Patent ID: 8142011

Claim:
An image recording device comprising: a conveying unit that conveys an object subject to conveyance along a conveyance path in a first direction; a first detecting unit that detects a position of a perforation pre-formed in the object; a recording unit that records an image on the object based on printing data; and a control unit that is configured to divide the object into a first region comprising a portion where the perforation is pre-formed and a second region excluding the first region based on the position of the perforation detected by the first detecting unit, wherein the control unit prohibits the recording unit from recording the image on the first region and controls the recording unit to record the image at least partially on the second region, wherein the recording unit comprises a recording head, and wherein the first detecting unit comprises an optical sensor which optically detects the perforation pre-formed in the object, and the optical sensor is configured to reciprocate in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction.