Patent ID: 8325283

Claim:
A recording device, comprising: a voltage application unit that applies a voltage exceeding a first threshold value to a display medium including: liquid crystals that are oriented in a first orientation when the voltage exceeding the first threshold value is applied, that change to a second orientation different from the first orientation if the voltage applied after the first orientation is formed exceeds a second threshold value for a period that meets or exceeds a third threshold value, and that change to a third orientation with a light reflectance different from the second orientation if the voltage applied after the first orientation is formed exceeds the second threshold value for a period that does not meet the third threshold value; a photosensitive layer in which an impedance changes depending on an irradiated light; and a light irradiation unit that irradiates light of a first intensity that changes the impedance of the display medium at approximately the same time as when the voltage is applied by the voltage application unit and, when the voltage is no longer applied by the voltage application unit, irradiates light that has a second intensity lower than the first intensity and that damps a residual voltage to the second threshold value or below within a length of time equal to or less than the third threshold value.