4.5.5 Main Scan Magnification
Reduction and enlargement in the sub scan direction are done by changing
the scanner speed. However, reduction and enlargement in the main scan
direction are handled by an LSI on the IPU Board.
Scanning and laser writing are done at a fixed pitch (the CCD elements
cannot be squeezed or expanded). So, to reduce or enlarge an image,
imaginary points are calculated that would correspond to a physical
enlargement or reduction of the image. The correct image density is then
calculated for each of the imaginary points based on the image data for the
nearest two true points. The calculated image data then becomes the new
(reduced or enlarged) image data.
NOTE:
The actual calculations for main scan magnification are performed
following the polynomial convolution method. This mathematical
process is beyond the scope of a service manual and will not be
covered here.
Detailed
Section
Descriptions
IMAGE PROCESSING
SM 2-57 A166/A187/A189
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