Patent ID: 6824234
Filing Date: 2004-11-30
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
A printing apparatus using a print head for ejecting a print liquid onto a print medium to form an image on the print medium, the printing apparatus comprising:print control means for controlling printing on the print medium in accordance with a print mode that is selected from a plurality of print modes differing in quality of images printed in the print modes; drive control means to drive one or more of a plurality of drive sources in a first drive mode or a second drive mode selectively, wherein the plurality of drive sources are adapted to cause a plurality of driven portions in the printing apparatus to perform predetermined operations and the second drive mode makes a driving of the drive sources quieter than in the first drive mode; and mode switching means to switch between the first drive mode and the second drive mode, wherein when the first drive mode is selected by said mode switching means, said drive control means drives one or more of the plurality of drive sources in accordance with a drive condition corresponding to each of the plurality of print modes, and wherein the driving of the drive sources in the second drive mode is not varied among the plurality of different print modes.