Patent ID: 8306471

Claim:
An image-forming device comprising: a transport unit that transports a recording medium that extends in a longitudinal direction; a tension applying unit that applies tension to the recording medium; an image carrier that holds a toner image; a transfer unit that holds the recording medium between the transfer unit and the image carrier, and that transfers the toner image held by the image carrier to the recording medium while tension is applied to the recording medium by the tension applying unit; a fixing unit provided downstream in a transport direction of the recording medium relative to the image carrier, that fixes the toner image transferred to the recording medium on the recording medium; a retreat unit that causes the recording medium to move away from the fixing unit; and a control unit programmed to execute a process, the process including: controlling the tension applying unit to apply tension to a recording medium that extends in a longitudinal direction transported by the transporting unit; controlling the transfer unit to transfer a toner image held by the image carrier to the recording medium, while the tension is applied to the recording medium by the tension applying unit; controlling the image carrier to suspend rotation of the image carrier; controlling the tension applying unit to suspend application of the tension to the recording medium after the rotation of the image carrier is suspended; and controlling the retreat unit to move away the recording medium from the fixing unit after the tension applied to the recording medium by the tension applying unit is decreased.