Page printer capable of efficiently printing data on paper sheets having

Abstract

A page printer includes a first and a second paper feed sections for storing a first and a second paper sheets respectively, a printing mechanism, a mediation control circuit, and a printing operation control circuit. The mediation control circuit identifies printing data sequentially input from a host unit and generates paper feed operation designation data, printing operation designation data, and image data. The printing operation control circuit controls the printing mechanism in accordance with the paper feed operation designation data, the printing operation designation data, and the image data. The mediation control ciruit generates feed operation designation data with respect to the second paper sheet on the basis of the printing data during execution of a printing operation with respect to the first paper sheet, and setting a paper feed operation condition for the second paper sheet in the printing operation control circuit before the printing operation with respect to the first paper sheet is completed. The printing operation control circuit selects the second paper feed section, in which the second paper sheet is stored, after a paper feed operation with respect to the first paper sheet is completed and before a printing operation for the first paper sheet is completed, in accordance with the paper feed operation condition.