In a tape printer which prints text data including characters/symbols on a tape, there is a fixed distance between a position where a thermal head is provided and a position where a cutter cuts a printed tape portion. For first text data to be printed, a margin is set and then the data is printed...http://www.google.com/patents/US5741082?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5741082 - Tape printers having cutter control
