System and method using ink usage adjustment values
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1. A method for tuning ink usage, the method comprising:
- storing an ink usage adjustment value in a memory of an ink cartridge; and
with a printing system utilizing said ink cartridge, adjusting an ink usage of said ink cartridge based on said ink usage adjustment value;
in which said ink usage adjustment value is a percentage of a nominal ink usage value calculated using a predetermined ink cartridge design.
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A method for tuning ink usage includes storing an ink usage adjustment value in a memory of an ink cartridge; and with a printing system utilizing the ink cartridge, adjusting an ink usage of the ink cartridge based on the ink usage adjustment value. An ink cartridge includes a memory for storing an ink usage adjustment value, the ink usage adjustment value based on ink usage properties of the cartridge. A printing system utilizing the ink cartridge adjusts an ink usage of the ink cartridge based on the ink usage adjustment value.
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1. A method for tuning ink usage, the method comprising:
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storing an ink usage adjustment value in a memory of an ink cartridge; and with a printing system utilizing said ink cartridge, adjusting an ink usage of said ink cartridge based on said ink usage adjustment value; in which said ink usage adjustment value is a percentage of a nominal ink usage value calculated using a predetermined ink cartridge design. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An ink cartridge comprising:
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a memory for storing an ink usage adjustment value, said ink usage adjustment value based on ink usage properties of said cartridge; in which a printing system utilizing said ink cartridge adjusts an ink usage of said ink cartridge based on said ink usage adjustment value; and in which to adjust said ink usage comprises adjusting a number of nozzle firings for a particular print job. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A printing system capable of tuning ink usage, the printing system comprising:
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a control system comprising a processor and a memory; at least one ink cartridge, said ink cartridge comprising; a memory for storing an ink usage adjustment value, said ink usage adjustment value based on ink usage properties of said ink cartridge determined by a test performed on said ink cartridge prior to installation of the cartridge into the printing system; in which said control system adjusts a usage of said at least one ink cartridge based on said ink usage adjustment value;
said ink usage adjustment value being a percentage of a nominal ink usage adjustment value calculated using a predetermined ink cartridge design. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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