| 摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent scattering of mist to the outside of a cap when idle discharge is performed in a cap.SOLUTION: A recording head 34 includes two nozzle arrays Na, Nb in which a plurality of nozzles 104 are arrayed. A suction cap 82a includes an absorber 90 therein. When an idle discharge operation in a cap is performed, the recording head 34 is opposed to the suction cap 82a. When an idle discharge operation is performed for one nozzle array Na, idle discharge is not performed for the other nozzle array Nb, when the idle discharge operation is performed for the other nozzle array Nb, the idle discharge is not performed for the one nozzle array Na, and consequently timings at which idle discharge droplets are discharged from the adjacent nozzle arrays Na, Nb are made different. |
