EP 0759363 B1 19991208 - Printing apparatus and initialization method thereof
Title (en)
Printing apparatus and initialization method thereof
Title (de)
Druckgerät und Verfahren zu dessen Initialisierung
Title (fr)
Dispositif d'impression et méthode d'initialisation associée
Publication
Application
Priority
JP 21383995 A 19950822
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP0759363A2] Disclosed are a printing apparatus and a method of initializing it which allow to prevent loss of print data due to print operation malfunction after the completion of the initialization. This is achieved by detecting error conditions related to the motion of a print head during the initialization. In the initialization process of the print head (3) is moved until it is detected by a reference position detector (16) located at the left edge of a printable area. Then the print head (3) is moved over the entire printable area to its rightmost position (37). By checking whether or not the print head has moved correctly, it is possible to detect any error conditions relating to the motion of print head (3) prior to printing. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B41J 19/18 (2006.01); B41J 19/20 (2006.01); B41J 29/38 (2006.01); B41J 29/46 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B41J 19/202 (2013.01); B41J 29/38 (2013.01)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE GB
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0759363 A2 19970226; EP 0759363 A3 19970730; EP 0759363 B1 19991208; DE 69605494 D1 20000113; DE 69605494 T2 20000531; HK 1014248 A1 19990924; JP H0958083 A 19970304; SG 72701 A1 20000523
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 96113336 A 19960820; DE 69605494 T 19960820; HK 98115564 A 19981224; JP 21383995 A 19950822; SG 1996010455 A 19960814