INK JET APPARATUS AND ITS OPERATION METHOD

摘要

An operation method for an ink jet recording apparatus comprises a cap for covering the discharge orifices for discharging the ink, and suction means for effecting suction through said discharge orifices. The method includes a suction process of effecting suction through said discharge orifices by driving said suction means when said cap covers said discharge orifices, a discharge process of discharging the ink from said discharge orifices into said cap, and an exhausting process of exhausting the ink out of said cap.