INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREFOR INCLUDING INQUIRY AND NOTIFICATION FEATURES

摘要

An inkjet recording apparatus includes an ink tank, a recording head, a monitor, an operation panel, and a controller. The ink tank forms an ink chamber and including an injection inlet. The recording head ejects ink from the ink chamber to record an image on a sheet. The operation panel receives user input. The controller controls operation of the recording head, the monitor, and the operation panel. The controller performs receiving a completion signal indicating completion of ink injection, decision processing deciding whether an initial processing has been completed, and inquiry processing based on receipt of the completion signal.

主权项

1. An inkjet recording apparatus comprising:
an ink tank forming an ink chamber and including an injection inlet; a recording head configured to eject ink from the ink chamber to record an image on a sheet; a monitor; an operation panel configured to receive user input; a controller configured to control operation of the recording head, the monitor, and the operation panel, wherein the controller is configured to: receive a completion signal indicating completion of ink injection; perform decision processing deciding whether an initial processing has been completed, the initial processing corresponding to filling a flow path from ink chamber to the recording head with ink; based on receipt of the completion signal, perform inquiry processing corresponding to controlling the monitor to display inquiry information on the monitor regarding whether ink injection into the ink chamber is completed and controlling the operation panel to allow receipt at the operation panel of a response to the inquiry information; and based on decision that the initial processing has not been the completed in the decision processing and based on receipt of one response to the inquiry information in the inquiry processing, perform the initial processing, the one response corresponding to completion of the ink injection, wherein, based on the decision that the initial processing has not been completed in the decision processing, the controller is configured to continue to perform the inquiry processing until the receipt of the one response to the inquiry information in the inquiry processing.