摘要:
Embodiments of creating a density profile associated with an image, predicting a highest expected temperature associated with a printhead using the density profile prior to printing the image, and delaying printing the image prior to beginning the printing of the image in response to the highest expected temperature exceeding a threshold are disclosed.
摘要:
A method of printing an image in a fixed head printer system includes sensing a medium speed of a medium traveling in proximity to a plurality of ink printheads. A maximum optical density of the printer system at the sensed medium speed is determined. The firing frequency of the plurality of ink printheads is adjusted in response to a change in medium speed such that the maximum optical density of the printer system at the sensed medium speed is not exceeded.
摘要:
A technique for assessing nozzle health of a printhead nozzle array in a printing system includes printing a swath portion of an image, optically scanning the printed swath portion to capture a scanned image, comparing an expected image of the swath portion of the image with the scanned image, and assessing whether any nozzles of the nozzle array have malfunctioned. A sensor can be mounted on a printhead carriage to accomplish the image capture.
摘要:
When condition of a printing element (e.g. inkjet nozzle) changes, essentially full mask rows invoking the element are redone from scratch, best so as to fully satisfy pixel-grid neighbor conditions. This is faster than redoing a whole mask as in prior popup or precook /reheat methods, and yields better printouts than prior row-by-row mask revision (e.g. directly replacing a weak nozzle by a good one across whole rows). This method is best independent of prior mask versions, and uses no prebuilt matrix of backup/alternate entries. The number of rows redone is typically 7% to 14% below a nominal/baseline value.
摘要:
A method of increasing data flow to a printing device includes, with a first raster image processor, converting a document into a first bitmap having a first dot density and representing a black color plane of the document; with a second raster image processor, converting the document into a second bitmap at a second dot density that is a relatively lower dot density than that of the first bitmap, the second bitmap representing other color planes of the document; and transmitting data of the first and second bitmaps to a printing device for printing to a print medium.
摘要:
The present invention provides a method to detect ink short in a print head and an apparatus that performs the method. The method provides the steps of obtaining a density profile and a current consumption profile of an image to be printed and using the profiles to detect a low-resistance ink short or a non-low resistance ink short in a print head.
摘要:
An ink delivery system for a printer includes an ink reservoir, a printhead assembly, a pump configured to provide ink from the ink reservoir to the printhead assembly at a selected pressure, and a controller configured to adjust the selected pressure based on a characteristic of an image to be printed.
摘要:
A printer includes at least one controller having first mode configured to control printing of an image including a sequence of columns by controlling printing a first column in the sequence and a fourth column in the sequence with a first printhead, a second column in the sequence and a fifth column in the sequence with a second printhead, and a third column in the sequence and a sixth column in the sequence with a third printhead.