PRINTER, POOR NOZZLE DETECTOR, POOR NOZZLE CORRECTOR, POOR NOZZLE DETECTING METHOD, POOR NOZZLE CORRECTING METHOD, PROGRAM AND RECORDING MEDIUM

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a processing method capable of detecting presence and location of a poor nozzle accurately.;SOLUTION: The printer for printing a print pattern on a recording medium by ink jet system using at least one line head arranged over a length equal to the print width of a group of nozzles comprises (a) a recording medium carrying mechanism, (b) an image reading section for reading out an image pattern on the recording medium, and (c) a section for detecting the location of a poor nozzle based on the detection results of a test pattern image being read out transparently at the image reading section when a test pattern is printed.;COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI