Patent ID: 7083344

Claim:
A label printer, enclosed by a printer housing, that enables selection of a peeling mode for peeling printed labels from a label paper web or a non-peeling mode for continuously outputting printed labels without separating the labels from the label paper web, the label printer comprising: a first paper transportation path through which the label paper is inserted in the non-peeling mode; a second paper transportation path through which the label paper is inserted in the peeling mode; a cover unit that is openable to allow handling of the label paper inside the printer housing; a mode selection switch that is accessible only when the cover unit is open, the mode selection switch outputting a selection signal according to the label-dispensing mode that is selected when the mode selection switch is operated; and a label-dispensing mode selection unit that selects the label-dispensing mode used for operation according to the selection signal output by the mode selection switch.