Printing device, method of operation and program

Abstract

To reduce workload on a user after cancelling printing.SOLUTION: A printing device 1 includes: a thermal head 7a for performing printing on tape 13; a transportation part for transporting the tape 13; a cutter 8a for cutting the tape 13; and a controller. The controller controls the transportation part so as to transport a printed region of the tape 13 in a transportation direction toward the cutter 8a from the thermal head 7a in accordance with predetermined operation corresponding to cancelling of printing.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The disclosure herein relates to a printing device, an operating method, and a program. [Background technology]

[0002] 2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been known a printing device that creates a label by printing characters, figures, and the like on a tape-shaped print medium (see, for example, Patent Document 1). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2014-28448 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] In such a printing device, if the user realizes that the printing contents are incorrect during printing, the user can cancel the printing by operating a specific key. However, the conventional printing cancellation operation forcibly stops the printing operation, and therefore the printed portion of the printing medium that was printed before the printing was canceled remains between the print head and the discharge port. Therefore, the user is required to remove the printed portion of the printing medium before the next printing.

[0005] In view of the above circumstances, an object of one aspect of the present invention is to provide a technique for reducing the burden of work that a user must perform after canceling printing. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] A printing device according to one aspect of the present invention comprises a print head that prints on a tape-like print medium, a transport unit that transports the print medium, a cutter that cuts the print medium, and a control unit that controls the transport unit to transport a printed area of ​​the print medium in a transport direction from the print head to the cutter in response to a predetermined operation corresponding to the cancellation of printing.

[0007] A printing device according to another aspect of the present invention comprises a print head that prints on a tape-like print medium, a transport unit that transports the print medium, a cutter that cuts the print medium, and a control unit that controls the transport unit to transport the print medium in a transport direction from the print head to the cutter by the distance between the print head and the cutter in response to a predetermined operation corresponding to the interruption of printing.

[0008] An operating method according to one aspect of the present invention is a method for operating a printing device equipped with a print head, a transport unit, and a cutter, and in response to a predetermined operation corresponding to the suspension of printing performed by the print head on a tape-like print medium, the transport unit is controlled to transport a printed area of ​​the print medium in a transport direction from the print head toward the cutter.

[0009] Another aspect of the present invention relates to an operating method of a printing device having a print head, a transport unit, and a cutter, and in response to a predetermined operation corresponding to the suspension of printing performed by the print head on a tape-like print medium, the transport unit is controlled to transport the print medium in a transport direction from the print head toward the cutter by a distance between the print head and the cutter.

[0010] A program according to one aspect of the present invention causes a computer of a printing device having a print head, a transport unit, and a cutter to execute a process to control the transport unit so as to transport a printed area of ​​the printing medium in a transport direction from the print head to the cutter in response to a predetermined operation corresponding to stopping printing performed by the print head on a tape-like printing medium.

[0011] A program according to another aspect of the present invention causes a computer of a printing device having a print head, a transport unit, and a cutter to execute a process to control the transport unit so as to transport the printed medium in a transport direction from the print head toward the cutter by a distance between the print head and the cutter, in response to a predetermined operation corresponding to the suspension of printing performed by the print head on a tape-like printed medium. Effect of the Invention

[0012] According to the above aspect, it is possible to reduce the burden on the user of the work to be performed after canceling printing. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0013] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a system according to an embodiment. [Diagram 2] FIG. 1 is a partial plan view of a printing device 1 according to an embodiment with its cover open. [Diagram 3] FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a transport path for a print medium. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of a printing apparatus according to an embodiment. [Diagram 5] FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of an information processing device 1000 according to an embodiment. [Figure 6] 1A and 1B are diagrams showing the state of a print medium from the start of printing to the stop of printing in a conventional printing device. [Figure 7] 11A and 11B are diagrams showing the state of the print medium from when printing is stopped until reprinting is completed in a conventional printing device. [Figure 8] 6 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a method of operating a printing device according to an embodiment. [Figure 9] 1A and 1B are diagrams illustrating a state of a print medium from the start of printing to the stop of printing in a printing device according to an embodiment. [Figure 10] 11A and 11B are diagrams showing a state of a print medium from after printing is stopped until reprinting is completed in a printing device according to an embodiment. [Figure 11] 10 is a flowchart illustrating another example of a method of operating a printing device according to an embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0014] An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following, an embodiment of the present invention will be described using as an example a system including a printing device that can print characters, images, etc. on a tape-shaped printing medium and cut the printed printing medium (label) and discharge it to the outside of the device, and an information processing device that transmits a print instruction or a print cancel instruction to the printing device.

[0015] In this specification, a tape-like print medium refers to a long, thin, strip-like medium made of plastic, paper, or any other material, and will hereinafter be referred to simply as tape. Tape typically has an adhesive layer and is attachable. However, tape does not have to have an adhesive layer. Also, a label refers to a piece of tape with some information printed on it.

[0016] The printing method of the printing device according to the embodiment is not particularly limited. The printing device is, for example, a thermal printer that performs printing using a thermal transfer method or a thermal method. However, the printing device is not limited to a thermal printer, and may be an inkjet printer, a laser printer, or the like.

[0017] Fig. 1 is a diagram illustrating a system configuration according to an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a partial plan view of a printing device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention with its cover open.

[0018] The system shown in Fig. 1 includes a printing device 1 and an information processing device 1000. In the system shown in Fig. 1, the information processing device 1000 outputs a print instruction for a label image to the printing device 1, which causes the printing device 1 to print the label image on a tape 13 and create a label, which is the tape 13 on which the label image is printed. The information processing device 1000 outputs a print cancel instruction to the printing device 1, which causes the printing device 1 to cancel printing.

[0019] The information processing device 1000 may be, for example, a notebook terminal such as an information processing device 1000a shown in Fig. 1, a tablet terminal such as an information processing device 1000b, or a smartphone such as an information processing device 1000c. Note that the information processing device 1000 is not limited to a mobile terminal, and may be a stationary device.

[0020] 1, the printing device 1 and the information processing device 1000 exchange data, for example, by wireless communication. There are no particular limitations on the standard of the wireless communication performed between the printing device 1 and the information processing device 1000. However, the communication between the printing device 1 and the information processing device 1000 is not limited to wireless communication, and may be communication using a wired cable.

[0021] The printing device 1 illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2 has a device housing 2 and a lid 4 attached to the device housing 2. The device housing 2 is provided with a concave adapter mounting section 2a for mounting a tape adapter 11. The tape adapter 11 is a container that stores a roll of tape 13 (hereinafter referred to as a "tape roll 12") and supplies the tape 13 to the printing device 1. The underlined number "9" in Figs. 1 and 2 indicates that the width of the tape 13 stored in the tape adapter 11 is 9 mm. Note that the tape 13 is not limited to a width of 9 mm, and various widths such as 12 mm, 18 mm, and 36 mm can be used.

[0022] The adapter mounting section 2a of the device housing 2 communicates with an outlet 2b provided on a side surface of the device housing 2. The printer 1 transports the tape 13 pulled out from the tape adapter 11 mounted on the adapter mounting section 2a along a transport path provided in the device housing 2, and discharges it from the outlet 2b. In the device housing 2, a platen roller (transport roller) 6 that transports the tape 13 pulled out from the tape adapter 11, a printing unit 7 that prints on the tape 13, and a cutting unit 8 that cuts the tape 13 are arranged.

[0023] The lid 4 is attached to the device housing 2 so that the adapter mounting section 2a in the device housing 2 can be opened and closed. In the printing device 1, the keyboard 3 is provided in an area of ​​the device housing 2 that does not interfere with the lid 4 in the closed position, and a display 5 is provided on the surface of the lid 4. The display 5 is a display device that displays various information entered or selected using the keyboard 3.

[0024] 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a transport path of a print medium, in which the transport path of the tape 13 in the printing device 1 is shown as a straight path.

[0025] The tape 13 that is unwound from the tape roll 12 and supplied to the printing device 1 passes between the platen roller 6 and the thermal head 7a of the printing unit 7, and is transported along a transport path that leads to the discharge outlet 2b of the device housing 2. For example, when the lid 4 moves to the closed position, the tape 13 is sandwiched between the circumferential surface of the platen roller 6 and the thermal head 7a, and is transported along the transport path as the platen roller 6 rotates.

[0026] The platen roller 6 in the printing device 1 of this embodiment constitutes a transport section, which will be described later. The platen roller 6 sends out the tape 13 toward the discharge port 2b by the power of a motor (not shown). The thermal head 7a is an example of a print head that prints on the tape 13. The thermal head 7a prints on the tape 13 by applying heat to the tape 13 being transported. The tape 13 transported along the transport path is cut by a cutter 8a of a cutting unit 8 at a cutting position C between a printing position P where the tape 13 and the thermal head 7a contact each other on the transport path, and a discharge position E corresponding to the discharge port 2b of the device housing 2.

[0027] Cutter 8a is an example of a cutter that cuts tape 13, and is a full cutter that cuts the entire tape 13 along a cut line of tape 13 located at cut position C, separating it into two pieces. For example, if tape 13 is a print medium that includes a substrate having an adhesive tape layer and a separator that is a protective layer that protects the adhesive tape layer, cutter 8a cuts both the substrate and the separator, separating each of the substrate and the separator into two pieces.

[0028] It should be noted that the cutting unit 8 may be provided with a half cutter in addition to the cutter 8a. The half cutter cuts the tape 13 so that both sides of the tape 13 at the half-cut position, which is the boundary of the cut line, remain integrated due to the uncut portions. For example, if the tape 13 is a print medium including a substrate and a separator, the half cutter cuts only the substrate and does not cut the separator. It should be noted that the half cutter may cut the tape 13 so that a perforation is formed in the tape 13.

[0029] The printing device 1 may further be provided with a pair of discharge rollers 9a and 9b that clamp the tape 13 between the cutting position C and the discharge position E on the transport path and assist in transporting the tape 13. For example, when the tape 13 is cut by the cutter 8a, the discharge rollers 9a and 9b operate so that the tape 13 located downstream of the cutting position C in the transport direction is transported.

[0030] Fig. 4 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of a printing device according to an embodiment. The printing device 1 illustrated in Fig. 4 includes a control unit 100, a storage unit 120, an input unit 130, a display unit 140, a conveying unit 150, a printing unit 160, a cutting unit 170, a sensor 180, and a communication unit 190.

[0031] The input unit 130 is an input device for inputting various information to the printing device 1, and includes, for example, the above-mentioned keyboard 3. The display unit 140 is a display device for displaying various information to a user of the printing device 1, and includes, for example, the above-mentioned display 5.

[0032] The transport unit 150 transports the tape 13 under the control of the control unit 100. The transport unit 150 includes, for example, the platen roller 6, a motor connected to the platen roller 6, a drive circuit that drives the motor, and an encoder that detects the number of rotations (rotation angle) of the platen roller 6.

[0033] The printing section 160 prints on the tape 13 under the control of the control section 100. The printing section 160 corresponds to the above-mentioned printing unit 7, and includes, for example, a thermal head 7a, a drive circuit that drives the heat generating elements of the thermal head 7a, and a thermistor that detects the temperature of the thermal head 7a.

[0034] The cutting section 170 cuts the tape 13 under the control of the control section 100. The cutting section 170 corresponds to the above-mentioned cutting unit 8, and includes, for example, a cutter 8a, a motor connected to the cutter 8a, a drive circuit that drives the motor, and a pair of discharge rollers 9a and 9b.

[0035] The control unit 100 controls the transport unit 150, the printing unit 160, and the cutting unit 170. The control unit 100 controls the operation of one or more of the transport unit 150, the printing unit 160, and the cutting unit 170, thereby controlling the execution of the printing process and the print cancel process in the printing device 1.

[0036] The above-mentioned control by the control unit 100 (i.e., print processing and print cancel processing) is performed by, for example, a processor such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) executing a program stored in the storage unit 120. The control unit 100 may include an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array), an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), or the like.

[0037] The storage unit 120 stores various programs executed by a processor serving as the control unit 100, various data used when executing the programs, etc. The storage unit 120 includes a random access memory (RAM) 121 and a read only memory (ROM) 122.

[0038] The sensor 180 detects, for example, whether or not the tape adapter 11 is attached, and also detects the width of the tape 13 supplied from the attached tape adapter 11. The communication unit 190 is a communication interface that communicates with the information processing device 1000.

[0039] For example, when the printing device 1 configured as described above receives a print instruction including a label image from the information processing device 1000, it performs a print process to print the label image on the tape 13 and creates a label. Also, for example, when the printing device 1 receives a print cancel instruction including a label image from the information processing device 1000 while executing a print process, it forcibly cancels the print process and performs post-processing to eliminate the inconvenience caused by the print cancel. Note that hereinafter, the process of forcibly canceling the print process and the subsequent post-processing will be collectively referred to as the print cancel process.

[0040] Fig. 5 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of an information processing device 1000 according to an embodiment. Although not particularly limited, the information processing device 1000 may include, for example, a processor 1001, a memory 1002, an input interface 1003, an output interface 1004, and a communication interface 1005, which may be connected via a bus, as shown in Fig. 5. The processor 1001 executes a program stored in the memory 1002, whereby a print instruction or a print cancel instruction is transmitted from the information processing device 1000 to the printing device 1.

[0041] FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the state of the print medium from the start of printing to the stop of printing in a conventional printing device. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the state of the print medium from after printing is stopped to the end of reprinting in a conventional printing device. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an example of an operation method of a printing device according to an embodiment. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing the state of the print medium from the start of printing to the stop of printing in a printing device according to an embodiment. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing the state of the print medium from after printing is stopped to the end of reprinting in a printing device according to an embodiment. Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 6 to FIG. 10, the print cancelation process performed in the printing device 1 according to the present embodiment in response to a print cancel instruction will be specifically described, focusing on the difference from the process performed in a conventional printing device.

[0042] First, the process performed by the conventional printing device 1 in response to a print cancel instruction will be described with reference to FIGS.

[0043] Before printing starts, as shown in FIG. 6(a), the leading end of the tape 13 is located at the cut position C. For example, when a print instruction to print "ABC" is input to a conventional printing device, the conventional printing device starts a print process, and the transport unit transports the tape 13 and the printing unit prints on the tape 13. If a user subsequently notices that the character string to be printed is "abc" instead of "ABC" and inputs a print stop instruction to the conventional printing device when, for example, "B" has been printed, the conventional printing device immediately and forcibly stops the print process being executed. In other words, the transport unit stops transporting the tape 13 and the printing unit stops printing on the tape 13. As a result, as shown in FIG. 6(b), a state occurs in which the tape 13 on which "AB" is printed remains downstream of the printing position P in the printing device.

[0044] In this state, if the user inputs a second print instruction to print "abc" into the conventional printing device, the conventional printing device will start new printing immediately after "B" printed by the stopped printing process, as shown in Figure 7(a). As a result, when printing is completed, a label will be created on which both the content "AB" printed partway through the stopped printing process and the content "abc" printed according to the second print instruction are printed, as shown in Figure 7(b).

[0045] In order to avoid such inconvenience, in conventional printing devices, after stopping printing, the user must perform the additional task of removing the printed portion of tape 13 from inside the printing device, which places a burden on the user.

[0046] Next, the print cancel process performed by the printing device 1 of this embodiment in response to a print cancel instruction will be described with reference to Fig. 8 to Fig. 10. In the printing device 1, when a print cancel instruction is input, the control unit 100 executes the print cancel process shown in Fig. 8 in order to avoid the inconvenience and burden on the user that occurs in the conventional printing devices described above. Note that the following description will be given by taking as an example a case in which, as in Figs. 6 and 7, a print instruction to print "ABC" is input, then a print cancel instruction is input when printing has been completed up to "B", and then a print instruction to print "abc" is input.

[0047] When a user performs a predetermined operation corresponding to canceling printing, for example, an operation to cancel a print instruction on the information processing device 1000, a print cancel instruction is input from the information processing device 1000 to the printing device 1, and the process shown in FIG. 8 is started.

[0048] First, the control unit 100 forcibly stops the printing process (step S1). That is, it stops the transportation of the tape 13 by the transport unit 150 and the printing on the tape 13 by the printing unit 160. As a result, the printing that started from the state shown in Fig. 9(a) is stopped, and a state occurs in which the printed area of ​​the tape 13 (the portion where "AB" is printed) remains downstream of the printing position P in the printer 1, as shown in Fig. 9(b). The process of step S1 is similar to the process performed by conventional printers.

[0049] After forcibly canceling the print process, the control unit 100 thereafter prohibits interrupt processing (step S2). The interrupt processing may be prohibited at least until the print cancel processing shown in Fig. 8 is completed. The control unit 100 may, for example, release the prohibition of the interrupt processing after detecting the completion of the print cancel processing shown in Fig. 8. The control unit 100 may also release the prohibition of the interrupt processing after waiting for a predetermined time to elapse, for example.

[0050] When the interrupt process is prohibited, the control unit 100 controls the transport unit 150 to execute the transport process (step S3). Here, the control unit 100 controls the transport unit 150 (platen roller 6) to transport the printed area of ​​the tape 13 (the portion where "AB" is printed) in the transport direction from the thermal head 7a toward the cutter 8a. More specifically, the control unit 100 controls the transport unit 150 (platen roller 6) to transport the printed area to a position downstream of the cutter 8a in the transport direction. As a result, as shown in FIG. 9(c), the portion of the tape 13 where "AB" is printed is located downstream of the cutting position C.

[0051] In step S3, the control unit 100 controls the transport unit 150 in response to a predetermined operation corresponding to the interruption of printing so as to transport the tape 13 in the transport direction at least the distance between the thermal head 7a and the cutter 8a, because this causes the printed area to move downstream of the cutter 8a.

[0052] When the conveying process is completed, the control unit 100 controls the cutting unit 170 to execute the cutting process (step S4). Here, the control unit 100 controls the cutter 8a to cut the tape 13 after the conveying unit 150 conveys the tape 13 in step S3. As a result, as shown in FIG. 9(d), the portion printed by the stopped printing process is cut off from the tape 13 and discharged outside the printer 1, and the print cancel process shown in FIG. 8 is completed.

[0053] As a result, even if the printing process is stopped midway, the tape 13 in the printer 1 will be in the same state as if the printing process had been completed normally to the end. Therefore, when the user inputs a second print instruction to the printer 1 to print "abc", the printer 1 will perform new printing as shown in Figure 10(a), and when printing is complete, a label will be created with only the requested print content, "abc", printed on it, as shown in Figure 10(b).

[0054] In this way, with the printer 1, after canceling printing, the user does not need to remove the portion of the paper that was printed before the printing was canceled from the printer 1, and the burden of the work that the user must perform after canceling printing can be reduced. Also, after canceling printing, the unnecessary portion is automatically cut off from the tape 13, so unlike when the user does it themselves, there is no omission of work and the unnecessary portion can be removed reliably. Furthermore, by prohibiting interrupt processing, it is possible to prevent the print cancellation processing from ending midway and ensure that the print cancellation processing is executed reliably.

[0055] The above-described embodiments are illustrative examples for the purpose of facilitating understanding of the invention, and the present invention is not limited to these embodiments. The printing device, the printing device operation method, and the program can be modified and changed in various ways without departing from the scope of the claims.

[0056] Fig. 11 is a flowchart showing another example of an operation method of a printing device according to an embodiment. In the above-described embodiment, an example in which the printing device 1 performs the print cancel process shown in Fig. 8 has been shown, but the print cancel process performed by the printing device 1 is not limited to this example. For example, the print cancel process shown in Fig. 11 may be performed. Note that the print cancel process shown in Fig. 11 differs from the print cancel process shown in Fig. 9 in that the control unit 100 does not perform a cutting process after a conveying process. Other points are the same, and the processes from step S11 to step S13 are the same as the processes from step S1 to step S3 in Fig. 9.

[0057] When the printing device 1 performs the print cancellation process shown in Fig. 11, after canceling printing, the user can simply operate the cutter 8a and cut the tape 13 with the cutter 8a to remove unnecessary portions from the tape 13. This reduces the burden of work that the user must perform after canceling printing. Also, by having the printing device 1 perform the print cancellation process shown in Fig. 11, the printing device 1 does not necessarily need to have an electric cutter. This is therefore also applicable to cases where the printing device 1 only has a manual cutter that is operated by the user operating a lever or the like.

[0058] In the above embodiment, an example was shown in which interrupt processing was prohibited when a print cancel instruction was input, but interrupt processing may be restricted instead of being prohibited. Interrupt processing may be restricted so that only predetermined interrupt processing is not accepted. For example, if the power is forcibly turned off during print cancel processing, the print cancel processing is interrupted midway, which is undesirable. For this reason, the control unit 100 may restrict interrupt processing so that an interrupt processing to turn off the power is not accepted during print cancel processing.

[0059] In the above embodiment, the information processing device 1000 transmits a print instruction or a print cancel instruction to the printing device 1, but the printing device 1 may operate according to a print instruction or a print cancel instruction input using the keyboard 3 of the printing device 1. For example, the control unit 100 of the printing device 1 may perform a print process according to a print instruction input using the keyboard 3 of the printing device 1, and may control the conveying unit 150 and the cutting unit 170 to perform a print cancel process in response to a predetermined operation (e.g., pressing the power button of the printing device 1) corresponding to the cancellation of printing performed by a user on the printing device 1 during the print process. In addition, the print instruction and the print cancel instruction may be input from different devices. For example, one of the print instruction and the print cancel instruction may be input from the information processing device 1000, and the other may be input from the printing device 1. [Explanation of symbols]

[0060] 1 Printing device 6 Platen roller 7a Thermal head 8a Cutter 13 Tape 100 Control section 150 Conveyor 160 Printing Department 170 Cutting section 1000, 1000a to 1000c Information processing device C Cut position P Print position

Claims

1. a print head that prints on a tape-shaped print medium; a conveying unit that conveys the print medium; a cutter that cuts the print medium; a control unit that controls the transport unit to transport the printed area of ​​the print medium in a transport direction from the print head toward the cutter in response to a predetermined operation corresponding to the cancellation of the printing. A printing device characterized by:

2. a print head that prints on a tape-shaped print medium; a conveying unit that conveys the print medium; a cutter that cuts the print medium; a control unit that controls the transport unit to transport the print medium in a transport direction from the print head toward the cutter by a distance between the print head and the cutter in response to a predetermined operation corresponding to the suspension of printing. A printing device characterized by:

3. 3. The printing device according to claim 1, wherein: The control unit controls the cutter in response to the predetermined operation so as to cut the print medium after the medium is conveyed by the conveyance unit. A printing device characterized by:

4. 3. The printing device according to claim 1, wherein: The control unit limits interrupt processing in response to the predetermined operation. A printing device characterized by:

5. In the printing device according to claim 4, The control unit releases the restriction on the interrupt process after detecting the end of the print cancel process or after a predetermined time has elapsed. A printing device characterized by:

6. In the printing device according to claim 3, the predetermined operation is an operation to cancel a print instruction, The control unit completes cutting of the print medium before receiving a next print instruction. A printing device characterized by:

7. A method of operating a printing device having a print head, a transport unit, and a cutter, comprising: In response to a predetermined operation corresponding to the suspension of printing performed by the print head on the tape-shaped print medium, the transport unit is controlled so as to transport the printed area of ​​the print medium in a transport direction from the print head toward the cutter. A method of operation characterized by:

8. A method of operating a printing device having a print head, a transport unit, and a cutter, comprising: In response to a predetermined operation corresponding to the suspension of printing performed by the print head on the tape-shaped print medium, the transport unit is controlled so as to transport the print medium in a transport direction from the print head toward the cutter by a distance between the print head and the cutter. A method of operation characterized by:

9. A computer of a printing device having a print head, a conveying unit, and a cutter is In response to a predetermined operation corresponding to the suspension of printing performed by the print head on the tape-shaped print medium, the transport unit is controlled so as to transport the printed area of ​​the print medium in a transport direction from the print head toward the cutter. A program characterized by executing a process.

10. A computer of a printing device having a print head, a conveying unit, and a cutter is In response to a predetermined operation corresponding to the suspension of printing performed by the print head on the tape-shaped print medium, the transport unit is controlled so as to transport the print medium in a transport direction from the print head toward the cutter by a distance between the print head and the cutter. A program characterized by executing a process.

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