Patent ID: 7674055

Claim:
A label printing apparatus comprising: a main cover; a peeling mechanism; a peeling mechanism cover positioned on and openable from the main cover; a first transportation path that is utilized when the peeling mechanism is used; a second transportation path that is utilized when the peeling mechanism is not used; a transportation mechanism that conveys paper having a plurality of labels affixed to a web liner through one of the first or second transportation paths; a print head that prints on the labels; a main cover detector that detects if the main cover is open or closed; a control unit that executes a mechanical initialization process; wherein the paper is loaded inside the label printing apparatus when the main cover is open, and when the peeling mechanism cover is open the paper is routed through one of the first or second transportation paths depending on whether or not the peeling mechanism is used; a switch that is pressed; a communication unit that reports an input standby state to a host computer, and when the switch is pressed, reports to the host computer that the input standby state is cancelled; and a display unit that starts displaying responsive to detecting a closed position of the main cover and stops displaying when the switch is pressed.