Patent ID: 8755071

Claim:
A printing device comprising: a printing portion configured to print images based on print data; a first processor; and a first memory configured to store computer-readable instructions therein, the computer-readable instructions instructing the printing device to perform functions comprising: communicating directly with a terminal device by bypassing an accessory device; communicating indirectly with another device via an accessory device; accepting a mode-switch instruction; switching a communication mode between: a direct communication mode, in which the printing device communicates directly with the terminal device and the printing device is prohibited from communicating indirectly with the other device, and an indirect communication mode, in which the printing device communicates indirectly with the other device and the printing device is prohibited from communicating directly with the terminal device; receiving the mode-switch instruction while in the indirect communication mode and switching the communication mode to the direct communication mode to communicate directly with the terminal device; and receiving the print data from the terminal device while in the direct communication mode and switching the communication mode to the indirect communication mode thereafter.