Patent ID: 7246898

Claim:
A recording method for recording by ejecting a liquid onto a medium, comprising: carrying said medium in a carrying direction; supporting said medium, which is carried, by a protruding section of a support member having a recessed section and said protruding section, said recessed section formed along a scan direction in which a plurality of nozzles move, ejecting said liquid from said plurality of nozzles that are provided in opposition to said recessed section and said protruding section; wherein when recording to a front end, in said carrying direction, of said medium, said front end of said medium is detected by a detector provided in/on a carriage for moving said nozzles in said scan direction, said medium is carried based on the result of the detection of said detector, said medium is carried to position said front end between said recessed section and nozzles that are provided in opposition to said recessed section, and said liquid is ejected from said nozzles that are provided in opposition to said recessed section and nozzles that are provided in opposition to said protruding section.