Patent ID: 11964502
Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Field: Textile and paper machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 4:
5. A recording device comprising:
a recording unit configured to perform recording on a medium;
a housing unit configured to house the recording unit and including an opening through which the recording unit is visible;
an opening/closing cover configured to open and close the opening;
an illumination unit provided at a predetermined position above the recording unit and configured to illuminate an interior of the housing unit;
a movement mechanism configured to move the illumination unit to a retracted position farther away from the recording unit than is the predetermined position;
a reception unit configured to receive an input from a user; and
a control unit configured to control the movement mechanism, wherein
the control unit is configured to, based on the input, selectively control a first mode in which the illumination unit is moved from the predetermined position to the retracted position in response to the opening/closing cover being opened, and a second mode in which the illumination unit is not moved from the predetermined position in response to the opening/closing cover being opened.