Patent ID: 9415587
Filing Date: 2016-08-16
CPC Classification: B41J

Claim Text:
1. A printing control apparatus which realizes printing by controlling a printing head including nozzle rows in which a plurality of nozzles are arranged in a predetermined nozzle row direction, the apparatus comprising: a control section that controls the printing head in which the plurality of nozzle rows discharging same types of ink are disposed to be deviated from the nozzle row direction, wherein the control section is capable of selecting and performing any one of a first printing mode in which the printing is performed by setting a platen gap which is a distance from a platen supporting the printing medium on which the ink is discharged to the printing head as a first platen gap, and a second printing mode in which the printing is performed by setting the platen gap as a second platen gap which is narrower than the first platen gap, and wherein the number of the nozzle rows used for discharging the ink in the first printing mode is smaller than the number of the nozzle rows used for discharging the ink in the second printing mode.