Abstract:
To facilitate determination of a black point on a display unit, a reference brightness region and a comparison brightness region are displayed on the display unit. The former emits at a reference brightness that is used as a reference for determining the black point. The reference brightness is set by inputting a predetermined input value to the display unit. The brightness on the comparison brightness region is compared with the reference brightness. The comparison brightness is changed by increasing and decreasing the input value to the display unit to obtain a critical input value representing the input value wherein an operator can first distinguish the comparison brightness region from the reference brightness region. The two regions are arranged so that the comparison brightness region which is, for example, a star mark is completely surrounded by the reference brightness region, or vice versa.
Abstract:
A printing head includes P=3 ink supplying portion arrangement sections having n=4 nozzles effectively used and a length L in a sub-scanning direction continuously disposed in the sub-scanning direction and in which the nozzles are disposed in m-th arrangement nominated section within P arrangement nominated sections which are defined by equally dividing, by P, the n individual arrangement sections having a length L/n in the sub-scanning direction which are defined by equally dividing the length by n in respective ink supplying portion arrangement sections. This m is the same number within each ink supplying portion arrangement section but different among the ink supplying portion arrangement sections. Thus, in the interlace drive system printing, it is possible to eliminate striped patterns even in the sections of the same color.
Abstract:
A test image 40 for determining a gamma value has a plurality of first gradation patterns 20 and a plurality of second gradation patterns 30. The patterns 20 and 30 are arranged alternately in a vertical direction. In each pattern 20, a relative brightness linearly increases from left to right. In each pattern 30, a relative brightness linearly decreases from left to right.
Abstract:
When the head driving voltage V is of the first level V1 and when the detected temperature exceeds the second threshold T2, the driving pulse voltage V is switched to the second level V2. Afterward, the driving pulse voltage V will be maintained at the second level V2 even though the ambient temperature slightly changes. When the temperature becomes lower than the threshold T1, the driving pulse voltage V is switched into the first level V1. The driving pulse voltage V will be maintained at the first level V1 even though the ambient temperature slightly changes.
Abstract:
A printer comprising printing head moving means, printing ribbon feeding means, ribbon printing position change means and printing control means, in which printing control means gives instruction signals to regulate the crosswise move of the ribbon or to change the number of shift instruction signals less at both the ends of the ribbon to make the usage frequency substantially uniform with the central region.
Abstract:
A dither matrix creating device acquires a basic dither matrix and modifies the basic dither matrix to provide a modified dither matrix including a plurality of sets of threshold value. Each threshold value set includes N threshold values (N≧2. An image processing device can perform both dither method and error diffusion method for converting an input image into an output image. Each pixel of the output image has an (N+1)-level output value. The modifying unit modifies the basic dither matrix by adjusting at least one of N threshold values such that the image processing device can produce a first output image by using the modified dither matrix according to the dither method. The first output image is more similar to an output image produced based on the input image according to the error diffusion method than an output image to be produced by using the basic dither matrix.
Abstract:
A controlling device may perform an image process on specific image data so as to generate processed image data, select a process mode from a plurality of process modes, including a first process mode and a second process mode, and perform the image process according to the selected process mode. The first process mode may be for performing the image process by performing, in order to compensate variability of discharging amounts of the liquid droplets discharged from the plurality of nozzles, a specific process on a target pixel within target image data using correction data for a target nozzle. The target nozzle may be to form a dot at a position on a print medium corresponding to the target pixel. The second process mode may be for performing the image process by performing the specific process on the target pixel within target image data without using the correction data for the target nozzle.
Abstract:
An electronic device comprises a display system that displays a setting window for configuring setting items for each of functions of the electronic device, an input system through which information is inputted, a setting item information storing system that stores setting item information including location information for each of the setting items, a setting information storing system that stores setting information including information on an intended setting item and other setting items to be configured before configuring the intended setting item, a searching system that searches the intended setting item based on information inputted through the input system and the setting item information, a setting information generating system that generates the setting information, and a display control system that controls the display system to display the generated setting information and a setting window for each of the searched setting item and said other setting items.
Abstract:
A control device may generate processed image data, supply the processed image data to a print performing unit and execute a compensation process on a target pixel by using correcting data for a target image forming element which is to form an image at a position corresponding to a target pixel. The correcting data may be data acquired by using a difference between a target value and a value being acquired by using characteristic data corresponding to a first image forming element within a plurality of image forming elements. The target value may be acquired by using characteristic data corresponding to the target image forming element. The first image forming element may be an image forming element which is to form a first neighbor raster neighboring a target raster formed on the print medium by the target image forming element.
Abstract:
A multifunction device including an image recording unit and a scanner unit is provided. The scanner unit includes an image readable plane. The image recording unit includes a first tray, a conveyer path to convey the recording sheet in a first orientation, and a second tray, which is formed along an edge of an opening formed on the front face, and in which the recording sheet having been conveyed in the conveyer path is disposed. The recording sheet in a maximum conveyable size for the conveyer path is disposed to occupy a discharge area in the second tray. A downstream end of the discharge area along a second orientation is in a displaced and downstream position with respect to a downstream end of an image readable area of the image readable plane along the second orientation for a first distance.