Abstract: Ejection testing of a clear ink ejecting section is carried out easily. A clear ink is ejected toward a medium from a clear ink ejecting section for ejecting clear ink, and a color ink is ejected to a region in which the clear ink is to be adhering from a color ink ejecting section for ejecting color ink. A test pattern used for testing ejection of the clear ink ejecting section is formed on the medium by the clear ink and the color ink.

Abstract: Ejection testing of a clear ink ejecting section is carried out easily. A first test pattern, which is used for testing ejection of a color ink ejecting section, is formed by ejecting a color ink onto a medium from the color ink ejecting section for ejecting color ink; and a second test pattern, which is used for testing ejection of a clear ink ejecting section, is formed by ejecting a clear ink from the clear ink ejecting section for ejecting clear ink to form a clear ink pattern on the medium, and ejecting a color ink from the color ink ejecting section to form a color ink pattern that overlaps the clear ink pattern. The resolution of the color ink pattern is different from the resolution of the first test pattern.

Abstract: An entry sheet for drilling for a printed wiring board material, which comprises a water-soluble resin (A) and a water-insoluble lubricant (B) as essential components, an entry sheet for drilling for a printed wiring board material, which sheet comprises a metal foil having a thickness of 5 to 200 ?m and a thermosetting resin (E) layer having an average thickness of 1 to 10 ?m, the thermosetting resin (E) layer being formed on one surface of the metal foil, and a method for drilling a hole by using the above entry sheet.

Abstract: A determining method and the like is achieved for determining more accurately whether or not ink has been ejected. A determining method for determining whether or not ink was ejected from a plurality of nozzles includes a step of printing a non-ejection print pattern, a step of obtaining an output value upon non-ejection that is output based on the light that has been emitted toward the non-ejection print pattern, a step of printing an all-ejection print pattern, a step of obtaining an output value upon ejection that is output based on the light emitted toward the all-ejection print pattern, a step of setting a threshold value between the output value upon non-ejection and the output value upon ejection, and a step of comparing the threshold value with an output value that is output from a light-receiving section based on the light that has been emitted toward the print patterns.

Abstract: A correction-pattern forming method, for example, for forming a correction pattern with which it is possible to precisely correct discrepancies between dot formation positions in the moving direction is achieved. A correction-pattern forming method for forming a correction pattern on a medium, comprises: a step of moving a nozzle row in which a plurality of nozzles for ejecting a liquid to form dots on a medium are arranged in a row; and a step of forming a correction pattern that has a difference in darkness in a moving direction of the nozzle row and that is for correcting a discrepancy between dot formation positions in the moving direction by causing at least two nozzles, among the plurality of nozzles, in the nozzle row to eject the liquid at a different timing for each nozzle.

Abstract: A lubricant sheet suitable for use in a process of drilling a laminate or a plastic board, comprising a metal foil or an organic film, and a lubricant resin composition layer or a primer layer and the lubricant resin composition layer, the lubricant resin composition layer or the primer layer and the lubricant resin composition layer being formed on at least one surface of the metal foil or the organic film, wherein at least one layer of the primer layer and the lubricant resin composition layer contains a colorant, and a drilling method using the above lubricant sheet.

Abstract: A lubricant sheet for making a hole used for a printed circuit board, comprising an organic substance layer having a thickness of 0.02 to 3.0 mm and formed of a mixture (a) or a mixture (b) and a metal foil having a thickness of 0.05 to 0.5 mm, said organic substance layer being formed on one surface of said metal foil, said mixture (a) being a mixture containing polyether ester (I), a solid water-soluble lubricant (II) and polyethylene glycol (III) having a number average molecular weight of 200 to 600, and said mixture (b) being a mixture containing said polyether ester (I), said solid water-soluble lubricant (II) and a liquid water-soluble lubricant (IV), and a method of making a hole which uses the lubricant sheet.

Abstract: An entry sheet for drilling for a printed wiring board material, which comprises a water-soluble resin (A) and a water-insoluble lubricant (B) as essential components,

Abstract: A lubricant sheet for making a hole used for a printed circuit board, comprising an organic substance layer having a thickness of 0.02 to 3.0 mm and formed of a mixture (a) or a mixture (b) and a metal foil having a thickness of 0.05 to 0.