Ricoh Company, Ltd.

Ricoh Printing Systems, Ltd.

Hiroshi Udo

Seiji Kageyama

Muneyoshi Akai

Shinichi Kishi

Susumu Hashimoto

Noboru Aoki

Toshihiko Takenouchi

A tandem continuous paper printer includes: a first printer engine; a second printer engine; and a printer controller; and performing tandem printing by performing printing using the second printer engine on a paper that has been printed on by the first printer engine, the tandem continuous paper printer being arranged so that the first printer engine is made to print tandem check marks on the paper at check page intervals and the second printer engine is provided with a sensor detecting the tandem check marks.

Tandem continuous paper printer

As a user selects one of error recovery methods for each error category, and the selected method is stored in a memory. When an error occurs, an error recovery method corresponding to an error category of the error is detected. If the detected method is automatic print continuation, then the error is ignored and print operation is automatically continued. If the detected method is a recovery by user's operation, then an error message is displayed, and a procedure is performed in accordance with an instruction from the user.

Printer enabling user to set error recovery method for each error category

A printer provided with a printer controller and a printer engine, wherein the printer controller includes a user interface control unit with a function for grouping together parameters associated with the paper, overlay and so on and recording this group of parameters under a desired name.

Printer facilitating settings of parameters on print paper

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Hitachinaka, Japan

Hiroshi Udo