Patent ID: 8562098

Claim:
A recording apparatus that performs recording by using an ink-discharging recording head, the recording apparatus comprising: a first conveying roller disposed upstream relative to the recording head in a conveying direction of a recording medium and configured to convey the recording medium; a pinch roller for nipping the recording medium with the first conveying roller; a second conveying roller disposed downstream of the first conveying roller in the conveying direction and configured to convey the recording medium; a feeder configured to feed the recording medium to the first conveying roller; and a controller configured to control a feeding operation and a conveying operation of the recording medium, the controller selectively performing a first feeding mode in which the feeder feeds the recording medium to the first conveying roller, and a second feeding mode in which the second conveying roller feeds the recording medium to the first conveying roller without using the feeder, and then the first conveying roller conveys the recording medium in the conveying direction, wherein in the first feeding mode, the controller performs a rotational phase control in which the controller adjusts phases of the first conveying roller, so that predetermined areas of the first conveying roller contact the recording medium when a trailing end of the recording medium passes the nip of the first conveying roller and the pinch roller, and wherein in the second feeding mode, the controller does not perform the rotational phase control.