Patent ID: 8068253

Claim:
A recording apparatus which performs recording on a recording medium by scanning a recording head in a predetermined direction, wherein the recording head includes a first row of nozzles for a first color and a second row of nozzles for a second color, the recording apparatus comprising: a recording buffer which stores recording data; a control unit configured to control the recording apparatus; a signal generation unit configured to output a signal according to scanning of the recording head; and a transfer data generation unit including: a first timing generation unit configured to generate a timing of executing pattern generation for the first color; a second timing generation unit configured to generate a timing of executing pattern generation for the second color; a first pattern generation unit configured to generate pattern data for the first color based on the timing generated by the first timing generation unit and the signal from the signal generation unit; a second pattern generation unit configured to generate pattern data for the second color based on the timing generated by the second timing generation unit and the signal from the signal generation unit; a head data generation unit configured to generate transfer data to be transferred to the recording head; and a selection unit configured to control selecting between a first state in which the head data generation unit is connected to the recording buffer and a second state in which the head data generation unit is connected to the first pattern generation unit and the second pattern generation unit, based on a control signal from the control unit.