Printing device having plural print density range settings

Details Printing device having plural print density range settings Printing device having plural print density range settings

2007-12-04

2010-06-15

Chen, Sophia S (Department: 2852)

Electrophotography

Diagnostics

Consumable

C399S082000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07738800

ABSTRACT:
A printing device is provided with a printing module, an amount detecting module which detects a remaining amount of the printing material, and a first value determining module. If the remaining amount of printing material is equal to or less than a predetermined amount, the first value determining module determines a maximum value of a density range, within which a print density is to be set for printing, to be a smaller value than a maximum value of the density range when the remaining amount of printing material is larger than the predetermined amount. The printing device also includes a print density changing module configured to change the set print density to be equal to or less than the maximum value determined by the first value determining module if the set print density is greater than the maximum value determined by the first value determining module.

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Machine translation of JP 11-099728 A dated Sep. 1, 2009.
Machine translation of JP 2005-070646 A dated Sep. 1, 2009.
JP Office Action dtd Mar. 3, 2009, JP Appln. 2006-327351.
JP Office Action dtd May 19, 2009, JP Appln. 2006-327351.

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