Patent ID: 8231211

Claim:
An image recording apparatus comprising: at least one recording unit which includes at least one nozzle array formed by a plurality of nozzles each being communicated with a corresponding ink chamber, and which performs with a corresponding ink chamber, and which performs control of a temperature of ink stored in said each ink chamber and acquisition of nozzle array temperature detection information regarding the temperature of the stored ink; an ink tank in which control of a temperature of stored ink and acquisition of ink tank temperature detection information regarding the temperature of the stored ink are performed; an ink circulation unit which performs nozzle array ink circulation such that the ink stored in the ink tank is returnable to the ink tank after the ink passes through said each ink chamber; an ink circulation control unit which analyzes an amount of ink to be consumed in performing a job and an optimum ink recording temperature for performing said job, based on job information notified by a host apparatus, so as to generate an analysis result; and a control unit with controls at least one of the heating of the ink stored in said each ink chamber, heating of the ink stored in the ink tank, and the nozzle array ink circulation, based on the analysis result of the ink circulation control unit, the nozzle array temperature detection information, and the ink tank temperature detection information.