A recording device including a recording unit configured and arranged to perform recording on a recording medium with the recording medium being stored in a rolled state and unrolled from one end, the recording device comprising: a pair of abutting rollers (52, 53) facing each other, and configured and arranged to convey the recording medium while the recording medium is nipped between the pair of abutting rollers; a support roller arranged on a downstream side of the pair of abutting rollers in a conveyance path along which the recording medium is conveyed, the support roller being configured and arranged to abut the recording medium to support the recording medium; and a movable mechanism configured and arranged to change a position of at least one of the pair of abutting rollers to switch between an abutting state in which the other of the pair of abutting rollers abuts the recording medium and a released state in which the other of the pair of abutting rollers does not abut the recording medium; characterised in that: the recording device further comprises a pair of nipping rollers (15, 16) arranged on the downstream side of the support roller in the conveyance path, wherein the pair of nipping rollers is configured and arranged to nip the recording medium therebetween to convey the recording medium, and wherein the movable mechanism is configured and arranged to switch to the released state when the pair of nipping rollers starts conveying the recording medium. a pair of abutting rollers (52, 53) facing each other, and configured and arranged to convey the recording medium while the recording medium is nipped between the pair of abutting rollers; a support roller arranged on a downstream side of the pair of abutting rollers in a conveyance path along which the recording medium is conveyed, the support roller being configured and arranged to abut the recording medium to support the recording medium; and a movable mechanism configured and arranged to change a position of at least one of the pair of abutting rollers to switch between an abutting state in which the other of the pair of abutting rollers abuts the recording medium and a released state in which the other of the pair of abutting rollers does not abut the recording medium; characterised in that: the recording device further comprises a pair of nipping rollers (15, 16) arranged on the downstream side of the support roller in the conveyance path, wherein the pair of nipping rollers is configured and arranged to nip the recording medium therebetween to convey the recording medium, and wherein the movable mechanism is configured and arranged to switch to the released state when the pair of nipping rollers starts conveying the recording medium. the recording device further comprises a pair of nipping rollers (15, 16) arranged on the downstream side of the support roller in the conveyance path, wherein the pair of nipping rollers is configured and arranged to nip the recording medium therebetween to convey the recording medium, and wherein the movable mechanism is configured and arranged to switch to the released state when the pair of nipping rollers starts conveying the recording medium.