Patent ID: 8203739

Claim:
A printing system comprising: a printing device that is configured to perform printing operation by using consumables; and a printing data processing device, wherein the printing device comprises: a status data generating unit that generates status data indicating a status of the printing device; and a transferring unit that transfers the status data, and wherein the printing data processing device comprises: a receiving unit that receives the status data from the transferring unit; a status text storing unit that stores status text data corresponding to the status data, the status text data explanatorily indicating the status of the printing device corresponding to the status data with words; a first voicing unit that voices text; an acquiring unit that acquires the status text data corresponding to the status data from the status text storing unit; and an inputting unit that inputs voicing text data that is based on the acquired status text data into the first voicing unit, wherein the first voicing unit voices text based on the inputted voicing text data.