Image recording apparatus

Abstract

To provide an image recording apparatus in which a substrate mismatch error does not occur during substrate replacement, a mismatch error is notified at a start of printing on the substrate, and substrate replacement is facilitated.SOLUTION: An image recording apparatus that records an image on a substrate includes a supply unit that supplies a mounted substrate, a recording part that performs recording on the substrate supplied by the supply unit, a determination part that determines a substrate type of the substrate supplied from the supply unit, a setting part that sets a substrate type of a substrate to be used for recording, a judgment part that judges whether or not the substrate type determined by the determination part matches the substrate type set by the setting part, and a notification part that notifies an error when the judgment part judges that the substrate types do not match. The notification part does not notify the error until preparation for supplying the substrate by the supply unit is completed.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present disclosure relates to an image recording device, and more particularly to an image recording device that distinguishes between substrates. [Background technology]

[0002] The image recording device controls its recording operation etc. in accordance with the substrate used for recording. In such an image recording device, when the substrate is replaced with a different type of substrate, substrate information is updated so as to prevent a substrate mismatch error state in the image recording device.

[0003] In Patent Document 1, an image recording device removes roll paper as a substrate from its mounting unit, receives new substrate information from a host device, updates the roll paper information, and then mounts the new roll paper in the mounting unit. After this update, the image recording device then determines whether the new roll paper matches the current substrate information. This configuration prevents substrate mismatch errors from occurring during the process of replacing the substrate and updating the information. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2009-208418 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] However, in Patent Document 1, the process for substrate replacement is limited to updating substrate information and then mounting a new substrate on the device. Therefore, a substrate mismatch error may occur during the process of substrate replacement and its update settings, i.e., during substrate replacement. For example, if an attempt is made to update substrate information after mounting a new substrate in the reverse order, a substrate mismatch error occurs in Patent Document 1.

[0006] In this way, if a substrate mismatch error occurs during substrate replacement, the user must move from the substrate installation position to the position where the substrate mismatch error is displayed to check the situation. In particular, with a relatively large image recording device, the distance to move to the two positions mentioned above is long, which requires the user to take time and effort to check, reducing the convenience of operation.

[0007] An object of the present disclosure is to provide an image recording device that can prevent a substrate mismatch error from occurring during substrate replacement and prevent a decrease in operational convenience. [Means for solving the problem]

[0008] The present disclosure relates to an image recording device that records an image on a substrate, comprising: a supply unit that supplies an attached substrate; a recording unit that records on the substrate supplied by the supply unit; a discrimination unit that discriminates the substrate type of the substrate supplied from the supply unit; a setting means that sets the substrate type of the substrate to be used for recording; a judgment means that judges whether the substrate type discriminated by the discrimination unit matches the substrate type set by the setting means; and a notification means that notifies an error when the judgment means determines that the substrate types do not match, wherein the notification means does not report the error until the supply unit is ready to supply the substrate. [Effects of the Invention]

[0009] According to the present disclosure, a mismatch error notification is not issued when the substrate is replaced, but rather, when printing of the substrate begins, a mismatch is determined based on the substrate data and a mismatch error notification is sent, thereby preventing unnecessary mismatch error notifications from being issued before printing begins, and allowing the user to set substrate information or replace the substrate in any order. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0010] [Figure 1] 1 is a side view showing an image recording apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention; [Figure 2]3A and 3B are schematic diagrams showing units according to the present embodiment along a transport path of the transport unit. [Figure 3] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a control unit of the image recording apparatus according to the present embodiment. [Figure 4] 5 is a flowchart showing a process for determining a substrate in the image recording device according to the present embodiment. [Figure 5] FIG. 1A is a diagram showing the transport unit when the main body cover of the image recording device according to this embodiment is closed, and FIG. 1B is a diagram showing the transport unit when the main body cover of the image recording device according to this embodiment is opened. [Figure 6] 10 is a flowchart showing a process instructed to start printing in the image recording apparatus according to the present embodiment. [Figure 7] FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a screen of an operation panel of the image recording apparatus according to the present embodiment. [Figure 8] 10 is a flowchart showing a process instructed to start printing in an image recording apparatus according to another embodiment. [Figure 9] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a screen of an operation panel of an image recording apparatus according to another embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0011] The embodiments for carrying out the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the dimensions, materials, shapes, and relative positions of the components of the embodiments described below may be changed as appropriate depending on the configuration and various conditions of the image recording device to which the present disclosure is applied. The scope of the present disclosure is not limited to the embodiments described below.

[0012] First Embodiment FIG. 1 is a side view showing an image recording apparatus 1 according to this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the image recording apparatus 1 includes a feeding unit 10 that expedites the delivery of a roll-shaped substrate and a winding unit 40 that winds up the substrate. A transport unit 50 is provided between these units 10 and 40. Image forming units 20 are provided along the transport path defined by the transport unit 50. Specifically, the image forming units 20 include a white image forming unit 23 (see FIG. 2) located upstream in the transport direction and a color image forming unit 24 (see FIG. 2) located downstream. The transport unit 50 includes an upstream transport roller pair 12 (see FIG. 2) and a downstream transport roller 15 (see FIG. 2), as well as meandering correction units corresponding to the white image and color image forming units. The control unit 30 includes an operation panel and a controller unit and a print engine unit (both of which are shown in FIG. 3) that execute controls, such as those described later in FIG. 4, in response to operations performed via the operation panel. The control unit 30 controls the transport unit 50 to transport the roll-shaped substrate stored in the feeding unit 10 through the image forming sections of the two image forming units 20. The image forming unit 20 then forms an image on the substrate, and the transport unit 50 transports the substrate with the image formed thereon to the winding unit 40 via a downstream transport path. The winding unit 40 winds up the substrate with the image formed thereon. The wound substrate can then be cut and removed.

[0013] The substrate in this embodiment is a material that can be rolled up and on which an image can be formed by the image forming unit 20. For example, the substrate can be a film or paper. The substrate can also be a release paper with a label attached.

[0014] FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing each unit according to the present embodiment along the transport path of the transport unit 50. As shown in FIG. 2, dancer rollers (not shown) are provided on the transport path between the feeding unit 10 and the main transport section 12 of the image forming unit 20, and between the sub-transport section 15 of the image forming unit 20 and the winding unit 40 to prevent slack in the substrate. A splicing mechanism 11 and a substrate pressing mechanism 26 are also provided between the feeding unit 10 and the image forming unit 20. The feeding unit 10 holds a roll of substrate, for example, with a total length of 1,000 meters. The splicing mechanism 11 and the substrate pressing mechanism 26 are located approximately one meter downstream of the feeding unit 10 that holds the substrate.

[0015] The splice mechanism 11 is desk-shaped with a flat portion and has a groove corresponding to the width direction of the substrate for cutting the substrate with a cutter. This allows the substrate to be cut by the cutter in the splice mechanism 11. The cut substrate can also be spliced ​​to a new substrate with splice tape in the splice mechanism 11. The substrate holding mechanism 26 has a rubber member (not shown) that moves up and down in response to a switch (not shown), thereby holding down the substrate and preventing it from moving. After the splice mechanism 11 cuts the substrate, the substrate holding mechanism 26 releases the substrate. This allows a new substrate to be loaded into the feeding unit 10. The leading end of the replaced new substrate is then moved to the splice mechanism 11, where the substrate holding mechanism 26 holds down the leading end of the new substrate and splices the leading end of the new substrate to the trailing end of the cut substrate remaining in the substrate holding mechanism 26 with splice tape. Thereafter, the substrate pressing mechanism 26 releases the substrate, and the substrate is transported by the rollers of the main transport section 12 and the sub-transport section 15 when the user presses the substrate feed button (see FIG. 5).

[0016] During this transport, the portion where the substrates are connected with the splice tape in the splice mechanism 11 (hereinafter referred to as the "splice portion") may have a thickness greater than a certain level depending on the type of splice tape and the method of connection. For this reason, to avoid fluctuations when the substrates are transported by the main transport unit 12 and the sub-transport unit 15, the user first moves the splice portion downstream of the sub-transport unit 15. This substrate transport completes the substrate replacement work.

[0017] Furthermore, a step at the splice portion is detected as the substrate is transported. That is, a splice sensor 27 is disposed adjacent to the main transport unit 12 and detects a step of a predetermined thickness or more in the substrate as the substrate is transported (splice portion detection unit). This allows the print controller 202 (see FIG. 3) of the control unit 30 to know the presence and position of the splice portion in the substrate. In this embodiment, the splice sensor 27 is a laser displacement meter that can detect a step in the substrate by irradiating the substrate with a laser and receiving the light reflected from the substrate.

[0018] When the splice sensor 27 detects a splice portion, the print controller 202 (see FIG. 3) determines that a new substrate has been loaded into the feeding unit 10. When the splice sensor 27 detects a splice portion, it determines the position of an encoder (not shown), thereby making it possible to determine the position of the splice portion to be attached to the substrate. When the splice sensor 27 detects a step in the substrate during printing, the print controller 202 (see FIG. 3) reports an error and prevents the splice portion from hitting the recording head, which is in the lowered position, as the substrate is transported.

[0019] An information acquisition sensor 19 is provided between the first recording section 23 of the image forming unit 20 and the main transport section 12. This information acquisition sensor 19 is movable up and down relative to the substrate transport path, and when acquiring data for substrate discrimination, it descends to acquire substrate data.

[0020] The information acquisition sensor 19 in this embodiment is, for example, a CIS sensor (contact image sensor), which acquires substrate information by capturing an image of the unevenness of the substrate surface. The imaging and detection using this CIS sensor directly captures the shadows caused by the unevenness of the substrate surface, allowing for accurate substrate identification based on the unevenness image. The substrate identification can be performed using a machine-learned model based on the substrate information in the unevenness image obtained by the information acquisition sensor 19 to determine the substrate or substrate type, as described below. This substrate or substrate type determination is basically performed by identifying and mutually distinguishing the unevenness of, for example, coated paper A, coated paper B, uncoated paper C, and uncoated paper D. This also makes it possible to distinguish between coated paper, which combines the unevenness of coated paper A and coated paper B, and uncoated paper, which combines the unevenness of uncoated paper C and uncoated paper D. That is, when it is possible to distinguish between individual substrates (coated paper A, coated paper B, uncoated paper C, uncoated paper D), it is also possible to distinguish between grouped substrate types (coated paper, uncoated paper).

[0021] The substrate information may also be combined with data other than the unevenness obtained by the CIS sensor, such as brightness. In other embodiments, the information acquisition sensor 19 may be a sensor that directly measures the paper thickness, or a sensor that acquires information by adding additional data, such as an ultrasonic sensor.

[0022] Furthermore, a specific substrate or substrate type may be defined for the substrate using a trained model based on machine learning from the substrate information acquired by the information acquisition sensor 19. For example, although the method of acquiring information based on unevenness and brightness using a CIS sensor has been described, information may also be acquired by adding additional data, such as a sensor that directly measures the thickness of the substrate or an ultrasonic sensor.

[0023] It is desirable that the imaging and detection of the substrate by the information acquisition sensor 19 described above images the substrate being transported at a constant speed. Therefore, as will be described in detail later, imaging and detection for information acquisition are started when the splice portion is downstream of the information acquisition sensor 19 while being transported using the substrate feed button. At this time, the print controller 202 transports the substrate at a substrate feed speed of 4.5 mpm, and acquires substrate information when the speed becomes constant.

[0024] The first recording section (white image forming unit) 23 of the image forming unit 20 is a recording section corresponding to white and is arranged downstream of the main conveying section 12, and the second recording section (color image forming unit) 24 of the image forming unit 20 is a recording section corresponding to color and is arranged downstream of the first recording section 23.

[0025] The first recording unit 23 has a white head 20a, which is a line head, and the white head 20a includes a head for primer ink to fix white and a head for white. With the line head fixed, recording is performed on the substrate by transporting the substrate. A white image is recorded by ejecting white ink from the white head 20a onto the substrate transported in the recording direction 18.

[0026] When recording on a substrate in the first recording unit 23, the ink ejected onto the substrate is dried and cooled in the white fixing area 21. The white fixing area 21 is provided with a heater and fan that functions as a dryer to dry the ink. After the ink has dried, a cooler equipped with a fan cools the substrate that has been heated by the dryer.

[0027] After the substrate on which the white image has been recorded is cooled, the substrate is transported to the second recording unit 24. A sensor 22 in the second recording unit 24 reads the eye marks recorded with white ink on the surface of the substrate as described above. The color head 13, which is a line head, ejects color inks onto the substrate transported in the recording direction 18 in accordance with the read position, thereby recording a color image on the white image. If white recording is not required, only the color image may be recorded. In other words, if the substrate is made of a white material rather than a transparent film, recording on the substrate may be performed in the second recording unit 24 without recording on the substrate in the first recording unit 23.

[0028] Meanwhile, when recording on a substrate in the second recording unit 24, the color inks ejected onto the substrate are dried and cooled in the color fixing area 14. Similar to the white fixing area 21, the color fixing area 14 is equipped with a heater and fan as a dryer to dry the ink. After the ink has dried, a cooler equipped with a fan cools the substrate that has been heated by the dryer. After the color-recorded substrate has been cooled, it passes through the sub-conveyance unit 15 and is transported to the winding unit 40, where it is wound up. The substrate is then cut in the cutting unit 16, allowing the substrate on which recording has been completed to be removed from the winding unit 40. The leading edge of the substrate remaining after cutting is attached to the winding unit 40 with tape for the next recording.

[0029] 3 is a block diagram showing a control unit 30 of the image recording apparatus according to this embodiment. The control unit 30 includes a controller unit 100 that controls the image recording apparatus, and a print engine unit 200 that controls the print engine.

[0030] The print controller 202 of the print engine unit 200 controls various mechanisms of the print engine unit 200 according to instructions from the main controller 101 of the controller unit 100 .

[0031] In the controller unit 100, a main controller 101 configured by a CPU controls the image recording device using a RAM 105 as a work area in accordance with programs and various parameters stored in a ROM 106. For example, when a recording job is input from a host device 300 via a host I / F 102, the main controller 101 recognizes the recording job and displays the input job on an operation panel 103 (described later).

[0032] When the main controller 101 detects that the record execution button on the operation panel 103 has been pressed, it determines whether the substrate or substrate type set on the operation panel 103 matches the result of the substrate identification. If the determination result does not match, the main controller 101 displays a mismatch error shown in FIG. 7, which will be described later. If the determination result matches, the image processing unit 107 performs predetermined image processing on the image data in the order in which it was input, in accordance with instructions from the main controller 101. Then, the main controller 101 sends the image data that has undergone image processing to the print engine unit 200 via the print engine I / F 104.

[0033] The main controller 101 may acquire image data from a connected external storage device (for example, a USB memory). The operation panel 103 is a mechanism through which the user performs input or output to the image recording device. The user can use the operation panel 103 to instruct recording execution and substrate feeding operations, set the recording mode, and recognize information about the image recording device. In this embodiment, the operation panel 103 is also a substrate setting mechanism configured to set the substrate or substrate type. The operation panel 103 is a touch panel, and a mouse or keyboard can be connected to allow input.

[0034] In the print engine unit 200, a print controller 202 configured by a CPU controls various mechanisms of the image recording device using a RAM 204 as a work area in accordance with programs and various parameters stored in a ROM 203. Various commands and image data are received via a controller I / F 201, and the print controller 202 stores the received image data in the RAM 204.

[0035] The print controller 202 causes the image processing controller 205 to convert the stored image data into recording data, and the white head 20a and the color heads 13 can use the recording data to record on the substrate. In detail, when the recording data is generated, the print controller 202 causes the white head 20a and the color heads 13 to perform a recording operation based on the recording data via the head I / F 206. At this time, the print controller 202 drives the feeding unit 10, the main transport unit 12, the sub-transport unit 15, and the winding unit 40 via the transport control unit 207, and controls the transport of the substrate in the feed direction or rewind direction.

[0036] The print controller 202 determines whether the substrate holding mechanism 26 (see FIG. 1) has been operated and whether the splice sensor 27 has detected a splice portion via the transport control unit 207. When the substrate holding mechanism 26 has been operated and a splice portion has been detected, the print controller 202 determines that the substrate has been replaced.

[0037] 5, which will be described later, is pressed, the print controller 202 can detect that the substrate feed button has been pressed. When the substrate feed button is pressed, the print controller 202 drives the feeding unit 10, the main transport unit 12, the sub-transport unit 15, and the winding unit 40, which are shown in FIG. 2, at specified speeds via the transport control unit 207.

[0038] When the print controller 202 determines that the substrate has been replaced and decides to perform a substrate discrimination operation, the print controller 202 drives the information acquisition sensor 19 via the transport control unit 207 to acquire data on the substrate.

[0039] The substrate is identified as a specific substrate or substrate type using a machine-learned model based on substrate data acquired by the print controller 202. The identified substrate or substrate type is transmitted to the controller unit via the controller IF 201 and stored in the ROM 106.

[0040] The main controller 101 determines whether the substrate discrimination result stored when the print start command is given matches the substrate information set on the operation panel 103, and if there is a mismatch, notifies the user by displaying a mismatch error or warning on the operation panel 103.

[0041] Similarly, the print controller 202 drives the color fixing area 14 and the white fixing area 21 via the fixing control unit 211, thereby driving the heater and fan that serve as dryers, and the fan that serves as a cooler. The print controller 202 also performs alignment by controlling the ejection timing based on a signal from the sensor 22. Therefore, in accordance with instructions from the print controller 202, the color head 13 and the white head 20a perform a recording operation on the substrate in conjunction with the substrate transport operation, and recording processing is performed.

[0042] The color head 13 and white head 20a can move up and down; for example, the color head 13 and white head 20a descend when recording on a substrate, but rise when performing maintenance. The head carriage control unit 208 changes the up and down position of the color head 13 depending on the maintenance status and recording status of the image recording device.

[0043] The ink supply control unit 209 controls the ink supply unit so that the pressure of the ink supplied to the color head 13 falls within an appropriate range.

[0044] When performing maintenance operations on the color head 13 or the white head 20a, the maintenance control unit 210 moves the maintenance unit to below the raised head, and controls head maintenance operations such as capping and wiping.

[0045] Table 1 shows information about each substrate that can be used in this embodiment. JPEG2025175590000002.jpg88166Table 1

[0046] Regarding the substrates that can be used in the image recording device of this embodiment, particularly the substrates used for label printing, substrates can be ordered in any combination, including surface substrates, adhesives, release papers, and release films.

[0047] For example, in Table 1, Company A, which provides substrates No. 1 to No. 3, uses the same surface substrate, coated paper 1, but the adhesives are a combination of permanent adhesive, re-peelable, and low-adhesion types, and the release paper uses the same release film 1. Because No. 1 to No. 3 have the same surface substrate but different adhesives, they are named as coated paper A, coated paper B, and coated paper C. Similarly, No. 4 uses the release paper of No. 1 but with release paper 1, and its substrate name is coated paper D. In this embodiment, these substrates with the same surface substrate are treated as the same substrate type, namely, coated paper. Furthermore, even if the adhesive, release paper, and release film are different, as in No. 5 and No. 6, they are treated as the same substrate type, uncoated paper, because the surface substrate is the same. Similarly, as in No. 7 and No. 8, even if the adhesive is the same but the release paper and release film are different, they are treated as the same synthetic paper with the same surface substrate. The same applies to films No. 9 and No. 10, and low heat-resistant films No. 11 and No. 12, which are treated as film and low heat-resistant film substrates, respectively. Nos. 13 to 15 are substrates provided by another company, Company B, and the surface substrate is a different substrate from that of Company A.

[0048] If the surface substrate is a coated paper, the substrate type is treated as the same coated paper. In this way, the surface substrate, adhesive, and release paper / release film can be freely combined. For example, even if only the adhesive is changed, the substrate name will be a different substrate name.

[0049] In this embodiment, the surface substrates are classified into five types, which are indicated as "substrate type" in Table 1: coated paper, uncoated paper, synthetic paper, general film, and low heat-resistant film, and the "substrate type" is determined to be one of the five types using the information acquisition sensor 19. The specific method for this determination is described below.

[0050] As described above, the information acquisition sensor 19 detects unevenness on the substrate surface. The information acquisition sensor 19 then uses a machine learning model to determine in advance which substrate type the unevenness corresponds to and stores the result as a table. If the detected unevenness features are assumed to be A, B, C, D, E, etc., then in this embodiment, the table associates these with Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, etc. in Table 1, respectively. That is, the unevenness information is not directly associated with the "substrate type," but is associated with the "substrate" itself (those distinguished as Nos. 1, etc. in Table 1). Furthermore, if the acquired unevenness information is, for example, B, then the table associates it with No. 2 substrate, and the "substrate type" is determined to be "coated paper" (discrimination unit).

[0051] In this embodiment, the substrate is identified by the "substrate type" in Table 1, but as is clear from the above explanation, it is also possible to identify the substrate by the "substrate name" or "substrate surface" in Table 1. In this regard, in this specification, when referring to the "substrate type" in relation to the target of substrate identification, this can also include identifying the "substrate name" or "substrate surface."

[0052] 4 is a flowchart showing the process of identifying the substrate in the image recording device according to this embodiment. After confirming that the substrate has been replaced and acquiring substrate data (e.g., information about the unevenness of the substrate surface) of the substrate using the information acquisition sensor 19, the substrate is identified and stored by comparing it with the substrate data stored in a table in the image recording device (identification unit). In this embodiment, both substrate name and substrate type identification can be performed using the same procedure, so substrate identification includes both substrate name identification and substrate type identification.

[0053] As shown in FIG. 4, in step S100, the process of identifying the substrate begins. Because substrate replacement is possible when the image recording device is in a standby state, it is determined whether the image recording device is in a standby state (step S101). If the image recording device is not in a standby state, the process ends. If the image recording device is in a standby state, it is determined whether the substrate holding mechanism 26 has been opened or closed (step S102). If the substrate holding mechanism has not been opened or closed, the process returns to step S101. If the substrate holding mechanism 26 has been opened or closed, it is determined that the substrate has been replaced in the feeding unit 10.

[0054] Because the splice portion may come into contact with the head during printing, after the substrate is replaced, the splice portion of the substrate must be sent downstream of the sub-transport unit 15. The splice sensor 27 detects any unevenness at the splice portion as the substrate is transported. Therefore, in step S103, the splice sensor 27 determines whether or not it has detected any unevenness at the splice portion. If it has not detected any unevenness at the splice portion, the print controller 202 cannot determine that the substrate has been replaced, and so the process returns to step S101.

[0055] In this embodiment, if the opening and closing of the substrate holding mechanism is detected in step S102 and a splice portion is detected in step S103, the print controller 202 determines that the substrate has been replaced (replacement determination). At this time, the print controller 202 determines that a substrate determination operation will be performed. Note that if the substrate holding mechanism has not opened or closed in step S102 and the splice sensor 27 detects a splice tape when the substrate is fed, it can be determined that the original substrate that will not be replaced has been spliced ​​with the splice tape, and therefore the substrate determination operation is not performed.

[0056] If it is determined in step S103 that the splice sensor 27 has detected a step at the splice portion, the print controller 202 determines whether the splice portion detected when the substrate was being transported has been transported a predetermined distance (α) downstream of the splice sensor 27 (step S104). If it is not determined that the splice portion has been transported the predetermined distance (α), the print controller 202 cannot determine that the replacement of the substrate has been completed, and so the process returns to step S101.

[0057] When the splice portion of the substrate has been sent a predetermined distance (α) downstream of splice sensor 27, information acquisition sensor 19 begins preparations to acquire data of the substrate. In particular, when the splice portion is at a sufficient distance from splice sensor 27 (for example, α is 0.5 m), the splice portion in the substrate is at a sufficient distance from information acquisition sensor 19, and it is possible to avoid the problem of information acquisition sensor 19 identifying the splice portion and acquiring data that differs from the substrate.

[0058] Thereafter, preparations for acquiring substrate data are initiated. First, in step S105, the information acquisition sensor 19 descends and fixes the substrate in order to acquire substrate data via the print controller 202 (step S105). In step S105, the print controller 202 maintains a constant distance between the information acquisition sensor 19 and the substrate, thereby enabling the substrate to be imaged and data acquired. Then, in step S106, the print controller 202 checks whether a substrate feed button other than the lowest speed has been pressed. On the other hand, if the substrate feed button has not been pressed, the print controller 202 repeatedly checks whether it has been pressed. Next, in step S107, processing related to changing the substrate conveyance speed (substrate detection speed) is performed via the print controller 202 (speed change control unit).

[0059] 5(a) and (b) are diagrams showing an operation unit provided on the device body cover for setting the conveying speed. Fig. 5(a) shows the multiple buttons and the conveying speed setting state when the body cover of the image recording device is closed. Since the substrate can be conveyed at high speed when the body cover is closed, in this embodiment, LED 502 indicating the high-speed mode of the conveying unit is lit, and LED 503 indicating the low-speed mode is turned off. In this operation unit, pressing the low-speed substrate feed button (low-speed button) 500 sets the substrate conveying speed to 4.5 mpm, and pressing the high-speed substrate feed button (high-speed button) 501 sets the substrate conveying speed to 20 mpm.

[0060] Here, when detecting the substrate, it is desirable to detect the substrate while transporting it at the same speed. For example, assume that the substrate detection speed for detecting the substrate is 4.5 mpm. Therefore, in step S107, based on the determination of the transport speed set in step S106, if the high-speed mode is set, as shown in Figure 5(a), the substrate transport speed is changed from 20 mpm to 4.5 mpm.

[0061] FIG. 5(b) shows the buttons and conveyance speed when the main body cover of the image recording device is open. As shown in FIG. 5(b), to prevent the risk of the substrate being caught when the main body cover is open, the substrate conveyance speed is reduced, the LED 506 indicating high-speed mode is turned off, and the LED 502 indicating low-speed mode is turned on. When the high-speed substrate feed button 505 on the operation unit shown in FIG. 5(b) is pressed, the substrate conveyance speed is set to 4.5 mpm. When the low-speed substrate feed button 504 is pressed, the substrate conveyance speed is set to 1 mpm. This conveyance speed of 1 mpm is slower than the substrate detection speed. In this case, the data obtained at the detected speed of 4.5 mpm may differ. Therefore, if the set conveyance speed determined in step S106 is 1 mpm, the next substrate discrimination process (S108) is not performed in step S107, and the process returns to step S106 and waits for a button other than the low-speed substrate feed button 504 in low-speed mode to be pressed. On the other hand, in the state shown in Figure 5(b), if the substrate conveying speed determined in step S106 is the substrate detection speed (4.5 mpm), the conveying speed is not changed in step S107, and the substrate can be conveyed without the need for acceleration or deceleration.

[0062] As another example, when the substrate conveying speed is set to 1 mpm, the substrate conveying speed may be changed to 4.5 mpm in step S107 based on the determination in step S106, and the substrate determination process may be performed.

[0063] In step S107, the substrate conveyance speed is set to the substrate detection speed, and then in step S108, substrate discrimination data is acquired and stored by information acquisition sensor 19, which is a CIS sensor. Thereafter, completion of acquisition of substrate discrimination data is confirmed (step S109). Note that if substrate conveyance is stopped during acquisition of substrate discrimination data, it is determined that acquisition of substrate discrimination data is not complete, and the process returns to step S106.

[0064] When it is confirmed that the acquisition of substrate discrimination data has been completed, for example, when substrate data of a length of approximately 1 m is collected at a constant feed speed of 4.5 mpm, the discrimination function releases the substrate nip, and the substrate is identified and stored using the acquired substrate data (step S110).

[0065] The substrate is identified as follows: For example, if the substrate is No. 4 in Table 1, the data detecting the unevenness of the surface of that substrate (unevenness data obtained by imaging the substrate) will be close to the data displaying "Coated Paper Data" in Table 2, which will be described later. In the case of No. 4 substrate in Table 1, comparisons are made with the substrate identification data in Table 2, starting with No. 1, and since they match No. 1 in Table 2, the substrate type of No. 4 substrate in Table 1 is determined to be coated paper.

[0066] Similarly, if substrate No. 5 in Table 1 is used, the data detecting that substrate will not match the substrate identification data Nos. 1 to 4 in Table 2, but will match the uncoated paper data No. 5 in Table 2, so the substrate type is determined to be uncoated paper.

[0067] Although the case where there is a match has been described as an example of a discrimination method, in practice, as described above, substrate discrimination is performed by using a trained model based on machine learning to determine a specific substrate or substrate type. In this embodiment, substrate types are classified into five types: coated paper, uncoated paper, synthetic paper, general film, and low heat-resistant film, and stored.

[0068] On the other hand, it is also possible to distinguish between substrates that are not grouped as in the past, rather than by substrate type, and store the distinguished data. The method for distinguishing the substrate and substrate type may be to distinguish the substrate as described above.

[0069] In this embodiment, in step S110, the substrate is identified and the identified data is stored, but it is also possible to perform a match / mismatch determination and store the result. That is, if the substrate is replaced and the substrate or substrate type is changed using the operation panel, a match / mismatch determination is performed again and the result is overwritten and stored. Once this process is complete, the process returns to step S101, and printing is performed, or the substrate holding mechanism is opened again to replace the substrate, and the above process is repeated.

[0070] In this embodiment, step S110 is configured to identify and store the substrate, but in other embodiments, it may be configured to determine whether the identified substrate matches the set substrate information. In this case, when the substrate is replaced and the substrate information is changed on the operation panel, the determination is performed again and the result is stored.

[0071] Therefore, in this embodiment, if a mismatch is determined when replacing the substrate, the result is stored and no mismatch error notification is issued.

[0072] When step S110 is completed, the process returns to step S101, and if an instruction to start printing is received, the process proceeds to the process shown in Fig. 6, where printing is performed on the substrate. Alternatively, in the standby state, the substrate pressing mechanism 26 can be opened again as necessary, and the process can be repeated, such as replacing the substrate.

[0073] 6 is a flowchart showing the process of instructing the start of printing in the image recording device 1 according to this embodiment. As shown in Fig. 6, when the record execution button on the operation panel 103 is pressed, the main controller 101 detects that the record execution button has been pressed, and instructs the print controller 202 to start printing (step S201).

[0074] When printing is instructed, first, in step S202, the print controller 202 checks whether the substrate pressing mechanism 26 is open or closed, and whether a splice portion has been detected. If the print controller 202 detects neither, it determines that the substrate has not been replaced, and executes printing on the substrate (step S203).

[0075] On the other hand, when the print controller 202 confirms that the substrate pressing mechanism 26 has opened and closed and that a splice portion has been detected, it checks whether the detected splice portion has been transported downstream of the sub-transport unit 15 (step S204). In detail, in this embodiment, it determines whether the splice portion is located approximately 0.5 m downstream of the sub-transport unit 15, and if it determines that the splice portion is not located in that position, that is, that the splice portion has not been transported approximately 0.5 m downstream of the sub-transport unit 15, it determines that the substrate replacement is not complete, displays a paper feed incomplete error (step S205), and ends this process.

[0076] This paper feed incomplete error is an error that displays a message indicating that the substrate should be fed further to the aforementioned position because the splice portion has not been fully fed downstream of the sub-transport unit 15. In this embodiment, since substrates with different substrate widths are being replaced, directly transporting the substrate would result in a jam error. Therefore, if it is determined that the substrate replacement is not complete, a paper feed incomplete error is displayed and processing is terminated. Specifically, when installing and transporting substrates with different substrate widths, various sensors must be adjusted to the substrate width. However, if the sensors are not adjusted to the specified positions, the changed width portion of the substrate may hit the sensor, causing a jam. Therefore, the paper feed incomplete error is displayed in advance, and processing is terminated because, in consideration of installing substrates with different substrate widths, the user must manually advance the substrate to complete the paper feed.

[0077] In another embodiment, when a substrate having the same substrate width is replaced and an incomplete paper feed error is determined, the splice portion of the substrate may be automatically transported downstream of the sub-transport unit 15 to prevent the incomplete paper feed error from occurring or to cancel the incomplete paper feed error.

[0078] On the other hand, if it is confirmed in step S205 that the splice portion is located approximately 0.5 m downstream of the sub-conveyor 15, then preparation for supplying the substrate is complete, and a determination is made in step S206 as to whether the substrate has been identified. Note that the determination of completion of preparation for supplying the substrate may also be made when the splice portion is transported downstream of the color head.

[0079] In step S206, it is determined whether or not substrate identification has been completed based on the substrate identification data acquired in the process described above with reference to Fig. 4. If it is determined that substrate identification has not been completed, printing of the substrate is performed in step S203. On the other hand, if it is determined that substrate identification has been completed, the process proceeds to step S207.

[0080] In step S207, it is determined whether the identified substrate is a substrate other than the pre-registered substrates. Table 2 shows the pre-registered substrates in relation to the substrate discrimination data (obtained data for substrate discrimination). JPEG2025175590000003.jpg123155Table 2

[0081] The substrates indicated as No. 1 to No. 15 in Table 2 are the same as the substrates indicated in Table 1. The substrate information for No. 1 to No. 15 in Table 2 is stored (registered) in the image recording device and is also referred to as preset media.

[0082] When using a substrate with substrate information that is not stored in the image recording device, a new No. 16 is provided, and the substrate name and substrate type are entered according to the characteristics detected by the information acquisition sensor 19, to register the substrate in the image recording device. There are other options besides the substrate name and substrate type, but we will not explain them here. The acquired data for substrate identification is processed data acquired during substrate identification and cannot be entered by the user. Therefore, when using a substrate for the first time and registering that substrate, the acquired data for substrate identification will be empty.

[0083] That is, in step S207, if the substrate discrimination acquisition data for, for example, substrate No. 16 in Table 2 is empty, substrate No. 16 is determined to be the first substrate, and the process proceeds to step S208.

[0084] 4 has already been performed on substrate No. 16, the process of step S110 shown in Fig. 4 selects the substrate discrimination acquisition data that is closest to the preset media based on the characteristics detected by information acquisition sensor 19, and classifies the substrate by the substrate type of the substrate discrimination acquisition data that is closest to the preset media. Then, in step S208, it is determined whether the substrate type of the classified substrate No. 16 matches the substrate type set in the image recording device.

[0085] If the substrate type (coated paper) of substrate No. 16 in Table 2 matches the information (coated paper) set in the image recording device, the data regarding substrate No. 16 is linked in step S209, and then printing is performed in step S203.

[0086] The data related to substrate No. 16 acquired in step S209 is linked as follows: "Coated paper data" is stored in the acquired data for substrate discrimination for blank substrate No. 16 in Table 2. Once the data related to substrate No. 16 is linked in step S209, the substrates scheduled for printing next time and thereafter are compared with the "Coated paper data" acquired data for substrate discrimination for substrate No. 16 to determine whether they match. That is, in step S208, if the substrate type of the substrate set on the operation panel 103 matches the substrate type classified by the detection results, the main controller 101 links the read data to the acquired data for substrate discrimination.

[0087] On the other hand, if the substrate type of substrate No. 16 is set as coated paper on the operation panel 103 and the information (substrate type) determined based on the characteristics detected by the information acquisition sensor 19 is a film substrate, then in step S208 it is determined that the substrate type of the substrate set on the operation panel 103 does not match the substrate type classified based on the detection results. In this case, in step S210, the main controller 101 displays information on the confirmation screen of the operation panel 103 asking whether it is OK to link them.

[0088] If the user confirms in step S210 that it is OK to link the data, the data related to substrate No. 16 is linked in step S209. Note that although the substrate type of substrate No. 16 was set to coated paper, the information (substrate type) determined in the substrate discrimination is film, and the acquired data for substrate discrimination is "film data," so in step S209, the acquired data for substrate discrimination of substrate No. 16 is saved as "film data" in ROM 106, which is a storage area. From then on, although the substrate type of substrate No. 16 is set to coated paper, the substrate discrimination data will be "film data," so no mismatch error will be issued even if film is fed from the next time onwards, but conversely, if coated paper is fed, a mismatch warning will be issued.

[0089] On the other hand, if linking of the data is not possible in step S210, the process proceeds to step S212 described below without linking. This allows the main controller 101 to display a confirmation screen on the operation panel 103, so that if the substrate is set incorrectly and the substrate type acquired by the process shown in Fig. 4 differs from the information set for substrate discrimination, it is possible to prevent incorrect data from being stored in the substrate discrimination acquisition data for that substrate. In this case, it is possible to determine a mismatch in step S212, not store the data in the substrate discrimination acquisition data in Table 2, and select the substrate again.

[0090] Furthermore, if it is determined in step S207 that the substrate is not a first substrate, the process proceeds to step S211, where it is determined whether the substrate type determined for that substrate by the process shown in FIG. 4 matches the substrate type set on the operation panel 103.

[0091] If it is determined in step S211 that they match, the process proceeds to step S203, and printing is performed. If it is determined in step S211 that they do not match, a screen notifying the user of the mismatch (error) is displayed on the operation panel 103 in step S212. As a result, since no error notification is made until step S212, preparation for supplying the substrate can continue.

[0092] In another embodiment, as described above in FIG. 4, if the data relating to the substrate is determined to match or not match the information set in the image recording device and the result is stored, the result may be read out and judged in step S211.

[0093] FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a screen displayed on the operation panel 103 to notify the user of a mismatch. In step S212, the display shown in FIG. 7 allows the user to decide whether or not to continue printing. If printing is to be performed on the specified substrate, the user presses the OK button shown in the lower right of the screen. In step S203, the pressing of this button is detected, and printing is performed in step S203. The error message shown in FIG. 7 is also displayed on the screen of the operation panel 103 for subsequent printing. On the other hand, if the pressing of the CANCEL button is detected in step S213, this process ends without printing. In this case, the error can be cleared and then reprinted. The error can be cleared by selecting the correct substrate using the operation panel 103, linking the data acquired in FIG. 4 to the current substrate, or replacing the substrate.

[0094] In step S203, the main controller sends the image data to the print engine unit 200 via the controller I / F 201 to perform printing (see FIGS. 1 and 2).

[0095] <Second embodiment> Fig. 8 is a flowchart showing the processing when a print start instruction is given according to another embodiment, and shows the same processing as that shown in Fig. 6 according to the first embodiment. The processing shown in Fig. 8 is the same as the processing shown in Fig. 6 except for step S206 and the processing related thereto (S300 to S304), and a description thereof will be omitted.

[0096] In step S206 of Fig. 8, if it is determined that substrate identification has not been completed, the main controller 101 displays a message indicating that substrate identification has not yet been completed on the display screen of the operation panel 103. That is, a screen indicating that substrate identification has not yet been completed is displayed on the operation panel 103 while in standby mode (step S300). As shown in Fig. 9, this screen displays a substrate identification error, and the user can confirm whether to retry the substrate identification process before printing (step S301).

[0097] If the user determines that there is no need to perform the substrate discrimination process, the user presses the CANCEL button. In response to this, the main controller 101 does not perform the substrate discrimination process and executes printing on the substrate (step S203). On the other hand, if it is determined that there is a need to perform the substrate discrimination process, the OK button is pressed. In response to this, the main controller 101 and the print controller 202 execute substrate feeding to perform substrate discrimination (step S302). At this time, similar to the process shown in FIG. 4, the substrate is conveyed at a conveying speed of 4.5 mpm. Note that, although a confirmation screen is displayed in steps S300 and S301 in this embodiment, it is also possible to omit these and always perform step S302.

[0098] Thereafter, in step S303, when the speed for substrate discrimination is reached, the discrimination mechanism nips the substrate, and substrate data for substrate discrimination is acquired (data acquisition) in the same manner as the process shown in Fig. 4. Once acquisition of the substrate data is complete, the discrimination mechanism releases the substrate nip, stops the substrate transport, and executes substrate discrimination processing, storing the results (step S304). After this processing, step 207 is performed, and processing is performed in the same flow as the processing shown in Fig. 6.

[0099] As a result, substrate mismatch errors do not occur during substrate replacement in the image recording device, preventing a decrease in operational convenience. Furthermore, when starting to print on the substrate, a mismatch is determined based on the substrate data and a mismatch error notification is sent, preventing unnecessary mismatch error notifications from being issued before printing begins, and allowing the user to set substrate information or replace the substrate in any order.

[0100] <<Other embodiments>> The present disclosure includes configurations typified by the following image recording device examples. <Configuration 1> An image recording device for recording an image on a substrate, comprising: a supply unit that supplies the mounted substrate; a recording unit that performs recording on the substrate supplied by the supply unit; a discrimination unit that discriminates the type of substrate of the substrate supplied from the supply unit; a setting means for setting the type of substrate to be used for recording; a determining means for determining whether the substrate type determined by the determining unit matches the substrate type set by the setting means; a notification means for notifying an error when the determination means determines that the substrate types do not match; Equipped with The image recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the notification means does not notify the error until the supply unit is ready to supply the substrate. <Configuration 2> a detection unit provided between the recording unit and the supply unit, the detection unit detecting a splice portion connecting the substrates; 2. The image recording device according to configuration 1, wherein the error is notified after the splice portion is transported downstream of the recording portion. <Configuration 3> 3. The image recording apparatus according to configuration 1 or 2, wherein the determination by the determination means as to whether the types of substrates match is performed after the preparation for supply is completed. <Configuration 4> an information acquisition unit that is provided between the recording unit and the supply unit and that acquires information about the substrate; 4. The image recording device according to any one of configurations 1 to 3, wherein the discrimination unit discriminates the type of substrate based on the information acquired from the information acquisition unit. <Configuration 5> 5. The image recording device according to any one of configurations 1 to 4, further comprising a replacement determination means for determining whether the substrate used for recording has been replaced, wherein, when the replacement determination means determines that the substrate has been replaced, the determination means determines whether the substrate type determined by the discrimination unit matches the substrate type set by the setting means. <Configuration 6> The image recording device according to any one of configurations 1 to 5, further comprising a storage means for storing a discrimination result by the discrimination unit, wherein the notification means notifies an error when it is determined that the substrate types do not match based on the discrimination result stored in the storage means. <Configuration 7> 7. The image recording device according to any one of configurations 1 to 6, wherein the type of substrate discriminated by the discrimination unit is a type of substrate divided into groups. <Configuration 8> The image recording device according to any one of configurations 1 to 7, wherein the discrimination unit includes an information acquisition means for acquiring information relating to unevenness on the surface of the substrate, and the substrate type of the substrate is determined based on the information relating to unevenness on the surface of the substrate that is associated with the substrate type and acquired by the information acquisition means. <Configuration 9> The image recording device according to configuration 8, wherein when the information regarding the unevenness of the surface of the substrate acquired by the information acquisition means is not associated with the substrate type, the discrimination unit stores the information regarding the unevenness of the surface of the substrate acquired by the information acquisition means in association with the substrate type of the substrate. <Configuration 10> The image recording device according to configuration 9, characterized in that when the information regarding the unevenness of the surface of the substrate acquired by the information acquisition means is saved in association with the substrate type of the substrate, if the set substrate type differs from the substrate type of the substrate determined by the discrimination unit, the information is not saved. <Configuration 11> The image recording device according to configuration 5, wherein the replacement determination means detects the splice portion of the substrate after detecting that the substrate holding mechanism has been operated, and determines that the substrate has been replaced when the splice portion of the substrate has been detected. <Configuration 12> The image recording device according to configuration 8, wherein the discrimination unit starts discrimination when the position of the splice portion detected during the transport of the substrate becomes downstream in the transport direction of the substrate from the position of the means for acquiring information about the unevenness of the surface of the substrate. <Configuration 13> The image recording device according to any one of configurations 1 to 12, further comprising a plurality of substrate feed buttons that are operated to transport the substrate, and even if one of the plurality of substrate feed buttons with a feed speed faster than the transport speed during substrate discrimination is pressed, the image recording device decelerates to a detection speed for discrimination and performs substrate discrimination. <Configuration 14> The image recording device according to configuration 13, characterized in that when one of the plurality of substrate feed buttons is pressed, a button for a feed speed slower than the transport speed during substrate discrimination, substrate discrimination is not performed, and when a button for a transport speed faster than the transport speed during substrate discrimination is pressed, the speed is accelerated to the substrate discrimination speed and substrate discrimination is performed. <Configuration 15> The image recording device according to configuration 13 or 14, further comprising a substrate feed button for high speed and a slower speed that are operated to transport the substrate, and a speed change control unit that changes the substrate feed speed depending on the state of the cover of the image recording device, wherein when the cover is closed, the substrate feed speed is slower than the speed when the cover is open, and the speed of the low speed button when the cover is closed and the high speed button when the cover is open are set to the same as the transport speed when the substrate is identified. <Configuration 16> The image recording device according to any one of configurations 1 to 15, characterized in that if the discrimination unit is unable to make a discrimination during printing, information regarding whether or not to acquire the remaining data and perform a matching judgment before printing is displayed on the display screen. <Configuration 17> 16. The image recording device according to any one of configurations 1 to 15, wherein if the discrimination unit is unable to make a discrimination during printing, the remaining data is acquired and a match determination is automatically performed before printing. [Explanation of symbols]

[0101] 1 Image recording device 10 Feeding unit 20 Image forming unit 30 Control Unit 50 transport units

Claims

1. An image recording device for recording an image on a substrate, comprising: a supply unit that supplies the mounted substrate; a recording unit that performs recording on the substrate supplied by the supply unit; a discrimination unit that discriminates the type of substrate of the substrate supplied from the supply unit; a setting means for setting the type of substrate to be used for recording; a determining means for determining whether the substrate type determined by the determining unit matches the substrate type set by the setting means; a notification means for notifying an error when the determination means determines that the substrate types do not match; Equipped with The image recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the notification means does not notify the error until the supply unit is ready to supply the substrate.

2. a detection unit provided between the recording unit and the supply unit, the detection unit detecting a splice portion connecting the substrates; 2. The image recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the error is reported after the splice portion is transported downstream of the recording portion.

3. 2. The image recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the determination means determines whether the types of substrates match after the preparation for supply is completed.

4. an information acquisition unit that is provided between the recording unit and the supply unit and that acquires information about the substrate; 2. The image recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the discrimination unit discriminates the type of substrate based on the information acquired from the information acquisition unit.

5. 2. The image recording device according to claim 1, further comprising a replacement determination means for determining whether the substrate used for recording has been replaced, wherein, when the replacement determination means determines that the substrate has been replaced, the determination means determines whether the substrate type determined by the discrimination unit matches the substrate type set by the setting means.

6. 2. The image recording device according to claim 1, further comprising a storage means for storing the discrimination result by the discrimination unit, wherein the notification means notifies an error when it determines that the substrate types are inconsistent based on the discrimination result stored in the storage means.

7. 2. The image recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the substrate type discriminated by the discrimination unit is a substrate type obtained by grouping substrates.

8. The image recording device according to claim 1, characterized in that the discrimination unit includes an information acquisition means for acquiring information regarding unevenness on the surface of the substrate, and the substrate type of the substrate is determined based on the information regarding unevenness on the surface of the substrate that is associated with the substrate type and acquired by the information acquisition means.

9. The image recording device described in claim 8, characterized in that when the information regarding the unevenness of the surface of the substrate acquired by the information acquisition means is not associated with the substrate type, the discrimination unit stores the information regarding the unevenness of the surface of the substrate acquired by the information acquisition means in association with the substrate type of the substrate.

10. The image recording device according to claim 9, characterized in that when the information regarding the unevenness of the surface of the substrate acquired by the information acquisition means is saved in correspondence with the substrate type of the substrate, if the set substrate type differs from the substrate type of the substrate determined by the discrimination unit, the information is not saved.

11. The image recording device according to claim 5, wherein the replacement determination means detects the splice portion of the substrate after detecting that the substrate holding mechanism has been operated, and determines that the substrate has been replaced when the splice portion of the substrate has been detected.

12. The image recording device according to claim 8, characterized in that the discrimination unit starts discrimination when the position of the splice portion detected during the transport of the substrate becomes downstream in the transport direction of the substrate from the position of the means for acquiring information about the unevenness of the surface of the substrate.

13. The image recording device according to claim 1, further comprising a plurality of substrate feed buttons that are operated to transport the substrate, and even if one of the plurality of substrate feed buttons with a feed speed faster than the transport speed for substrate discrimination is pressed, the image recording device decelerates to a detection speed for discrimination and performs substrate discrimination.

14. The image recording device according to claim 13, characterized in that when one of the plurality of substrate feed buttons is pressed, a button with a feed speed slower than the transport speed during substrate discrimination is pressed, substrate discrimination is not performed, and when a button with a transport speed faster than the transport speed during substrate discrimination is pressed, the speed is accelerated to the substrate discrimination speed and substrate discrimination is performed.

15. The image recording device according to claim 13 or 14, further comprising a substrate feed button for high speed and a slower speed that is operated to transport the substrate, and a speed change control unit that changes the substrate feed speed depending on the state of the cover of the image recording device, wherein when the cover is closed, the substrate feed speed is slower than the speed when the cover is open, and the speed of the low speed button when the cover is closed and the high speed button when the cover is open are set to the same as the transport speed when the substrate is determined.

16. The image recording device according to claim 1, wherein if the discrimination unit is unable to make a discrimination during printing, information as to whether or not to acquire remaining data and perform a match determination before printing is displayed on the display screen.

17. 2. The image recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein if the discrimination unit is unable to discriminate during printing, the remaining data is acquired and a match determination is automatically performed before printing.

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