Patent ID: 7681981

Claim:
An inkjet printer comprising: at least one printhead configured to eject ink according to print data; a cleaning unit configured to perform cleaning of said printhead by ejecting ink to produce suitable conditions for an inkjet recording; a user information input unit configured to input user information; a cleaning direction unit configured to issue, for a user, a first cleaning direction; a control unit configured to instruct said first cleaning unit to clean said printhead in response to said first cleaning direction issued by said cleaning direction unit on condition that said user information inputted by said user information input unit permits performing said cleaning, a setting unit configured to set one of a permission for, and a prohibition of, said cleaning corresponding to user identification information, wherein said user identification information is included in said user information, and said control unit instructs said cleaning unit to clean said printhead in response to said first cleaning direction by said cleaning direction unit on condition that the permission for said cleaning is already set corresponding to said user information inputted by said user information input unit.