Patent ID: 7114804

Claim:
A recording method for recording by ejecting a liquid onto a medium, comprising: carrying said medium in a carrying direction; supporting said medium, which is carried, by a protruding section of a support member having a recessed section and said protruding section; and ejecting said liquid from a plurality of nozzles that are provided in opposition to said recessed section and said protruding section; wherein: said recessed section is formed along a scan direction in which said plurality of nozzles move, when recording to a front end, in said carrying direction, of said medium, said medium is carried to position said front end between said recessed section and nozzles that are provided in opposition to said recessed section, when recording to a front end, in said carrying direction of said medium, said liquid is ejected from said nozzles that are provided in opposition to said recessed section and nozzles that are provided in opposition to said protruding section, and a carry amount by which said medium is carried when recording to said front end is less than a carry amount by which said medium is carried after recording to said front end is finished.