Patent ID: 7600841
Filing Date: 2009-10-13
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A recording apparatus for performing recording by scanning a recording head, the recording apparatus comprising: an acquisition unit configured to acquire temperature information of the recording head; a generation unit configured to generate a signal that indicates outputting of an output voltage based on the temperature information; a voltage control unit configured to control a voltage to be output to the recording head based on the signal generated by the generation unit; and a control unit configured to simultaneously perform preliminary ejection processing in an interval between a previous scan and a next scan of the recording head, and output processing of the signal generated by the generation unit, wherein the voltage control unit is a DC-to-DC converter, the DC-to-DC converter including a discharge circuit configured to perform discharge processing based on a signal indicating discharge output from the control unit, and wherein the control unit is configured to, when the DC-to-DC converter is activated, output a second signal that indicates a second output voltage according to the temperature information acquired from the acquisition unit, where the second output voltage is lower than a first output voltage, and output the signal indicating discharge, after outputting a first signal that indicates outputting of the first output voltage.