Printer and method for driving the same

Abstract

According to one embodiment, a printer includes a holder, a conveyor, a print head, and a conveyance controller. The holder is configured to hold a printing medium wound in a roll, the printing medium having an adhesive surface and a printing surface. The conveyor is configured to release a free end of the printing medium from the roll held by the holder to convey the printing medium. The print head is configured to print information on the printing surface of the printing medium when the printing medium is conveyed by the conveyor. The conveyance controller is configured to control the conveyance speed of the printing medium conveyed by the conveyor such that the printing medium is conveyed at a first acceleration from rest for a predetermined period of time and then a second acceleration to reach a target conveyance speed, wherein the first acceleration is less than the second acceleration.

Description

[0001] Cross reference to related applications [0002] This application is based on and claims the priority rights of Japanese Patent Application No. 2010-148141 filed on June 29, 2010, the entire content of which is incorporated herein by reference. Technical field [0003] The embodiments described herein relate to a printer and a method for driving the printer. Background technique [0004] In the related art, there is known a label printer for printing information on a linerless label without a backing plate. [0005] In a label printer, a linerless label having an adhesive surface and a printing surface is wound into a paper roll, which is rotatably held by a holder. When conveying the linerless label, a platen roller is rotatably driven to pull the free end of the linerless label from the paper roll held by the holder. During this transfer process, the print head prints information on the printing surface of the linerless label. [0006] The conventional label printer mentione...

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