Liquid ejecting apparatus and driving method

A driving method for driving a liquid ejecting apparatus including an ejecting section that includes a nozzle which ejects a liquid, a pressure chamber which communicates with the nozzle, and a drive element which is driven so as to generate pressure fluctuation in the liquid in the pressure chamber in response to a supplied drive signal and a drive signal generation circuit that is configured to generate the drive signal, wherein

• the drive signal includes a first ejection pulse for ejecting the liquid from the nozzle,
• the first ejection pulse includes
• a first depressurized-potential change component that drives the drive element so that pressure of the liquid in the pressure chamber is reduced, and
• a first pressurized-potential change component that drives the drive element so that pressure of the liquid in the pressure chamber increases such that liquid surfaces protrude from the nozzles after the first depressurized-potential change component,
• a potential change range of the first depressurized-potential change component is 40% or more of a potential change range of the first pressurized-potential change component,
• a potential change rate of the first depressurized-potential change component is 1 V/μsec or more and 2 V/μsec or less, and
• the driving method including:
• supplying the first depressurized-potential change component to the drive element of the ejecting section, and
• supplying the first pressurized-potential change component to the drive element of the ejecting section.