Image recording method and a printer using the same

摘要

A printer selectively ejects ink droplets or jets out ink mists depending upon input data of an image to be recorded. The printer has a drive signal generating section and a recording head. The drive signal generating section generates two drive signals, first one for causing the recording head to eject ink droplets to record edge portions of a solid tone level of gradation in the image and the second one for causing the recording head to jet out ink mists to record portions in the image other than the edge portions. The first signal has lower frequency than the second signal. The recording head has liquid ink chambers, each of which has an ink nozzle. A liquid level of ink in each liquid ink chamber is controlled when the first signal or the second signal is applied to the recording head.