Ink-jet printer

An ink-jet printer provided with an ink-jet head which discharges an ink from a plurality of nozzles and an ink supply passage which is connected to the ink-jet head and through which the ink is supplied to the ink-jet head, the ink-jet head and the ink supply passage being filled with an initial ink, which is of a same type as that of the ink to be discharged from the nozzles, upon shipping of the ink-jet printer, the ink-jet printer comprising:

• a purge mechanism which executes a purge process to forcibly discharge the ink in the ink-jet head and the ink supply passage from the nozzles;
• an input section which accepts an input with respect to the purge process from a user;
• an initial ink detecting section which detects whether or not the initial ink remains in the ink-jet head and the ink supply passage;
• and
• a controller which controls the purge mechanism and the input section based on a detection result of the initial ink detecting section.