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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2015
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A control unit includes a moving unit that causes a recording unit to move in a reciprocating manner, a detection unit that detects a movement error of the moving unit, a control unit that controls the moving unit such that the recording unit is caused to move in a second direction if the movement error is detected while the recording unit is caused to move in a first direction, a notification unit that issues error notification according to a result of movement of the moving unit, and an execution unit that executes an operation for identifying a cause of the movement error of the moving unit in a case where the moving unit has been able to move in the second direction by the controlling of the control unit, wherein the notification unit issues error notification according to an execution result of the operation by the execution unit.