A hardware device register is written without transferring the register content from the hardware device to a host device over an interface bus for modification. The mask has a pattern formation surface on which the pattern is formed and that is placed around a predetermined axis, and the mask is able to rotate, with the predetermined axis taken as an axis of rotation, in synchronization with a movement of the substrate in at least a predetermined one-dimensional direction. The conductive posts are array arranged or arranged in a constant distance form in the dielectric core layer. The switching sink represents the source of the real-time media stream forwarded by the switching sink from the \u201cpoint of view\u201d of the sinks connected to the apparatus, with which the sinks can connect through the multi-point destination address. So that differently thick print media, especially label courses, can be printed with little wear on the printing head, the invention provides that the pressure beam is made liftable and lowerable.