Media processing device and method of controlling a media processing device

Abstract

Maintenance requirements are reduced by using only a subset of the functions of a media processing device having plural function units for processing processed media. When a control unit of the media processing device receives a command from a host computer to disable a function of an inkjet printer unit disposed to a conveyance path for the processed media or to disable a function of a contact image sensor unit disposed to the conveyance path, a function-disabled mode is entered that disables the specified function. While in the function-disabled mode, detected operating errors related to the disabled function are not reported to the host computer.

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CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims priority to Japanese Application No. 2011-212332, filed Sep. 28, 2011, the entirety of which is incorporated by reference herein.BACKGROUND[0002]1. Technical Field[0003]The present invention relates to a media processing device and to a method of controlling a media processing device.[0004]2. Related Art[0005]Devices that perform multiple processes, such as printing and scanning images, on media to be processed are described, for example, in Japanese Unexamined Patent Appl. Pub. JP-A-2003-248398 and Japanese Unexamined Patent Appl. Pub. JP-A-2005-94141.[0006]Media processing devices such as these that have multiple functions need to enable use of all functions, and being unable to use any function is treated as a system error. As a result, because use of the media processing device is completely disabled if an operating error occurs in either the print unit or the scanning unit, even functions where an error did n...

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Benefits of technology

[0020]The invention enables using only a subset of the functions of a media processing device having plural functions, and can reduce the burden of maintenance related to unused functions.

Problems solved by technology

Media processing devices such as these that have multiple functions need to enable use of all functions, and being unable to use any function is treated as a system error.

As a result, because use of the media processing device is completely disabled if an operating error occurs in either the print unit or the scanning unit, even functions where an error did not occur cannot be used.

This means that even if the user of the media processing device only uses some of the available functions, the functions that are not used must also be maintained in a usable condition and therefore require maintenance.

When the media processing device receives a command to disable either the printing function or the reading function, and an error related to the disabled function occurs, the media processing device can continue to be used without resolving the error.

For example, errors that are related to the disabled function but cannot be left unresolved are reported.

When an error related to the disabled function of the print unit or the reading unit is detected, the error is not reported to the external device.

When the media processing device receives a command to disable either the printing function or the reading function, and an error related to the disabled function occurs, the media processing device can continue to be used without resolving the error.

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