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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2017
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Ikumi Watanabe, Nagano, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A printer that improves user convenience for rotating collation printing is provided. In a printer having a rotating collation function, multiple paper feed ports configured to feed paper, an acquisition unit configured to acquire a user request, and a setting unit configured to enable or disable the rotating collation function, the setting unit sets the rotating collation function to enabled when the acquisition unit acquires a user request to enable the rotating collation function, a first paper of a specified size that is fed in a landscape orientation and a second paper of the specified size that is fed in a portrait orientation are set in multiple paper feed ports, and paper feed port selection is set to automatic.