摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an ink jet recorder which is able to print continuously without the interruption of printing operation which occurs due to stopping a carriage once in the discharge position at a preliminary discharge. SOLUTION: By the way of having the control for the preliminary discharge separately for every plural recording heads 20, even while the recording head located in a printing area performs a usual discharge, other recording head can perform the preliminary discharge with a discharge period different from the one of the usual printing when the head comes to the position of the preliminary discharge. Therefore, the ink jet recorder capable of printing continuously without interrupting the printing operation is available. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT |