JP4711136B2 - Printing system, printing control apparatus, printing control method, and program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a printing system having a multi-layer configuration in which printing processing is performed on continuous paper by a plurality of printers.

  When printing a large amount of preprinted paper such as invoice forms, printing a few pages in advance and checking the actual print result confirmed that the print position / print quality etc. are normal The act of printing a production job later is generally performed. In particular, when using preprinted paper, even if the physical position of the paper slightly deviates depending on the paper setting status, or even if the preprinted position on the paper is misaligned, the preprinted paper border and printer Since the interval with the information such as characters / images / barcodes to be printed will change, it is important to confirm the printing position / printing quality on the paper prior to the actual printing.

  In the prior confirmation of printing on such a sheet, conventionally, (1) the host device transmits data for several pages for test printing, and after confirming that there is no problem, the actual print job is executed. And (2) a method in which an operator instructs the primary stop of printing during printing, and when there is a problem with the printing position / printing quality, the job is canceled and the job is executed again.

  However, in the above method (1), it is necessary to prepare a dedicated application or a test print job in advance, or in the above method (2), the host device further cancels / retransmits the job. Side operation is required.

  Especially in cases such as form printing where a large amount of data is processed using a large computer and printing processing is performed, the operator of the large computer issues a print instruction, but the printer side operation (paper setting / removal / In many cases, the person in charge on the host device side and the printer side are different from each other, such as the supply of consumables) by another operator dedicated to the printer. In this case, in both methods (1) and (2) above, the person in charge on the printer side notifies the person in charge of the host device of the prior confirmation result, and if there is no problem with the print position / print quality, transmission of the actual job or job printing If there is a problem, re-printing the test print job or canceling the job, such as having to take some action from the person in charge on the host device side before starting the actual printing, is necessary. there were.

  In particular, in a printing system with a multi-layer configuration in which printing processing is performed on the same continuous paper by a plurality of printers, it is necessary to check each printer in advance, and the check result of each printer is in charge of the host device side. This causes a problem that it takes a lot of time and effort to communicate to the person.

  In order to solve such an adverse effect, for example, after sending the data for trial printing from the host device, the transmission process to the printer is temporarily stopped, and after confirming the result of the trial printing, the printer side sends the data to the host device. It has been proposed to reduce unnecessary reciprocation between the host device and the printer by requesting print data transmission processing or deletion processing (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  By using such a method, troublesome processing of information transmission on the host device side and the printer side when performing pre-printing can be reduced.

  However, even if the method of Patent Document 1 is used, it is necessary to perform data transmission for pre-printing prior to data transmission of a print job, and a dedicated application is required on the host device side. In addition, when it is necessary to change the print position or the like, the job is deleted. Therefore, in order to confirm the print after adjustment, it is necessary to issue a job print instruction from the host device again.

JP 2001-236190 A

  In the above-described conventional technology, a specific application or operation is required on the host device side when an advance check of print processing is to be performed in a printing system having a multi-layer configuration in which print processing is performed on a continuous sheet by a plurality of printers. There was a problem of becoming.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a printing system and a printing control method capable of efficiently performing prior confirmation without requiring operation on the host device side when performing prior confirmation in a printing system having a multi-link configuration. It is to be.

[Printing system]
In order to achieve the above object, a printing system of the present invention includes a first printing unit and a second printing unit that perform printing on the same continuous paper;
First stop control means for stopping printing processing by the first printing means after executing a predetermined amount of printing processing on the first printing means;
First adjusting means for adjusting a printing process by the first printing means;
First resumption control means for resuming printing processing by the first printing means;
Second stop control means for stopping printing processing by the second printing means after executing a predetermined amount of printing processing on the second printing means;
Second adjusting means for adjusting a printing process by the second printing means;
And second restart control means for restarting the printing process by the second printing means.

  In the present invention, in a printing system having a multi-layer configuration in which printing is performed on the same continuous paper by the first and second printing units, the printing process is temporarily performed after executing a predetermined amount of printing processing on the first printing unit. When the operator stops and inputs an instruction to confirm the printing result in the first printing means and instruct to resume printing, printing is resumed. Then, after executing a predetermined amount of printing processing for the second printing means, the printing processing is temporarily stopped, and when the operator inputs an instruction to confirm the printing result in the second printing means and to instruct to resume printing. Subsequent printing is resumed.

  Therefore, according to the present invention, since the host apparatus side performs advance confirmation of print processing only by generating and transmitting a print job once, a specific operation or application for printing with advance confirmation is required. Without prior confirmation, the prior confirmation is performed efficiently.

Preferably, when the position information or the image quality information is changed by the first adjustment unit, the first stop control unit again performs a predetermined amount of printing processing based on the changed position information or image quality information. Run,
When the position information or the image quality information is changed by the second adjustment unit, the second stop control unit again executes a predetermined amount of printing processing based on the changed position information or image quality information.

  Preferably, the first and second stop control means are configured so that the first and second stop control units are either at the start of a print job, at the time of paper replacement, or at the time of resuming printing after recovering from a paper transport error. Pre-print processing for the printing unit is executed.

  Preferably, the first and second stop control means perform printing on the first and second printing means by dividing the distance from the transfer position to the visual recognition position by the length per page. Calculate the amount of processing.

[Print control device]
The print control apparatus of the present invention is a print control apparatus for causing the first and second printing means for performing printing on the same continuous paper to execute print processing.
First stop control means for stopping printing processing by the first printing means after executing a predetermined amount of printing processing on the first printing means;
First adjusting means for adjusting a printing process by the first printing means;
First resumption control means for resuming printing processing by the first printing means;
Second stop control means for stopping printing processing by the second printing means after executing a predetermined amount of printing processing on the second printing means;
Second adjusting means for adjusting a printing process by the second printing means;
And second restart control means for restarting the printing process by the second printing means.

[Print control method]
The print control method of the present invention is a print control method for causing the first and second printing means for performing printing on the same continuous paper to execute a printing process,
After executing a predetermined amount of printing processing on the first printing means, stopping the printing processing by the first printing means;
When the position information or image quality information in the printing process by the first printing unit is changed, a predetermined amount of printing process is again performed on the first printing unit based on the changed position information or image quality information. Stop the printing process by the first printing means after executing,
When an instruction to resume the printing process is input, the printing process for the first printing unit is resumed, and the printing process is performed so that the continuous paper printed reaches the printing position of the second printing unit. ,
Stopping the printing process after executing a predetermined amount of printing process on the second printing means,
When the position information or image quality information in the printing process by the second printing unit is changed, a predetermined amount of printing process is performed again on the second printing unit based on the changed position information or image quality information. Stop the printing process by the second printing means after executing,
When an instruction to resume the printing process is input, the printing process for the first and second printing units is resumed, and the printing process of the subsequent print job is resumed.

[program]
The program of the present invention is a program for causing a computer to execute a printing control method for causing the first and second printing means for printing on the same continuous paper to execute a printing process.
Stopping the printing process by the first printing unit after executing a predetermined amount of printing process on the first printing unit;
When the position information or image quality information in the printing process by the first printing unit is changed, a predetermined amount of printing process is again performed on the first printing unit based on the changed position information or image quality information. Stopping the printing process by the first printing means after executing,
When an instruction to resume the printing process is input, the printing process for the first printing unit is resumed, and the printing process is performed so that the continuous paper printed reaches the printing position of the second printing unit. Steps,
Stopping the print processing after executing a predetermined amount of print processing on the second printing means;
When the position information or image quality information in the printing process by the second printing unit is changed, a predetermined amount of printing process is performed again on the second printing unit based on the changed position information or image quality information. Stopping the printing process by the second printing means after execution;
When an instruction to resume the printing process is input, the computer is caused to resume the printing process for the first and second printing units and the printing process of the subsequent print job.

  As described above, according to the present invention, since the host apparatus side performs advance confirmation of print processing only by generating a print job once, even when performing advance confirmation in a printing system with a multi-layer configuration, It is possible to obtain an effect that the prior confirmation can be efficiently performed without requiring a specific operation or application on the apparatus side.

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a printing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 1, the printing system according to the present embodiment includes a host device 2 that generates and transmits a print job, a redundant controller unit 3, and two printers 21 and 22.

  The host device 2 provided as a large computer acquires, for example, information for each customer from a database (not shown), generates job data of a predetermined form from the acquired information, and uses the generated job data as print job data The data is output to the multiple controller unit 3.

  The redundant controller unit 3 receives a print job from the host device 2 and performs print processing for the printer 21 and the printer 22.

  In the present embodiment, a case will be described in which the front side printing of continuous paper is executed by the printer 21 and the back side printing of continuous paper is executed by the printer 22. That is, the redundant controller unit 3 transmits print data on the front side of the print job from the host apparatus 2 to the printer 21 and transmits print data on the back side to the printer 22.

  The two printers 21 and 22 monitor the operation status of each other, and when one of the printers enters a print stop state (Not Ready), the other printer that detects this stops the print processing. Thus, the two printers are configured to operate in synchronization.

  In this embodiment, a case where a printing system having a redundant configuration is configured by two printers will be described. However, a printing system having a redundant configuration can also be configured by three or more printers. .

As shown in FIG. 1, the printer 21 includes a printer controller unit 10, an operation panel 19, and a printer engine 20. Further, the printer controller unit 10 includes a host I / F unit 11, a ROM 12, a RAM 13, an NVRAM (Non-volatile RAM) 14, a CPU 15, a panel I / F unit 16, an HDD 17, The engine I / F unit 18 is configured.
Since the basic configuration of the printer 22 is the same as that of the printer 21, the description thereof is omitted.

  The host I / F unit 11, ROM 12, RAM 13, NVRAM 14, CPU 15, panel I / F unit 16, HDD 17, and engine I / F unit 18 are connected to each other in the printer controller unit 10 by bus lines.

  A printer engine 20 is connected to the engine I / F unit 18. In the printer controller unit 10, print processing of the printer engine 20 is controlled by the engine I / F unit 18.

  The printer engine 20 performs print processing based on print data input from the printer controller unit 10. The printer engine 20 uses continuous paper as recording paper, and performs printing processing while conveying the continuous paper at a constant speed. The printer engine 20 can apply a general configuration in which, for example, an electrophotographic process is applied to continuous paper conveyed along a predetermined conveyance path to form an image according to print data. Here, detailed description of the printer engine 20 is omitted.

  The host I / F unit 11 is connected to the redundant controller unit 3, and the printer 21 performs a printing process based on a print job from the redundant controller unit 3.

  Further, the printer controller unit 10 reads out the print jobs stored in the HDD 17 while sequentially storing the print jobs input from the redundant controller unit 3 using the HDD 17 as a storage unit, and uses the printer engine 20 as print data. The printing process is performed by outputting the data. Here, although the HDD 17 is used as an example of the recording unit, the print job may be stored in another storage medium such as the RAM 13.

  Such a print controller unit 10 is provided with an NVRAM 14, and information (hereinafter referred to as “position information”) for determining a print position when the printer engine 20 performs a print process, or a print density. Stored are set values of various information (parameters) such as information (hereinafter referred to as image quality information) that determines print quality. The set values of various information (parameters) may be stored in the HDD 17.

  On the other hand, the printer controller unit 10 is connected to the operation panel 19 via the panel I / F unit 16, and the controller unit 10 displays various types of information on a display (not shown) of the operation panel 19, The contents of key operations input from the operation panel 19 can be input. Specifically, in the printer controller unit 10, various parameter values including setting values of position information and image quality information set on the operation panel 19 are stored in the NVRAM 32, and printing processing based on the stored parameter values Is executed by the printer engine 20.

  The printers 21 and 22 are loaded with a continuous paper on which a form has been printed in advance, and a print job is input from the overlapping controller unit 3, so that the same continuous paper can be printed based on the input print job. A printing process is executed.

Here, in the printer 21, the continuous paper is properly set in the printer engine 20 so that printing processing can be performed on the setting position of each page of the continuous paper. In the printer 21, the continuous paper is set. The positional information can be adjusted with respect to physical misalignment of continuous paper and preprint printing misalignment on continuous paper. In the printer 21, a predetermined UI (user interface) screen is displayed on the operation panel 19, and image quality information can be set / changed.
That is, the printer 21 stores preset position information and image quality information setting values in the NVRAM 14, reads the stored position information and image quality information setting values, and performs print processing. .

  In the printing system of the present embodiment having such a configuration, the printer controller unit 10 can set a prior confirmation mode. When the advance confirmation mode is set in the printer controller unit 10, when a printing process based on a new print job is started, when a paper such as continuous paper is changed, it is interrupted due to an error or the like. The printing process using the prior confirmation mode is executed at a preset timing such as when the printing process is resumed.

  FIG. 2 shows an external configuration of the printing system according to this embodiment. In the present embodiment, the printer 21 that prints the front side is expressed as an upstream machine, and the printer 22 that prints the back side is expressed as a downstream machine.

  A reversing device 23 such as a turn bar is provided between the upstream printer 21 and the downstream printer 22. The reversing device 23 reverses the front and back sides of the continuous paper output from the printer 21 and inputs it to the printer 22.

  With such a configuration, the printer 21 which is the upstream machine first prints the front surface of the continuous paper, and the reversing device 23 reverses the front and back, and then the back surface of the printer 22 which is the downstream machine. Printing is performed.

  The printers 21 and 22 are each provided with a confirmation window for confirming the printing state at a certain distance from the transfer position so that the printing state can be confirmed. A position where the print state can be confirmed from the confirmation window is defined as a visual recognition position.

  In the printing system of this embodiment, a job control function such as execution and deletion of a print job, a control function for stopping / resuming printing, and the like are provided in the redundant controller unit 3 and the printers 21 and 22, respectively. That is, it is possible to operate the job control function and the print stop / reunion control function from any operation panel of the redundant controller unit 3 and the printers 21 and 22.

  However, the operation control of the entire printing system is mainly configured to be managed by the redundant controller unit 3. Therefore, the redundant controller unit 3 functions as a print control device that controls the operation of the entire printing system.

  In the printing system according to the present embodiment, when performing the printing process in the prior confirmation mode, the printing process by the printer 21 is stopped after the predetermined amount of printing process is executed on the printer 21, and the printing result is good. When an instruction to resume the printing process is input, the printing process for the printer 21 is resumed.

  The stop control means for controlling the stop of the printing process for the printer 21 and the restart control means for restarting the printing process by the printer 21 may be provided in the printer 21 or provided in the redundant controller unit 3. It may be done. In addition, an adjustment unit that adjusts the printing process by changing position information and image quality information in the printer 21 is configured in the printer 21.

  Then, when the position information or the image quality information is changed by the adjustment unit, the stop control unit that performs the stop control in the printer 21 executes a predetermined amount of print processing again based on the changed position information or image quality information.

  Similarly, the printer 22 is provided with stop control means, resumption control means, and adjustment means.

  With such a configuration, in the printing system according to the present embodiment, the printing process is stopped after a predetermined amount of printing process from the first page to the front N page is executed on the printer 21. When an instruction to resume the printing process is input, the printing process for the printer 21 is resumed, and the printing process is performed so that the continuous paper printed reaches the printing position of the printer 22. When the printer 22 executes a predetermined amount of printing processing from the back 1 page to the back N pages and then stops the printing processing and inputs an instruction to resume the printing processing, the printing processing for the printers 21 and 22 is performed. To resume the print processing of the subsequent print job.

  The above-described stop control means, restart control means, adjustment means, etc., for example, print control programs are read from a recording medium such as a magnetic disk or semiconductor memory (not shown) into the redundant controller unit 3 or the printers 21 and 22. Realized by being installed. Specifically, the CPU in the redundant controller unit 3 or the printers 21 and 22 instructs the hardware resources of the redundant controller unit 3 or the printers 21 and 22 to perform specific processing under the control of this program. Various print control processes are realized.

  Next, the operation of the printing system of this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  When the printing process in the prior confirmation mode is started, first, the printers 21 and 22 are locked so that the setting of the position information / image quality information is not changed, and the set position information and image quality information are read from the NVRAM 14 or the like. The printing editing process such as the above is performed (S101). Then, after performing analysis of received data / development processing of bitmap image, etc., the upstream printer 21 executes printing processing of preset N pages based on the read position information and image quality information. Thereafter, the printing process is stopped (S103).

Here, the specific number of N pages on which the printing process is performed may be set in advance in consideration of the distance from the transfer position to the visual recognition position. The calculation may be automatically performed by each printer using the following formula.
Distance from transfer position to viewing position / length per page = N

  By the processing so far, the printed page reaches the viewing position in the upstream machine. Then, a visual inspection is performed in the upstream machine (S104).

  An example of processing in this visual inspection is shown in the flowchart of FIG. First, at the same time when printing is stopped in S103, the lock of the position information / image quality information change is released, the setting of the position information and image quality information can be changed, and the position on the display panel (not shown) of the operation panel 19 is displayed. UI display for setting / changing information and image information is performed (S201).

  This makes it possible to change the setting of the position information and the image quality information based on the print result. For example, if the print position needs to be adjusted from the processing result, the position information can be changed, and the print If image quality adjustment such as density is necessary, the image quality information can be changed.

  On the other hand, the operation panel 19 is provided with a Continue (continue printing) key (not shown), and it is determined whether or not the Continue key has been pressed (S202). The operator of the printer 21 presses the Continue key when the change of the position information or the image quality information based on the printing result is completed. If it is determined from the print result that there is no need to change the position information and the image quality information, the Continue key is pressed as it is. When the Continue key is pressed in S202, the setting of the position information and the image quality information is locked (step 203).

  When the visual inspection in the upstream machine is completed in this way, it is determined whether the position information or the image quality information has been changed in the upstream machine (S105 in FIG. 3). If it is determined in S105 that the position information or the image quality information has been changed, after the print data is adjusted based on the changed position information and image quality information (S106), the process returns to the process in S102 and starts from the print start page. N pages are printed and the same process is repeated.

  If it is confirmed that there is no problem in the pre-printing result and neither the position information nor the image quality information is changed in S105, the printing is performed until the print start page reaches the transfer position of the printer 22 as the downstream machine. Is done. The number of pages to be printed here may be set in advance in the same manner as described above, or automatically from the length of the conveyance path between the upstream machine and the downstream machine and the length per page. May be calculated automatically.

  Then, the printer 22 as the downstream machine performs the same process as the process performed in the upstream machine, thereby confirming whether or not there is a problem with the back side printing (S108 to S112). In addition, the specific process of the visual inspection in the downstream machine in S110 is the process according to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  Then, after it is confirmed that there is no problem in both the front side printing and the rear side printing, the printing process from the subsequent page to the job completion is continued (S113).

  When the print result of the pre-print is OK as in this embodiment, the print result used as the pre-print is used as it is as a normal print output, so that the print processing time can be shortened. It also prevents unnecessary loss of continuous paper.

  In addition, the printers 21 and 22 store the print job transmitted from the redundant controller unit 3 in the HDD 17 or the like, so that the print job is transmitted to the host device 2 even though print processing for prior confirmation is performed. The print processing based on the print job can be continuously executed without requesting the deletion of the completed print job or requesting the retransmission of the print job.

  Furthermore, since the host apparatus 2 also performs advance confirmation of print processing by transmitting a print job only once, no specific application or operation is required to perform advance confirmation, and troublesome processing is not necessary.

  In the example of the visual inspection shown in FIG. 4, an instruction to restart the printing process is input by pressing the Continue key. However, as shown in FIG. When no change is input, it may be determined that an instruction to restart the printing process is input.

  In the flowchart of FIG. 5, if the change of the position information and the image quality information is not input even after a predetermined time has passed after the lock of the change of the position information and the image quality information is released (S204), an instruction to resume the printing process is issued. The change of the position information and image quality information is locked as input (S203).

  By doing so, the operator only needs to perform operations for changing the position information and the image quality information when it is determined that there is a problem with the print result, and when it is determined that there is no problem with the print result. Will continue printing without doing anything. This fixed time can be set in advance.

  In the present embodiment, when the position information or the image quality information is changed, the printing process for confirming the change result is executed. However, when a change that does not substantially cause a problem is performed. There is. If the printing process for prior confirmation is always performed up to such a case, it may hinder the reduction of the printing time or increase the printing cost. Therefore, it may be left to the user whether or not to execute a printing process for confirming the change result. For example, an execution key is provided separately from the Continue key, and if the user determines that confirmation of the change result is unnecessary even when the position information or image quality information is changed, the execution key should be pressed. Also good. When this execution key is pressed, it is assumed that there is no problem in the print result even if the position information and the image quality information are changed, and the process proceeds to the next process.

  In this way, it is possible to leave the user's selection whether or not to execute the printing process for confirming the change result, and the same printing can be prevented from being repeated again even in the case of a minor change. It becomes possible.

  In this embodiment, a case has been described in which a prior confirmation mode in which prior confirmation is always performed at the start of printing or the like is set. However, the prior confirmation mode and the normal print mode can be changed by setting. You may make it do.

Next, FIG. 6 shows a state of prior confirmation performed by the printing control method in the present embodiment.
In FIG. 6, the printed portion is expressed by providing diagonal lines on continuous paper. In a printing system having such a multi-continuous configuration, continuous paper is usually loaded in advance before printing is performed between the upstream machine 21, the reversing device 23, and the downstream machine 22.

  First, when the printing process is stopped after N pages have been printed from the printing start page in the upstream machine 21, the printing portion on the surface has arrived at the visual recognition position as shown in FIG. Here, if neither the position information nor the image quality information is changed, the printing process is executed up to the transfer position of the downstream machine 22 and the state shown in FIG.

  Here, when printing for N pages is performed in the downstream device 22, the printed portion on the back surface reaches the visual recognition position of the downstream device 22 as shown in FIG. Here, when neither the position information nor the image quality information is changed, the printing process is continuously executed (FIG. 6D).

  According to the printing system of the present embodiment, it is understood that unnecessary printing is not performed at all when neither the position information nor the image quality information is changed in the prior confirmation process.

[Modification]
In the embodiment described above, it is assumed that printing from one page to N pages set as pre-printing is executed by each printer 21 and 22. However, depending on the print job, the print contents may change from page to page, so depending on the contents of the print job, it may not be sufficient to confirm only by printing the first few pages. For example, when printing image data or a summary table in the middle of a print job, or when printing a two-dimensional code such as a barcode or a QR (Quick Response) code, such as in the first few pages Prior confirmation is not sufficient if the printed content is not complicated or does not include a printed part that requires high image quality. Therefore, instead of printing a few pages from one page as prior confirmation printing, it may be possible to perform prior confirmation by printing several pages from a specified page number.

  Alternatively, printing from the first page up to a page including a print portion for which prior confirmation is to be performed may be performed as preliminary printing. If the number of preprinted pages is set so that the portion requiring the highest print quality is the visual recognition position, it is possible to surely execute the preconfirmation of the print processing.

  Then, when the operator determines that there is a problem with the print result when printing several pages from the specified page number and performing prior confirmation, whether to continue printing as it is, or reprint from the beginning, the specified page number The operator may be requested to select whether to print again from the beginning or to reprint the specified number of pages.

  Furthermore, depending on the contents of the print job, it may not be sufficient to confirm in advance if only one page is confirmed. For example, when one unit of print data covers a plurality of pages, it cannot be determined that there is no problem unless the pages are sequentially confirmed. In such a case, a print process for prior confirmation may be intermittently printed at regular time intervals for each page. The interval for intermittent printing is set to such a time that the operator can visually confirm one page. By performing intermittent printing for each page in this manner, the operator can visually confirm the prior confirmation printing of a plurality of pages sequentially without any particular operation.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a printing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a diagram illustrating an external configuration of a printing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the printing system according to the embodiment of the present invention. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the process in the visual inspection in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the other example of the process in the visual inspection in FIG. It is a figure which shows the mode of prior confirmation performed by the printing control method in one Embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

2 Host device 3 Duplex controller 10 Printer controller 11 Host I / F 12 ROM
13 RAM
14 NVRAM
15 CPU
16 Panel I / F part 17 HDD
18 Engine I / F
19 Operation panel 20 Printer engine 21 Printer (upstream machine)
22 Printer (downstream machine)
Steps S101 to S113 Steps S201 to S204

Claims (11)

A first printing means and a second printing means for printing on the same continuous paper;
The Rukoto print process by the first printing means is stopped after executing the print processing of a predetermined amount relative to said first printing means, the continuous paper that has been printed to the viewing position of the first print means First stop control means for performing control so as to reach ;
First adjusting means for adjusting a printing process by the first printing means;
When the position information or the image quality information is not changed by the first adjustment unit, the printing process by the first printing unit is resumed so that the continuous paper printed reaches the printing position of the second printing unit. First restart control means for causing
The Rukoto print process by the second printing means is stopped after executing the print processing of a predetermined amount with respect to the second printing means, the continuous paper that is printed to a viewing position of the second print means Second stop control means for performing control to reach ,
Second adjusting means for adjusting a printing process by the second printing means;
And second restart control means for restarting the printing process by the second printing means when the position information or the image quality information is not changed by the second adjusting means ,
When the position information or the image quality information is changed by the first adjustment means, the first stop control means is arranged for the first print means based on the changed position information or image quality information. Stop the printing process by the first printing means after executing the fixed amount printing process again,
When the position information or the image quality information is changed by the second adjustment means, the second stop control means is arranged for the second print means based on the changed position information or image quality information. A printing system for stopping the printing process by the second printing unit after executing a predetermined amount of printing process again . The second restart control unit is configured to continue the printing process from the subsequent page until the print job is completed when the position information or the image quality information is not changed by the second adjustment unit. The printing system according to claim 1, wherein the printing process by the printing unit is resumed .   The first and second stop control means are provided for the first and second printing means when the print job starts, when paper is replaced, or when printing is resumed after recovery from a paper transport error. The printing system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein pre-printing processing is executed.   The first and second stop control means divide the distance from the transfer position to the visual recognition position by the length per page, and the amount of print processing to be executed for the first and second print means The printing system according to claim 1, wherein the printing system is calculated. A printing control apparatus for causing a first and second printing means for printing on the same continuous paper to execute a printing process,
It said first continuous sheet printed by Rukoto stops the by the printing process the print means to the viewing position of the first printing means reaches after executing the print process of a predetermined amount with respect to the first printing means First stop control means for performing such control ;
First adjusting means for adjusting a printing process by the first printing means;
When the position information or the image quality information is not changed by the first adjustment unit, the printing process by the first printing unit is resumed so that the continuous paper printed reaches the printing position of the second printing unit. First restart control means for causing
The second printing means and the second continuous sheet printed by Rukoto stops the by the printing process the print means to the viewing position of the second printing means reaches after executing the print processing of a predetermined amount with respect to Second stop control means for performing such control ;
Second adjusting means for adjusting a printing process by the second printing means;
And second restart control means for restarting the printing process by the second printing means when the position information or the image quality information is not changed by the second adjusting means ,
When the position information or the image quality information is changed by the first adjustment means, the first stop control means is arranged for the first print means based on the changed position information or image quality information. Stop the printing process by the first printing means after executing the fixed amount printing process again,
When the position information or the image quality information is changed by the second adjustment means, the second stop control means is arranged for the second print means based on the changed position information or image quality information. A print control apparatus for stopping the printing process by the second printing unit after executing a predetermined amount of printing process again . A printing control method for causing a first and second printing means for printing on the same continuous paper to execute a printing process,
The Rukoto print process by the first printing means is stopped after executing the print processing of a predetermined amount relative to said first printing means, a continuous sheet that has been printed to the viewing position of the first printing means Let reach
When the position information or image quality information in the printing process by the first printing unit is changed, a predetermined amount of printing process is again performed on the first printing unit based on the changed position information or image quality information. Stop the printing process by the first printing means after executing,
When the position information or the image quality information is not changed by the first adjustment unit, the printing process for the first printing unit is resumed so that the continuous paper printed reaches the printing position of the second printing unit. Let
Wherein the Rukoto print processing is stopped after executing the print processing of a predetermined amount with respect to the second printing means, to reach the continuous paper that has been printed to the viewing position of the second printing means,
When the position information or image quality information in the printing process by the second printing unit is changed, a predetermined amount of printing process is performed again on the second printing unit based on the changed position information or image quality information. Stop the printing process by the second printing means after executing,
A print control method for resuming print processing for a subsequent print job by resuming print processing for the first and second print means when position information or image quality information is not changed by the second adjustment means .   7. The printing according to claim 6, wherein the pre-printing process for the first and second printing means is executed at any time when the print job is started, when the paper is replaced, or when printing is resumed after recovering from a paper transport error. Control method.   When a predetermined amount of printing processing is performed on the first and second printing means, the distance from the transfer position to the visual recognition position is divided by the length per page, thereby the first and second printing means. The print control method according to claim 6 or 7, wherein the amount of print processing to be executed for the printing means is calculated. A program for causing a computer to execute a printing control method for causing the first and second printing means for printing on the same continuous paper to execute a printing process,
The Rukoto print process by the first printing means is stopped after executing the print processing of a predetermined amount relative to said first printing means, a continuous sheet that has been printed to the viewing position of the first printing means Step to reach ,
When the position information or image quality information in the printing process by the first printing unit is changed, a predetermined amount of printing process is again performed on the first printing unit based on the changed position information or image quality information. Stopping the printing process by the first printing means after executing,
When the position information or the image quality information is not changed by the first adjustment unit, the printing process for the first printing unit is resumed so that the continuous paper printed reaches the printing position of the second printing unit. and a step that makes,
Stopping the printing process after executing a predetermined amount of printing process on the second printing unit, thereby causing the continuous paper printed to reach the visual recognition position of the first printing unit ;
When the position information or image quality information in the printing process by the second printing unit is changed, a predetermined amount of printing process is performed again on the second printing unit based on the changed position information or image quality information. Stopping the printing process by the second printing means after execution;
A step of resuming printing processing for the first and second printing means and resuming printing processing of a subsequent print job when the position information or image quality information is not changed by the second adjustment means. A program to be executed.   10. The program according to claim 9, wherein a pre-printing process is executed for the first and second printing means at any time of starting a print job, changing paper, or restarting printing after recovering from a paper transport error. . When a predetermined amount of printing processing is performed on the first and second printing means, the distance from the transfer position to the visual recognition position is divided by the length per page, thereby the first and second printing means. The program according to claim 9 or 10, wherein the amount of print processing to be executed for the printing means is calculated.

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