| 摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for, in the case of printing a test pattern, performing preliminary ejection on printing medium to stabilize the ejection state of printing elements without losing reliability of the test pattern. <P>SOLUTION: For a test pattern that is, if the test pattern is printed under the same condition as that for an actual image, convenient for a subsequent correction, the preliminary ejection on the printing medium is performed during printing of the test pattern. On the other hand, for a test pattern in which, if an irrelevant dot is printed within the pattern, inconvenience is taken into consideration in a subsequent correction, the preliminary ejection on the printing medium is not performed during printing of the test pattern. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT |
