In a recording apparatus capable of effecting time-division drive, in a predetermined sequence, the plural blocks formed by dividing plural recording elements of a recording head, if the time-division drive is started from the blocks in the lower half of the recording head as in a reduced image recording...http://www.google.com.au/patents/US5984453?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5984453 - Recording apparatus and method by time-division drive
Recording apparatus and method by time-division drive