RECORD CONTROLLER, INK JET RECORDER

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enhance throughput while reducing useless consumption of ink in margin zero printing.

SOLUTION: The image area A in printing with margin is enlarged up to the rear A' in margin zero printing. The length of the enlarged image area A' deviating from the end part of a sheet P becomes X1(step) at the leading end and the left/right end and X1+X3(step) at the trailing end. When lower end print processing of the sheet P is performed, the printer compares a sheet size specified by a printer driver with an actually detected sheet size. When the specified sheet size coincides with the actual sheet size and end margin zero printing is performed, print data subsequent to position R is subjected to masking thus preventing useless consumption of ink.

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