IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
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Apr 10, 2025
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Jun 10, 2024
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Jun 10, 2024
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An image forming apparatus includes a head configured to transfer ink from an ink ribbon to a print medium, a roller for pressing the print medium, and a controller configured to: upon receipt of print data, determine image areas in which an image is formed and non-image areas in which no image is formed, at the beginning of printing, control a distance between the head and the roller such that they contact each other, and set conveyance speeds of the medium and the ribbon to first and second values, before a boundary between the image and non-image areas reaches a position at which the head contacts the roller, set the speeds to third and fourth values lower than the first and second values, and when the boundary reaches the position, control the distance such that the head and the roller are separated from each other.
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