Recording apparatus

A recording apparatus comprising:

• a recording head that performs recording on a medium that is transported,
• a carriage that holds the recording head and that reciprocates in a direction that intersects a transport direction of the medium, and
• a locking mechanism section capable of switching between a restricted state in which movement of the carriage, which is located at a standby position separated from a recording region of the recording head, from the standby position is restricted and a released state in which the restricted state is released
• a drive source for operating the locking mechanism section,
• a transmission mechanism that transmits the power of the drive source to the locking mechanism section,
• a release that is capable of switching the locking mechanism section from the restricted state to the released state by rotating a transmission gear while in a second state wherein, in a power supply off state, the release is switchable between a first state in which it is not in contact with at least one transmission gear forming the transmission mechanism and the second state in which it is in contact with the transmission gear.