Patent ID: 8147045

Claim:
A method of applying plural types of liquid onto a medium, comprising: a supply step for preparing a liquid ejection section having plural sets each comprising a liquid ejecting nozzle for ejecting liquid, a liquid containing section communicating with the liquid ejecting nozzle and a supply port for supplying liquid to the liquid containing section, the plural sets being capable of ejecting different types of liquid from each other, and wherein the supply step further comprises supplying the plural types of liquid to the corresponding supply ports; and an application step for ejecting the plural types of liquid from the liquid ejecting nozzles, wherein the supply ports are openings arranged in an array on a top surface of the liquid ejection section, wherein the method includes preparing a liquid supply section having plural syringes arranged as corresponding to the array of the supply ports, wherein each of the plural syringes has a function for performing suction and ejection of liquid, and wherein the supply step includes opposing the top surface having the supply ports and the plural syringes to each other to thereby supply the plural types of liquid respectively from the plural syringes.