ), disposition by printing of the aim lines M at the plural determined positions is simultaneously executed.  FIG. 14( c )  shows an outer appearance of the winding label  100  having the plural aim lines M formed on the surface of the winding part  15  in this manner. 
         [0156]    &lt;Approach of Winding on Cable Using Aim Lines&gt; 
         [0157]    An approach of actually winding the winding label  100  (including the plural aim lines M) produced as above on the cable  20  is shown in  FIG. 15( a )  to  FIG. 15( d ) . 
         [0158]    As shown in  FIG. 15( a ) , first, the winding part  15  is put over the cable  20  that is put in advance (for example, positioning the aim line M that corresponds to the winding starting position a 1  close to the outer diameter on the side of the first and the second label parts  16 ,  17  of the cable  20 ). 
         [0159]    As shown in  FIG. 15( b ) , the winding part  15  is thereafter wound on the outer circumference of the cable  20  aligning the winding part  15  with one of the aim lines M that is suitable for the dimension of the outer diameter of the cable  20  (for example, positioning the aim line M corresponding to the winding starting position a 1  at the outer diameter on the side of the first and the second label parts  16 ,  17  of the cable  20  and positioning any one aim line M corresponding to the winding ending position a 2  at the outer diameter on the opposite side of the first and the second label parts  16 ,  17  of the cable  20 ). 
         [0160]    Thereafter, similarly to  FIG. 7( c ) ,  FIG. 11( c ) , and the like, as shown in  FIG. 15( c ) , the second label part  17  is folded back toward the first label part  16  to affix thereto. In this manner, the winding label  100  is attached in the state where the cable  20 , and the first and the second label parts  16 ,  17  are spaced from each other by the desired distance τ (in this example, τ=10 [mm])  FIG. 15( d )  shows the form of the winding of the winding part  15  on the cable  20  seen from the side of the second label part  17 . 
       Effects of Fourth Embodiment 
       [0161]    In this embodiment, similarly to the first to the third embodiments, the user can also easily and smoothly space the cable  20 , and the first and the second label parts  16 ,  17  from each other by the desired spacing distance τ by winding the winding part  15  as above using the two of the plural formed aim lines M as the guides. As a result, the convenience can be improved. 
         [0162]    In this embodiment, especially, the user only inputs the desired spacing distance τ, as a result, the position of the one aim line M indicating the winding starting position a 1  and the positions of the plural aim lines M spaced from the above aim line M by the distances corresponding to the outer diameters d of the plural types of cable  20  assumed in advance (in other words, plural winding ending positions) are determined, and the aim lines M are printed at the determined positions. As a result, the desired spacing distance τ can be highly precisely realized. The load of the operation can be reduced because the user does not need to input the outer diameter d of the cable. 
       Fifth Embodiment 
       [0163]    The fifth embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to  FIG. 16  and  FIG. 17 . The fifth embodiment is an embodiment for the case that plural aim lines to be aligned with the position of the outer diameter of the cable  20  are formed by printing enabling omission of both of any input of the spacing distance and any input of the outer diameter of the cable. Portions equivalent to those of the first to the fourth embodiments will be given the same reference numerals and will not again be described or will be simply described when necessary. 
         [0164]    &lt;Position Determination Approach of Aim Lines&gt; 
         [0165]    In this embodiment, similarly to  FIG. 5( a ) ,  FIG. 10( a ) , and the like, when an edit screen shown in  FIG. 16( a )  is displayed, the user inputs and edits information to be printed on the first and the second label parts  16 ,  17  (in this example, the character strings “ABC” and “XYZ” similarly to the above) through the operating portion  302 . Thereafter, any input of the spacing distance τ and any input of the outer diameter d of the cable are both unnecessary as above ( FIG. 16( b ) ) and the CPU  303  calculates plural winding starting positions a to be the positions of the plural aim lines M, that correspond to plural spacing distances τ [mm] stored in advance. In this case, the plural winding starting positions “a” are determined to be arranged at an interval Δy from each other ( FIG. 16( c ) ). 
         [0166]    When the winding label  100  is produced (in other words, when the above “ABC” and “XYZ” are formed by printing on the first and the second label parts  16 ,  17 ), disposition by printing of the aim lines M at the plural determined positions is simultaneously executed.  FIG. 16( c )  shows an outer appearance of the winding label  100  having the plural aim lines M formed in this manner on the surface of the winding part  15 . 
         [0167]    &lt;Approach of Winding on Cable Using Aim Lines&gt; 
         [0168]    An approach of actually winding the winding label  100  (including the plural aim lines M) produced as above on the cable  20  is shown in  FIG. 17( a )  to  FIG. 17( d ) . 
         [0169]    As shown in  FIG. 17( a ) , first, the winding part  15  having the plural aim lines M formed thereon in advance is put over the cable  20  that is put in advance. 
         [0170]    Thereafter, as shown in  FIG. 17( b ) , the winding part  15  is wound on the outer circumference of the cable  20  using the aim line M that corresponds to the spacing distance τ [mm] desired to be set of the plural aim lines M, as the starting point. 
         [0171]    Thereafter, similarly to  FIG. 7( c )  and  FIG. 11( c ) , and the like, as shown in  FIG. 17( c ) , the second label part  17  is folded back toward the first label part  16  to be affixed thereto. The winding label  100  is attached in the state where the cable  20 , and the first and the second label parts  16 ,  17  are spaced from each other by the desired distance (in this example, τ=10 [mm])  FIG. 17( d )  shows the form of the winding of the winding part  15  on the cable  20  seen from the side of the second label part  17 . 
       Effects of Fifth Embodiment 
       [0172]    In this embodiment, similarly to the first to the fourth embodiments, the user can also easily and smoothly space the cable  20 , and the first and the second label parts  16 ,  17  from each other by the desired spacing distance τ by winding the winding part  15  as above using the one of the plural formed aim lines M as the guide. As a result, the convenience can be improved. 
         [0173]    In this embodiment, especially, as above, the plural spacing distances τ are assumed in advance, the winding starting positions a corresponding to the spacing distances τ are determined, and the aim line M is printed at each of the determined positions. As a result, the user can realize the desired spacing distance τ in the form of selection from the assumed spacing distances t. In this case, the user does not need to input the outer diameter d of the cable and the spacing distance τ themselves and the load of the operation can significantly be reduced. 
       Sixth Embodiment 
       [0174]    In this embodiment, when the flow of  FIG. 8  is executed by the operation terminal  300  during the production of the winding label  100 , in the determination process for the position of the aim line M at step S 250 , any one of the approaches of the first to the fifth embodiments is automatically selected and is executed. In this case, as shown in an instruction input screen  301 B displayed on the displaying portion  301  shown in  FIG. 18  that corresponds to  FIG. 6 , a check box for “reduce printing of aim lines” is disposed in addition to the “spacing distance (t)” box and an “outer diameter (d) of the cable” box, and the above selection is executed in accordance with presence or absence of any check in each of these three boxes. 
         [0175]    A detailed procedure of step S 250  executed by the CPU  303 , that is the gist of this embodiment is shown in  FIG. 19 . 
         [0176]    At step S 251 , when the instruction input screen  301 B of  FIG. 18  is displayed at step S 230  instead of the instruction input screen  301 A of  FIG. 6 , first, the CPU  303  determines whether any input is executed for the “spacing distance (t)” box. When the spacing distance (t) is not input, the determination at step S 251  is not satisfied (S 251 : NO) and the procedure advances to step S 252 . When the spacing distance (t) [mm] is input, the determination at step S 251  is satisfied (S 251 : YES) and the procedure advances to step S 253  described later. 
         [0177]    At step S 252 , the CPU  303  determines the position of the aim line M using the approach of the fifth embodiment (see  FIG. 16  and  FIG. 17 ). The CPU  303  determines the positions of the plural aim lines M corresponding to the plural spacing distances τ [mm] assumed and stored in advance. Thereafter, the procedure returns to step S 270  in the flow of  FIG. 8 . 
         [0178]    On the other hand, at step S 253 , the CPU  303  determines whether any input is executed for the “outer diameter (d) of the cable” box in the instruction input screen  301 B. When the outer diameter d of the cable (corresponding to the dimension of the outer shape of the adherend) is not input, the determination at step S 253  is not satisfied (S 253 : NO) and the procedure advances to step S 254 . When the outer diameter d [mm] of the cable is input, the determination at step S 253  is satisfied (S 253 : YES) and the procedure advances to step S 255  described later. 
         [0179]    At step S 254 , the CPU  303  determines whether any check is put in the “reduce printing of aim lines” check box in the instruction input screen  301 B. When a check is put therein, the determination at step S 254  is satisfied (S 254 : YES) and the procedure advances to step S 256 . When no check is put therein, the determination at step S 254  is not satisfied (S 254 : NO) and the procedure advances to step S 257  described later. 
         [0180]    At step S 256 , the CPU  303  determines the position of the aim line M using the approach of the above third embodiment (see  FIG. 12  and  FIG. 13 ). The CPU  303  determines the position of the one aim line M that corresponds to the value of the spacing distance τ input in the “spacing distance (t)” box. The procedure thereafter returns to step S 270  in the flow of  FIG. 8 . 
         [0181]    On the other hand, at step S 257 , the CPU  303  determines the positions of the aim lines M using the approach of the above fourth embodiment (see  FIG. 14  and  FIG. 15 ). The CPU  303  determines the positions (corresponding to the winding starting position a 1  and the winding ending position a 2 ) of the two aim lines M that corresponds to the values of the spacing distances τ input in the “spacing distance (t)” box. The procedure thereafter returns to step S 270  in the flow of  FIG. 8 . 
         [0182]    At step S 255  that is advanced to because the determination at step S 253  is not satisfied, similarly to step S 254 , the CPU  303  determines whether any check is put in the “reduce printing of aim lines” check box. When a check is put therein, the determination at step S 255  is satisfied (S 255 : YES) and the procedure advances to step S 258 . When no check is put therein, the determination at step S 255  is not satisfied (S 255 : NO) and the procedure advances to step S 259  described later. 
         [0183]    At step S 258 , the CPU  303  determines the position of the aim line M using the approach of the first embodiment (see  FIG. 5  and  FIG. 7 ). The CPU  303  determines the position of the one aim line M that is calculated using Eq. (1) based on the value of the spacing distance τ input in the “spacing distance (t)” box and the value of the outer diameter d of the cable input in the “outer diameter (d) of the cable” box. Thereafter, the procedure returns to step S 270  in the flow of  FIG. 8 . 
         [0184]    On the other hand, at step S 259 , the CPU  303  determines the positions of the aim lines M using the approach of the second embodiment (see  FIG. 10  and  FIG. 11 ). The CPU  303  determines the positions of the two aim lines M that are calculated using Eq. (3) and the like based on the value of the spacing distance τ input in the “spacing distance (t)” box and the value of the outer diameter d of the cable input in the “outer diameter (d) of the cable” box. Thereafter, the procedure returns to step S 270  in the flow of  FIG. 8 . 
       Effects of Sixth Embodiment 
       [0185]    In this embodiment, plural printing modes set in advance (printing modes corresponding to the position determination approaches of the first to the fifth embodiments) can automatically be switched thereamong in accordance with the values input and set by the user and the aim line(s) M corresponding to each of the printing modes can be formed on the winding part  15 . 
       Seventh Embodiment 
       [0186]    In this embodiment, when plural winding labels  100  are produced using the spacing distance τ [mm] acquired as above (the procedure for accepting the number of winding labels  100  to be produced is provided at step S 210  or at a proper point other than step S 210  of the flow of  FIG. 8 ), all the winding labels  100  are not produced using the acquired spacing distance τ but are produced causing the spacing distances to differ from each other little by little. 
         [0187]    &lt;Background&gt; 
         [0188]    In the case that all the plural winding labels  100  are produced using the same one spacing distance τ as above, as shown in a Comparative Example of  FIG. 20( a ) , the labels may overlap with each other and the content of the printing thereof may be difficult to be seen when the plural winding labels  100  and the cables  20  are densely arranged supposedly. 
         [0189]    In this embodiment, as in  FIG. 20( b ) , the positions of the first label parts  16  (or the second label parts  17 ) can be shifted from each other little by little by serially adding a predetermined shift amount (an interval) Δx to the above τ for the second and the subsequent winding labels  100  relative to the spacing distances τ, and the content of the printing can be made easily seen as much as possible. 
         [0190]    To realize the above approach, in this embodiment, a varying printing setting screen  301 C for the spacing distances τ as shown in  FIG. 21  is displayed on the displaying portion  301  of the operation terminal  300 . In this screen, an “interval (Δx)” box to input therein the shift amount (the interval) is disposed. In addition to this, a “distance maximal value MAX” box to define the distance maximal value (whose details will be described later) in varying the value of the spacing distances τ by serially adding the interval Δ and a “cycle (n)” box to define the cycle (whose details will be described later) in varying the value of the spacing distances τ by serially adding the interval Δ thereto are disposed therein. 
         [0191]    In this embodiment, a procedure for “spacing distance varying setting process” at step S 260  is newly provided between step S 250  and step S 267  in the flow of  FIG. 8  executed by the CPU  303  of the operation terminal  300 . The detailed content of step S 260  to be the gist of this embodiment is shown in  FIG. 22 . 
         [0192]    In  FIG. 22 , at step S 261 , the CPU  303  first determines whether any value of the shift amount is input in the “interval (Δx)” box in the spacing distance varying printing setting screen  301 C on the displaying portion  301  by a proper operation through the operating portion  302 . When the shift amount is not input therein, the determination at step S 261  is not satisfied (S 261 : NO) and the procedure advances to step S 262 . When a shift amount is input therein, the determination at step S 261  is satisfied (S 261 : YES) and the procedure advances to step S 263 . 
         [0193]    At step S 262 , the CPU  303  makes a setting to print the winding label  100  without executing the approach of serially changing the spacing distance τ as in  FIG. 20( b ) , and the procedure advances to step S 270  in the flow of  FIG. 8 . 
         [0194]    On the other hand, at step S 263 , the CPU  303  determines whether a value of the distance maximal value is input in the “distance maximal value MAX” box in the spacing distance varying printing setting screen  301 C by a proper operation through the operating portion  302 . When the distance maximal value Max is input therein, the determination at step S 263  is satisfied (S 263 : YES) and the procedure advances to step S 265 . When the distance maximal value Max is not input therein, the determination at step S 263  is not satisfied (S 263 : NO) and the procedure advances to step S 264  described later. 
         [0195]    At step S 265 , the CPU  303  makes a setting to increase the value of the spacing distance by serially adding the shift amount Δx set at step S 261  to the value (a set value) of the spacing distance τ acquired at step S 230  of  FIG. 8  until the value reaches the value of the maximal value Max set at step S 263  and, when the value reaches the maximal value Max, the CPU  303  makes a setting to cause the value to return to the set value of the acquired spacing distance τ and again serially increase the spacing distance similarly to the above. For example, when the number of winding label to be produced is 10, the set value of the spacing distance τ is 15 mm, the interval is 1 mm, and the maximal value Max is 22 mm, the spacing distance of the winding label  100  to be actually printed is set to be 15 mm for the first label and, as a result, at step S 250 , the position of the aim line M corresponding to this setting is determined. For the seven subsequent labels, the spacing distances are set to serially be increased like 16 mm→17 mm→18 mm→19 mm→20 mm→21 mm→22 mm and, as a result, at step S 250 , the positions of the aim lines M corresponding to this setting are determined. Thereafter, the spacing distances are again set being serially increased in order of 15 mm→16 mm→ . . . . When step S 265  comes to an end, the procedure advances to step S 270  in the flow of  FIG. 8 . 
         [0196]    On the other hand, at step S 264 , the CPU  303  determines whether any value of the cycle is input in the “cycle (n)” box in the spacing distance varying printing setting screen  301 C by a proper operation through the operating portion  302 . When the cycle is not input therein, the determination at step S 264  is not satisfied (S 264 : NO) and loop standing-by is executed until this determination is satisfied. When the cycle is input therein, the determination at step S 264  is satisfied (S 264 : YES) and the procedure advances to step S 266 . 
         [0197]    At step S 266 , the CPU  303  makes a setting to acquire the same spacing distance τ for every cycle n [sheet] serially adding the shift amount Δx set at step S 261 . For example, when the number of winding label to be produced is 10, the set value of the spacing distance τ is 15 mm, the interval is 1 mm, and the cycle is 5 sheets, the spacing distance of the winding labels  100  to be actually printed is set to be 15 mm for the first label and, at step S 250 , as a result, the positions of the aim lines M corresponding to this setting are determined. For the four subsequent labels, the spacing distances are set to serially be increased like 16 mm→17 mm→18 mm→19 mm and, as a result, at step S 250 , the positions of the aim lines M corresponding to this setting are determined Thereafter, for every five sheets, similarly to the above, the spacing distances are set to be increased in order of 15 mm→16 mm→17 mm→18 mm→19 mm. When step S 266  comes to an end, the procedure advances to step S 270  in the flow of  FIG. 8 . 
         [0198]    In the above, the description has been made taking the example of the case that the spacing distance is increased little by little from the original spacing distance τ using the predetermined shift amount Δx (when the spacing distance reaches the distance maximal value Max, the spacing distance is again increased from the original spacing distance τ, or an increase by adding the shift amount Δx for every cycle n sheets is repeated) while the spacing distance is not limited to this. On the contrary, an approach according to which the spacing distance is again reduced from the original spacing distance τ when the spacing distance reaches the distance minimal value MM, or reduction by reducing the shift amount Δx for every cycle n sheets is repeated may be employed. In this case, the same effects as above can also be achieved. 
       Effects of Seventh Embodiment 
       [0199]    In this embodiment, when the plural winding labels  100  are produced, for each of the winding labels  100 , the spacing distances τ each from the cable  20  to the first and the second label parts  16 ,  17  can be shifted from each other little by little. As a result, as shown in  FIG. 20( b ) , for example, when the plural cables  20  are densely arranged and the winding label  100  is wound on each of the plural cables  20 , the tendency for the first and the second label parts  16 ,  17  to be invisible (see  FIG. 20( a ) ) due to the full overlapping of the winding labels  100  with each other can be suppressed. 
         [0200]    The present disclosure is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications can be made thereto within a scope not departing from the purport and the technical idea thereof. The modification examples will sequentially be described below. Portions equivalent to those of the embodiments will be given the same reference numerals and will not again be described or will be simply described when necessary. 
         [0201]    (1) Case where Present Disclosure is Applied to Standalone Label Producing Apparatus 
         [0202]    The approach of the fifth embodiment can also be applied to the label producing apparatus  1  of a what-is-called standalone type that can operate on its own. In this embodiment, as shown in  FIG. 23 , an aim line setting screen  4 A is displayed on the displaying portion  4  by a proper operation of the operating portion  3  of the label producing apparatus  1 . In this screen  4 A, an “aim line scale mark interval Δy” box with which the interval Δy shown in  FIG. 16( c )  and  FIG. 17( a )  in the fifth embodiment can manually be set is disposed. In this modification example, the plural aim lines M can be formed by printing on the winding part  15  at the intervals Δy (except an exception described later) by inputting a proper numerical value in the “aim line scale mark interval Δy” box by properly operating the operating portion  3 . 
         [0203]    To realize the above approach, a control procedure executed by the control circuit  2  of the label producing apparatus  1  of this modification example will be described with reference to a flow of  FIG. 24  that corresponds to  FIG. 9 . In the flow shown in  FIG. 24 , step S 102 , step S 103 , and step S 105  are newly provided instead of step S 100  of  FIG. 9 . 
         [0204]    In  FIG. 24 , similarly to step S 210  of  FIG. 8  executed by the CPU  303  of the operation terminal  300 , at step S 102 , the control circuit  2  first accepts an edit operation for a printing content to be printed on the first label part  16  and the second label part  17  of the winding label  100  through the operating portion  3  of the label producing apparatus  1 . 
         [0205]    Thereafter, the procedure advances to step S 103  and, similarly to step S 220  of  FIG. 8 , the control circuit  2  generates the print data that corresponds to the result of the editing. The procedure thereafter advances to the procedure for the aim line data generation process at step S 105 . 
         [0206]    The detailed procedure for step S 105  is shown in  FIG. 25 . In  FIG. 25 , at step S 510 , the control circuit  2  first determines whether an input value (an aim line scale mark interval) Δy in the “aim line scale mark interval Δy” box in the aim line setting screen  4 A is greater than a predetermined threshold value (in this example, zero) (in other words, is a positive value). When Δy is Δy=0, the determination at step S 510  is not satisfied (S 510 : NO) and the procedure advances to step S 520 . When Δy is Δy&gt;0, the determination at step S 510  is satisfied (S 510 : YES) and the procedure advances to step S 530  described later. 
         [0207]    At step S 520 , the control circuit  2  ignores the input value in the “aim line scale mark interval Δy” box, does not determine any position of the aim line M, and does not generate any corresponding aim line data. Thereafter, the procedure advances to step S 110  of  FIG. 24 . 
         [0208]    On the other hand, at step S 530 , the control circuit  2  generates the aim line data for plural aim lines based on the input value Δy according to the approach of the fifth embodiment (see  FIG. 17 ). Thereafter, the procedure advances to step S 110  of the flow of  FIG. 24 . 
         [0209]    Returning back to  FIG. 24 , step S 110  executed after returning from step S 520  or step S 530  and step S 120  to step S 170  executed thereafter are sufficiently substituted by the equivalent processes to those of the flow in  FIG. 9  and will not again be described in detail. 
         [0210]    According to this modification example, the winding label  100  including the aim lines M can be produced on the basis of the result of the editing by the standalone-type label producing apparatus  1 . In this case, the plural aim lines M are printed to achieve the interval Δy input by the operation by the user in the label producing apparatus  1 . As a result, the aim lines M can be printed in the state where the intention of the user is reflected thereon. In this case, when the interval Δy input by the operation by the user is too narrow, any aim line M is not printed (see step S 520 ). As a result, any waste of meaninglessly printing plural aim lines M extremely closely to each other can be suppressed. 
         [0211]    (2) Application to T-Shaped Label 
         [0212]    In the above, as described above with reference to  FIG. 3  and  FIG. 4 , the winding label  100  has been described taking the example of the case that the winding label  100  is the P-shaped label (see  FIG. 3 ) with which, when the winding label  100  is attached to the adherend  20  (the cable) whose axis is in the up-down direction, to be used, the first label part  16  and the second label part  17  protrude in the right-left direction and the direction of the character strings is also the right-left direction while the winding label  100  is not limited to this. The present disclosure may be applied to a what-is-called T-shaped label with which, when this label is attached to an adherend  40  whose axis direction is the right-left direction, the first label part  16  and the second label part  17  protrude in the up-down direction and the character string direction is the right-left direction. Such a modification example will be described with reference to  FIG. 26  and  FIG. 27 . 
         [0213]    &lt;Outer Appearance of Winding Label&gt; 
         [0214]    As shown in  FIG. 26( a ) , the winding label  200  of this modification example includes an elongated rectangular winding part  25  extending in the up-down direction as shown, a first label part  26  including a first print face  26   a  that is connected in the up-down direction as shown from an end in the up-down direction (in this example, the upper end) of the winding part  25  and that has the print R 1  printed thereon, and a second label part  27  including a second print face  27   a  that is connected on one side in the up-down direction as shown (in this example, the upper side) from the first label part  26  and that has the print R 2  printed thereon, The first label part  26  and the second label part  27  each have the same rectangular shape laterally elongated in the right-left direction. 
         [0215]    In the print R 1 , a character string “ABODE” is printed upright in the right-left direction being justified at the lower end on the side of the winding part  25  in the substantially central part in the right-left direction of the first print face  26   a.    
         [0216]    In the print R 2 , the character string “XYZ” is printed rotated by 180° to be upside-down in the right-left direction being justified at the upper end opposite to the winding part  25  in the substantially central part in the right-left direction of the second print face  27   a.    
         [0217]    When the winding label  200  having the above configuration is used, as shown in  FIG. 26( b ) , first, the second label part  27  is folded back toward the first label part  26  in the form of a mountain fold (a mountain fold part is indicated by a dashed-dotted line in  FIG. 26( a ) ) such that the print face  27   a  is exposed on the back face of the first label part  26 , and the folded-back second label part  27  is affixed to the first label part  26  (by adhesive layers on their back faces). 
         [0218]    &lt;Form of Use of Winding Label&gt; 
         [0219]    As shown in  FIG. 27( a ) , thereafter, the winding label  200  folded back as shown in  FIG. 26( b )  is wound and folded back such that the substantially central part in the up-down direction of the winding part  25  is positioned on the circumference of the circular-pipe-like or the cable-like adherend  40  whose axis direction is the right-left direction as shown (hereinafter, as necessary, simply referred to as “cable  40 ”). An adhesive layer on the back face of the winding part  25  causes overlapping parts generated by the folding back of the winding part  25  to adhere to each other and also causes the part wound on the circumference of the cable  40  of the winding part  25  to adhere to the circumference of the cable  40 . 
         [0220]    By executing the above, the winding label  200  is attached to the cable  40 , and the first label part  26  and the second label part  27  overlapping with each other protrude in the up-down direction as shown from the winding part  25  (the what-is-called P-shaped label).  FIG. 27( a )  shows an outer appearance of the winding label  200  attached to the cable  40 , seen from the front side (the side of the first label part  26 ). As shown, as to the first label part  26 , the character string “ABCDE” is written upright in the position form for the character string “ABCDE” to be justified at the end of the winding part  25 , in the first print face  26   a.    
         [0221]      FIG. 27( b )  shows an outer appearance of the winding label  200  attached to the cable  40  seen from the back side thereof (the side of the second label part  27 ). As shown, as to the second label part  27 , the character string “XYZ” is written upright in the position form for the character string “XYZ” to be justified at the end of the winding part  25  on the second print face  27   a.    
         [0222]    In this modification example, when the winding label  200  that is the above T-shaped label is produced, the aim lines M (not shown) can be formed by printing on the winding part  25  according to the same approach as that of each of the embodiments, and the same effects can be achieved. 
         [0223]    When any of terms such as “vertical”, “parallel”, “plane”, and the like is present in the above description, the term does not have any strict meaning. These “vertical”, “parallel”, and “plane” respectively mean “substantially vertical”, “substantially parallel”, and “substantially plane” each admitting a tolerance and an error in designing and production. 
         [0224]    When any of terms such as “same”, “equal”, “different”, and the like for dimensions and sizes concerning an outer appearance is present in the above description, the term does not have any strict meaning. These “same”, “equal”, and “different” respectively mean “substantially same”, “substantially equal”, and “substantially different” each admitting a tolerance and an error in designing and production. 
         [0225]    When a value to be a predetermined determination criterion or a value to be a limit such as, for example, a threshold value, a reference value, or the like is present, “same”, “equal”, “different”, and the like for the value each have a strict meaning, different from the above. 
         [0226]    In the above, arrows shown in  FIG. 1  each indicate an example of the flow of a signal and each do not limit the direction of the flow of the signal. 
         [0227]    The flowcharts shown in  FIG. 8 ,  FIG. 9 ,  FIG. 19 ,  FIG. 22 ,  FIG. 24 , and  FIG. 25  each do not limit the present disclosure to the procedures represented by the flows, and additions and deletions of the procedures or changes of order thereof and the like may be made within a scope not departing from the purport and the technical idea of the present disclosure. 
         [0228]    In addition to those described above, the approaches in accordance with the embodiments and the modification examples may be used in combination thereof.