A single pass inkjet printer that utilizes a modular printing system with one or more self-contained printing modules, where each printing module is easy to remove and replace from a large printing machine, thus resulting in an overall system that is easy to service and maintain. Each module is a self-contained printer including an ink supply, printhead drive electronics, and printhead assembly in order to provide one color or fluid of inkjet printing capability. Each module includes a precise three-point compliant self-aligning mount system to obtain accurate printhead positioning, and a unique integrated printhead tending system that includes a compact movable vacuum knife for cleaning the printheads, and a printhead capping station for sealing and protecting the printheads from the ambient environment when not in use.

Disclosed are a method for preheating a substrate treating apparatus capable of shortening a preheating time and simultaneously performing a maintenance operation, and a computer program for the same. The method includes setting a parameter related to preheating of a preheating target component among components constituting the substrate treating apparatus; and preheating the preheating target component based on the set parameter, wherein a movement range of the preheating target component is limited to a value within a movable range.

There is provided a liquid ejecting apparatus including: a head having a nozzle; a carriage; a receiver; and a controller. The controller is configured to execute: a first flushing processing; a second flushing processing including at least one of a discharge flushing driving and a non-discharge flushing driving of driving; and a printing processing. 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 the first flushing processing. 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 the printing processing.

A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a printing portion and a control portion. The printing portion executes a printing operation including ejecting a liquid from a nozzle onto a medium. The control portion executes an initial operation upon supply of power and executes the printing operation in accordance with a print instruction. The initial operation and the printing operation include a common printing operation that is common to the initial operation and the printing operation. When the control portion does not receive the print instruction during execution of the initial operation, the control portion executes the initial operation including the common printing operation. When the control portion receives the print instruction during execution of the initial operation, the control portion omits the common printing operation from the initial operation.

A printing apparatus according to an aspect includes a printing mechanism and a control section configured to control the printing mechanism to form a different margin according to presence or absence of an abnormality of the printing mechanism and a degree of the abnormality.

A printer includes a head, a flushing receiving member, a cap, a processor, and a memory. The head is provided with a nozzle surface intersecting a discharge direction and configured to move in a main scanning direction. The flushing receiving member is positioned in the discharge direction with respect to a movement path of the head in the main scanning direction. The cap is configured to closely adhere to the nozzle surface. The cap and the flushing receiving member are arranged in the main scanning direction. The memory stores computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, instruct the processor to perform a process including flushing processing including a first flushing operation of discharging ink from the head toward the cap, and a second flushing operation of discharging the ink toward the flushing receiving member while moving the head in the main scanning direction.

A printer is provided with a first nozzle surface including a first nozzle row, a second nozzle surface including a second nozzle row positioned with respect to the first nozzle row in a main scanning direction, a receiver having a width smaller than an interval between the first nozzle row and the second nozzle row, and a driver. A processor of the printer causes the driver to perform a discharge driving to discharge ink from at least one of nozzles of one of the first nozzle row or the second nozzle row, and causes the driver to perform a non-discharge driving to not discharge ink from at least one of nozzles of the other of the first nozzle row or the second nozzle row, in a state of one of the first nozzle row or the second nozzle row being caused to face the receiver in a discharge direction.

A liquid discharging apparatus includes a liquid discharging head having nozzles, a tank which stores liquid, and a controller. The controller causes the liquid discharging head to perform a discharging operation for discharging the liquid from the nozzles based on a discharging data. The discharging data includes unit discharging data indicating whether the liquid is to be discharged from the nozzles within a predetermined time period. In the discharging operation, a) if a discharge amount based on the unit discharging data is less than a threshold value, the liquid discharging head performs a first discharging operation during the predetermined time period, and b) if the discharge amount based on the unit discharging data is equal to or more than the threshold value, the liquid discharging head performs a second discharging operation during another time period longer than the predetermined time period.

A medium processing apparatus includes an intermediate stacker on which media recorded by a recording apparatus are stacked, the recording apparatus including a liquid ejection head which performs recording by ejecting liquid to media and a maintenance apparatus which performs maintenance of the liquid ejection head, and a processor which executes a process on the media received by the intermediate stacker. The medium processing apparatus executes the process after a medium which is last recorded before the maintenance is stacked on the intermediate stacker.

An ink-jet recording apparatus includes a recording head, an irregularity detecting unit, a recording medium conveyance unit, and a control unit. The irregularity detecting unit detects an irregularity with the recording medium conveyed toward the recording head. The recording medium conveyance unit has a recording medium diversion unit into which the recording medium with which an irregularity has been detected by the irregularity detecting unit is conveyed. The control unit can perform flushing operation and, when the irregularity detecting unit detects an irregularity with the recording medium, the control unit cancels the flushing operation set immediately before the recording medium with which the irregularity has been detected and conveys, by controlling the recording medium conveyance unit, the recording medium to the recording medium diversion unit.