Draft printing using a nozzle for ejecting ink of the same type nozzles for ejecting ink of the same color

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enhance print speed greatly without lowering the image quality excessively.;SOLUTION: In order to perform printing in a specified high speed print mode, print data being fed to a print section is generated such that each nozzle group of gray ink for each hue records a different main scanning line. According to the arrangement, the number of effective nozzles is increased and the print speed is enhanced.;COPYRIGHT: (C)2001,JPO