CPC B41J 2/04556 (2013.01) [B41J 2/16526 (2013.01); B41J 11/0095 (2013.01)] | 8 Claims |
1. A recording device, comprising:
a recording head configured to discharge liquid onto a recording medium to perform recording;
a carriage mounted with the recording head, and configured to perform scanning;
a liquid receiving portion disposed so as to face the recording head so that the recording head discards the liquid into the liquid receiving portion;
a measurement unit configured to measure a position of a top portion in a vertical direction of a deposit formed by the liquid deposited in the liquid receiving portion; and
a control unit configured to determine, based on a result of the measurement by the measurement unit, whether the deposit in the liquid receiving portion needs to be removed.
|