摘要 |
<p>Method for applying an ink image to a receiving material using a printer comprising a carriage holding a print head, which carriage is moveable along a carriage scan-axis for applying an ink image to a strip of receiving material, transporting means for stepwise advancing of the receiving material in a direction of advance, which extends to a direction substantially orthogonal to the carriage scan-axis, and a camera mounted on the carriage adjacent to the print head for detecting a reference pattern, wherein the camera is arranged for imaging an area which extends in the direction of advance, said method comprises the steps of:
moving the carriage for printing a swath in a direction wherein the camera is positioned upstream to the print head,
detecting the position of a reference pattern on the receiving material relative to the carriage, determining deviations in said position from a desired position, and adjusting the position of the receiving material in the direction of advance for at least partially correcting for said deviations, during the movement of the carriage.</p> |