Image forming device to perform auto color registration and method thereof

A color registration method for an image forming device which can perform a print job in accordance with a plurality of print modes and in which color registration conditions corresponding to the respective print modes are pre-stored, the color registration method comprising:

• confirming the present print mode of the image forming device;
• and
• performing an auto color registration (ACR) in accordance with the color registration condition corresponding to the present print-mode.

The color registration method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of print modes comprise a low-quality print mode and a high-quality print mode.

The color registration method of claim 2, wherein the color registration condition is set in accordance with the present print mode of the low-quality print mode and the high-quality print mode.

The color registration method of claim 3, wherein the operation of performing the ACR comprises:

• judging whether the color registration execution period corresponding to the present print mode has arrived.

The color registration method of claim 1, wherein the color registration condition includes at least one of a color registration execution period, a color registration execution time, and a color registration pattern.

The color registration method of claim 5, wherein the color registration condition is changeable.

The color registration method of claim 6, further comprising,

• displaying the present color registration condition to set the color registration condition.

The image forming device of claim 8, wherein the print unit is capable of operating in one of a low-quality print mode and a high-quality print mode.

The image forming device of claim 8, wherein the control unit controls the color registration processing unit in which the color registration condition is applied under the print mode that supports the low-quality print and the high-quality print mode.

The image forming device of claim 8, wherein the control unit judges whether a color registration execution period corresponding to the present print mode has arrived, and if it is judged that the color registration execution period has been arrived, controls the color registration processing unit to start the ARC.

The image forming device of claim 8, wherein the color registration condition includes at least one of a color registration execution period, a color registration execution time, and a color registration pattern.

The image forming device of claim 8, wherein the color registration condition is changeable.

The image forming device of claim 13, further comprising:

• a user interface unit to display the current color registration condition to set the color registration condition,
• wherein the control unit updates the color registration condition set through the user interface unit in the storage unit.