1 and a plurality of compensating nozzles 20 2 are shown the compensating nozzles 20 2 are adjacent to a line 16 that passes through the malfunctioning nozzle 20 1 and that is parallel to the medium axis 16 depending on the resolution being used the compensating nozzles 20 2 may be located in the same row 26 as the malfunctioning nozzle 20 1 and in other rows 26 of the same ink color additionally the compensating nozzles 20 2 may be located in rows 26 of other ink colors in fig5 b an enlarged view of a portion 154 shown in fig4 b of a blank vertical line 152 is shown as an example the vibrations may mix the layering of ink drops ejected by the compensating nozzles 20 2 on portions of the paper 14 having the missing vertical line 152 caused by the malfunctioning nozzle 20 1 mixing the layering of the ink drops may sufficiently blur the vertical line 152 as shown the blurred or partly blank lines may be less visible or invisible to human eyes than a totally blank line when viewed normally i e without enlargement the human eye may not notice the remaining blank portions if any of the vertical line 152.