Patent ID: 7967409

Claim:
A recording apparatus, comprising: a recording section configured to perform recording on a recording medium by using a recording head configured to discharge ink; and a control section configured to control operation of the recording section by recording a first pattern group by the recording head, the first pattern group being used for determining whether a recording position of the recording head is deviated, reading the recorded first pattern group and determining whether the recording position of the recording head is deviated, when it is determined that the recording position is deviated, recording a second pattern group, which is different from the first pattern group, by the recording head, reading the recorded second pattern group, and setting an adjustment value based on the read result, when it is determined that the recording position is not deviated, setting the adjustment value based on the first pattern group without recording the second pattern group, and adjusting the recording position of the recording head based on the adjustment value set based on the read result or the first pattern group.