Patent ID: 6963415
Filing Date: 2005-11-08
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A recording apparatus provided with a stepping motor as an actuator, comprising: storage means for storing and holding information regarding a final exciting phase of the stepping motor upon entering a software power off state in which consumption of electrical power of said recording apparatus is restricted by changing a condition of a clock signal to control said recording apparatus; and control means for starting excitation of the stepping motor based on the information regarding the final exciting phase, read out from said storage means, without performing phase alignment of the stepping motor, when said recording apparatus restarts from the software power off state, said control means performing a phase alignment of said stepping motor at a state of hardware power off, wherein the phase alignment of said stepping motor is a process for driving said stepping motor with a predetermined number of pulses to equalize a mechanical phase with an electrical phase of said stepping motor.