JPH0586354B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field]

The present invention relates to a print format control device that uses a serial printer to facilitate printing in a predetermined position, thereby simplifying and speeding up document creation.

[Prior art]

Conventionally, when printing by controlling a serial printer with a host computer, in order to obtain the desired print format, a command that changes the position of the print head (hereinafter also referred to as "receiving position"), such as an operation position specification command, is used. It was necessary to create a complex program. Therefore, in order for a user to print a special format document, it is necessary to develop a special program for that purpose, which is extremely inconvenient. Furthermore, even with a so-called word processor, which is a general-purpose document creation device, formatting can only be selectively set within a certain range, and it is difficult to set or modify the printing format completely freely.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

In any of the above methods, it is not possible to print at a desired position on the paper unless the user carefully designs the relationship between the printing paper and the printing position. In particular, when printing only predetermined data at a predetermined printing location on a pre-printed predetermined paper,
It was necessary to set the paper in the printer many times and through trial and error to set the printing format so that the data would be printed in the predetermined position. The present invention solves these problems.

[Purpose of the invention]

The present invention was made in order to improve the above-mentioned drawbacks, and an object of the present invention is to easily print arbitrary data at a predetermined position on a sheet of paper. In particular, we provide a formatting device that makes it easy to print only predetermined data in predetermined locations on pre-printed paper, and also allows you to easily check the preset format data and change the preset format data as needed. The purpose is to easily modify.

[Means to solve the problem]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the structure of the present invention, and the structure of the invention is as follows. The device of the present invention includes an operation panel 10 for inputting various manual operations, a signal S1 for sending paper to the printer, and a print head 9.
a head position control section 12 that outputs a signal S2 to move the printing head 92 in the horizontal direction to control the movement of the print head 92 relative to the paper; and a head position control section 12 that inputs unit data from the input control section 14,
a print control unit 18 that outputs a signal S3 for printing on the paper by the print head 92; and a print control unit 18 that drives the head position control unit 12 based on key operations on the operation panel 10 to print each print on the paper. a print format control data storage section 16 that sequentially moves the print head 92 to a printing location and sequentially stores the horizontal and vertical coordinates S4 of the position of the print head 92 at that time; , selects one print format control data stored in the print format control data storage section 16 and outputs the control data to the head position control section S11 to move the print head 92 to the set position. a data confirmation control unit 22 that confirms whether the print format control data that has been moved and set is correct; and print data S5 consisting of a set of unit data to be printed at each print location is input from the host computer 50, and the print data S5 is inputted from the host computer 50 to At the start of printing unit data, the control data S6 stored in the print format control data storage section 16 is sequentially output S7 to the head position control section 12, and the head position control section 12 is driven to set the print head 92. an input control section 14 that sequentially moves the unit data to the printed printing location, outputs the unit data to the print control section 18 (S8), and drives the print control section 18 to sequentially print the unit data. It is. Here, the operation panel may be provided in the printer main body or may be configured separately from the printer main body. The head position control section 12 has a function of inputting a control signal S9 from the operation panel 10 and a control signal S7 from the input control section 14 to drive the drivers 74 and 78 to move the print head to a predetermined position. have The input control section 14 inputs print data from the host computer 50 during actual printing, drives the head position control section, and presets the print head based on the control data stored in the print format control data storage section 16. It has the function of moving the unit print data to the specified position, and also has the function of driving the print control section 18 to control printing of the unit print data from that position. The print format control data storage section 16 has a function of moving the print head to a printing start position of unit data by operating the operation panel 10 and storing the position of the print head at that time. The data confirmation control section 22 selects one print format control data stored in the print format control data storage section 16 in response to key operations on the operation panel 10, and transfers the control data to the head position control section. output to print head 9.
2 to a set position. The host computer 50 has a function of outputting print data consisting of a set of unit data to the input control section 14. Each unit data is specified by, for example, a termination code indicating the end of the data, a data number, or the number of characters, and set to be distinguished from each other. In addition to the unit data to be printed, the print data output from the host computer may also include annotation character data that ignores printing of the data during printing. The input control unit 14 selects unit data to be printed at a specific location from a series of print data input from the host computer. The print control section 18 has a function of receiving unit data from the input control section 14, driving the drivers 74, 78, and 82, and printing the data. Further, the data confirmation control section drives the head position control section based on key operations on the operation panel, moves the print head to the correct printing location on the paper, and records the position of the print head at that time. It is desirable to provide a data resetting section for newly storing horizontal and vertical coordinates. This function allows for easy correction of control data.

[Effect]

The print format control data storage unit 16 drives the head position control unit 12 in response to key operations on the operation panel 10 to actually move the reception position of the print head 92, and moves the head to the location where unit data is to be printed. , and sequentially memorize the receiving positions.
Create print format control data. Further, the data confirmation control section 22 selects one print format control data and actually moves the print head to the position of that control data. Due to this,
It is possible to check whether the set print format control data is correct or not for each piece of data. Print data is transmitted from the host computer 50 to the input control section 14 . Input control section 14
selects the unit data and outputs the control data stored in the print format control data storage section 16 to the head position control section 12, moves the print head 92 to a preset printing start position, and controls the print control section. Unit data is output to 18. The print control unit 18 receives this unit data and prints the data from that location. As a result, it is extremely easy to print only data in a predetermined field on a document sheet that has been printed in advance, and it is possible to easily check whether the setting of the printing start point is correct or not.

【Example】

The present invention will be explained below based on specific examples. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the embodiment device. This device consists of a handy operating device 30 separate from the printer body and a main device mainly consisting of a computer system built into the printer body. The operating device 30 includes a keyboard 34 for inputting various operations, a CPU 32 for creating print format control data, a RAM 38 for storing print format control data, etc., and a RAM 38 for storing the stored contents even when power is not being supplied from the printer main body. It consists of a battery 40 for holding, and an input/output interface 36 for transmitting and receiving data with a CPU 68 constituting the main device on the printer main body side. The printer includes a buffer register 62 for inputting print data from the host computer 50, a status register 64 for informing the host computer of its status, and a CPU 6 for performing print processing.
8. ROM 70 that stores this processing program and various parameters, and RAM 6 that stores print format control data, print data, etc.
6. An output interface 72 is connected to the CPU 68, and includes a driver 7 that drives a paper feeding motor (LF motor).
4 is connected, and its driver has LF motor 7.
6 is connected. A driver 78 for laterally moving the print head is connected to output interface 72, and driver 78 drives a CR motor 80 for moving the print head. Further, a driver 82 for driving a printing solenoid 84 is connected to the output interface 72. FIG. 3 is a plan view showing the outer shape of the operating device 30. The keyboard 34 has a mode 1 key, a mode 2 key, and a cursor key. The mode 1 key is a registration key 341 for creating and registering print format control data, a modification key 342 and a deletion key 343 for modifying or deleting registered print format control data, and a key for storing print format control data in the RAM 66 of the main device. and a call key 344 for transferring data to and controlling printing. The mode 2 keys are the enter key 345 for setting the registration number and print head reception position, the end key 346 for ending the mode 2 state, and the reception position of registered print format control data, print pitch, etc. for formal printing. Confirmation key 34 to print and confirm beforehand
7. Space key 348 to set the print pitch;
Data insertion key 349 and data deletion key 350 for inserting and deleting print format control data, etc.
Consists of. In addition, the operating device 30 has a registration number representing the number of the print format control data group, a data number representing the number of the print position of the print data in one registration group,
It also has a liquid crystal display panel 300 for displaying messages such as errors. Further, a CPU 32, a RAM 38, an input/output interface 36, a battery 40, etc. are arranged inside the frame. FIG. 4 is an electric circuit diagram showing the connection relationship between the operating device 30 and the printer main body, and FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing the logic of the signals. Switch SW
0, SW1, SW2, and SW3 correspond to cursor keys 353, 352, 354, and 351, respectively. Output signal line L of gate circuits 361 and 362
1 and L2 are connected to the main device on the printer side. Further, the signal lines L1 and L2 are input to the gate circuit 363, and the output line L3 is input to the microcomputer 4.
5. Furthermore, the output signal line L4 of the switch SW3 is connected to the microcomputer 45. When one of the signal lines L3 and L4 is at a low level, it indicates that one of the cursor keys has been operated, so the CPU 32 outputs a low level signal to the main unit via the signal line L5 to While the signal line L5 is at a low level, the device
By analyzing the logic levels of the signal lines L1 and L2, it is possible to determine which cursor key has been operated. The main device can control the print head and paper feed based on this signal. In addition, the microcomputer 45 and the main device are connected to data lines L6 and L.
7 for sending and receiving control signals,
Print format control data is transmitted.
The CPU 32 of the microcomputer 45 determines the logic levels of the signal lines L3 and L4 and presses the cursor key SW3 for incrementing the registration number.
351 and cursor keys for decrement
It is possible to determine which of SW1 and SW352 has been operated. Next, registration of print format control data will be described. FIG. 6 shows the CPU 32 of the operating device 30.
Figure 11 is a flowchart showing the main processing program of the main unit of the printer.
68 is a flowchart showing the main program of processing. When the power switch of the operating device 30 is turned on, in step 100, a message indicating that the interface with the main device is being adjusted is displayed. In step 102, counter C is set to 0, and in step 104,
The SOH signal is transmitted until a response signal is received from the main device, the DC1 signal from the main device is received in steps 106 and 108, the counter C is updated in step 110, and five DC1 signals are received in step 112. When it is determined, an ACK signal is transmitted and the number of remaining registrable data is displayed in step 116. Meanwhile, in the process of steps 600 to 610 in FIG.
After receiving 50 SOH signals, it transmits 5 bytes of DC1 signal, completing the connection between the operating device 30 and the main device of the printer body. Thereafter, the operating device 30 executes the registration number selection program in step 118. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of the registration number selection program. When a key input is received from the keyboard 34 in step 200, it is determined in step 202 whether the mode selection key for mode 1 has been pressed, and if the registration key has been pressed in step 204, the next key input is determined in step 206. Wait for step 208 and press increment key SW3, 351
is operated, search the data in ascending order excluding the registration number registered in RAM38,
In step 212, the unset registration number is displayed on the display panel 300.
to be displayed. Further, if it is determined in step 214 that the decrement key SW1, 352 has been operated, the unregistered numbers are searched in descending order in step 216, and the unregistered numbers are displayed in descending order on the display panel 300 in step 212. do. If the desired registration number is displayed by the above key operation, press the enter key 345, the key input is judged in step 218, and the displayed registration number is set in the RAM 38 in step 220. and then step 222
Then, a program for registering print format control data of the group belonging to that registration number is executed. To display the registration number for modifying or deleting the print format control data once registered in the RAM 38 and for calling to transfer the print format control data to the RAM 66 of the main unit of the printer, proceed to step 230. ~The processing of block B in step 246 is performed. The process is to search only for registered numbers, display the registration numbers in ascending or descending order according to the operation of the increment key or decrement key, and select the displayed registration number by operating the enter key. It is done by folding. Next, the processing of the registration program will be explained.
FIG. 8 is a flowchart explaining the process. The registration number is displayed in step 300, the SOH signal is sent to the main device in step 302, and the main device sends the SOH signal in steps 612, 614, and 616 (Figure 11).
When it receives a signal, it sends a DC1 signal. If the operating device 30 receives the DC1 signal in step 304, it outputs an ACK signal in step 306, and proceeds to steps 308 and 310 to display the data number.
Data number 0 is used to control the centering of the print head relative to the paper. In step 314, DC
1 signal to put the main device into cursor reception position control mode. Next, in step 316, reception position control program A shown in FIG. 14 is executed. The main device decodes the DC1 signal and goes to step 622.
The receiving position control program B (FIG. 15) is executed. Next, the receiving position control means will be explained according to the programs shown in FIGS. 14 and 15. FIG. 14 shows the processing procedure of the operating device, and FIG. 15 shows the processing procedure of the main device. At step 800, a decision key is determined, and at steps 802 and 804, it is determined whether or not a cursor key has been operated. That is, the determination can be made by detecting whether either the signal line L3 or L4 in FIG. 4 is at a low level. When the operation of the cursor key is detected, the process moves to step 806, and the signal line L5 is set to a low level to notify the main device of this fact. Also, when both signal lines L3 and L4 become high level in steps 808 and 810, it means that the cursor key presses have been stopped, so in step 812 the signal line L
5 to a high level and informs the main device of this information. On the other hand, in step 848, the main device sets initial values for counter A, which stores the horizontal coordinates of the receiving position of the print head, and counter B, which stores its vertical coordinates. Next, in step 850, it is determined whether there is a response request signal for the head position due to the pressing of the enter key, and in step 852, the signal level of the signal line L5 is detected, and if it is at a low level, the pressing of the cursor key is detected. It is determined that there is a signal line L in step 854.
Depending on the logic level of L1 and L2 (Fig. 5), a reception position movement program is executed to drive the CR motor 80 to move the print head one dot or to drive the LF motor 76 to feed the paper by the minimum unit amount. Execute. FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing this reception position movement program. If it is determined in step 900 that signal line L1 is at a high level, the process moves to step 902 and the logic level of signal line L2 is determined. If the signal line L2 is at a low level, the process moves to step 904, where the CR motor is rotated forward by a unit angle in order to move the print head one dot to the right. Next, in step 906, counter A is incremented by 1 and the horizontal coordinates of the print head reception position at that time are stored. In step 902, if it is determined that the signal line L2 is at a high level, the LF motor is rotated negatively by a unit angle to feed the paper in the reverse direction. Then, in step 932, counter B is decremented by 1 and the vertical coordinate of the print head reception position at that time is stored. Similarly, in step 900, connect the signal line L.
1 is determined to be at a low level, step 910
Then, the logic level of the signal line L2 is determined. When the logic level is high level, step
At step 912, the CR motor is rotated in the negative direction by a unit angle to move the print head to the left.
At 914, counter A is decremented by 1 and the horizontal coordinates of the receiving position of the print head are stored. Also, step 910
If the signal line L2 is at a low level, the process moves to step 920, in which the LF motor is rotated forward by a unit angle in order to feed the paper in the forward direction, and in step 922, the counter B is rotated.
is incremented by 1 and the vertical coordinate of the print head reception position at that time is stored. In this way, the coordinates of the receiving position of the print head on the paper can be stored as it is moved. Returning to FIG. 15, after waiting for 0.5 seconds at step 856, the cursor key continues to be pressed when the signal line L5 is still at a low level at step 858, so the signal line L5 is at a high level at steps 860 and 862. Continuously control the head or paper feed until the Therefore, while the cursor key continues to be pressed, the receiving position of the print head changes continuously. At this time as well, the value of counter A or B changes by the amount of movement in accordance with the movement of the print head and the paper feed, and the coordinates of the reception position of the print head at that time are stored. In this manner, when the print head is moved to a desired position by operating the cursor keys and the enter key 345 is then pressed, the operating device transmits a reception position response request signal ENQ in step 814. The main device determines reception of this signal in step 850, and in step 864 transmits the coordinates of the receiving position of the print head stored in counters A and B to the operating device. The operating device receives the coordinate data of the received position in steps 816 and 818 and stores it in the RAM 38. Repeat the above operations in order and start printing all the unit data on the paper shown in Figure 16.
By setting the coordinates of , the registration of print format control data is completed. Next, the setting of print pitch data will be described.
Steps in the process of setting the reception position above.
When the space key 348 is pressed at 326 (FIG. 8), the process moves to step 328. In step 328, the print pitch size is displayed as a numerical value on the display panel in increments or decrements by operating the cursor keys. When a predetermined print pitch to be set is displayed on the display panel, the displayed value can be stored as the print pitch by pressing the enter key. That is, the CPU 68 detects the pressing of the enter key 345 in step 330, selects the displayed value, and prints the print pitch data as B(I) by specifying it by the corresponding data number I in step 332. It is stored in the pitch control section. This print pitch setting is set independently of the print head receiving position setting. That is, the printing pitch can be set at any time. When setting the reception position of a certain unit print data, the print pitch set most recently in the past at the time of setting is processed as the print pitch of that unit print data. Therefore, the most precise printing pitch setting is
It can be set for each unit print data, and most simply, one print pitch common to all print data can be set at once. Steps to register print format control data
At 334, the pressing of the end key 346 is detected, and the step
336 by sending an SOH signal. At this time, the main device receives the SOH signal, outputs the DC1 signal in step 620, and enters a state in which it waits to receive the next control data. Next, the processing procedure for modifying the format control data once registered will be explained according to the flowchart shown in FIG. A previously set registration number is selected according to the procedure shown in FIG. 7, and the correction program shown in FIG. 9 is started in step 250 via step 248 by pressing the correction key. Step 400 ~ Step
408 is a function similar to steps 300 to 308 in FIG. Steps 410 to 414 are steps for sequentially displaying data numbers of format control data. After a given data number is selected, the step
When confirmation key 347 is pressed in step 416, step 418
Then, signal DC3 to move the print head to the set receiving position corresponding to that data number and format control data are transmitted, and the main device starts the step.
In steps 630 to 634, the receiving position of the print head is moved to the print start position of the data of that data number. Through this operation, it is possible to check how the previously set print format control data has been set. In this way, by repeating the routine from step 410 to step 420, that is, by sequentially selecting data numbers and pressing the confirmation key, the print head is sequentially moved to the actually set receiving position. , it is possible to check whether the print format control data is correct or not. Furthermore, when an error in the setting of the reception position is discovered, the print format control data for that data number can be corrected by the following steps. When the enter key is pressed in step 422, that data number is selected. Next steps 424-426
Then, similarly to the registration mode, the receiving position control program A (FIG. 14) is started, which directly moves the receiving position of the print head by operating the cursor. At this time, the main device detects the DC1 signal in step 618, so it is in the registration mode. When reception position control programs A and B are started, cursor key 3
By the operations 51 to 354, the print head can be moved to the correct receiving position. When you move the print head and press the OK key, the first
At step 864 in FIG. 5, the current reception position is transmitted to the operating device, and the correction of the print format control data is completed. Next, in step 428, the display parameter I of the next data number is updated, and the process returns to step 410 to select the next data number, select the data number, confirm the set receiving position, and print. Moving the head and resetting the receiving position can be repeated. To exit this modification mode, simply press the exit key. When the pressing of the end key is detected in step 430, an SOH signal is transmitted in step 432 to end this modification program. Next, a description will be given of test printing based on the format control data created in this manner and the processing procedure for receiving print data from the host computer and printing the data. As shown in FIG. 17, the print data consists of a comment text that is not printed and is underlined in order of data number, followed by CR and LF codes that separate unit print data and unit data. However, in this embodiment, the data number is not input as print data. In the case of test printing, as shown in FIG.
and squares M1 to M14 indicating the printing pitch are printed.
The horizontal length of the square M is the sum of the character width and the character spacing, and the vertical length of the square M is the height of the characters. In addition, in the case of data printing, the print head automatically moves to each registered receiving position ~14 as shown in Figure 16, and the unit data of data number ~14 corresponding to that location is printed. Ru. The registration number of the print format control data is selected through the process shown in FIG.
At 252, the calling program shown in FIG. 10 is executed. Steps 500 to 506 are step 300 in Figure 8.
~306 is the same. Control signal DC in step 508
2 is transmitted, the main device executes the program shown in FIG. 12 via step 618. step 510
In step 512, print format control data is transmitted. The main device receives the data number in step 650 and print format control data in steps 652 and 654. At this stage, the print format control data of the specified registration number has been transferred from RAM 38 to RAM 66 all at once. Next, when the pressing of the confirmation key is detected in step 514, a control signal for test printing is sent in step 516.
ENQ is sent, the main device reads this control signal in step 656, and a test print program is executed in step 658. The print head is moved to the set receiving position based on the print format control data. Next, based on the print pitch data, the sum of the width of the character and the character interval is set as the horizontal length, and the height of the character is set as the vertical length, and the data number is printed in the square. Repeat the above process to perform test printing at all receiving positions. By looking at this result, you can determine whether the data printing position and character pitch are set correctly. When the test printing is completed, a DC1 signal is output in step 660 to notify the end of the test printing. Furthermore, when the pressing of the end key is detected in step 520, a control signal for data printing command is output in step 522.
EOT is sent. At this time, the main device is in step 662.
A printing program that moves to and prints the print data sent from the host computer (Figure 13)
is executed. At step 700, the BUSY bit of the status register 64 is turned off, making it possible to input print data from the host computer. Steps 702 and 704 are processes related to paper feeding. Step 706 indicates whether or not data has been received, and steps 708 and 710 indicate command processing.
Steps 740 to 742 are steps for skipping data in the case of annotation sentences. step 712
-718 are steps in which when an LF code is detected, it is regarded as a delimiter of unit data and is printed at a predetermined position based on print format control data. By repeating steps 706 to 718, data is printed at all printing locations. Step 720 is automatic paper ejection, step 722 is from the operating device.
When the SOH signal is received, step 612 in Figure 11
and return to the operating device 3 from the host computer.
This is a step to switch the connection to 0. Steps 724 to 734 are steps for performing processing based on key operations on the console of the printer body. With the above-described configuration and operation, this embodiment can print only necessary data at predetermined printing locations on a sheet of paper that has been printed in advance. It is especially effective for printing data in database systems. Furthermore, the print head moves to the print start position of each set data, and the set reception position can be easily confirmed and the reception position can be reset.

【Effect of the invention】

The present invention provides format control by inputting print data from a host computer and a print format control data storage section that actually moves the receiving position of the print head and stores the print start position of unit data to create print format control data. It mainly includes an input control section that controls printing based on data, and a data confirmation control section that actually moves the printing head to the set printing start position for each unit of data. Therefore, according to the present invention, since the receiving position of the printing head is actually moved, it is extremely easy to create format data, and the data can be printed accurately at the desired printing location. This is particularly effective when printing data in a predetermined column of a sheet of paper that has been printed in a predetermined manner, and improves the work efficiency of document creation. Since print format control data can be stored for each paper of a predetermined format, once created, the data can be used again during actual printing, which is extremely convenient. Furthermore, since the print head can be selectively moved to the print start position set for each data, it is possible to easily check whether the print start position set for each data is correct. Therefore, the print format control data can be easily modified.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the concept of the device of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a specific embodiment of the device of the present invention, and FIG.
The figure is a plan view showing the external appearance of the operating device used in the device of the same embodiment, FIG. 4 is an electric circuit diagram showing the electrical connection relationship between the operating device and the main device of the printer, and FIG. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing the relationship between cursor keys and head movement signals. Figure 6 is a flowchart showing the main program of the processing steps of the CPU used in the operating device, Figure 7 is a registration number selection program, and Figure 8 is a registration program for registering format control data. 9 is a flowchart showing a correction program for correcting the data, and FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a calling program for transferring the created print format control data to the main device of the printer. Also, the first
Figures 1 and 12 show the main program of the processing procedure of the CPU of the main unit installed in the printer body.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a print program that receives print data from a host computer and processes the print data. Fig. 14 shows a flowchart showing a receiving position control program for the operating device to control the receiving position of the print head with a cursor, and Fig. 15 shows a receiving position control program for the main device to similarly control the receiving position with a cursor. It's a chat. Figure 16 is a plan view of a sheet of paper printed in a predetermined format to explain how to set the print start position of unit data, and Figure 17 is a plan view of a sheet of paper printed in a predetermined format to explain how to set the print data to a host computer. It is an explanatory diagram showing an example. Figure 18 is a flowchart showing a reception position movement program for moving the reception position of the print head and storing the horizontal and vertical coordinates of the reception position, and Figure 19 is a diagram showing the results of test printing. . 300...Display panel, 351-354...Cursor key, 351...Increment key, 352
... Decrement key.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. An operation panel for inputting various manual operations, and outputting a signal to send paper to the printer and a signal to move the print head in the horizontal direction to move the print head relative to the paper. a head position control unit that controls movement based on key operations on the operation panel; a print control unit that inputs unit data from an input control unit and outputs a signal for printing on the paper by the print head; a print format control data storage unit that drives the head position control unit to sequentially move the print head to each print location on the paper, and sequentially stores the horizontal and vertical coordinates of the print head position at that time; , Selecting one piece of print format control data stored in the print format control data storage section based on key operations on the operation panel, outputting the control data to the head position control section, and controlling the print head position. a data confirmation control unit that moves the print format control data to a set position to confirm whether the set print format control data is correct; At the time of starting printing of the unit data, the control data stored in the print format control data storage section is sequentially outputted to the head position control section, and the head position control section is driven to move the print head to the set printing location. an input control section that sequentially moves the unit data to the print control section, outputs the unit data to the print control section, and drives the print control section to sequentially print the unit data. 2. The data confirmation control section moves the print head to the setting value and confirms whether the first print format control data is correct or not, and if there is an error in the setting data, the data confirmation control section moves the print head to the setting value and, if there is an error in the setting data, controls the operation of the keys on the operation panel. a data resetting unit that drives the head position control unit based on the print head to move the print head to a correct printing position on the paper, and newly stores horizontal and vertical coordinates of the print head position at that time; 2. A print format control device according to claim 1, characterized in that: