An image recording control apparatus, comprising: a predetermined number of recording operation units and a plurality of recording elements, a predetermined number of driving units which respectively drive the predetermined number of recording operation units which perform a recording operation by the plurality of recording elements, the predetermined number being two or more; a control unit which performs a control operation of the predetermined number of driving units based on an image data content of the recording operation; a first signal path (51- 55, 61) which connects the control unit and the predetermined number of driving units in parallel; a second signal path through which a control signal is input from an input end to the driving unit that is uppermost in an order determined according to arrangement of the predetermined number of recording operation units among the predetermined number of driving units, and which connects the predetermined number of driving units to each other so that the control signal is transmitted in the order to the driving unit that is lowermost in the order, characterized by at least an upstream side driving unit from the uppermost driving unit to the driving unit which is connected immediately above the lowermost driving unit among the predetermined number of driving units has a switching unit which switches whether or not to output the control signal transmitted through the second signal path from an input end side to a downstream side opposite to the input end side, the control unit identifies the arrangement of the predetermined number of recording operation units by obtaining, through the first signal path, information regarding an input status of the control signal to at least the upstream side driving unit through the second signal path corresponding to a switching state of the switching unit, and the control unit outputs a recording control signal based on the image data content of the recording operation corresponding to the arrangement to each of the predetermined number of driving units through the first signal path. a predetermined number of recording operation units and a plurality of recording elements, a predetermined number of driving units which respectively drive the predetermined number of recording operation units which perform a recording operation by the plurality of recording elements, the predetermined number being two or more; a control unit which performs a control operation of the predetermined number of driving units based on an image data content of the recording operation; a first signal path (51- 55, 61) which connects the control unit and the predetermined number of driving units in parallel; a second signal path through which a control signal is input from an input end to the driving unit that is uppermost in an order determined according to arrangement of the predetermined number of recording operation units among the predetermined number of driving units, and which connects the predetermined number of driving units to each other so that the control signal is transmitted in the order to the driving unit that is lowermost in the order, characterized by at least an upstream side driving unit from the uppermost driving unit to the driving unit which is connected immediately above the lowermost driving unit among the predetermined number of driving units has a switching unit which switches whether or not to output the control signal transmitted through the second signal path from an input end side to a downstream side opposite to the input end side, the control unit identifies the arrangement of the predetermined number of recording operation units by obtaining, through the first signal path, information regarding an input status of the control signal to at least the upstream side driving unit through the second signal path corresponding to a switching state of the switching unit, and the control unit outputs a recording control signal based on the image data content of the recording operation corresponding to the arrangement to each of the predetermined number of driving units through the first signal path.