CPC B41J 2/165 (2013.01) [B41J 2/16532 (2013.01); B41J 2002/16573 (2013.01)] | 8 Claims |
1. A liquid discharge device, comprising:
a discharge unit configured to discharge liquid;
a maintenance unit configured to perform maintenance of the discharge unit by discharging liquid from the discharge unit; and
a control unit configured to cause the maintenance unit to perform the maintenance periodically, wherein
when performing the maintenance, the control unit performs first maintenance in a case in which a consumption amount of the liquid consumed after the maintenance previously performed is greater than or equal to a first threshold value, and performs second maintenance stronger than the first maintenance in a case in which the consumption amount is less than the first threshold value.
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