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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 1990
Filed:
Oct. 17, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ichiro Sasaki, Nagoya, JP;
Naoyuki Hatta, Gamagori, JP;
Assignee:
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Aich, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
400 76 ; 400 61 ; 400 77 ; 364518 ;
Abstract
A printing apparatus for carrying out printing in accordance with a selected one of a plurality of operation modes having their respective control code systems different from each other. Printing information including control codes is inputted from an external instrument into a memory device and is stored therein. The control codes are detected from the printing information stored in the memory device. It is judged with which one of the control code systems the detected control codes are compatible, to select one of the operation modes corresponding to the control code system judged to be compatible.