1. A printing device comprising:
at least one station that includes
a printing unit that prints image data of a plurality of colors generated by an upper level device on a printing medium, and
a plurality of holding units that receive and hold the image data of the plurality of colors transmitted from the upper level device through a plurality of first transmission paths respectively corresponding to the image data of the plurality of colors; and
a transmission control unit that controls the plurality of holding units to receive printing information from the upper level device through a second transmission path, and controls, on the basis of the printing information, the plurality of holding units to respectively receive and hold the image data of the plurality of colors transmitted from the upper level device.
2. The printing device according to claim 1,
wherein the station further includes an identification information output unit that outputs identification information configured to identify the station itself,
the printing device further includes a determination unit that acquires the identification information output from the identification information output unit and determines the number of stations on the basis of the identification information, and
the transmission control unit controls the plurality of holding units to respectively receive partial data of the image data of the plurality of colors obtained by dividing the image data by a division number in accordance with the number of stations in units of raster.
3. The printing device according to claim 1,
wherein the station further includes an identification information output unit that outputs identification information configured to identify the station itself,
the printing device further includes a determination unit that acquires the identification information output from the identification information output unit and determines the number of stations on the basis of the identification information, and
the transmission control unit controls the plurality of holding units to respectively receive partial data of the image data of the plurality of colors of one page segmented into the number of blocks in accordance with the number of stations.
4. The printing device according to claim 1,
wherein the station further includes an identification information output unit that outputs identification information configured to identify the station itself,
the printing device further includes a determination unit that acquires the identification information output from the identification information output unit and determines the number of stations on the basis of the identification information, and
the transmission control unit controls the plurality of holding units to respectively receive partial data of the image data of the plurality of colors of multiple pages obtained by dividing the image data by a division number in accordance with the number of stations in units of page.
5. The printing device according to claim 1,
wherein the determination unit further determines a position of the station from among the stations on the basis of the identification information, and
the transmission control unit controls the plurality of holding units to respectively receive, according to the position, partial data of the image data of the plurality of colors obtained by dividing the image data by a division number in accordance with the number of stations.
6. A method of controlling a printing device, the method comprising:
causing a printing unit of a station to print image data of a plurality of colors generated by an upper level device on a printing medium;
causing a plurality of holding units of the station to hold image data of the plurality of colors transmitted from the upper level device through a plurality of first transmission paths respectively corresponding to the image data of the plurality of colors; and
causing a transmission control unit to control the plurality of holding units to receive printing information from the upper level device through a second transmission path, and to control, on the basis of the printing information, the plurality of holding units to respectively receive and hold image data of the plurality of colors transmitted from the upper level device.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. An operating apparatus comprising:
a display unit that has a first mode being capable of selecting a plurality of functions and a second mode being capable of selecting a part of the functions selectable in the first mode, and displays the functions selectable in the first mode when the first mode is selected and displays the functions selectable in the second mode when the second mode is selected; and
a control unit that controls, when the second mode is transferred to the first mode, the display unit to display a function introduction screen for introducing a function which is not displayed in the second mode before the functions selectable in the first mode are displayed.
2. The operating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control unit displays the function selectable in the first mode on the display unit after the function introduction screen has been displayed for a predetermined time.
3. The operating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the function introduction screen has a screen for introducing a plurality of functions; and the control unit displays the function introduction screen on the display unit every 1 function selected from the plurality of functions.
4. The operating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control unit introduces the functions to be introduced via the function introduction screen in accordance with a predetermined order.
5. The operating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control unit introduces the functions to be introduced via the function introduction screen in accordance with an order selected at random.
6. The operating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control unit introduces the functions to be introduced via the function introduction screen in accordance with an order of execution times of each function.
7. The operating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control unit introduces the functions to be introduced via the function introduction screen in accordance with a sort of paper cassette which is set on a recording unit.
8. The operating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control unit introduces the functions to be introduced via the function introduction screen in accordance with a sort of ink cassette which is set on a recording unit.
9. The operating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control unit displays an image on the display unit, which is formed by adding an image corresponding to the function to be introduced with respect to the function to be introduced via the function introduction screen.
10. The operating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control unit displays on the display unit, a screen for introducing a function which is selectable in the first mode and is not installed in the operating apparatus.
11. A recording apparatus comprising:
an operating apparatus according to claim 1; and
a printing unit for printing an image inputted from an external apparatus.
12. A method of controlling an operating apparatus having a first mode capable of selecting a plurality of functions and a second mode capable of selecting a part of the functions selectable in the first mode, the method comprising:
displaying the functions selectable in the first mode when the first mode is selected and displaying the functions selectable in the second mode when the second mode is selected; and
displaying, when the second mode is transferred to the first mode, a function introduction screen for introducing a function which is not displayed in the second mode before the functions selectable in the first mode are displayed.
13. A method of displaying a plurality of titles of functions in a first mode and a plurality of titles of functions in a second mode, the plurality of the titles of functions in the second mode being included in the plurality of the titles of the first mode, and the modes being shifted, the method comprising:
displaying the plurality of the titles of functions in the second mode, and
displaying information about the functions in the first mode, which are not included in the functions in the second mode, when the second mode shifts to the first mode.
14. The method of displaying according to claim 13, wherein the titles of functions are selectable to conduct the functions.
15. The method of displaying according to claim 13 further comprising displaying the plurality of the titles of functions in the first mode after displaying the information about the functions in the first mode.