POSITION ERROR ADJUSTMENT IN PRINTING USING A PLURALITY OF KINDS OF DRIVE SIGNAL

摘要

Any of n types (where n is an integer of 2 or greater) of common drive signals are selectively generated for each main scan. Drive signals to be applied to discharge drive elements are generated through reshaping the common drive signal thus selected for each pixel in accordance with print signals. Recording positions in the main scanning direction are adjusted by employing positional difference adjustment values prepared in advance in order to reduce the difference between the recording positions in the main scanning direction for combinations that are usable within the print medium of one page and that are selected from all possible combinations of common drive signals suitable for use during a forward main scanning pass and common drive signals suitable for use during a reverse main scanning pass.