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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2018
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
There is provided an ink-jet printer including: a recording head; a power supply; and a controller. In a case that the controller obtains a maintenance instruction, the controller performs: boosting driving voltage to a target voltage value, in accordance with a first pattern; and applying the driving voltage to at least one of driving elements. In a case that the controller obtains an image recording instruction, the controller performs: boosting the driving voltage to the target voltage value, in accordance with a second pattern having a voltage boosting time shorter than the first pattern; and recording an image on a sheet by selectively applying the driving voltage, boosted to the target voltage value, to the driving elements.