| CPC B41J 2/04505 (2013.01) [B41J 2/04581 (2013.01)] | 8 Claims |
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1. A recording apparatus comprising:
a liquid ejection unit configured to move in a first direction relative to a medium and eject liquid; and
a control unit configured to control the liquid ejection unit, wherein
the liquid ejection unit includes a plurality of nozzles arranged in a nozzle arrangement direction and configured to eject the liquid, the plurality of nozzles including a first nozzle and two or more second nozzles that are different from the first nozzle,
the control unit forms, by using the first nozzle, a first pattern including at least one image segment, the at least one image segment being formed by the first nozzle, the first pattern having a first length in the first direction,
the control unit forms, by using the two or more second nozzles, a second pattern including two or more image segments, the two or more image segments being formed by the two or more second nozzles, respectively, the two or more image segments being arranged so as to be displaced in a step-like manner in the first direction and a second direction different from the first direction,
a region, on the medium, where the second pattern is formed has a second length in the first direction,
the first length is greater than the second length,
the region, on the medium, where the second pattern is formed overlaps with the first pattern as viewed in the second direction,
the region, on the medium, where the second pattern is formed does not overlap with the first pattern as viewed in the first direction, and
the nozzle arrangement direction is a direction different from both the first direction and the second direction, or a direction different from the first direction and parallel to the second direction.
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