Patent ID: 7431423

Claim:
A dot-recording method for recording dots without blank space up to edges of a print medium according to print data using a dot-recording head having a plurality of dot-forming elements for ejecting ink droplets, the dot-recording method comprising: supporting the print medium opposite the dot recording head on a support; performing a main scan by moving the dot-recording head relative to the print medium; forming dots by driving at least part of the plurality of dot-forming elements according to the print data; performing a sub-scan by transporting the print medium in a direction crossing a direction of the main scan; and setting a recording area for the print data, the recording area extending lengthwise beyond first edges of the print medium in the direction of the sub-scan and extending lengthwise beyond second edges of the print medium in the direction of the main scan, wherein in the recording area, a first length beyond the first edges in the direction of the sub-scan is greater than a second length beyond the first edges in the direction of the main scan.