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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2001
Toshiyuki Inage, Kawagoe, JP;
Kenji Mito, Higashimurayama, JP;
Citizen Watch Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A printer for executing recording onto media, including a head and a rotary encoder, wherein the head and the media are moved relatively. In the relative movement between the head and the media, the media may be moved relative to the immobile head, or the head may be moved relative to the immobile media. The rotary encoder outputs pulses corresponding to relative positions between the head and the media. The head starts recording onto the media based on the pulses output by the rotary encoder. When the pulses from the rotary encoder have not been output within a predetermined period of time, the printer starts recording onto the media based on a lapse of the predetermined period of time.