Patent ID: 6628424
Filing Date: 2003-09-30
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A digital synthesizer comprising:a mode switching unit for switching between a copy mode processing for reading image information from a document and forming an image according to the read image information and a printer mode processing for receiving arbitrary data from an external information processing device to generate image information for image formation and forming an image according to the generated image information; and a magnification fine adjustment unit for controlling different control objects in the copying mode processing and printer mode processing respectively and finely adjusting a magnification, within a range from +1.0% to âˆ’1.0%, of an image to be formed; and a fine adjustment value setting unit that allows a user to input a value for fine adjustment of the magnification by a step smaller than 1% in absolute value within the range from +1.0% to âˆ’1.0%, wherein the magnification fine adjustment unit includes a user controlled setting for finely adjusting the magnification within the range from +1.0% to âˆ’1.0%.