Patent ID: 8360540

Claim:
A recording apparatus, comprising: a recording head having one or more ejection openings from which liquid is ejected; a liquid supply unit which supplies liquid to the recording head; and a supply control unit which controls the liquid supply unit, wherein the recording head includes: a liquid supply portion and first and second discharge portions; a first passage connecting the supply portion and the first discharge portion; a second passage which branches off from the first passage and communicates to the second discharge portion; a supply passage which branches off from the second passage and which supplies the liquid to the ejection openings; and a first filter disposed nearby a position at which the second passage branches off from the first passage, which filtrates the liquid flowing from the first passage to the second passage, and wherein the supply control unit controls the liquid supply unit so as to start a second liquid flow forming operation after a first liquid flow forming operation is started, the first liquid flow forming operation being a process which supplies the liquid from the supply portion to the first passage and discharge from the discharge portion; and the second liquid flow forming operation being a process which supplies the liquid from the supply portion to the first passage and discharge the liquid from the second discharge portion via the second passage.