摘要 |
PURPOSE:To prevent consumption by suction operation, in which no ink is required, by providing a means changing the quantity of residual ink sucked by the head rank and/or temperature of a recording head. CONSTITUTION:The detecting means D of the head rank and/or temperature of a recording head 9, a suction-operation control means E and a memory F, in which the quantity of suction corresponding to the head rank and/or temperature is recorded previously, are provided for controlling the quantity of residual ink 11B sucked by the head rank and/or temperature. |