JP2014004798A - Printer and printing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a print controller which enables a user to easily set magnification according to heat shrinkage of a printing medium without wastefully consuming the printing medium, and after that, to perform enlargement printing according to the set magnification.SOLUTION: In preview processing, a preview image is displayed on a display (S11). When a user depresses an enlargement key or a reduction key (S16:YES, S18:YES), display magnification of the preview image is changed (S17, S19, S11). When the user inputs a determination instruction at a point of time when a printing result of the preview image and an actual printing result printed on heat-shrinkable tape become the same size in appearance (S13:YES), magnification at the time is stored as magnification to determine a magnification factor to be applied in printing of the heat shrinkable tape (S15). After that, when a printing instruction to the heat-shrinkable tape is performed, enlargement printing is performed with the magnification factor to be determined according to the stored magnification.

Description

  The present invention relates to a printing apparatus capable of printing on a heat-shrinkable print medium, a printing apparatus that performs printing on a heat-shrinkable print medium, and a printing system that includes a print instruction apparatus that issues a print instruction to the printing apparatus. About.

  There is a case where a sheet as a printing medium is thermally contracted during printing. In such a case, the printed characters and the like are shrunk with the heat shrinkage of the paper, so that they are displaced from the original printing position. In view of this, a printer control apparatus that can correct printing misalignment due to thermal shrinkage of printing paper has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1). This printer control apparatus performs printing for all combinations by changing the contraction rate in the horizontal and vertical directions on the front and rear surfaces of the front engine and rear engine. The user specifies the best print result among all the print results, selects and determines a combination of shrinkage rates corresponding to the print result, and sets it in the printer control apparatus.

JP 2006-168245 A

  According to the printer control apparatus described in Patent Document 1, the print position check pattern must be printed for all combinations of horizontal and vertical shrinkage rates on the front and rear surfaces of the front engine and the rear engine. Therefore, as the number of combinations increases, the number of sheets used only for setting the shrinkage rate increases and is wasted.

  The present invention makes it possible for a user to easily set a magnification according to the thermal shrinkage of a print medium without wasteful consumption of the print medium, and thereafter to perform enlargement printing according to the set magnification. It is an object of the present invention to provide a possible printing apparatus. In addition, the present invention includes a printing apparatus and a printing instruction apparatus that issues a printing instruction to the printing apparatus, and allows a user to easily set a magnification according to the thermal shrinkage of the printing medium without wastefully consuming the printing medium. Another object of the present invention is to provide a printing system that can perform enlargement printing according to a set magnification.

  A printing apparatus according to a first aspect of the present invention includes a display unit, a display control unit, a magnification determination unit, a storage unit, a printing unit, a print target acquisition unit, and a print control unit. The display means displays a print result image. When a size change instruction that is an instruction to enlarge or reduce the image is input, the display control means causes the display means to display the image enlarged or reduced according to the size change instruction. The magnification determination means is displayed on the display means when the confirmation instruction is input when a confirmation instruction that is an instruction to confirm the image enlarged or reduced according to the size change instruction is input. A magnification corresponding to the image is determined as a magnification for determining an enlargement ratio applied when printing a heat-shrinkable medium that is a heat-shrinkable print medium. The storage means stores the magnification determined by the magnification determination means. The printing unit performs printing on a print medium. The print target acquisition unit acquires print target data to be printed on the print medium. The print control means is stored in the storage means in the printing means based on the data acquired by the print target acquisition means when a print instruction to the print medium that is a heat shrink medium is input. The printing object enlarged at the enlargement ratio determined according to the magnification is printed.

  A printing system according to a second aspect of the present invention is a printing system including a printing instruction apparatus and a printing apparatus that can be connected to each other. The print instruction apparatus includes display means, display control means, first transmission means, and second transmission means. The display means displays a print result image. When a size change instruction that is an instruction to enlarge or reduce the image is input, the display control means causes the display means to display the image enlarged or reduced according to the size change instruction. The first transmission means is displayed on the display means when the confirmation instruction is input, when a confirmation instruction that is an instruction to confirm the image enlarged or reduced according to the size change instruction is input. The magnification corresponding to the existing image is transmitted to the printing apparatus. The second transmission unit transmits data to be printed to be printed on a print medium to the printing apparatus together with a print instruction. The printing apparatus includes a storage unit, a printing unit, and a printing control unit. The storage means stores the magnification transmitted from the first transmission means as a magnification for determining an enlargement ratio applied when printing a heat-shrinkable medium that is a heat-shrinkable print medium. The printing unit performs printing on a print medium. The print control unit receives the print instruction transmitted from the second transmission unit, and when the print medium is a heat shrink medium, the print control unit is configured to print the print based on the data transmitted from the second transmission unit. And a means for printing the print object enlarged at the enlargement ratio determined according to the magnification stored in the storage means.

  A printing system according to a third aspect of the present invention is a printing system including a printing instruction apparatus and a printing apparatus that can be connected to each other, and includes a display unit, a display control unit, a magnification determination unit, a storage unit, A printing unit, a printing target acquisition unit, and a printing control unit are provided. The display means displays a print result image. When a size change instruction that is an instruction to enlarge or reduce the image is input, the display control means causes the display means to display the image enlarged or reduced according to the size change instruction. The magnification determination means is displayed on the display means when the confirmation instruction is input when a confirmation instruction that is an instruction to confirm the image enlarged or reduced according to the size change instruction is input. A magnification corresponding to the image is determined as a magnification for determining an enlargement ratio applied when printing a heat-shrinkable medium that is a heat-shrinkable print medium. The storage means stores the magnification determined by the magnification determination means. The printing unit performs printing on a print medium. The print target acquisition unit acquires print target data to be printed on the print medium. The print control means is stored in the storage means in the printing means based on the data acquired by the print target acquisition means when a print instruction to the print medium that is a heat shrink medium is input. The printing object enlarged at the enlargement ratio determined according to the magnification is printed.

  According to each of the printing apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention, the printing system according to the second aspect, and the printing system according to the third aspect, the user can print the image of the printing result displayed on the display unit and actually the heat shrink medium. The size change instruction may be input while comparing with the print result printed on. If the user inputs a confirmation instruction when the print result in the image and the actual print result are the same size in appearance, the magnification determines the enlargement ratio applied when printing the heat shrink medium. Is stored in the storage means as a magnification for Therefore, the user can easily set the magnification according to the thermal shrinkage of the print medium without wasting the print medium. Thereafter, when a print instruction is given to the heat shrink medium, printing is performed at an enlargement rate determined according to the stored magnification. Therefore, it is possible to perform enlargement printing according to an appropriate magnification set by the user while viewing the actual printing result.

1 is a perspective view of a tape printer 1. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a tape cassette 30. FIG. FIG. 6 is a plan view showing a state where the tape cassette 30 is mounted on the cassette mounting portion 8 with the upper case 311 removed. 2 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the tape printer 1. FIG. It is explanatory drawing of an example of a magnification table. 3 is a flowchart of main processing of the tape printer 1. It is a flowchart of the preview process performed in the main process. It is a flowchart of a printing process performed in the main process. It is an example of the printing result to the heat-shrink tape 57. It is an example of the printing result after heat shrink. It is an example of the printing result by which enlarged printing was carried out. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an overall configuration of a printing system 110. FIG. 4 is a flowchart of main processing of the personal computer 300. It is a flowchart of the preview process performed in the main process. 3 is a flowchart of main processing of the printer 101.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Note that the drawings to be referred to are used for explaining the technical features that can be adopted by the present invention, and the configuration of the described apparatus is not intended to be limited thereto, but is merely an illustrative example. is there.

  First, a physical configuration of a tape printer 1 (hereinafter simply referred to as a printer 1) according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The upper, lower, lower left, upper right, upper left, and lower right directions in FIG. 1 are the upper, lower, front, rear, left, and right directions of the printer 1, respectively. The printer 1 can be loaded with various types of tape cassettes 30 (see FIGS. 2 and 3), which will be described later. The printer 1 can perform printing by forming dots for each column in the tape width direction on a tape-shaped print medium (hereinafter simply referred to as a tape) that is pulled out from the tape cassette 30 and conveyed. It is a possible printer.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a keyboard 3 is provided on the upper surface of the printer 1. The printer 1 can print various characters such as letters, numbers, and symbols, and the keyboard 3 includes a character key, a confirmation key, and the like for inputting data to be printed to be printed on the tape. On the rear side of the keyboard 3, a function key group 4 including a power key, a preview key, a print key, and the like is provided. In the following description, the function key group 4 and the keyboard 3 are collectively referred to as the operation unit 2. A display 5 is provided behind the function key group 4. Various images such as the input character to be printed are displayed on the display 5. A cover 6 that can be opened and closed is provided at the rear of the upper surface of the printer 1. A cassette mounting portion 8 (see FIG. 3) is provided below the cover 6, that is, inside the printer 1 main body. The cassette mounting portion 8 is a space in which a tape cassette 30 described later can be mounted.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a substantially rectangular head holder 74 is erected in front of the cassette mounting portion 8 in a front view. A thermal head 10 for printing on a tape is attached to the front surface of the head holder 74. On the front surface of the thermal head 10, a plurality of (for example, 128) heating elements are arranged in a line in the vertical direction, which is a direction orthogonal to the tape transport direction. A ribbon take-up shaft 95 is erected on the right rear side of the head holder 74. A roller drive shaft 100 is erected on the left side of the head holder 74. The ribbon take-up shaft 95 and the roller drive shaft 100 are rotationally driven by a tape feed motor 23 (see FIG. 4) via a gear group (not shown). A roller holder 12 including a movable conveyance roller 14 and a platen roller 15 is disposed on the front side of the cassette mounting portion 8. The roller holder 12 is rotatably supported around a holder shaft 121.

  When the cover 6 is closed downward, the roller holder 12 rotates rearward and moves to the printing position shown in FIG. At the printing position, the platen roller 15 is pressed against the thermal head 10 and the movable conveyance roller 14 is pressed against the tape drive roller 46. When the roller holder 12 is in the printing position, the printer 1 can perform a printing operation using the tape cassette 30 mounted on the cassette mounting unit 8. When the cover 6 is opened upward, the roller holder 12 rotates forward and is separated from the thermal head 10 and the tape drive roller 46. In this case, the tape cassette 30 can be attached to and detached from the cassette mounting portion 8.

  The detection unit 200 is provided on the rear side surface 122 of the roller holder 12, that is, the surface on the side facing the head holder 74. The detection unit 200 includes five detection switches 210. The five detection switches 210 are zigzag arranged in three rows in the vertical direction when the rear side 122 is viewed from the back. The switch terminal 222 of each detection switch 210 protrudes substantially horizontally from the rear side surface 122 toward the cassette mounting portion 8. When the tape cassette 30 is mounted on the cassette mounting portion 8, each detection switch terminal 222 is connected to the front wall of the tape cassette 30 existing in the cassette mounting portion 8 (more specifically, the arm front wall 35 described later). Protrusively to face each other.

  The switch terminal 222 is extended by a spring member (not shown) when not pressed, and the detection switch 210 is off. On the other hand, when the switch terminal 222 is pressed and partly pushed into the roller holder 12, the detection switch 210 is turned on. In the printer 1, the type of the tape cassette 30 mounted on the cassette mounting unit 8 is detected based on the combination of the on / off states of the five detection switches 210.

  The rear side surface 122 is provided with a locking piece 225 that is a plate-like protrusion extending in the left-right direction. The locking piece 225 is located above all the detection switches 210 in the vertical direction and overlaps one of the detection switches 210 in the left-right direction. Similarly to the switch terminal 222 of the detection switch 210, the locking piece 225 protrudes substantially horizontally from the rear side surface 122 toward the cassette mounting portion 8.

  A cut mechanism 17 for cutting the printed tape at a predetermined position is provided on the transport path of the printed tape on the left side of the cassette mounting portion 8. The cutting mechanism 17 includes a fixed blade 18 and a movable blade 19 supported so as to be movable with respect to the fixed blade 18. The movable blade 19 is moved in the front-rear direction by a cutter motor 24 (see FIG. 5).

  The electrical configuration of the printer 1 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, the printer 1 includes a control circuit unit 400 formed on a control board. The control circuit unit 400 includes a CPU 401 that controls each device, a ROM 402, a CGROM 403, a RAM 404, a flash memory 409, an input / output interface 411, and the like connected to the CPU 401 via a data bus 410.

  The ROM 402 stores various programs necessary for controlling the printer 1. The CPU 401 performs various calculations based on these programs. In the CGROM 403, printing dot pattern data for printing various characters and bar codes is classified for each typeface and size and stored in correspondence with the code data. The RAM 404 is provided with a plurality of storage areas such as a text memory and a print buffer. Data to be printed input from the keyboard 3 is stored in the text memory. The print buffer stores a print dot pattern to be printed. In the other storage area, various calculation data and the like are stored. The flash memory 409 stores various tables including a magnification table, various setting values, and the like. The magnification table will be described later.

  The input / output interface 411 is energized with a detection switch 210, an operation unit 2, a liquid crystal drive circuit (LCDC) 405 having a video RAM (not shown) for outputting display data to the display 5, and a heating element of the thermal head 10. A drive circuit 406 for driving the tape feed motor 23, a drive circuit 407 for driving the tape feed motor 23, a drive circuit 408 for driving the cutter motor 24, and the like are connected.

  The magnification table will be described with reference to FIG. A print object printed on a heat-shrinkable medium, which is a heat-shrinkable print medium, shrinks with the heat shrinkage of the print medium. Therefore, in order to maintain the print target after shrinkage in the original shape and size, it is necessary to perform enlargement printing at an enlargement rate considering thermal shrinkage during printing. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 5, the magnification table defines the type of heat shrink medium and the magnification for determining the enlargement ratio applied when printing on the heat shrink medium. In the present embodiment, a heat shrink tape that is an example of a heat shrink medium is used. A heat-shrinkable tape is a cylindrical tape formed of a material that heat-shrinks at least in the radial direction when heated. Therefore, in the magnification table of the present embodiment, the types of heat shrinkable tapes (heat shrinkage 1, heat shrinkage 2, heat shrinkage 3 in the example of FIG. 5) are stored as the types of heat shrinkable media. Further, as a corresponding magnification, a magnification set by the user in a preview process (see FIG. 7) described later is stored.

  The configuration of the tape cassette 30 will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 2, the tape cassette 30 includes a box-shaped cassette case 31 formed of an upper case 311 and a lower case 312. The cassette case 31 is provided with a pair of upper and lower support holes 65, 66, 67, 68. The support holes 65, 66, 67, and 68 are respectively provided with a first tape spool 40 (see FIG. 3), a second tape spool (not shown), a ribbon spool 42 (see FIG. 3), and a ribbon take-up spool 44 (described later). 3) is rotatably supported.

  Various types of tape cassettes 30 can be configured by appropriately changing the type of tape stored in the cassette case 31 and the presence or absence of an ink ribbon. In this embodiment, the heat-shrink type tape cassette 30 is illustrated, but other types include a laminate type and a receptor type. The laminate type refers to a mode in which a double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tape is bonded to the printing surface after printing on a resin transparent film tape using an ink ribbon. The receptor type indicates a mode in which printing is performed using an ink ribbon on a resin single-sided adhesive tape.

  As shown in FIG. 3, on the left rear portion in the cassette case 31 of the heat shrink type tape cassette 30, a first tape spool 40 rotatably supported by a support hole 65 (see FIG. 2) is provided with a print medium. A long heat-shrink tape 57 is wound and accommodated. The heat-shrink tape 57 is accommodated in the cassette case 31 in a state of being flattened. After printing, the heat-shrinkable tape 57 discharged from the tape cassette 30 and cut is developed into a cylindrical shape and heated by a drier or the like with the attached object inserted. Thereby, the heat-shrink tape 57 is heat-shrinked and fixed to the mounting object.

  In addition, an unused ink ribbon 60 is wound and accommodated in a ribbon spool 42 rotatably supported in a support hole 67 (see FIG. 2) at the right front portion in the cassette case 31. A ribbon take-up spool 44 is accommodated between the first tape spool 40 and the ribbon spool 42. When the tape cassette 30 is attached to the printer 1, the ribbon take-up shaft 95 is inserted into the ribbon take-up spool 44. The ribbon take-up spool 44 rotates in accordance with the driving of the ribbon take-up shaft 95 to draw out the unused ink ribbon 60 from the ribbon spool 42 and take up the ink ribbon 60 that has been used for printing.

  A portion of the front portion of the cassette case 31 that extends leftward from the right side of the tape cassette 30 is referred to as an arm portion 34. More specifically, the arm portion 34 is a portion defined by an arm front wall 35 that is a part of the front wall of the tape cassette 30 and an arm back wall 37 that is provided rearwardly from the arm front wall 35. is there. A discharge port 341 that is a gap extending in the vertical direction is formed between the left ends of the arm front wall 35 and the arm back wall 37.

  In the heat-shrink type tape cassette 30, the heat-shrinkable tape 57 drawn out from the first tape spool 40 is guided in the arm portion 34 along a conveyance path extending substantially parallel to the arm front wall 35, and is discharged from the discharge port 341. It is discharged from the arm portion 34. Further, the ink ribbon 60 drawn out from the ribbon spool 42 is guided in the arm portion 34 along a conveyance path different from that of the heat shrink tape 57 and overlaps the heat shrink tape 57 at the discharge port 341. Discharged from.

  The arm front wall 35 is provided with a locking hole 820 and an indicator portion 800. The locking hole 820 is a substantially rectangular through hole that is provided in the vicinity of the right end of the arm front wall 35 and is long in the left-right direction. When the tape cassette 30 is mounted at the proper position of the cassette mounting portion 8, the locking piece 225 provided on the roller holder 12 is inserted into the locking hole 820, and the tape cassette 30 is maintained in the state of being mounted at the proper position. Is done.

  The index part 800 is a part indicating the type of the tape cassette 30 and includes at least one hole 801 provided in a prescribed pattern according to the type of the tape. Each hole 801 is provided at a position corresponding to one of the detection switches 210 (see FIG. 3) provided in the roller holder 12. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 3, when the tape cassette 30 is attached to the printer 1 and the roller holder 12 moves toward the printing position, the detection switch 210 is selectively pressed by the index unit 800. Specifically, the detection switch 210 facing the hole 801 is turned off because the switch terminal 222 is inserted into the hole 801. The detection switch 210 facing the part where the hole 801 of the arm front wall 35 is not provided is pressed and turned on. In the printer 1, the type of the tape cassette 30 is detected based on the ON / OFF combination of the detection switch 210 at this time.

  A substantially rectangular space in plan view that passes through the tape cassette 30 in the vertical direction and is provided behind the arm portion 34 is a head insertion portion 39. The head insertion portion 39 is a portion into which a head holder 74 that supports the thermal head 10 is inserted when the tape cassette 30 is mounted on the printer 1.

  In the tape transport direction, the tape (heat shrinkable tape 57 in FIGS. 2 and 3) that is discharged from the discharge port 341 and exposed on the front surface of the tape cassette 30 is guided downstream of the head insertion portion 39. A pair of upper and lower regulating members 361 and 362 (see FIG. 2) are provided. That is, the tape is exposed at a portion (hereinafter referred to as an exposed portion) between the discharge port 341 of the arm portion 34 and the regulating members 361 and 362. The tape discharged from the discharge port 341 is printed by the thermal head 10 using the ink ribbon 60 at the exposed portion. The regulating members 361 and 362 guide the printed tape toward the tape discharge section 49 on the downstream side of the thermal head 10. The ink ribbon 60 used for printing is separated from the tape by a separation wall 47 provided on the upstream side of the regulating members 361 and 362, conveyed along another conveyance path, and taken up on the ribbon take-up spool 44. It is done.

  A support hole 64 (see FIG. 2) is provided on the downstream side of the regulating members 361 and 362, and the tape drive roller 46 is rotatably supported inside the support hole 64. When the tape cassette 30 is mounted on the printer 1, the roller drive shaft 100 is inserted into the tape drive roller 46. The tape drive roller 46 rotates as the roller drive shaft 100 is driven. When the heat-shrink type tape cassette 30 is mounted on the cassette mounting portion 8, the rotating tape drive roller 46 causes the heat-shrinkable tape 57 to be removed from the first tape spool 40 in cooperation with the opposed movable transport roller 14. The paper is pulled out and transported toward the tape discharge unit 49 along the transport path in the cassette case 31. The tape that has passed through the tape discharge portion 49 is discharged from the cassette case 31 and then cut by the cutting mechanism 17.

  With reference to FIGS. 6 to 11, main processing executed in the printer 1 of the present embodiment will be described. The main process is started when the printer 1 is turned on, and is executed by the CPU 401 in accordance with a program stored in the ROM 402. The main process ends when the printer 1 is turned off.

  As shown in FIG. 6, first, initial processing such as clearing the storage area of the RAM 404 is performed (S1). The CPU 401 stands by while there is no key input (S2: NO). When any key of the operation unit 2 is pressed, the CPU 401 determines that there is a key input (S2: YES), and the detection switch 210 indicated by the signals output from the five detection switches 210 of the detection unit 200. Based on the combination of on and off, the type of the tape cassette 30 attached to the printer 1 is specified (S3). The specified type of the tape cassette 30 is stored in a predetermined storage area of the RAM 404.

  Any known method may be adopted as a method of specifying the type of the tape cassette 30 based on the combination of on / off of the detection switch 210. For example, the type of the tape cassette 30 can be specified with reference to a tape type table (not shown) stored in the flash memory 409. In the tape type table, information indicating the combination of ON / OFF of the detection switch 210 and the type of the corresponding tape cassette 30 (laminate type, receptor type, heat shrink type, etc.) may be defined. The heat shrinkable tape 57 includes a type that heat shrinks only in the radial direction and a type that heat shrinks in the radial direction and the longitudinal direction. Even in the same direction, the shrinkage rate may vary depending on the material. Therefore, in the tape type table used in the present embodiment, information corresponding to a plurality of types of heat shrink type tape cassettes 30 is defined.

  After the type of the tape cassette 30 is specified, processing corresponding to the pressed key is performed. When the character key is pressed (S4: YES), the input character is specified according to the pressed key and accepted as a print target (S5). At this time, the typeface and character size are also set. The data to be printed is stored in the RAM 404. When the reception of data to be printed is completed, the CPU 401 returns to the process of S2.

  When the input key is not a character key but a preview key (S4: NO, S9: YES), a preview process is performed (S10, FIG. 7). In the preview process, an image of a print result to be printed is displayed on the display 5 (see FIG. 1) while being enlarged or reduced in accordance with an instruction input by the user, and the heat shrink type tape cassette 30 is mounted. This is a process of storing the magnification of the image displayed when the user inputs a confirmation instruction in the magnification table (see FIG. 5).

  In the preview process, as shown in FIG. 7, first, the LCDC 405 is driven based on the print target data stored in the RAM 404, and an image indicating the print result of the print target (hereinafter referred to as a preview image) is displayed. (S11). In the first preview image, the print target is displayed in the same size according to the size set in S5 without being enlarged or reduced. Hereinafter, the size of the preview image at this time is referred to as an initial size. The CPU 401 stands by while there is no key input (S12: NO). When there is a key input (S12: YES), the CPU 401 determines whether or not the input key is a confirmation key (S13).

  When the input key is not an enter key but an enlargement key (S13: NO, S16: YES), the CPU 401 increases the display magnification of the currently displayed preview image (S17). Then, the CPU 401 enlarges the preview image according to the magnification and displays it on the display 5 (S11). On the other hand, when the input key is not a confirmation key or an enlargement key but a reduction key (S13: NO, S16: NO, S18: YES), the CPU 401 sets the display magnification of the preview image displayed at that time. Lower (S19). Then, the CPU 401 reduces the preview image according to the magnification and displays it on the display 5 (S11).

  Note that two enlargement keys and two reduction keys are provided for each of the vertical and horizontal directions of the preview image. The vertical direction and the horizontal direction of the preview image correspond to the width direction of the tape (the radial direction in the case of the heat shrink tape 57) and the longitudinal direction, respectively. The amount of change in magnification when the enlargement key or the reduction key is pressed is not particularly limited. For example, when the enlargement key and the reduction key are pressed once, the CPU 401 may change the magnification by 5% with respect to the initial size. While the confirmation key is not pressed, the process of enlarging or reducing the preview image is repeated each time an instruction to change the size of the preview image is input by pressing the enlargement key or the reduction key.

  When the confirmation key is pressed (S13: YES), the CPU 401 determines whether or not the type of the tape cassette 30 specified in S2 and stored in the RAM 404 is a heat shrink type (S14). If it is the heat shrink type (S14: YES), the CPU 401 determines the magnification with respect to the initial size of the preview image at this time as the magnification for determining the enlargement ratio applied when printing on the heat shrink tape 57. Then, the type of the tape cassette 30, that is, the type of the heat shrink tape 57 and the magnification are associated with each other and stored in the magnification table (see FIG. 5) of the flash memory 409 (S15). If the magnification table does not yet store the magnification corresponding to the heat shrink tape 57, a magnification corresponding to the type of the heat shrink tape 57 is newly added to the magnification table. On the other hand, when the magnification corresponding to the heat shrink tape 57 is already stored, the stored magnification is overwritten with the newly determined magnification.

  On the other hand, when the tape cassette 30 is not the heat shrink type (S14: NO), the CPU 401 ends the preview process as it is without storing information in the magnification table, and returns to the main process. As shown in FIG. 6, in the main process, after the preview process, the CPU 401 returns to the process of S2.

  If neither the character key nor the preview key is pressed and the print key is pressed (S4: NO, S9: NO, S29: YES), that is, if a print instruction is input, a print process is performed (S30, FIG. 8). . The printing process is a process for printing a print target. If there is a magnification set in the preview process, enlargement printing is performed at an enlargement ratio corresponding to the magnification.

  In the printing process, as shown in FIG. 8, first, it is determined whether or not a magnification corresponding to the type of the tape cassette 30 attached to the printer 1 is set (S31). Specifically, it is determined whether or not a magnification corresponding to the type of tape cassette 30 specified in S2 and stored in the RAM 404 is stored in the magnification table (see FIG. 5) of the flash memory 409. As described above, in the preview process, information is stored in the magnification table only for the heat-shrink type tape cassette 30, so that the other type (for example, laminate type or receptor type) tape cassette 30 is mounted. If so, the magnification is not set (S31: NO). Even if the heat-shrinkable tape cassette 30 is mounted, when a print instruction is issued without performing the preview process, no magnification is set (S31: NO).

  In such a case, normal printing is performed (S33). Specifically, a printing dot pattern of a corresponding size is read from the CGROM 403 based on the data to be printed input in S5 of the main process and developed in the print buffer of the RAM 404. The CPU 401 drives the tape feed motor 23 by controlling the drive circuit 407. Thereby, the roller drive shaft 100 and the ribbon take-up shaft 95 are rotated, and the heat shrink tape 57 and the ink ribbon 60 are pulled out and conveyed. In synchronization with this, the CPU 401 controls the drive circuit 406 to selectively and intermittently energize the heating elements of the thermal head 10. As a result, the print target is printed on the heat shrink tape 57. When printing ends, the CPU 401 ends the printing process of FIG. 8 and returns to the main process of FIG.

On the other hand, if the magnification is set in the preview process for the heat-shrink type tape cassette 30 (S31: YES), the enlargement ratio corresponding to the set magnification is set for each of the radial direction and the longitudinal direction of the heat-shrinkable tape 57. Is determined (S32). Specifically, the enlargement ratio (%) is calculated by the following equation.
Magnification rate = 100 / (magnification in magnification table) x 100 (%)

  Subsequently, the print object enlarged in at least one of the radial direction and the longitudinal direction is printed at the determined enlargement ratio on the heat-shrinkable tape 57 drawn from the tape cassette 30 (S33). In this case, a printing dot pattern to be printed is expanded in the print buffer of the RAM 404 in accordance with an enlargement ratio by a known method. Then, the roller drive shaft 100 and the ribbon take-up shaft 95 are rotated, and the heat shrink tape 57 and the ink ribbon 60 are drawn out and conveyed, and the enlarged print target is printed on the heat shrink tape 57. When printing ends, the CPU 401 ends the printing process of FIG. 8 and returns to the main process of FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 6, in the main process, after the printing process, the CPU 401 returns to the process of S2. When a key other than the character key, the preview key, and the print key is pressed (S4: NO, S9: NO, S29: NO, S29: YES), the display switching process (the number of document lines displayed on the display 5) Other processing corresponding to the pressed key is performed (S41). Thereafter, the CPU 401 returns to the process of S2. The processing described above is repeated until the printer 1 is turned off.

  Hereinafter, a specific example of processing in the case where the user sets a magnification according to the heat shrink tape 57 and then enlargement printing is performed will be described. When the user operates the character key and inputs the character string “HAT” in a state where the tape cassette 30 of the type “thermal contraction 4” is mounted on the printer 1, the type of the tape cassette 30 is “thermal contraction 4”. And the data of the character string “HAT” is stored in the RAM 404 (S2: YES, S3, S4: YES, S5 in FIG. 6). Thereafter, the user presses the print key and inputs an instruction to print the character string “HAT” on the heat shrinkable tape 57 (S29: YES). At this time, as shown in FIG. 5, if the magnification of “heat shrinkage 4” is not stored in the magnification table, the character string “HAT” is the normal size set in S5 as illustrated in FIG. Printing is performed (S31 and S33 in FIG. 8).

  The user inserts, for example, a cylindrical mounting object into the heat shrink tape 57 on which the character string “HAT” is normally printed, and heats the heat shrink tape 57 to shrink it. As a result, the character string “HAT” also contracts as shown in FIG. 10, for example. Subsequently, the user presses the preview key (S9: YES). Then, while comparing the print result of the contracted character string “HAT” with the character string “HAT” in the preview image displayed on the display 5, an enlargement key and a reduction key are used so that both appear to be the same size. Are repeated (S11, S12, S13, S16, S17, S18, S19 in FIG. 7).

  For example, when the character string “HAT” in the preview image is the same size as shown in FIG. 10, when the user presses the enter key, “heat shrinkage 4” and the magnification at this time are displayed in the magnification table. (S13, S14, S15). Since the heat-shrinkable tape 57 is thermally contracted at least in the radial direction, at least the magnification in the radial direction is less than 100%. In this specific example, when the preview image is reduced to 80% only in the vertical direction with respect to the initial size, the preview image has the same size as the print result of the contracted character string “HAT”. Therefore, when the confirmation key is pressed at this time, the magnification table stores the radial magnification 80% and the longitudinal magnification 100% in association with “thermal contraction 4”.

  When the preview image is an image obtained by simply reducing the character string “HAT” arranged on the plane, the attachment object is a three-dimensional object. The print result of the character string “HAT” after the heat shrinkage 57 does not look exactly the same. Therefore, in S11 of the preview process (see FIG. 7), for example, based on information specifying the shape of the mounting target (for example, when the mounting target is cylindrical, the radius of the mounting target), the cylindrical mounting target An image of the character string “HAT” arranged on the outer peripheral surface of the object is preferably generated and displayed. Any known method may be adopted as a method for generating such an image. Note that information for specifying the shape of the mounting target may be input by the user via the operation unit 2. However, for example, when the diameter of the cylindrical mounting object is small enough to ignore the distortion of the image, the above-described image generation is not necessary. Alternatively, an image obtained by simply reducing the character string “HAT” arranged on a plane may be used as a preview image on the assumption that the user cuts and compares the heat-shrinkable cylindrical heat-shrink tape 57. .

  As described above, after an appropriate magnification is set in the preview process, the user presses the print key and inputs an instruction to print the character string “HAT” on the heat shrink tape 57 (S29: YES, S30). . This time, since the magnification corresponding to “heat shrinkage 4” is stored in the magnification table, the enlargement ratio corresponding to the magnification is determined, and the enlarged print of the character string “HAT” is performed (S31 and S32 in FIG. 8). , S33). As described above, since the set magnification is 80% in the radial direction and 100% in the longitudinal direction, the enlargement ratio in the radial direction is 125% and the enlargement ratio in the longitudinal direction is 100%. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 11, the character string “HAT” is printed on the heat-shrinkable tape 57 in a state in which the character string is enlarged by 125% only in the radial direction. Thereafter, when the heat shrinkable tape 57 is attached to the attachment object and heated, it shrinks in the radial direction to 80% of the size before heating, so the character string “HAT” after shrinkage is shown in FIG. It will be the original size shown.

  If the magnification is set in the preview process as described above, the heat shrink tape 57 of the same type is set not only for the character string “HAT” but also for different print targets. Enlarged printing is performed at an appropriate enlargement ratio according to the scaled ratio.

  As described above, according to the printer 1 of the present embodiment, the user can display the preview image displayed on the display 5 and the actual print result printed on the heat-shrinkable tape 57 that is a heat-shrinkable print medium. The size change instruction may be input while comparing the two. Then, if the user inputs a confirmation instruction when the print result in the preview image and the actual print result are the same size in appearance, the magnification is the enlargement ratio applied when the heat shrink tape 57 is printed. Is stored in the magnification table of the flash memory 409. Therefore, the user can easily set the magnification according to the heat shrinkage of the heat shrink tape 57 without wasting the heat shrink tape 57 wastefully. Thereafter, when a print instruction to the heat-shrinkable tape 57 is performed, printing is performed at an enlargement ratio determined according to the stored magnification. Therefore, it is possible to perform enlargement printing according to an appropriate magnification set by the user while viewing the actual printing result.

  In addition, since the detection unit 200 can automatically detect whether or not the tape cassette 30 attached to the printer 1 is a heat shrinkable type, there is no need for the user to specify the type of the tape cassette 30. Further, only when the detected type of the tape cassette 30 is a heat shrink type, processing for automatically storing the magnification determined by the preview processing and processing for performing enlarged printing are performed. The heat shrink type and other types of tape cassettes 30 can be used in the same printer 1 without being conscious of the type of the tape cassette 30. In addition, the printer 1 can perform enlargement printing at an appropriate enlargement ratio for each of the plurality of types of heat shrink tapes 57 by using the magnification table. Further, since the printer 1 can perform printing on a tape-shaped print medium including the cylindrical heat-shrinkable tape 57, it is easy to perform enlargement printing suitable for the heat-shrinkable tape 57 attached to the attachment object by heating. Can be done.

  The printer 1 of this embodiment is an example of the “printing apparatus” of the present invention. The display 5 is an example of a “display unit”. The CPU 401 that displays the preview image in S11 of the preview process in FIG. 7 is an example of “display control means”. The CPU 401 that stores the determined magnification in the magnification table in S15 is an example of “magnification determination means” and “storage control means”. The flash memory 409 is an example of “storage means”. The thermal head 10 is an example of a “printing unit”. The CPU 401 that receives input of data to be printed in S5 of the main process in FIG. 6 is an example of a “print target acquisition unit”. The CPU 401 that performs enlargement printing at an enlargement rate corresponding to the magnification stored in the magnification table in S32 and S33 of the printing process in FIG. 8 is an example of a “print control unit”. The detection unit 200 is an example of a “type detection unit”.

  Next, a printing system 110 according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The printing system 110 includes a print instruction device and a printer that execute printing in accordance with a print instruction from the print instruction device, which can be connected to each other. In this embodiment, a personal computer (hereinafter referred to as a PC) 300, which is a general-purpose terminal device, is employed as an example of a print instruction device. As the printer, a printer 101 having a partially different configuration from the printer 1 of the above-described embodiment (see FIGS. 1, 3, and 4) is employed.

  First, the configuration of the printer 101 and the PC 300 will be described in order with reference to FIG. Similar to the printer 1, the printer 101 is a printer configured to perform printing on a tape stored in the tape cassette 30. The printer 101 does not include the operation unit 2 and the display 5, and includes a LAN interface (I / F) 421 and a USB interface (I / F) 422 for connecting to an external device such as the PC 300. Except for this point, it has the same configuration as the printer 1 described above. The printer 101 can be connected to the network 120 via the LAN I / F 421 and can be connected to an external device such as the PC 300 via the network 120. In addition, the printer 101 can be connected to an external device such as the PC 300 via a cable connected to the USB I / F 422. The other components similar to those of the printer 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted here.

  The PC 300 is a general-purpose terminal device, and includes a CPU 301, a ROM 302, and a RAM 303 that are connected to each other via a bus. An input / output interface 310 is connected to the CPU 301. A hard disk device (HDD) 323, a LAN I / F 321, a USB I / F 322, a mouse 331, a keyboard 332, and a display 333 are connected to the input / output interface 310.

  The CPU 301 controls the entire PC 300. The ROM 302 stores various programs necessary for controlling the PC 300, control data necessary for these programs, and the like. The CPU 301 performs various calculations and control processes in accordance with programs stored in the ROM 302 or the HDD 323. The RAM 303 temporarily stores various calculation results by the CPU 301. The HDD 323 serving as a storage device stores various programs executed by the PC 300 and various information.

  Similar to the printer 101, the PC 300 is connected to the network 120 via the LAN I / F 321, and can be an external device such as the printer 101 or another PC 300 via the network 120. The PC 300 can be connected to an external device such as the printer 101 via a cable connected to the USB I / F 322. The mouse 331 and the keyboard 332 are input devices, and the user can input various instructions and information to the PC 300 using these. The display 333 is a display device that displays various types of information.

  Processing executed by the printing system 110 will be described with reference to FIGS. In the printing system 110, some of the processing performed by the printer 1 in the above-described embodiment is performed by the PC 300, but the processing that can be executed by the printing system 110 as a whole is almost the same as that of the printer 1. Therefore, below, description is simplified about the same process. First, the main process executed by the PC 300 will be described with reference to FIGS. The process shown in FIG. 13 is started when the power of the PC 300 is turned on, and is executed by the CPU 301 in accordance with a program stored in the ROM 302. The main process ends when the power of the PC 300 is turned off.

  The CPU 301 waits until any input is made by operating the mouse 331 or the keyboard 332 (S102: NO). When there is an input (S102: YES), processing according to the input content is performed. If the data to be printed is input (S104: YES), the data to be printed is accepted and stored in the RAM 303 (S105), and the process returns to S102.

  When the type of the tape cassette 30 used for printing to be printed is input (S104: NO, S106: YES), the input type is specified and stored in the RAM 303 (S107). Note that the type of the tape cassette 30 is input by the user selecting a desired type from among a plurality of types of the tape cassette 30 that can be mounted on the printer 101 displayed in a selectable state on the display 333, for example. Is done.

  When the display of the preview image is instructed (S104: NO, S106: NO, S109: YES), preview processing is performed (S110, FIG. 14). As shown in FIG. 14, the preview process performed by the PC 300 is substantially the same as the preview process performed by the printer 1 (see FIG. 7). That is, while the confirmation instruction is not input (S113: NO), each time an enlargement instruction or reduction instruction is input, the preview image is enlarged or reduced and displayed on the display 333 (S116, S117, S118, S119, S111).

  When the confirmation instruction is input (S113: YES), if the type of the tape cassette 30 specified in S107 is a heat shrink type (S114: YES), the initial size of the preview image at the time when the confirmation instruction is input is determined. The magnification is determined as a magnification for determining an enlargement ratio applied when printing on the heat shrink tape 57. Then, the determined magnification is transmitted to the printer 101 together with information indicating the type of the heat shrink type tape cassette 30 (S115), and the preview process is terminated. If it is not the heat shrink type (S114: NO), the magnification is not transmitted to the printer 101, and the preview process is terminated as it is. As shown in FIG. 13, when the preview process ends, the process returns to S102.

  As shown in FIG. 13, when a print instruction is input (S104: NO, S106: NO, S109: NO, S129: YES), the print target data stored in the RAM 303 in S105 for the printer 101. At the same time, a print instruction is transmitted (S130). The process returns to S102. When other instructions are input (S104: NO, S106: NO, S109: NO, S129: NO), after other processes are performed according to the input instructions (S141), the process is S102. Return to.

  With reference to FIG. 15, main processing executed by the printer 101 will be described. The process shown in FIG. 15 is started when the printer 101 is turned on, and is executed by the CPU 401 in accordance with a program stored in the ROM 402. The main process ends when the printer 101 is turned off.

  After the initial process is performed (S201), the CPU 401 waits until a magnification or print instruction is received from the PC 300 (S202: NO, S211: NO). As described above, when the type and the corresponding magnification of the heat shrinkable tape cassette 30 transmitted in the preview process in the PC 300 are received (S202: YES), the CPU 401 receives the received heat shrinkable tape cassette. The 30 types and the magnifications are associated with each other and stored in the magnification table (see FIG. 5) of the flash memory 409 (S203). Then, the process returns to S202.

  When a print instruction is received together with data to be printed (S202: NO, S211: YES), the CPU 401 determines the type of the tape cassette 30 attached to the printer 1 based on the combination of on / off of the detection switch 210. Specify (S212). If the tape cassette 30 is not the heat shrink type (S213: NO), normal printing is performed (S216), and the process returns to S202. If the tape cassette 30 of the heat shrink type is mounted (S213: YES), it is determined whether or not the magnification corresponding to the type has already been set and stored in the magnification table (S214). If the magnification is not set (S214: NO), normal printing is performed (S216), and the process returns to S202.

  If the corresponding magnification is stored in the magnification table (S214: YES), the enlargement ratio is determined according to the magnification (S215), and after enlargement printing is performed (S216), the process proceeds to S202. Return. Such processing is repeated. The PC 300 transmits the type of the tape cassette 30 to be used for printing together with the print instruction in S130 of FIG. 13, and the printer 101 determines that the type of the tape cassette 30 specified in S212 is the type transmitted from the PC 300. If they do not match, information indicating the occurrence of an error may be transmitted to the PC 300 before S213.

  As described above, in the PC 300, when data to be printed is input for the heat shrink type tape cassette 30 and the magnification is determined in the preview process, the determined magnification is the heat shrink type tape. Along with the type of cassette 30, it is transmitted to the printer 101. In the printer 101, the received magnification and the type of the heat shrink type tape cassette 30 are stored in the magnification table. When a print instruction is input for the print target data input by the PC 300, the print target data is transmitted to the printer 101 together with the print instruction. In the printer 101, when a print instruction is received, the heat-shrinkable tape cassette 30 is mounted on the printer 101. If the magnification is set in the magnification table, the printer 101 corresponds to the set magnification. Enlargement printing is performed at an enlargement rate determined in this manner.

  Therefore, in the printing system 110 of the present embodiment, as in the printer 1 of the above-described embodiment, the user wastes the heat shrinkable tape 57 at the PC 300 in accordance with the heat shrinkage of the heat shrinkable tape 57. And can be set easily. In addition, the printer 101 can perform enlarged printing according to an appropriate magnification set by the PC 300 while viewing the actual printing result.

  The printing system 110, the PC 300, and the printer 101 of this embodiment are examples of the “printing system”, “printing instruction apparatus”, and “printing apparatus” of the present invention, respectively. The display 333 of the PC 300 is an example of a “display unit”. The CPU 301 that displays the preview image in S111 of the preview process in FIG. 14 is an example of “display control means”. The CPU 301 that transmits the determined magnification to the printer 101 in step S115 is an example of a “first transmission unit”. The CPU 301 that transmits a print instruction and print target data to the printer 101 in S130 of the main process in FIG. 13 is an example of a “second transmission unit”. The flash memory 409 is an example of “storage means”. The thermal head 10 is an example of a “printing unit”. The CPU 401 that performs enlargement printing at an enlargement ratio corresponding to the magnification stored in the magnification table in S215 and S216 of the main processing in FIG. 15 is an example of “print control means”. The detection unit 200 is an example of a “type detection unit”.

  The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the printers 1 and 101 that perform printing on a tape with the thermal head 10 using the tape cassette 30 are illustrated. However, the printer may be another type of printing apparatus that can print on a heat-shrinkable medium. It may be. Therefore, the processing of the embodiment may be applied to a printer that performs printing on cut paper, an inkjet printer, a laser printer, or the like. Also, the heat shrink medium need not necessarily be in the form of a cylindrical tape.

  In addition, the printers 1 and 101 do not necessarily need to detect the type of the tape cassette 30 loaded by the detection unit 200. For example, in the printer 1, the user may input via the operation unit 2 whether or not the type of the tape cassette 30 attached is a heat shrink type. In the case of the printing system 110, the user may specify the type of the tape cassette 30 to be used for printing in the PC 300 and transmit the information from the PC 300 to the printer 101. The printer 101 may perform enlarged printing with reference to the magnification table when the transmitted information indicates that the information is a heat shrink type.

  A magnification table that stores magnifications in association with a plurality of types of heat-shrinkable tapes 57 is not necessarily used. For example, if there is one type of heat shrink tape cassette 30 used in the printer 1 and the printer 101, one set magnification may be stored in the flash memory 409 and used uniformly.

  The configuration of the printer 101 and the PC 300 in the printing system 110 and the content of processing performed by the printer 101 and the PC 300 can be changed as appropriate. For example, the printer 101 may include the operation unit 2 and the display 5 like the printer 1. In this case, the printer 101 performs not only the process based on the information received from the PC 300 shown in FIG. 15 but also the input acceptance process and the preview process of the data to be printed shown in FIG. 6 according to the input from the operation unit 2. It may be configured to perform. Further, the PC 300 may only perform processing for receiving input of data to be printed and transmitting the data to the printer 101, and the printer 101 may perform all of the magnification setting and printing processing in the preview processing.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Printer 5 Display 10 Thermal head 101 Printer 110 Printing system 200 Detection part 300 Personal computer 301 CPU
333 Display 401 CPU
409 Flash memory

Claims (9)

Display means for displaying an image of the print result;
Display control means for displaying the image enlarged or reduced according to the size change instruction on the display means when a size change instruction that is an instruction to enlarge or reduce the image is input;
When a confirmation instruction that is an instruction for confirming the image enlarged or reduced according to the size change instruction is input, a magnification corresponding to the image displayed on the display unit when the confirmation instruction is input A magnification determination means for determining a magnification for determining an enlargement ratio applied at the time of printing of a heat-shrinkable medium that is a heat-shrinkable print medium;
Storage means for storing the magnification determined by the magnification determination means;
Printing means for printing on a print medium;
Print target acquisition means for acquiring print target data to be printed on the print medium;
When a print instruction to the print medium, which is a heat shrink medium, is input, the print unit determines the print unit according to the magnification stored in the storage unit based on the data acquired by the print target acquisition unit. A printing apparatus comprising: a printing control unit that prints the print object enlarged at the enlarged enlargement rate. Further comprising a type detecting means for detecting the type of print medium mounted on the printing apparatus;
When the type detected by the type detection unit indicates that the print medium is a heat shrink medium, the print control unit displays the print target enlarged according to the magnification on the print unit. The printing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein printing is performed. A storage control unit that stores the magnification determined by the magnification determination unit in the storage unit in association with information specifying the type of heat shrink medium each time the determination instruction is input;
The print control unit displays the print target enlarged according to a magnification corresponding to the information indicating the type detected by the type detection unit among the information stored in the storage unit. The printing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein printing is performed. The printing device is a tape printing device capable of printing on a long tape-shaped print medium,
The print control means is a heat shrink medium that is thermally contracted at least in the radial direction and is a cylindrical heat shrink medium that is crushed into a flat tape shape. The printing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the printing object enlarged at least in the radial direction according to a magnification is printed. A printing system including a printing instruction device and a printing device that can be connected to each other,
The printing instruction device
Display means for displaying an image of the print result;
Display control means for displaying the image enlarged or reduced according to the size change instruction on the display means when a size change instruction that is an instruction to enlarge or reduce the image is input;
When a confirmation instruction that is an instruction for confirming the image enlarged or reduced according to the size change instruction is input, a magnification corresponding to the image displayed on the display unit when the confirmation instruction is input First transmitting means for transmitting to the printing device;
Second transmission means for transmitting data to be printed to be printed on a print medium to the printing apparatus together with a print instruction,
The printing apparatus includes:
Storage means for storing the magnification transmitted from the first transmission means as a magnification for determining an enlargement ratio applied at the time of printing of a heat-shrinkable medium that is a heat-shrinkable print medium;
Printing means for printing on a print medium;
When the printing instruction transmitted from the second transmission unit is received and the print medium is a heat shrink medium, the storage unit stores the printing unit based on the data transmitted from the second transmission unit. A printing system comprising: a print control unit that prints the print object enlarged at the enlargement ratio determined according to the magnification stored in the printer. The printing apparatus further includes a type detection unit that detects a type of a print medium attached to the printing apparatus,
When the type detected by the type detection unit indicates that the print medium is a heat shrink medium, the print control unit displays the print target enlarged according to the magnification on the print unit. The printing system according to claim 5, wherein printing is performed. The first transmission means transmits the magnification to the printing apparatus together with information for specifying the type of heat shrink medium every time the confirmation instruction is input,
The storage means stores the magnification in association with the information every time the information and the magnification transmitted from the first transmission means are received.
The print control unit displays the print target enlarged according to a magnification corresponding to the information indicating the type detected by the type detection unit among the information stored in the storage unit. The printing system according to claim 6, wherein printing is performed. The printing device is a tape printing device capable of printing on a long tape-shaped print medium,
The print control means is a heat shrink medium that is thermally contracted at least in the radial direction and is a cylindrical heat shrink medium that is crushed into a flat tape shape. The printing system according to claim 5, wherein the printing target enlarged at least in the radial direction according to a magnification is printed. A printing system including a printing instruction device and a printing device that can be connected to each other,
Display means for displaying an image of the print result;
Display control means for displaying the image enlarged or reduced according to the size change instruction on the display means when a size change instruction that is an instruction to enlarge or reduce the image is input;
When a confirmation instruction that is an instruction for confirming the image enlarged or reduced according to the size change instruction is input, a magnification corresponding to the image displayed on the display unit when the confirmation instruction is input A magnification determination means for determining a magnification for determining an enlargement ratio applied at the time of printing of a heat-shrinkable medium that is a heat-shrinkable print medium;
Storage means for storing the magnification determined by the magnification determination means;
Printing means for printing on a print medium;
Print target acquisition means for acquiring print target data to be printed on the print medium;
When a print instruction to the print medium, which is a heat shrink medium, is input, the print unit determines the print unit according to the magnification stored in the storage unit based on the data acquired by the print target acquisition unit. And a printing control means for printing the printing object enlarged at the enlarged magnification.

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