JP4929779B2 - Printer - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a printer that creates a photographic print based on image data.

Photo shops are installed with photo processing apparatuses for creating photo prints, but at each photo shop, the end-of-day inspection of the photo processing apparatus is generally performed when the day of photo processing work is completed. Therefore, after confirming that the printing operation is completed, the store clerk performs a final inspection and turns off the power of the photo processing apparatus. Here, the end-of-work inspection includes, for example, an operation for storing device data and a processor cleaning operation. Therefore, even if the store clerk starts the print operation after finishing the judgment work for each image related to the print order in order to perform the end-of-work inspection and power-off, the store clerk must wait until the print operation is completed. The problem of not becoming. In order to solve this problem, the photo processing device is automatically turned off after the end-of-work inspection operation is automatically performed at the end of the print operation by accepting the reservation for the end-of-work inspection during the printing operation. It is conceivable to do this (for example, see Patent Document 1).
JP 2004-12965 A

  However, even if an appointment for the end work inspection is accepted during the printing operation, if the printing operation is interrupted due to an operation error during the printing operation thereafter, the printing operation will not be completed. Is not performed, and the power of the photographic processing apparatus is not turned off.

  Therefore, a main object of the present invention is to provide a printer that can make a reservation for the end work inspection during the printing operation, and can reliably perform the end work inspection operation and power-off even if an operation error occurs during the printing operation. Is to provide.

Means for Solving the Problems and Effects of the Invention

  A printer according to the present invention includes a print control unit that controls a printing operation based on image data, a reservation receiving unit that receives a reservation for a closing inspection during the printing operation, a closing inspection control unit that controls a closing inspection operation of the printer, and a printer A power-off means for turning off the printer power when the end-of-work inspection operation is completed, and an error detection means for detecting an operation error that has occurred in the printer, after the reservation accepting means accepts a reservation for the end-of-work inspection. When the error detecting means detects an operation error capable of continuing the printing operation, the printing control means continues the printing operation without interrupting the printing operation, and the end-of-work inspection control means ends the printing operation. After that, the end-of-work inspection operation of the printer is started and the reservation reception means accepts the reservation for the end-of-work inspection. After that, when the error detection unit detects an operation error that cannot continue the printing operation, the printing control unit interrupts the printing operation, and the end-of-work inspection control unit interrupts the printing operation. It is characterized in that the end work inspection operation of the printer is started later.

  According to this configuration, by accepting the reservation for the end work inspection during the printing operation, the power of the printer can be automatically turned off after the end work inspection operation is automatically performed at the end of the printing operation. Here, if an operation error occurs after accepting a reservation for an end-of-work inspection, if the printing operation can be continued, the printing operation is continued without interruption, while the printing operation is not continued. If possible, the end-of-work inspection is automatically performed after the printing operation is interrupted. Therefore, even when an operation error occurs during the printing operation, the end-of-work inspection and power-off are reliably performed.

  In the printer of the present invention, when the end-of-work inspection operation of the printer is performed after the printing operation is interrupted, the printing operation is performed before the printer is turned off when the printer is turned on. There may be further provided display control means for displaying on the display that is interrupted.

  According to this configuration, when the end-of-work inspection and power-off are performed after the printing operation is interrupted, this is displayed on the display when the printer is turned on. In the state where is interrupted, the end-of-work inspection of the printer is performed, and it can be known that the printer is turned off.

  In the printer of the present invention, the display control means displays on the display a screen for inputting a resumption command for a printing operation that was interrupted before the printer was turned off when the printer was turned on. The printing control means may resume the printing operation suspended before the printer is turned off when the resume command is input.

  According to this configuration, when the end-of-work inspection of the printer and the power-off are performed after the printing operation is interrupted, the screen for inputting an instruction to resume the interrupted printing operation is turned on. Is displayed on the display when it becomes, it is possible to appropriately determine whether or not to resume the interrupted printing operation.

  The printer of the present invention further includes a setup control means for controlling a setup operation performed when the printer is turned on, and the display control means inputs a start instruction for the printer setup operation. The screen may be displayed on a display, and the setup control means may start a printer setup operation when a setup operation start command is input.

  According to this configuration, when restarting the interrupted printing operation, it is possible to appropriately determine whether or not to perform the setup operation. Therefore, it is possible to suppress a difference in the image quality of the photographic print before and after the printing operation is interrupted.

  The printer of the present invention further includes storage means for storing the number of appointments for end work inspection accepted by the reservation acceptance means, wherein the reservation acceptance means has a predetermined number of appointments for end work inspection stored in the storage means. You may stop accepting appointments for end-of-work inspections.

  According to this configuration, it is possible to prevent the end-of-work inspection operation based on the reservation from being continuously performed over a predetermined number of times.

  In the printer of the present invention, the number of reservations stored in the storage unit may return to 0 when the end-of-work inspection operation of the printer that is not based on the reservation received by the reservation receiving unit is performed.

  According to this configuration, the end-of-work inspection operation based on the reservation can be continuously performed again a predetermined number of times each time the end-of-work inspection operation not based on the reservation is performed.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a photographic processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  A photographic processing apparatus 1 shown in FIG. 1 reads image data from a photographic film, performs image processing on the read image data, and prints (exposure) based on the image data after the image processing is performed. And a printing apparatus 20 (including various processes such as processing and development processing).

  An image data processing apparatus 10 is a general purpose for realizing image processing and various processes, a film scanner 11 that reads information of a frame image of a photographic film into a digital signal by photoelectric conversion, a CRT type display 12 that displays various information, and the like. And a control unit 30 including a computer. Also connected to the control unit 30 are a keyboard 13 for inputting various types of information, a mouse 14, and a media drive 15 for acquiring information from a disk-type medium such as a CD, MO, or FD. .

  The control unit 30 executes various operations for generating a ROM storing control programs and data for various operations related to the photo processing apparatus 1 and signals for controlling the operations of the respective units of the photo processing apparatus 1. The CPU includes members such as a RAM that temporarily stores data such as various settings and calculation results of the CPU. With these various members and software, as shown in FIG. 1, a setup control unit 31, an image data storage unit 32, a display control unit 33, a print condition storage unit 34, a print control unit 35, and a reservation receiving unit 36. A reservation number storage unit 37, an error detection unit 38, an end-of-work inspection control unit 39, and a power-off unit 40 are formed.

  The setup control unit 31 controls a setup operation performed when the power of the photo processing apparatus 1 is turned on. Here, in the photo processing apparatus 1, as will be described later, when the printing operation is interrupted before the power is turned off and the interrupted printing operation is resumed, as shown in FIG. As described above, the setup operation confirmation screen 50 for inputting a setup operation start command is displayed on the display 12. Accordingly, the setup control unit 31 starts the setup operation of the photo processing apparatus 1 when the “YES” button 51 on the setup operation confirmation screen 50 is operated to input a setup operation start command.

  Here, the setup operation includes setting of a color correction amount for printing such as daily setup. If the setup operation is not performed when the power of the photo processing apparatus 1 is turned on, the setup state when the power of the photo processing apparatus 1 is turned off the previous day is maintained.

  The image data storage unit 32 stores image data read by the film scanner 11.

  The display control unit 33 controls the display content displayed on the display 12, that is, the content of the display screen.

  Here, since it is necessary to perform operations such as color correction of each image and designation of the number of prints before printing by the printing apparatus 20, the display control unit 33, as shown in FIG. A pre-judge screen 55 including an image corresponding to the image data stored in the storage unit 32 is displayed on the display 12. The pre-judge screen 55 is a screen on which images of six frames are displayed, and the operator operates the color correction button 56 arranged below each image, or inputs the number of prints in a print number input box 57. Thus, the print condition input operation for each image can be performed. Then, when the “print” button 58 displayed on the pre-judge screen 55 is operated, a printing operation regarding these images is started.

  In addition, while the printing operation is being performed, the display control unit 33 displays on the display 12 a print status confirmation screen 60 for confirming that the printing operation is being performed properly, as shown in FIG. indicate. The operator can make a reservation for the end work inspection while the printing operation is performed by operating the “reservation” button 61 displayed on the print state confirmation screen 60.

  In addition, when the appointment for the end work inspection is not accepted while the printing operation is being performed, the display control unit 33 indicates that the printing operation has ended as shown in FIG. 6 when the printing operation is completed. A print completion confirmation screen 65 is displayed on the display 12. The operator can select whether or not to perform the end-of-work inspection in the manual mode by operating either the “YES” button 66 or the “NO” button 67 displayed on the print end confirmation screen 65.

  In addition, when an operation error occurs after accepting a reservation for the end work inspection while the print operation is being performed, the display operation unit 33 is displayed when the print operation is interrupted and the end work inspection operation is performed. Indicates that when the power of the photo processing apparatus 1 is turned on, as shown in FIG. 7, the print operation is interrupted, and the print interruption for inputting the instruction to resume the interrupted print operation is performed. A confirmation screen 70 is displayed on the display 12. The operator can select whether to resume the interrupted printing operation by operating either the “YES” button 71 or the “NO” button 72 displayed on the print interruption confirmation screen 70.

  When the “YES” button 71 is operated in order to resume the interrupted printing operation while the print interruption confirmation screen 70 is displayed on the display 12, the display control unit 33 resumes the printing operation. Prior to this, a setup operation confirmation screen 50 for inputting a setup operation start command is displayed on the display 12 as shown in FIG. The operator can select whether or not to perform the setup operation by operating either the “YES” button 51 or the “NO” button 52 displayed on the setup operation confirmation screen 50.

  That is, when the operator resumes the interrupted printing operation, the operator resumes the printing operation in the setup state again regardless of the setup state when the power of the photo processing apparatus 1 is turned off the previous day. Operates the “YES” button 51, while operating the “NO” button 52 to resume the printing operation in the setup state when the power of the photo processing apparatus 1 is turned off the previous day. As a result, it is possible to prevent the image quality from changing before and after the printing operation is interrupted due to a change in the setup state from the previous day.

  The print condition storage unit 34 stores print conditions such as the number of prints of each image input with the pre-judge screen 55 displayed on the display 12.

  The print control unit 35 controls the printing apparatus 20 so that printing is performed based on the print conditions stored in the print condition storage unit 34. Specifically, the print control unit 35 starts the printing operation when the “print” button 58 is operated while the pre-judge screen 55 is displayed on the display 12.

  The print control unit 35 receives the reservation for the end work inspection while the printing operation is being performed, and if the error detection unit 38 detects an operation error capable of continuing the printing operation, the printing operation is performed. Continue printing without interruption. On the other hand, if the error detection unit 38 detects an operation error in which the print operation cannot be continued after accepting the reservation for the end work inspection while the print operation is being performed, the print control unit 35 performs the print operation. Interrupt.

  When the “YES” button 71 is operated in a state where the print interruption confirmation screen 70 is displayed on the display 12, the printing operation suspended before the photographic processing apparatus 1 is turned off is resumed. Here, even when the printing operation is interrupted, since the image data is stored in the image data storage unit 31, there is no need to redo the film scanning.

  The reservation receiving unit 36 receives a reservation for the end work inspection while the printing operation is being performed. Specifically, the reservation accepting unit 36 accepts a reservation for an end-of-work inspection when the “reservation” button 61 is operated in a state where the print state confirmation screen 60 is displayed on the display 12. In addition, when the number of reservations stored in the reservation number storage unit 37 reaches a predetermined number, the reservation reception unit 36 does not accept reservations for end work inspection.

  The reservation number storage unit 37 stores the number of reservations for the end work inspection received by the reservation reception unit 36. Here, the number of reservations stored in the reservation number storage unit 37 returns to 0 when the end-of-work inspection in the manual mode (end-of-work inspection not based on reservation) is performed. That is, the reservation count stored in the reservation count storage unit 37 is reset each time the end-of-work inspection is performed in the manual mode.

  Thus, the reason why the end-of-work inspection in the reservation mode is not continuously performed more than a predetermined number of times is as follows. In the automatic cleaning of the processor in the end-of-day inspection in the manual mode, when the water for replenishment is exhausted, the automatic cleaning is interrupted and the operator is notified that the water should be replenished. Then, after the replenishment is added, the processor automatic cleaning is resumed, and the processor automatic cleaning is completed. On the other hand, in the end-of-day inspection in the reservation mode, the processor is automatically cleaned, but even if the processor has not been automatically cleaned due to insufficient replenishment, there is no notification of replenishing water, but at that time After the automatic cleaning process is completed, it is considered that the automatic cleaning of the processor is completed. Therefore, when the end-of-day inspection in the reservation mode is performed continuously, it is considered that the automatic cleaning of the processor is actually completed even though the automatic cleaning of the processor is not completed due to lack of replenishment water. The situation will be continuous. Therefore, it is preferable that the end-of-work inspection in the manual mode is performed every time the end-of-work inspection in the reservation mode is performed at least a predetermined number of times. In other words, even if the end-of-day inspection in the reservation mode continues and it is considered that the automatic cleaning of the processor has been completed, the end-of-day inspection in the manual mode informs the operator that there is a shortage of water replenishment. After the addition, the processor automatic cleaning is resumed, and the processor automatic cleaning is completed, so that the above problem is solved.

  The error detection unit 38 detects an operation error that has occurred in the photo processing apparatus 1. Here, the operation error includes an operation error capable of continuing the print operation and an operation error unable to continue the print operation.

  The end work inspection control unit 39 controls the end work inspection operation of the photo processing apparatus 1. Specifically, when an item for the end-of-work inspection in the reservation mode requires the operator's confirmation, the end-of-work inspection control unit 39 displays on the display 12 an end-of-work inspection screen on which confirmation contents regarding the item are displayed. . Further, when the item for the end-of-work inspection in the reservation mode does not require the operator's confirmation, the end-of-work inspection operation corresponding to the item (for example, automatic washing of the processor) is controlled.

  Here, when the “reservation” button 61 is operated while the print state confirmation screen 60 is displayed on the display 12 while the printing operation is being performed, the end-of-work inspection control unit 39 performs the end-of-work inspection. An end-of-work inspection screen (for example, see FIG. 8) for performing a part is displayed on the display 12. Here, part of the end-of-work inspection is an item of end-of-work inspection that can be performed while the printing operation is being performed. For example, confirmation of whether or not AFC cleaning to be described later is performed and the set time of the program timer It is confirmation. FIG. 8 shows an end-of-work inspection screen 75 for confirming the set time of the program timer. The operator can confirm the set time by operating the “YES” button 76 displayed on the end-of-work inspection screen 75, and can operate the “NO” button 77 to set the program timer set time setting screen ( The set time can be changed by switching to (not shown). Further, in the present embodiment, after the operator confirms the set time of the program timer on the end work inspection screen 75, the end work inspection screen (not shown) for confirming whether or not AFC cleaning is performed is displayed on the display 12. Although displayed, detailed description is omitted.

  In addition, if an operation error that can continue the printing operation occurs after accepting the appointment for the end work inspection while the printing operation is being performed, and the printing operation is continued until the printing operation ends without being interrupted The end-of-work inspection control unit 39 starts the end-of-work inspection in the reservation mode after the printing operation is completed. On the other hand, if an operation error that cannot continue the printing operation occurs after accepting the reservation for the closing inspection while the printing operation is being performed and the printing operation is interrupted, the closing inspection control unit 39 After the printing operation is interrupted, the end-of-work inspection in the reservation mode is started.

  Here, in the photo processing apparatus 1, the item for the end-of-work inspection in the manual mode is different from the item for the end-of-work inspection in the reservation mode. Below, an example of the item of the end-of-work inspection in manual mode and reservation mode is shown.

The items of the end-of-work inspection in the manual mode (the end-of-work inspection not based on the appointment) are the following items.
(A1) Confirmation of total data display (A2) Confirmation of device data storage (A3) Confirmation of execution of AFC cleaning (A4) Confirmation of set time of program timer (A5) Confirmation of execution of defragmentation (A6) ) Confirmation of execution of defragmentation of CAU (external hard disk) (A7) Automatic processor cleaning

In addition, the items to be confirmed to the operator in the manual mode are the following items.
(A8) Waste liquid recovery (A9) Opening the upper cover of the processor (A10) Cleaning the scanner and carrier

On the other hand, the items for the end-of-work inspection in the reservation mode are the following items.
(B2) Confirmation of device data storage (B3) Confirmation of execution of AFC cleaning (B4) Confirmation of program timer setting time (B5) Confirmation of execution of defragmentation (B6) Confirmation of execution of CAU defragmentation (B7) Automatic processor cleaning

Items to be confirmed to the operator in the reservation mode are the following items.
(B8) Waste liquid recovery (B10) Cleaning the scanner unit and carrier

  Here, among the items of the end-of-work inspection in the reservation mode, (B3) confirmation of whether or not AFC cleaning is performed and (B4) confirmation of the set time of the program timer are performed while the printing operation is being performed. Therefore, when the end work inspection is reserved, it is performed in parallel with the printing operation.

  On the other hand, (B2) confirmation of whether or not device data is stored, (B5) confirmation of whether or not defragmentation is performed, (B6) confirmation of whether or not CAU defragmentation is performed, and (B7) automatic processor cleaning are: Since it cannot be performed while the printing operation is being performed, it is performed after the printing operation is completed or interrupted.

  The power cutting unit 40 turns off the power of the photo processing apparatus 1 when the end-of-work inspection operation of the photo processing apparatus 1 is completed.

  Next, an operation procedure in the photo processing apparatus 1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an operation procedure in the photographic processing apparatus 1.

  First, the power supply of the photographic processing apparatus 1 is switched from the off state to the on state (step S101). Then, it is determined whether or not the printing operation performed before the photographic processing apparatus 1 is turned off is interrupted (step S102). If the printing operation is interrupted (S102: YES), a print interruption confirmation screen 70 as shown in FIG. 7 is displayed on the display 12 (step S103). In addition to knowing that the printing operation has been interrupted before the power of the apparatus 1 is turned off, it is determined whether to resume the interrupted printing operation (step S104).

  Here, when the interrupted print operation is not resumed (S104: NO), the setup operation of the photo processing apparatus 1 is performed (step S105). On the other hand, when the interrupted printing operation is resumed (S104: YES), a setup operation confirmation screen 50 as shown in FIG. 3 is displayed on the display 12 (step S105), so that the operator performs the setup operation. It is determined whether or not to perform (step S106).

  If the operator operates the “YES” button 51 with the setup operation confirmation screen 50 displayed on the display 12 (S106: YES), the setup operation of the photo processing apparatus 1 is performed (step S106). S107). On the other hand, when the “NO” button 52 is operated by the operator while the setup operation confirmation screen 50 is displayed on the display (S106: NO), the setup operation of the photo processing apparatus 1 is not performed. Here, when the setup operation of the photo processing apparatus 1 is not performed, the setup state of the photo processing apparatus 1 is the same as the previous day.

  Next, it is determined whether the printing operation to be started is a new printing operation or a printing operation restarted after being interrupted (step S108). Here, in the case of a new print operation (S108: NO), a pre-judge screen 55 as shown in FIG. 4 including an image related to the new print operation is displayed on the display 12 (step S109). After the operator performs color correction of each image and input of the number of prints, the printing operation is started (step S110). On the other hand, when the printing operation after the interruption is resumed (S108: YES), since the color correction of each image and the input of the number of prints have already been performed, the pre-judge screen 55 is displayed on the display 12. Then, the printing operation is started (step S110).

  Here, in the photo processing apparatus 1, while the printing operation is being performed, the print state confirmation screen 60 as shown in FIG. 5 is displayed on the display 12, and it is possible to accept the appointment for the end work inspection. However, if the end-of-work inspection reservation is not accepted (S111: NO), when the printing operation is completed (step S112), a print completion confirmation screen 65 as shown in FIG. Step S118). When the operator has operated the “YES” button 66 with the print end confirmation screen 65 displayed on the display 12 (S119: YES), the end-of-work inspection in the manual mode is performed (step S120). ). That is, a plurality of end-of-work inspection screens (see FIG. 8) relating to the end-of-work inspection items in the manual mode are displayed on the display 12 in order, and the operator confirms each inspection item and automatically cleans the processor. When the end work inspection is completed, the power of the photo processing apparatus 1 is turned off (step S122). On the other hand, when the “NO” button 67 is operated by the operator while the print end confirmation screen 65 is displayed on the display (S119: NO), the end-of-work inspection in the manual mode is not performed and the photograph is performed. The processing apparatus 1 is powered off (step S122).

  On the other hand, if the reservation for the end work inspection is accepted while the printing operation is being performed (S111: YES), a part of the end work inspection in the reservation mode, that is, a plurality of inspection items related to the inspection items that can be performed during the printing operation. End-of-work inspection screens are sequentially displayed on the display 12, and each operator is confirmed by the operator (step S113). Here, when a part of the end work inspection is completed, even if the operator leaves the photo processing apparatus 1, the remaining inspection items for the end work inspection and the power supply of the photo processing apparatus 1 are automatically turned off.

  Thereafter, when an operation error has occurred in the photo processing apparatus 1 (S114: YES), it is determined whether or not the operation error is that the print operation can be continued (step S115). Here, if the operation error is that the printing operation can be continued (S115: YES), the printing operation is continued, and when the printing operation is finished (step S116), the remainder of the end-of-work check in the reservation mode is performed. (Step S121). That is, a plurality of end-of-work inspections regarding the remaining items of the end-of-work inspection in the reservation mode are automatically performed in order. On the other hand, if the operation error indicates that the printing operation cannot be continued (S115: NO), the printing operation is interrupted (step S117), and the remaining work check in the reservation mode is performed (step S121). Then, when the remaining work check in the reservation mode is completed, the power of the photographic processing apparatus 1 is turned off (step S122).

  As described above, in the photo processing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, after the end of the inspection in the reservation mode is automatically performed at the end of the printing operation by accepting the reservation for the end of inspection during the printing operation. Thus, the power supply of the photo processing apparatus 1 can be automatically turned off. Here, if an operation error occurs after accepting an appointment for the end-of-work inspection, if the printing operation can be continued, the printing operation can be continued without interruption, while the printing operation cannot be continued. For example, after the printing operation is interrupted, the end work inspection in the reservation mode is automatically performed. Therefore, even when an operation error occurs during the printing operation, the end-of-work inspection and power-off are reliably performed.

  Further, when the end-of-work inspection and the power-off in the reservation mode are performed after the printing operation is interrupted, this is displayed on the display 12 when the power of the photo processing apparatus 1 is turned on. Therefore, it is possible to know that the photo processing apparatus 1 has been closed at the end of the printing operation and the power of the photo processing apparatus 1 has been turned off.

  In addition, when the end-of-work inspection and the power-off in the reservation mode are performed after the printing operation is interrupted, the print interruption confirmation screen 70 is displayed when the power of the photo processing apparatus 1 is turned on. Since it is displayed on the display 12, it is possible to appropriately determine whether or not to resume the interrupted printing operation.

  Further, when restarting the interrupted printing operation, the setup operation confirmation screen 50 is displayed on the display 12, so that it is possible to appropriately determine whether or not to perform the setup operation before restarting the printing operation. Therefore, it is possible to suppress a difference in the image quality of the photographic print before and after the printing operation is interrupted.

  In addition, the reservation reception unit 36 does not accept reservations for end work inspection when the number of reservations stored in the reservation number storage unit 37 reaches a predetermined number of times, so that the end work inspection operation based on reservation exceeds the predetermined number of times continuously. Can be prevented.

  In addition, when the end-of-work inspection operation in the manual mode is performed, the number of reservations stored in the reservation number storage unit 37 returns to 0. Therefore, every time the end-of-work inspection in the manual mode is performed, the end-of-work inspection based on the reservation is performed again. The operation can be performed continuously a predetermined number of times.

1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a photographic processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement procedure in the photo processing apparatus of FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the display screen of a display. It is a figure which shows an example of the display screen of a display. It is a figure which shows an example of the display screen of a display. It is a figure which shows an example of the display screen of a display. It is a figure which shows an example of the display screen of a display. It is a figure which shows an example of the display screen of a display.

Explanation of symbols

1 Photo processing device (printer)
31 Setup control unit (setup control means)
32 Image data storage unit 33 Display control unit (display control means)
34 Print Condition Storage Unit 35 Print Control Unit (Print Control Unit)
36 Reservation reception part (reservation reception means)
37 Reservation count storage unit (storage means)
38 Error detection unit (error detection means)
39 End-of-work inspection control section (End-of-work inspection control means)
40 Power-off part (Power-off means)

Claims (6)

Print control means for controlling a print operation based on image data;
Reservation accepting means for accepting appointment for end work inspection during printing operation,
End-of-work inspection control means for controlling the end-of-work inspection operation of the printer;
Power-off means for turning off the printer when the end-of-day inspection operation of the printer is completed;
Error detection means for detecting operation errors that occur in the printer,
After the reservation accepting means accepts the appointment for the end work inspection, if the error detecting means detects an operation error that can continue the print operation, the print control means continues the print operation without interrupting the print operation. And the end-of-work inspection control means starts the end-of-work inspection operation of the printer after the printing operation is completed,
After the reservation accepting means accepts the reservation for the end work inspection, when the error detecting means detects an operation error that cannot continue the printing operation, the print control means interrupts the printing operation, and the The end-of-work inspection control means starts the end-of-work inspection operation of the printer after the printing operation is interrupted.   When the end-of-work inspection operation of the printer is performed after the printing operation is interrupted, it is confirmed that the printing operation was interrupted before the printer was turned off when the printer was turned on. The printer according to claim 1, further comprising display control means for displaying on a display. The display control means can display on the display a screen for inputting an instruction to resume the printing operation suspended before the printer is turned off when the printer is turned on.
3. The printer according to claim 2, wherein the print control unit resumes the printing operation suspended before the power of the printer is turned off when the restart command is input. A setup control unit for controlling a setup operation performed when the printer is turned on;
The display control means can display on the display a screen for inputting an instruction to start the setup operation of the printer,
The printer according to claim 3, wherein the setup control unit starts the setup operation of the printer when the setup operation start command is input. A storage means for storing the number of appointments for the end work inspection accepted by the reservation acceptance means;
5. The printer according to claim 1, wherein the reservation accepting unit stops accepting a reservation for an end work inspection when the number of reservations for the end work inspection stored in the storage unit reaches a predetermined number. 6. .   The printer according to claim 5, wherein the number of reservations stored in the storage unit is reset to 0 when an end-of-work inspection operation of the printer that is not based on the reservation received by the reservation receiving unit is performed.

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