Patent ID: 6695432
Filing Date: 2004-02-24
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
An ink-jet recording apparatus having main scanning means performing main scanning which moves a recording head discharging ink to a recording medium, and conducting recording by discharging the ink from said recording head onto the recording medium, together with said main scanning, comprising:recording controlling means executing a plurality of runs of main scanning of said recording head by said main scanning means to a recording area of the recording medium, and performing multi-pass recording which completes an image on said recording area; recording mode setting means which sets a recording mode from a plurality of recording modes with different number of runs of said main scanning by said multi-pass recording to said recording area; and rest period setting means which sets a rest period during which recording is discontinued after the individual runs of main scanning in said multi-pass recording, wherein said rest period setting means sets a rest period for a recording mode for carrying out more runs of said main scanning, shorter than the rest period for a recording mode for carrying out fewer runs of said main scanning.