VERFAHREN ZUR INITIALISIERUNG EINES FARBSTRAHLDRUCKKOPFES UND FARBSTRAHLDRUCKER GEEIGNET ZUM DURCHFÜHREN DIESES VERFAHRENS

The invention relates to a method of initialising an inkjet printhead, prior to generating an image onto a receiving medium (2) by application of this printhead, the printhead containing a substantially closed ink duct (19) comprising an inlet opening and a nozzle (8), said duct being operationally connected to an electro-mechanical transducer (16), the method comprising: arranging that the duct (19) is filled with ink; generating a pressure wave in this ink, this pressure wave causing a deformation of the transducer (16) which generates an electric signal as a result; analysing the electric signal, and deciding on the basis of the analysis whether the inkjet printhead is ready to proceed and print the image. The invention also relates to an inkjet printer which has been modified for this method to be able to be applied.