Patent ID: 7950758
Filing Date: 2011-05-31
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus configured to form an image on a recording medium, the image forming apparatus comprising: a liquid discharge apparatus that includes: the selection of one or more drive signals of the first drive signal group and the second drive signal group using the one of the plurality of first control signals and the one of the plurality of second control signals or the one of the plurality of third control signals is performed depending on a printing mode, and the selection of one or more drive signals of the first drive signal group and the second drive signal group using the one of the plurality of first control signals and the one of the plurality of second control signals is performed when the printing mode corresponds to a high image quality mode that prioritizes image quality, the selection of one or more drive signals of the first drive signal group and the second drive signal group using the one of the plurality of third control signals is performed when the printing mode corresponds to a high speed mode that prioritizes printing speed.