Patent ID: 8616690

Claim:
A recording apparatus comprising: a recording head having a liquid chamber for storing liquid and at least one nozzle for discharging liquid; a tank for storing liquid which is to be supplied to the recording head; a liquid supply path for supplying liquid from the tank to the liquid chamber; a supply pump provided in the liquid supply path; a liquid return path for returning liquid from the liquid chamber to the tank; a return pump provided in the liquid return path; and a control unit for controlling driving of the supply pump and the return pump, wherein, when liquid is initially to be introduced into the liquid chamber, the control unit is configured, in a first stage, to drive the return pump so as to cause a negative pressure state in the liquid chamber via the liquid return path between the liquid chamber and the tank, and in a second stage after the first stage, to drive the supply pump to supply liquid from the tank to the liquid chamber.