Liquid ejecting apparatus

A liquid ejecting control method used in a liquid ejecting control apparatus comprising:

• a liquid ejection head capable of ejecting a liquid droplet from a nozzle opening provided in a nozzle surface;
• a capping member capable of sealing the nozzle opening with a capping member being in close contact with a nozzle surface;
• a flushing control unit for idly ejecting a liquid droplet from the nozzle opening toward the capping member;
• a pump mechanism that communicates with the capping member through a liquid channel;
• and
• a suction control unit for effecting control of sucking liquid from inside the capping member through the liquid channel by actuating the pump mechanism, the method comprising:
• performing ejection operation;
• performing flushing operation during the ejection operation;
• detecting whether the ejection operation is finished or not;
• when the ejection operation is finished, performing a total-amount suction mode whose suction amount is set to not less than such an amount as to be capable of discharging liquid in the capping member and liquid inside the liquid channel;
• and
• when the ejection operation is not finished, performing a light suction mode whose suction amount is set to be smaller than the suction amount in the total-amount suction mode.

A liquid ejecting control method used in a liquid ejecting control apparatus comprising:

• a liquid ejection head capable of ejecting a liquid droplet from a nozzle opening provided in a nozzle surface;
• a capping member capable of sealing the nozzle opening with a capping member being in close contact with a nozzle surface;
• a flushing control unit for idly ejecting a liquid droplet from the nozzle opening toward the capping member;
• a pump mechanism that communicates with the capping member through a liquid channel;
• a suction control unit for effecting control of sucking liquid from inside the capping member through the liquid channel by actuating the pump mechanism, and
• a liquid storage amount calculating unit for calculating a liquid amount stored in the capping member under control by the flushing control unit, the method comprising:
• performing ejection operation;
• performing flushing operation during the ejection operation;
• calculating the liquid amount stored in the capping member;
• detecting whether the ejection operation is finished or not;
• when the ejection operation is finished, performing a total-amount suction mode whose suction amount is set to not less than such an amount as to be capable of discharging liquid in the capping member and liquid inside the liquid channel;
• and
• when the ejection operation is not finished, determining whether a light suction mode whose suction amount is set to be smaller than the suction amount in the total-amount suction mode is executed or not based on the liquid amount stored in the capping member.