Ink jet printer for photographic printing, has image sensor detecting paper edges, and controller applying digital mask to recently acquired image to control vacuum paper support coverage

摘要

Rear side printer (26) is between paper supply device (12) and first vacuum belt (30) with ink jet color print head (36) above vacuum belt, and sensor (46) before print head to detect edges of transported paper strip. Controller (54) applies digital mask corresponding to edges of image to control coverage of vacuum paper support. Also provided are second vacuum belt (31), paper drier (48), sheet alignment station (310), laminating station (300), transverse cutting station (345) and cutter.