Patent ID: 8622500

Claim:
A recording device for forming a printed image by discharging droplets of an image forming solution, which includes a white ink, from a plurality of nozzles and attaching the droplets on recording media, the recording device comprising: a recording head provided with a specific nozzle of the plurality of nozzles which is selectively fillable with either the image forming solution or an anti-clogging solution that can prevent the specific nozzle from becoming clogged or from staying clogged, and a computer comprising a controller that controls the performance of switching from a first filled state in which the specific nozzle is filled with the image forming solution to a second filled state in which the specific nozzle is filled with the anti-clogging solution in a manner that can prevent the specific nozzle from either becoming clogged or from staying clogged, wherein the controller causes the specific nozzle to be supplied with the anti-clogging solution when the controller determines that power to the recording device has been OFF for a duration that is equal to or longer than a preset time, and the anti-clogging solution is used for the specific nozzle of the plurality of nozzles for the white ink.