Printing apparatus having print head type detection for intercha

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1996-06-21

1998-09-29

Sterrett, Jeffrey L.

Incremental printing of symbolic information

Light or beam marking apparatus or processes

Scan of light

347117, 347141, 347166, B41J 245

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058151923

ABSTRACT:
A printing apparatus in which one of two types of printing heads with opposite scan directions is selectively mounted and the mounted printing head is supplied with printing data representing an image to be printed, thereby printing the image, includes a printing data transfer unit for transferring the printing data to the mounted printing head in one of an order from a beginning to an end of a scan line and an order from the end to the beginning of the scan line; a head recognition unit for recognizing the type of the mounted printing head; and a transfer control unit for enabling the printing data transfer unit to transfer the printing data in the order associated with the type of the mounted printing head recognized by the head recognition unit.

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