Image Processing
SM 6-69 J012/J013/J014
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6.10 IMAGE PROCESSING
 Here is a brief summary of the steps in image processing:
 Print Job. The software application sends the print job to the printer driver.
 Band Processing. The print job gets divided into units of bands.
 Interlace Processing. The bands get broken into scan (print) units. Then the bits get
converted for the direction of printing.
 Multi-Band Processing. Processing for individual lines.
 Compression Processing. The data gets compressed on the PC side. Then it goes to
the printer.
 Decompression. The data gets decompressed when it gets to the printer.
 Line Direction Conversion. The lines get converted to match the direction of printing. It
gets rotated 90 degrees depending on whether the print job is for Portrait or Landscape
orientation.
 Print Job Processing. The print job gets output.
 Printer Output. The print heads on the carriage print the job.