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E. Video Controller
1. Outline
Figure 3-408 shows the video controller PCB, which controls the synchronization of video signals from
the image processor PCB and sends the video signals to the laser driver; the main functions of the circuits
are as follows:
Generates clock signals for synchronization control.
Controls synchronization in main/sub scanning direction.
Corrects density.
Counts video data units.
Generates image patterns.
Each of the Y, M, C, and Bk video signals compressed and stored on the IP memory PCB is read in
sync with the ITOP signal (image leading edge signal) and sent to the video controller PCB through the
image processor PCB. (See "Synchronization Control in Main/Sub Scanning Direction.")
The video signals are then synchronized for the sub scanning direction based on the ITOP signal and
are subjected to gamma correction based on the conversion table in the density correction RAM. (See
"Density Correction.")
Of the video signals after density correction, the Y and the M signals are sent to a special memory for
synchronization in the main scanning direction. Since the main scanning direction for the C and the Bk
video signals are opposite that of the Y and the M video signals, the writing direction is reversed before
transmission to the memory for synchronization in the main scanning direction. The synchronization for the
main scanning direction is by clock signals generated based on the BD signals. (See "Synchronization
Control for Main/Sub Scanning Direction.")
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Video controller PCB
Figure 3-408
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