Patent ID: 8529027

Claim:
A liquid ejecting apparatus comprising: a liquid ejecting head that has an ejection nozzle through which liquid is ejected; a liquid receiving section that receives the liquid ejected through the ejection nozzle, the liquid receiving section having a recess for receiving the liquid; a suction pump that is connected to the recess of the liquid receiving section for sucking the liquid in the recess; a first liquid containing section that contains first liquid to be ejected through the ejection nozzle; a second liquid containing section that contains second liquid, having a property of diluting the first liquid, wherein the second liquid is supplied to the liquid ejecting head to replace the first liquid; a selective connection section that selects either the first liquid containing section or the second liquid containing section and connects the selected one to the liquid ejecting head; and a liquid exchanging section that exchanges the liquid in the liquid ejecting head, when the liquid containing section selected in the selective connection section is changed from the first liquid containing section to the second liquid containing section, exchanging the first liquid in the liquid ejecting head for the second liquid by causing the suction pump to operate in a state in which the liquid receiving section has been brought into contact with the liquid ejecting head to form an enclosed space by the recess, and when the liquid containing section selected in the selective connection section is changed from the second liquid containing section to the first liquid containing section, exchanging the second liquid in the liquid ejecting head for the first liquid by causing the liquid ejecting head to eject the liquid through the ejection nozzle toward the recess of the liquid receiving section.