Patent ID: 7971954

Claim:
A recording apparatus having a transporting unit configured to transport a target and a recording unit configured to carry out recording on the target transported by the transporting unit comprising: a fluid supply adjusting unit configured to switch an operation between supply and non-supply of fluid from a fluid supply source; a drive source for the transporting unit and the fluid supply adjusting unit; a control unit configured to control the drive of the drive source; a jam detection unit configured to detect a jam of the target on a transport path of the transporting unit; a storage unit configured to retain jam data based on the jam detection unit; and a determining unit configured to determine the presence or absence of occurrence of the jam at the time of the last power-OFF operation on the basis of the jam data in the storage unit when the power of the recording apparatus is turned ON, wherein the fluid supply adjusting unit includes a pressurizing pump configured to be driven by the drive source and carry out a pressurizing operation, and the direction of drive of the power source for the pressurizing pump is corresponding to the direction of drive of the power source for transporting unit when in discharging the target, wherein the control unit carries out a first control or a second control according to the detection of the jam by the jam detection unit when the power is turned OFF and carries out a third control or a fourth control according to the state of occurrence of the jam determined by the determining unit when the power is turned ON, the first control; when the jam is not detected, after driving the drive source in the direction to stop the supply of the fluid, turning the power of the recording apparatus OFF, the second control; when the jam is detected, turning off the power of the recording apparatus without carrying out the drive of the drive source for stopping the supply of the fluid, the third control; when the jam is not occurred, driving the drive source for causing the recording unit to supply the fluid, and the fourth control; when the jam is occurred, not driving the drive source for supplying the fluid.