Patent ID: 8831459

Claim:
A printing apparatus for executing printing by using a recording material held in a holding unit, the printing apparatus comprising: an accepting unit configured to accept an instruction from a user; a receiving unit configured to receive a command from an external device; a moving unit configured to move the holding unit to a position where the user can supply a recording material; a first shifting unit configured to shift, according to an instruction via the accepting unit, the printing apparatus to a first state in which the holding unit is moved to the position according to an instruction via the accepting unit; and a second shifting unit configured to shift, according to a command via the receiving unit, the printing apparatus to a second state in which the holding unit is moved to the position according to a command via the receiving unit; wherein, in the first state, the holding unit is not moved to the position according to a command via the receiving unit, wherein, in the second state, the holding unit is not moved to the position according to an instruction via the accepting unit, and wherein, in a case where the printing apparatus is shifted by one of the first shifting unit and the second shifting unit, the printing apparatus is no longer shifted by the other one of the first shifting unit and the second shifting unit.