IMAGE-FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE-FORMING METHOD

摘要

The present invention is provided with an image-forming unit for forming an image on a recording medium, and a control unit for controlling the formation by the image-forming unit of a test image used for adjustment of the image-forming unit in a blank space portion in which an image is not formed on the recording medium, the control unit specifying the size of the blank space portion, and forming a test image corresponding to the size of the blank space portion in the blank space portion. The test image is thus formed adequately utilizing the blank space of the recording medium.

主权项

1. An image forming apparatus, comprising:
an image forming section which forms an image on a recording medium; and a control section which controls the image forming section to form a test image for an adjustment of the image forming section in a margin of the recording medium where the image is not formed, wherein the control section determines a size of the margin and forms the test image in the margin in a size corresponding to the size of the margin.