A liquid ejecting head comprising: a driving circuit; and an ejecting section (41, 42) including a plurality of nozzles (Hn), wherein the driving circuit comprises: a first signal generation section that generates a printing driving signal for ejecting a liquid from the nozzles (Hn); a second signal generation section that generates an inspection driving signal for inspecting a state of the ejecting section (41, 42); a control section (490a, 490b) that controls the first signal generation section and the second signal generation section so as to exclusively output one of the printing driving signal and the inspection driving signal to the ejecting section (41, 42); and a first power supply path which is connected to the first signal generation section and is used for generating the printing driving signal; and a second power supply path which is connected to the second signal generation section and is used for generating the inspection driving signal, wherein the driving circuit drives the ejecting section (41, 42) based on the printing driving signal so as to ejected the liquid from the nozzles (Hn), and drives the ejecting section (41, 42) based on the inspection driving signal in an inspection of the state of the ejecting section (41, 42), characterised in that the power consumption in the second signal generation section, used to generate the inspection driving signal, is smaller than power consumption in the first signal generation section, used to generate the printing driving signal. a driving circuit; and an ejecting section (41, 42) including a plurality of nozzles (Hn), wherein the driving circuit comprises: a first signal generation section that generates a printing driving signal for ejecting a liquid from the nozzles (Hn); a second signal generation section that generates an inspection driving signal for inspecting a state of the ejecting section (41, 42); a control section (490a, 490b) that controls the first signal generation section and the second signal generation section so as to exclusively output one of the printing driving signal and the inspection driving signal to the ejecting section (41, 42); and a first power supply path which is connected to the first signal generation section and is used for generating the printing driving signal; and a second power supply path which is connected to the second signal generation section and is used for generating the inspection driving signal, wherein the driving circuit drives the ejecting section (41, 42) based on the printing driving signal so as to ejected the liquid from the nozzles (Hn), and drives the ejecting section (41, 42) based on the inspection driving signal in an inspection of the state of the ejecting section (41, 42), characterised in that the power consumption in the second signal generation section, used to generate the inspection driving signal, is smaller than power consumption in the first signal generation section, used to generate the printing driving signal. a first signal generation section that generates a printing driving signal for ejecting a liquid from the nozzles (Hn); a second signal generation section that generates an inspection driving signal for inspecting a state of the ejecting section (41, 42); a control section (490a, 490b) that controls the first signal generation section and the second signal generation section so as to exclusively output one of the printing driving signal and the inspection driving signal to the ejecting section (41, 42); and a first power supply path which is connected to the first signal generation section and is used for generating the printing driving signal; and a second power supply path which is connected to the second signal generation section and is used for generating the inspection driving signal, wherein the driving circuit drives the ejecting section (41, 42) based on the printing driving signal so as to ejected the liquid from the nozzles (Hn), and drives the ejecting section (41, 42) based on the inspection driving signal in an inspection of the state of the ejecting section (41, 42), characterised in that the power consumption in the second signal generation section, used to generate the inspection driving signal, is smaller than power consumption in the first signal generation section, used to generate the printing driving signal.