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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2005
Masayo Miyasaka, Suwa, JP;
Go Hiroike, Suwa, JP;
Kazuko Fukano, Suwa, JP;
Toru Takami, Suwa, JP;
Koji Yamada, Suwa, JP;
Masayo Miyasaka, Suwa, JP;
Go Hiroike, Suwa, JP;
Kazuko Fukano, Suwa, JP;
Toru Takami, Suwa, JP;
Koji Yamada, Suwa, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In a label printer in which either a peeling mode or non-peeling mode can be selected as the label dispensing mode, labels are printed and thus wasted when the operator loads the label paper into a transportation path that does not match the desired dispensing mode. This problem is solved by a label printer enabling selecting as the printing configuration either a peeling configuration for peeling printed labels from the web of label paper, or a non-peeling configuration in which the printed labels are not separated from the web of the label paper. A printing configuration selection unitenables selecting which printing configuration to use. To operate in the non-peeling mode, the label paperis loaded into a first paper transportation path A. To operate in the peeling mode, the label paperis loaded to a second paper transportation path B. A cover unitcan be opened and closed to enable handling the label paper, and takes the label printer off-line when the cover unitis opened. A mode selection switchis accessible only when the cover unit is open and operating the mode selection switch causes the printing configuration selection unitto change the printing configuration.