JP2017120483A - Printer, printing system, and printer setting method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a printer which facilitates reconfiguration of print settings configured in the past on the printer.SOLUTION: A printer 2 includes: a print setting storage unit 28 which stores and holds print setting information to be used for printing of a label sheet 10; a print control unit 45 which prints print data on the label sheet 10, on the basis of print setting information; and a code printing unit 51 which generates a two-dimensional code 33 with the print setting information, to print the two-dimensional code 33 on the label sheet 10. The two-dimensional code 33 printed on the label 12 issued from the printer 2 is read by an information terminal 4, to acquire print setting information in the information terminal 4. The print setting information is transmitted from the information terminal 4 to the printer 2, to reproduce past print settings on the printer 2.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

The present invention provides a printer in which it is easy to reset the print settings previously applied to the printer,
The present invention also relates to a printing system including the printer. The present invention also relates to a printer setting method that makes it easy to perform print settings when using a print medium when the print medium has been used in the past.

When changing the print medium set in the printer, it is necessary to change the print setting of the printer in accordance with the paper size and paper type of the changed print medium. It is troublesome to manually input such print settings to the printer, resulting in an input error. Here, Patent Document 1
Describes a technique for omitting manual input of communication settings when performing communication settings between devices. In the technique described in Patent Document 1, when communication setting is performed between devices, a two-dimensional code carrying communication setting information is output from one device. The other device reads the two-dimensional code and acquires communication setting information carried in the two-dimensional code. Then, the other device reflects the acquired communication setting information in its own communication setting. In Patent Document 1, the two-dimensional code is QR.
Code (registered trademark).

JP, 2014-110552, A

When performing print settings on the printer, a two-dimensional code carrying medium information such as paper size information and paper type information of the print medium is generated in advance, and the print setting is performed using the two-dimensional code. It is conceivable to omit input in the work. For example, the medium terminal is obtained by reading the two-dimensional code with an information terminal including a code reader and decoding the two-dimensional code with the information terminal. And if you send the acquired media information from the information terminal to the printer,
Media information of print media can be input to the printer without manual operation.

However, in this case, only the print settings related to the medium information of the print medium are made to the printer, and all the print settings made to the printer when using the same print medium in the past are set to the printer. I can't. For example, if the cue position has been corrected when the same print medium has been used in the past, a conveyance amount correction value for correcting the cue position cannot be set in the printer. Therefore, the correction value having such a setting needs to be obtained by performing test printing after setting the print medium to obtain the correction value, and the acquired correction value needs to be manually set in the printer.

In view of the above, an object of the present invention is to provide a printer in which it is easy to reset print settings previously applied to the printer. Moreover, it is providing the printing apparatus provided with such a printer. Another object of the present invention is to propose a printer setting method for setting a print setting when a print medium is used in the past when the print medium is used.

In order to solve the above problems, a printer according to the present invention prints print data on a print medium based on the print setting storage unit that stores and holds print setting information used for printing on the print medium. The printing control unit includes a code printing unit that generates a two-dimensional code carrying the print setting information and prints the two-dimensional code on the print medium.

According to the present invention, a printer prints a two-dimensional code carrying print setting information stored and held in its own setting storage unit. Accordingly, the two-dimensional code printed by the printer includes correction values for various settings input to the printer. Therefore, if the two-dimensional code output from the printer is read by an information terminal equipped with a code reader to acquire print setting information, and the acquired print setting information is transmitted to the printer and the printer print settings are performed, the printer can be used in the past. You can reproduce the print settings applied to. For example, when using a print medium, the same print settings as when the print medium has been used in the past can be reset in the printer. Therefore, a desired print result can be obtained when printing is performed by a printer.
In addition, according to the present invention, it is easy to apply the same print settings to other printers as the print settings applied to one printer.

In the present invention, the communication unit that communicates with an external device, and the print setting information supplied from the external device via the communication unit, the information stored in advance in the print setting storage unit A setting unit that rewrites the print setting information. In this way, the printer can change its own print settings by receiving supply of print setting information from an information terminal or the like.

In the present invention, it is preferable that the print setting information includes at least one of paper size information for setting a paper size of the print medium and paper type information for setting a paper type. In this way, when the printer is set using the print setting information, settings suitable for the print medium can be applied to the printer.

In this invention, it has a printing head, and the conveyance mechanism which conveys the said printing medium along the conveyance path which goes through the printing position by the said printing head, The said printing control part is the said printing setting information and the said printing data The print head and the transport mechanism are driven and controlled based on the print, and printing is performed. The print setting information sets print resolution information for setting a print resolution when printing the print medium and a print speed for setting a print speed. At least one of the information may be included. In this way, when the printer is set using the print setting information, a print result with a desired print resolution can be obtained. Alternatively, printing can be performed at a desired printing speed.

In the present invention, a cueing control unit that performs a cueing operation that cues the print medium to the printing position by driving the conveyance mechanism, and a specified conveyance in which the conveyance mechanism conveys the print medium in the cueing operation. A correction value input unit that receives an input of a conveyance amount correction value for correcting the amount; a correction value storage unit that stores and holds the conveyance amount correction value input via the correction value input unit in the print setting storage unit; The cueing control unit conveys the print medium by the specified conveyance amount in the cueing operation when the conveyance amount correction value is not stored and held in the print setting storage unit, and the print When the transport amount correction value is stored and held in the setting storage unit, the print medium is transported by the corrected transport amount obtained by correcting the specified transport amount with the transport amount correction value in the cueing operation, and the printing is performed. Configuration The distribution can be made to include the conveyance amount correction value. In this way, the two-dimensional code carries the carry amount correction value for adjusting the carry amount in the cueing operation. Therefore, if the printer is set for printing based on the two-dimensional code, the transport amount is adjusted in the cueing operation of the printer.

In the present invention, the code printing unit may carry model information on the two-dimensional code. Correction values for various settings included in the print setting information may be values that depend on the printer model. Therefore, if the model information is carried in the two-dimensional code, it can be determined what type of printer the model information carried in the two-dimensional code corresponds to.

In the present invention, the code printing unit may carry individual identification information on the two-dimensional code. There are cases where correction values for various settings included in the print setting information are values that depend on the individual printer. Therefore, if the model information is carried in the two-dimensional code, it can be determined to which printer (individual) the model information carried in the two-dimensional code corresponds.

In the present invention, the code printing unit may print the print setting information with characters together with the two-dimensional code. In this way, the operator can confirm the print setting information by looking at the printed matter on which the two-dimensional code is printed. The operator can also manually input the print setting information to the printer while looking at the printed matter on which the two-dimensional code is printed.

Next, the printing system of the present invention includes a printer and an information terminal that communicates with the printer, and the printer stores a print setting storage unit that stores and holds print setting information used for printing a print medium. A print control unit that prints print data on a print medium based on print setting information; a code printing unit that generates a two-dimensional code carrying the print setting information and prints the two-dimensional code on the print medium; A communication unit that communicates with an information terminal, and a setting that rewrites the print setting information stored in advance in the print setting storage unit with the print setting information supplied from the information terminal via the communication unit And the information terminal includes the 2
A setting information acquisition unit that acquires the print setting information from a dimension code, and a setting information supply unit that supplies the print setting information acquired from the two-dimensional code to the printer.

According to the present invention, the print setting information set in the printer can be acquired by reading the two-dimensional code printed on the printed matter output from the printer with the information terminal.
Also, by sending the print setting information from the information terminal to the printer, the print setting information can be reflected in the print setting of the printer. Therefore, the print settings can be applied to the printer without manually inputting the print settings to the printer. Further, the printer prints the print setting information stored and held in its own setting storage unit as a two-dimensional code. Accordingly, the two-dimensional code printed by the printer includes correction values for various settings input to the printer. Therefore, if the print setting information acquired from the two-dimensional code is supplied to the printer and the printer print settings are made, the print settings previously applied to the printer can be reproduced. For example,
When using a print medium, the same print settings as when the print medium was used in the past can be reset in the printer. Therefore, a desired print result can be obtained when printing is performed by a printer. In addition, according to the present invention, it is easy to apply the same print settings to other printers as the print settings applied to one printer.

Next, according to the printer setting method of the present invention, a two-dimensional code carrying the print setting information is generated from the print setting information stored and retained by the printer, and the two-dimensional code is printed on the print medium by the printer. In the printer that reads the two-dimensional code from the print medium in the terminal to acquire the print setting information, transmits the print setting information from the information terminal to the printer, and receives the print setting information, the print setting information The print setting information held based on the above is rewritten.

According to the present invention, print settings can be applied to the printer without manually inputting the print settings to the printer. Further, the printer prints the print setting information stored and held in its own setting storage unit as a two-dimensional code. Therefore, the two-dimensional code printed by the printer includes correction values for various settings input to the printer. Therefore, if the print setting information acquired from the two-dimensional code is sent to the printer and the printer print settings are made,
You can reproduce the print settings that you have given to the printer in the past. For example, when using print media,
The same print settings as when the print medium has been used in the past can be reset in the printer. Therefore, a desired print result can be obtained when printing is performed by a printer. In addition, according to the present invention, it is easy to apply the same print settings to other printers as the print settings applied to one printer.

1 is a schematic system configuration diagram of a printing system and an explanatory diagram of a printing medium. It is explanatory drawing of a printer. It is a block diagram of a control system of the printing system. 5 is a flowchart of a print setting operation.

  A printing system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

(Printing system)
FIG. 1A is a schematic system configuration diagram of a printing system, and FIG. 1B is an explanatory diagram of a printing medium used in the printing system. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a printer constituting the printing system. As shown in FIG. 1A, the printing system 1 includes a printer 2, a host device 3 connected to the printer 2, and an information terminal 4 that communicates with the printer 2.

The printer 2 includes a rectangular parallelepiped housing 5. A paper discharge port 6 is provided on the front surface of the housing 5. The printer 2 includes an operation panel 7 on the top surface of the housing 5. The operation panel 7 includes a display unit 8 and operation buttons 9. The printer 2 is a roll paper printer that performs printing on a label paper 10 on which a label 12 is affixed to a mount 11 so as to be peeled off at regular intervals.

As shown in FIG. 2, the printer 2 includes a label paper storage unit 16 that stores the label paper 10 inside the housing 5. In addition, the printer 2 has a label paper storage unit 16 in the housing 5.
A transport path 18 extending from the printing head 17 through the printing position A to the paper discharge outlet 6 is provided. Further, the printer 2 includes a transport mechanism 19 that transports the label paper 10 along the transport path 18. The transport mechanism 19 includes a transport roller 20 and a transport motor 21. The transport motor 21 is a drive source for the transport mechanism 19. In addition, the printer 2 receives the label paper 1 in the conveyance path 18.
A label position detector 22 is provided upstream of the transport roller 20 in the zero transport direction. The label position detector 22 is a reflective photosensor that optically detects a black mark printed on the mount 11 of the label paper 10. Alternatively, the label position detector 22 is a transmissive photosensor that optically detects a portion of the mount 11 between the label 12 and the label 12.

The printer 2 also includes a printer control unit 27 that controls the operation of the printer 2. Connected to the printer control unit 27 are a first communication unit 25 for performing communication with the host device 3 and a second communication unit (communication unit) 26 for performing communication with the information terminal 4. ing. The second communication unit 26 includes a communication interface for performing short-range wireless communication. In this example, the second communication unit 26 is NFC (Near Field), which is a communication standard for near field communication.
Communication is performed by Communication). Note that the second communication unit 26 can perform communication by infrared communication, Bluetooth (registered trademark), or the like. The printer control unit 27 also stores a print setting storage unit 2 that stores and holds the print settings of the printer 2.
8 is connected.

The host device 3 supplies print data to the printer 2. The information terminal 4 is used to make print settings for the printer 2. The information terminal 4 is a tablet terminal including the touch panel 13 and performs short-range wireless communication with the printer 2.

The label paper 10 set in the printer 2 is a roll paper, and is provided in a state of being wrapped in a wrapping paper 31 or the like as shown in FIG. In the printer 2, a plurality of types of label paper 10 having different paper types and paper sizes for the label 12 can be used for printing. Each label sheet 10 shown in FIG. 1B is for stock. That is, each label sheet 10 is
In order to be used in the printer 2, it is stored as a stock.

A sticker 32 is affixed to the wrapping paper 31 of each label paper 10. A two-dimensional code 33 is printed on the seal 32. In this example, the two-dimensional code 33 is a QR code.
The two-dimensional code 33 carries print setting information of the printer 2 when the label paper 10 is set in the printer 2 and used for printing. Here, the seal 32 is output from the printer 2. That is, the seal 32 is printed on the two-dimensional code 3 by the printer 2.
The label 12 on which 3 is printed is peeled off from the mount 11 and attached to the wrapping paper 31.

(Control system)
FIG. 3 is a schematic block diagram of a control system of the printing system 1. The host device 3 is mainly configured by a host device control unit 41 having a CPU and a memory. A host device communication unit 42 for communicating with the printer 2 is connected to the host device control unit 41. The host device control unit 41 generates print data for printing on the label paper 10. Further, the host device control unit 41 transmits the generated print data to the printer 2 via the host device communication unit 42.

The printer 2 is configured around a printer control unit 27 having a CPU and a memory. A first communication unit 25, a second communication unit 26, and a print setting storage unit 28 are connected to the printer control unit 27. A label position detector 22 is connected to the input side of the printer control unit 27. On the output side of the printer control unit 27, the print head 17 and the transport motor 21 are provided.
Is connected.

The printer control unit 27 includes a print control unit 45. The print control unit 45 includes the first communication unit 2
5 receives print data from the host device 3. The printer control unit 27 drives and controls the print head 17 and the conveyance motor 21 based on the print setting information and print data stored and held in the print setting storage unit 28 to print the print data.

The print control unit 45 includes a cue control unit 46, a correction value input unit 47, and a correction value storage unit 48.

When print data is supplied to the printer control unit 27, the cue control unit 46 performs a cue operation for driving the conveyance motor 21 (conveying mechanism 19) to cue the label paper 10 to the printing position A. In the cueing operation, the cueing controller 46 starts the specified transport amount from the time when the label position detector 22 detects the black mark (or from the time when the label position detector 22 detects the gap between the labels 12). Only the label paper 10 is conveyed, and the label 12 is positioned at the printing position A. As the cueing operation, the cueing control unit 46 specifies the time from when the label position detector 22 detects the black mark (or from the time when the label position detector 22 detects the gap between the labels 12). Back feed the label paper 10 by the carry amount,
The label 12 may be positioned at the printing position A.

The correction value input unit 47 receives an input of a conveyance amount correction value that corrects the specified conveyance amount that the conveyance mechanism 19 conveys the label paper 10 in the cueing operation. That is, the correction value input unit 47
A conveyance amount correction value input by the operator via the operation button 9 of the operation panel 7 is received.

The correction value storage unit 48 stores the conveyance amount correction value received by the correction value input unit 47 in the print setting storage unit 28 as one piece of print setting information.

Here, when the conveyance amount correction value is not stored in the print setting storage unit 28, the cueing control unit 46 conveys the label paper 10 by a specified conveyance amount in the cueing operation. On the other hand, when the conveyance amount correction value is stored in the print setting storage unit 28, the cue control unit 46
In the cueing operation, the label paper 10 is corrected by the corrected carry amount obtained by correcting the specified carry amount with the carry amount correction value.
Transport.

Next, the printer control unit 27 includes a code printing unit 51 and a setting unit 52. When a code print command is supplied to the printer control unit 27, the code printing unit 51 refers to the print setting storage unit 28 and carries the print setting information stored in the print setting storage unit 28 2
Generate dimension code. The code print command is supplied to the printer control unit 27 when the operator operates the operation button 9. Alternatively, the code print command is sent to the host device 3
Supplied from

The print setting information stored and held in the print setting storage unit 28 includes medium information of the label sheet 10 and printer setting information. Accordingly, the information carried in the two-dimensional code includes medium information and printer setting information.

The medium information includes paper type information. The paper type information indicates whether the paper type of the label 12 is glossy paper, matte paper, plain paper, or the like. The medium information includes paper size information. The paper size information indicates the width and length of the label 12 and the gap between the labels 12. Further, the medium information includes label position detection method information. For the label position detection method information, the position of the label 12 is detected by the black mark detection method for detecting the black mark printed on the mount 11, or the gap detection method for detecting the gap between the label 12 and the label 12 is used. Indicates whether the position of the label 12 is detected. The medium information includes form information. The form information is the label 1 attached to the label sheet 10
Indicates whether 2 is die-cut (whether it is a die-cut label) or whether the label 12 is a continuous label that is not die-cut.

The printer setting information includes print resolution information for setting the print resolution and print speed information for setting the print speed. The printer setting information includes correction values for various settings. More specifically, the printer setting information includes a conveyance correction value. Here, the correction value included in the printer setting information includes a margin correction value for correcting the left and right margins in order to adjust the printing position in the width direction of the label sheet 10. The margin correction value is input to the printer control unit 27 via the operation button 9. The printer control unit 27 that has received the input of the margin correction value stores and holds the margin correction value in the print setting storage unit 28 as one piece of print setting information.

Here, when generating the two-dimensional code, the code printing unit 51 carries the model information and the individual identification information of the printer 2 together with the print setting information in the two-dimensional code. Therefore,
The two-dimensional code carries print setting information, model information, and individual identification information. The model information is, for example, the product name of the printer 2, and the individual identification information is, for example, the manufacturing number of the printer 2. Then, the code printing unit 51 prints the generated two-dimensional code on the label paper 10.

The setting unit 52 reflects the print setting information supplied from the information terminal 4 via the first communication unit 25 in its own print settings. That is, when the setting unit 52 is supplied with the print setting information from the information terminal 4, the setting unit 52 rewrites the print setting information stored in advance in the print setting storage unit 28 with the newly supplied print setting information. When the print setting information is rewritten by the setting unit 52 (
When overwritten), the print setting information is reflected as the print setting of the printer 2. That is, when the print setting information is rewritten by the setting unit 52, the print control unit 45 prints the print data based on the rewritten new print setting information.

Here, when the printer control unit 27 receives an information acquisition command for inquiring model information and individual identification information from an external device, the printer control unit 27 sends model information and individual identification information to the inquiring external device as a reply to the reception acquisition command. Send.

The information terminal 4 is mainly configured by a terminal control unit 55 including a CPU and a memory. A terminal communication unit 56 that performs near field communication is connected to the terminal control unit 55. Terminal communication unit 5
6 performs near field communication according to the same communication standard as the first communication unit 25. The touch panel 13 is connected to the terminal control unit 55. Further, the camera 34 is connected to the terminal control unit 55.

In the terminal control unit 55, a printer setting program 57 operates. The printer setting program 57 causes the information terminal 4 to function as the model information acquisition unit 61, the setting information acquisition unit 62, and the setting information transmission unit (setting information supply unit) 63.

The model information acquisition unit 61 communicates with the printer 2 via the terminal communication unit 56 to acquire model information and individual identification information of the printer 2. More specifically, when the information terminal 4 and the printer 2 come close to each other and the information terminal 4 and the printer 2 can communicate with each other, the model information acquisition unit 61 transmits an information acquisition command to the printer 2. Then, the model information acquisition unit 61 acquires model information and individual identification information supplied from the printer 2 as a reply to the information acquisition command transmitted to the printer 2.

The setting information acquisition unit 62 acquires information carried by the two-dimensional code 33 from the two-dimensional code 33. That is, the setting information acquisition unit 62 activates the camera 34 and prompts the operator to photograph the two-dimensional code 33. When the two-dimensional code 33 is photographed by the camera 34,
The setting information acquisition unit 62 decodes the two-dimensional code 33 and acquires print setting information, model information, and individual identification information.

When the setting information acquisition unit 62 acquires the print setting information, the model information, and the individual identification information, the setting information transmission unit 63 acquires the acquired model information, the individual identification information, and the model information and the individual acquired by the model information acquisition unit 61. Compare identification information. And if they match,
The setting information transmission unit 63 transmits the print setting information to the printer 2 via the terminal communication unit 56.

(Printer setting operation)
FIG. 4 is a flowchart of the printer setting operation. In the example illustrated in FIG. 4, first, it is assumed that the print setting for the printer 2 has been completed. That is, a specific label sheet 10 is set in the printer 2, and print settings suitable for printing the label sheet 10 are applied to the printer 2.

More specifically, the printer 2 has already completed the input of paper type information, paper size information, label position detection method information, and form information. In addition, the input of the print resolution information and the print speed information to the printer 2 is completed. Furthermore, test printing using a specific label sheet 10 is performed, and a conveyance amount correction value for correcting the cue position is input to the printer 2. Accordingly, the print setting storage unit 28 includes medium information (paper type information, paper size information, label position detection method information, form information) and printer setting information (print resolution information, print speed information, transport amount correction value). Print setting information is stored and held.

When the operation button 9 of the printer 2 is operated and a code print command is input to the printer control unit 27, the printer 2 refers to the print setting storage unit 28 and generates a two-dimensional code 33 carrying print setting information. (Step ST1). The two-dimensional code 33 carries model information and individual identification information in addition to print setting information. Further, the printer 2 issues a sticker 32 (label 12) on which the generated two-dimensional code 33 is printed (step ST2).
).

When the sticker 32 (label 12) on which the two-dimensional code 33 is printed is issued, the operator
This seal 32 is affixed to the wrapping paper 31 of the same label paper 10 as the label paper 10 for stock that is set in the printer 2 at that time.

Here, if the operator performs print settings for the printer 2 using different types of label paper 10, the above steps ST1 and ST2 are repeated after the print settings are completed. Then, the operator uses the label paper 1 which is the label paper 10 for stocking and is set in the printer 2 at that time as the sticker 32 issued in step ST2.
Affixed to the wrapping paper 31 of the same label paper 10 as 0. As a result, as shown in FIG. 1B, a sticker 32 on which the two-dimensional code 33 is printed is affixed to the stock label paper 10.

Thereafter, when the printer 2 replaces the label paper 10 with a new type, the operator selects the label paper 10 to be used for printing from the stock label paper 10. Then, using the information terminal 4, the two-dimensional code 33 of the seal 32 (label 12) attached to the wrapping paper 31 of the selected label paper 10 is read (step ST21). Then, the information terminal 4 acquires the print setting information carried on the two-dimensional code 33 (Step S
T22). Thereafter, the information terminal 4 and the printer 2 are brought close to each other to transmit print setting information from the information terminal 4 to the printer 2 (step ST23).

When the printer 2 acquires the print setting information from the information terminal 4, the printer 2 rewrites the print setting information stored in advance in the print setting storage unit 28 with the acquired print setting information. Thereby, the printer 2 reflects the print setting information from the information terminal 4 as its own print setting (step ST24).

Here, the two-dimensional code 33 printed by the printer 2 in step ST <b> 2 includes correction values for various settings input to the printer 2. Therefore, when the print setting of the printer 2 is performed based on the print setting information carried on the two-dimensional code 33, the print setting previously applied to the printer 2 is reproduced. That is, when a specific label sheet 10 is used, the same print settings as when the specific label sheet 10 was used in the past are reset in the printer 2. Therefore, a desired printing result can be obtained when printing is performed by the printer 2.

Further, since the print setting information includes medium information (paper type information, paper size information, label position detection method information, form information), it is suitable for the label paper 10 when the printer 2 is set using the print setting information. The print settings are applied to the printer 2. Furthermore, since the print setting information includes print resolution information and print speed information, if the printer 2 is set using the print setting information, a print result with a desired print resolution can be obtained. Further, printing can be performed at a desired printing speed. Since the print setting information includes correction values for various settings, the print settings corrected by the operator so as to correspond to the characteristics of the printer 2 when using a specific label sheet 10 can be reproduced as they are. Therefore, it is not necessary to perform the operation of adjusting the cue position by performing test printing or the like every time the label paper 10 is replaced.

Further, the two-dimensional code 33 carries model information and individual identification information of the printer 2. Here, the correction values of various settings included in the print setting information are for each model of the printer 2,
Alternatively, it is input according to the characteristics of each individual, and may be different for each model or for each individual. Therefore, if model information and individual identification information are carried in the two-dimensional code 33, it can be determined what model (individual) printer 2 the model information carried in the two-dimensional code 33 corresponds to. Therefore, the information terminal 4 that has acquired the information carried on the two-dimensional code 33.
Can send print setting information suitable for the model or the individual to the printer 2.

Further, according to this example, it is also easy to apply the same print settings to the other printers 2 as the print settings made to one printer 2.

(Other embodiments)
Here, the communication between the information terminal 4 and the printer 2 is not limited to short-range wireless communication. For example, the information terminal 4 and the printer 2 may communicate with each other by wireless communication based on a communication standard such as IEEE 802.11 or wired communication such as Ethernet (registered trademark). In this case, the information terminal 4 can acquire the model information of the printer 2 from the host name of the printer 2 used when establishing communication according to these communication standards.

In the above example, the print data is supplied from the host device 3 to the printer 2. However, the print data may be supplied from the information terminal 4 to the printer 2.

Further, the print setting information carried on the two-dimensional code 33 together with the two-dimensional code 33 may be printed on the seal 32 by characters. That is, when printing the two-dimensional code 33 on the label paper 10, the code printing unit 51 may print the print setting information carried on the two-dimensional code 33 together with the two-dimensional code 33 with characters. In this way, the operator can confirm the print setting information carried on the two-dimensional code 33. In this way, the operator can also manually input the print setting information printed on the sticker 32 to the printer 2. In the above example, the sticker 32 is attached to the wrapping paper 31 of the label paper 10, but it may be attached directly to the label paper 10.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Printing system, 2 ... Printer, 3 ... Host apparatus, 4 ... Information terminal, 5 ... Housing, 6 ... Paper discharge port, 7 ... Operation panel, 8 ... Display part, 9 ... Operation button, 10 ... Label paper, 11 ... Mount,
12 ... label, 13 ... touch panel, 16 ... label paper storage unit, 17 ... print head, 18
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS ... Conveyance path, 19 ... Conveyance mechanism, 20 ... Conveyance roller, 21 ... Conveyance motor, 22 ... Label position detector, 25 ... 1st communication part, 26 ... 2nd communication part (communication part), 27 ... Printer control part,
27 ... Printer control unit, 28 ... Print setting storage unit, 31 ... Wrapping paper, 32 ... Sticker, 32 ...
Terminal side communication unit 33 ... label 33 ... two-dimensional code 34 ... camera 41 ... host device control unit 42 ... host device communication unit 45 ... print control unit 46 ... cue control unit 47 ... correction value Input unit 48 ... Correction value storage unit 51 ... Code printing unit 52 ... Setting unit 55 ... Terminal control unit
56 ... Terminal communication unit, 57 ... Printer setting program, 61 ... Model information acquisition unit, 62 ... Setting information acquisition unit, 63 ... Setting information transmission unit (setting information supply unit), A ... Printing position.

Claims (10)

A print setting storage unit that stores and holds print setting information used for printing the print medium;
A print control unit that prints print data on a print medium based on the print setting information;
A printer comprising: a code printing unit that generates a two-dimensional code carrying the print setting information and prints the two-dimensional code on the print medium. In claim 1,
A communication unit that communicates with an external device;
A setting unit that rewrites the print setting information stored in advance in the print setting storage unit with the print setting information supplied from an external device via the communication unit;
A printer comprising: In claim 1 or 2,
The printer according to claim 1, wherein the print setting information includes at least one of paper size information for setting a paper size of the print medium and paper type information for setting a paper type. In claims 1 to 3,
A print head;
A transport mechanism that transports the print medium along a transport path that passes through a printing position by the print head,
The print control unit performs drive control to drive the print head and the transport mechanism based on the print setting information and the print data,
The printer according to claim 1, wherein the print setting information includes at least one of print resolution information for setting a print resolution for printing the print medium and print speed information for setting a print speed. In claim 4,
A cueing control unit that performs a cueing operation of driving the transport mechanism to cue the print medium to the printing position;
A correction value input unit that receives an input of a conveyance amount correction value for correcting a specified conveyance amount by which the conveyance mechanism conveys the print medium in the cueing operation;
A correction value storage unit that stores and holds the carry amount correction value input via the correction value input unit in the print setting storage unit,
The cueing control unit conveys the print medium by the specified conveyance amount in the cueing operation when the conveyance amount correction value is not stored in the print setting storage unit, and the print setting storage unit When the transport amount correction value is stored and held, the print medium is transported by the corrected transport amount obtained by correcting the specified transport amount with the transport amount correction value in the cueing operation,
The printer according to claim 1, wherein the print setting information includes the carry amount correction value. In any one of claims 1 to 5,
The printer, wherein the code printing unit carries model information in the two-dimensional code. In any one of claims 1 to 6,
The printer, wherein the code printing unit causes the two-dimensional code to carry individual identification information. In any one of claims 1 to 7,
The code printing unit prints the print setting information with characters together with the two-dimensional code. A printer,
An information terminal that communicates with the printer,
The printer carries a print setting storage unit that stores print setting information used for printing on a print medium, a print control unit that prints print data on a print medium based on the print setting information, and the print setting information A code printing unit that generates a two-dimensional code and prints the two-dimensional code on the print medium, a communication unit that communicates with the information terminal, and the information terminal that is supplied from the information terminal A setting unit that rewrites the print setting information stored and held in advance in the print setting storage unit with the print setting information,
The information terminal includes a setting information acquisition unit that acquires the print setting information from the two-dimensional code, a setting information supply unit that supplies the printer with the print setting information acquired from the two-dimensional code,
A printing system comprising: Generating a two-dimensional code carrying the print setting information from the print setting information stored in the printer and printing the two-dimensional code on a print medium by the printer;
Reading the two-dimensional code from the print medium in the information terminal to obtain the print setting information,
Sending the print setting information from the information terminal to the printer;
A printer setting method, wherein the printer that has received the print setting information rewrites the print setting information held based on the print setting information.