CPC B41J 11/663 (2013.01) [B41J 11/007 (2013.01)] | 21 Claims |
1. A printing apparatus comprising:
a printhead including a discharge port configured to discharge ink;
a cap member configured to be moved between a capped position at which the discharge port is covered by the cap member and a non-capped position away from the capped position;
a conveyance unit configured to convey a print medium to the printhead;
a cutting unit configured to cut the print medium on which an image is formed by the printhead; and
a processor configured to control the cutting unit based on a cutting instruction of a user in a case in which a cutting setting is set,
wherein in the case in which the cutting setting is set,
the cap member waits for the cutting instruction at the non-capped position,
preliminary discharge for discharging ink from the discharge port to the cap member is performed during a wait time for the cutting instruction, and
the cap member is moved to the capped position after the wait time for the cutting instruction reaches a predetermined time.
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