Ink jet printer for photographic printing, has controller for applying digital mask corresponding to paper edges to recently acquired image to prevent printing onto vacuum belt, and coating station

摘要

The printer has at least one paper storage device (12), a paper transport arrangement with three transport belts (30-32), a rear side printer (26), a color ink jet print head (36), and an image sensor (46) for detecting paper edges. A controller (54) applies a digital mask corresponding to the edges to the recently acquired image to prevent printing onto a vacuum belt. The printer has a paper drier (48) and a coating station (1000) with a controller.