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- 印刷媒体に対してインクを吐出する第1ヘッド及び第2ヘッドと、
前記印刷媒体を搬送する搬送部と、
前記印刷媒体を撮影するカメラと、
前記第1ヘッド及び前記第2ヘッドと前記カメラを搭載して移動するキャリッジと、
前記第1ヘッドにより第3マークを印刷し、当該第3マークを前記カメラにより撮影し、当該撮影の結果に基づいて、前記搬送部と前記キャリッジの駆動を調整し、前記第1ヘッド及び前記第2ヘッドによりそれぞれ第1マークと第2マークを印刷し、前記第1マークと前記第2マークを前記カメラで撮影し、当該撮影の結果に基づいて、前記第2ヘッドのインク吐出タイミングを調整する、制御部と、を備える
ことを特徴とする印刷装置。 - 請求項1において、
前記搬送部と前記キャリッジの駆動の調整は、前記撮影された第3マークの位置と前記キャリッジの移動経路上の基準位置との差異に基づいて行われる
ことを特徴とする印刷装置。 - 請求項1あるいは2において、
前記第1マークは、前記第1ヘッドにより、第1タイミングでインクを吐出して複数の第1線マークを印刷したものであり、前記第2マークは、前記第2ヘッドにより、前記第1線マークのそれぞれに相応した位置に、前記第1タイミングを含む互いに異なる複数の第2タイミングでインクを吐出して複数の第2線マークを印刷したものであり、前記第2ヘッドのインク吐出タイミングの調整は、最も前記相応した位置に近い前記第2線マークを印刷した前記第2タイミングに基づいて行われる
ことを特徴とする印刷装置。 - 印刷媒体に対してインクを吐出する第1ヘッド及び第2ヘッドと、前記印刷媒体を搬送する搬送部と、前記印刷媒体を撮影するカメラと、前記第1ヘッド及び前記第2ヘッドと前記カメラを搭載して移動するキャリッジと、を備える印刷装置の制御方法であって、
前記第1ヘッドにより第3マークを印刷し、当該第3マークを前記カメラにより撮影し、当該撮影の結果に基づいて、前記搬送部と前記キャリッジの駆動を調整し、前記第1ヘッド及び前記第2ヘッドによりそれぞれ第1マークと第2マークを印刷し、前記第1マークと前記第2マークを前記カメラで撮影し、当該撮影の結果に基づいて、前記第2ヘッドのインク吐出タイミングを調整する
ことを特徴とする制御方法。
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