Patent ID: 6497467
Filing Date: 2002-12-24
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
An inkjet printer for scanning an inkjet head having a plurality of nozzles arrayed in a first direction, in a second direction crossing the first direction, and for printing an image on a print medium in relative scanning of the inkjet head, comprising:determination means for determining whether or not a density value represented by pixel data of an image data is higher than a predetermined value; and selection means for selecting either a first print mode or a second print mode, wherein in the first print mode, printing is performed in bi-directional scanning and in the second print mode, printing is performed in unidirectional scanning; wherein in a case where said determination means determines the density value of the image data is higher than the predetermined value, said selection means selects the first print mode, and in a case where said determination means determines the density value of the image data is not higher than the predetermined value, said selection means selects the second print mode.