Patent ID: 8608270
Filing Date: 2013-12-17
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A printing device comprising: (A) a head that includes a plurality of nozzles discharging liquid to a medium, (B) a temperature obtaining section that obtains a temperature related to the head, (C) an identification section that identifies an abnormal nozzle, and (D) a control section that controls the head and the identification section so that: (d1) when the temperature obtained by the temperature obtaining section is within a first temperature range, the head discharges the liquid to the medium after the identification section identifies the abnormal nozzle, (d2) when the temperature obtained by the temperature obtaining section is outside the first temperature range and within a second temperature range that is larger than the first temperature range, the head discharges the liquid to the medium without the abnormal nozzle being identified by the identification section, and (d3) when the temperature obtained by the temperature obtaining section is outside the second temperature range, the abnormal nozzle is not identified and the liquid is not discharged to the medium.