Continuous inkjet printer having adjustable drop placement

1. A method of printing comprising:

associating a single pixel area of a recording medium with a nozzle and with a time interval during which a fluid drop ejected from the nozzle can impinge the corresponding single pixel area of the recording medium;

dividing the time interval into a plurality of subintervals;

grouping some of the plurality of subintervals into blocks;

associating one of two labels with each block, the first label defining a printing drop, the second label defining non-printing drops;

associating no drop forming pulse between subintervals of each block having the first label;

associating a drop forming pulse between each subinterval of each block having the second label;

associating a drop forming pulse between other subintervals not grouped into a block, the drop forming pulse being between each pair of consecutive blocks; and

causing drops to be ejected from the nozzle based on the associated drop forming pulses.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein each subinterval is of the same duration.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein each block includes the same number of subintervals.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein no subinterval is completely positioned between successive blocks.

5. The method according to claim 1 , a printed drop comprising an integral number of printing drops of equal volume, the method further comprising:

obtaining a desired fluid volume of the printed drop located within the single pixel area from print data; and

associating the first label with a number of blocks of the time interval and associating the second label with any remaining blocks of the time interval such that the volume of the printed drop substantially equals the desired fluid volume of the printed drop.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the number of blocks associated with the first label comprises no blocks.

7. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the number of blocks associated with the first label comprises one block.

8. The method according to claim 7 , further comprising:

obtaining a location of the printed drop located within the single pixel area from print data; and

ordering the block associated with the first label and any remaining blocks associated with the second label based on the location of the printed drop.

9. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the number of blocks associated with the first label comprises a plurality of blocks.

10. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the plurality of blocks associated with the first label are consecutive.

11. The method according to claim 10 , further comprising:

obtaining a location of the printed drop located within the single pixel area from print data; and

ordering the plurality of blocks associated with the first label and any remaining blocks associated with the second label based on the location of the printed drop.

12. The method according to claim 9 , further comprising:

obtaining a shape of the printed drop located within the single pixel area from print data; and

ordering the plurality of blocks associated with the first label such that one block associated with the first label is spaced apart from another block associated with the first label by at least one block associated with the second label.

13. The method according to claim 12 , further comprising:

ordering the plurality of blocks associated with the first label such that one block associated with the first label is spaced apart from another block associated with the first label by additional drop forming pulses associated between other subintervals.

14. The method according to claim 9 , further comprising:

obtaining a shape of the printed drop located within the single pixel area from print data; and

ordering the plurality of blocks associated with the first label such that one block associated with the first label is spaced apart from another block associated with the first label by additional drop forming pulses associated between other subintervals.

15. A method of printing comprising:

associating a pixel area of a recording medium with a nozzle and a time interval during which a fluid drop ejected from the nozzle can impinge the pixel area of the recording medium;

dividing the time interval into a plurality of subintervals, all subintervals being equal in duration;

grouping some of the plurality of subintervals into blocks;

associating one of two labels with each block, the first label defining a printing drop, the second label defining non-printing drops;

associating no drop forming pulse between subintervals of each block having the first label;

associating a drop forming pulse between each subinterval of each block having the second label;

associating a drop forming pulse between other subintervals not grouped into a block, the drop forming pulse being between each pair of consecutive blocks; and

causing drops to be ejected from the nozzle based on the associated drop forming pulses.

16. A method of printing comprising:

associating a pixel area of a recording medium with a nozzle and a time interval during which a fluid drop ejected from the nozzle can impinge the pixel area of the recording medium;

dividing the time interval into a plurality of subintervals;

grouping some of the plurality of subintervals into blocks;

associating one of two labels with each block, the first label defining a printing drop, the second label defining non-printing drops;

associating no drop forming pulse between subintervals of each block having the first label;

associating a drop forming pulse between each subinterval of each block having the second label;

associating a drop forming pulse between other subintervals not grouped into a block, the drop forming pulse being between a pair of consecutive blocks spaced apart from each other over the time interval; and

causing drops to be ejected from the nozzle based on the associated drop forming pulses.