Toshiba e-studio550 Service Manual page 108

7. 3. SLG Board (PWA-F-SLG-340)
7. 3. 1. Features
(1) The image processing ASIC on the SLG board is controlled by the CPU on the SLG board.
(2) The image processing ASIC on the SLG board realizes the following functions:
• High-quality image processing
• Image memory editing
• Editing processing
• Gamma correction
• Gradation processing
• External output system interface
7. 3. 2. Functions of image processing circuit
An image processing ASIC mounted on the SLG board realizes the following functions:
(1) High-quality image processing
(a) Range correction
This function corrects the density range of the image signals, and adjusts it so that it is suited to each
original image. It is possible to eliminate undesirable background density when an original with a certain
level of density on the background, for example a newspaper, is copied.
<Example>
Back-
ground
Low
e-STUDIO550/650/810 IMAGE PROCESSING
Dynamic range
After range
correction
Text
Density
High
Histogram
Extended dynamic range
Low
7 - 4
Density
High
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