Liquid ejecting apparatus and controlling method for the same

A liquid ejecting apparatus comprising:

• a head having a surface in which a nozzle configured to eject a liquid is formed;
• a carriage configured to move reciprocally the head in a scanning direction;
• a receiver configured to receive the liquid discharged from the head in a flushing area;
• a cap configured to approach the surface of the head for covering the surface to prevent the liquid from drying in the nozzle or retreat from the surface of the head in a maintenance area, the maintenance area being different from the flushing area;
• a platen arranged between the flushing area and the maintenance area;
• and
• a controller;
• wherein the controller is configured to execute:
• a first flushing processing;
• a second flushing processing including at least one of a discharge flushing driving of driving the head so as to cause the head to discharge the liquid to the receiver or a non-discharge flushing driving of driving the head so as to vibrate the liquid without discharging the liquid;
• and
• a printing processing of driving the carriage and the head based on a print data such that the liquid is ejected in a printing area as the head is moved in the scanning direction, the printing area including a first pass image area and a second pass image area being different from the first pass image area;
• the first flushing processing is executed in a case that a first count value is not less than a first threshold value, the first count value being an elapsed time since a completion of a preceding first flushing processing;
• and
• the second flushing processing is executed in a case that a second count value is not less than a second threshold value, the second count value being an elapsed time since a completion of printing of the first pass image area before starting of printing of the second pass image area,
• wherein the first flushing processing causes the head to discharge the liquid to the receiver in the flushing area without covering the surface with the cap,
• wherein the discharge flushing driving of driving the head causes the head to discharge the liquid to the receiver in the flushing area without covering the surface with the cap,
• wherein the non-discharge flushing driving of driving the head causes the head to vibrate the liquid without discharging the liquid in a case that the head is located above the platen;
• wherein the first threshold value for the first flushing processing causing the head to discharge the liquid to the receiver in the flushing area without covering the surface with the cap is greater than the second threshold value for the discharge flushing driving of driving the head causing the head to discharge the liquid to the receiver in the flushing area without covering the surface with the cap or the non-discharge flushing driving of driving the head causing the head to vibrate the liquid without discharging the liquid above the platen,
• wherein the first threshold value is 60 seconds, and
• wherein the second threshold value is 6 seconds.