a driving system and driving unit for driving luminous elements has a fast build - up speed from the application of voltage to the point of light emission , thereby allowing fast scanning , as well as the capacity for miniaturization of driving sources . the driving system for driving luminous elements includes a plurality of intersecting anode and cathode lines arranged in a matrix , the anode lines being one of scan lines and drive lines , and the cathode lines being the other of scan lines and drive lines ; a plurality of luminous elements , each of the luminous elements being coupled to one of the scan lines and one of the drive lines at a point where the scan and drive lines intersect ; and control circuitry for causing at least one of the luminous elements to emit light by executing scanning of at least one of the scan lines and , during a predetermined period of the scanning , by coupling a driving source to at least one of the drive lines in synchronism with the scanning , the control circuitry resetting the scan lines before switching to a subsequent scan line by coupling each of the scan lines to a same reset voltage potential .