Recording apparatus

A recording apparatus, comprising:

• a recording head that performs recording on a medium;
• a transport belt that has a clinging surface that clings the medium, and transports the medium to a position facing the recording head;
• a first charging unit that is in contact with the transport belt to frictionally charge the clinging surface;
• a second charging unit that applies a voltage to the transport belt to charge the clinging surface;
• and
• a control unit that switches between charging of the clinging surface by the first charging unit and charging of the clinging surface by the second charging unit,
• wherein the control unit switches between the charging of the clinging surface by the first charging unit and the charging of the clinging surface by the second charging unit, according to a state of a surface of the medium, which is in contact with the clinging surface,
• wherein the control unit determines whether or not recording is performed on a surface adsorbed to the clinging surface as a state of the surface of the medium,
• wherein when the surface of the medium on which the recording is not performed is adsorbed to the clinging surface, the control unit selects the charging of the clinging surface by the first charging unit, and
• wherein when the surface of the medium on which the recording is already performed is adsorbed to the clinging surface, the control unit selects the charging of the clinging surface by the second charging unit.

A recording apparatus, comprising:

• a recording head that performs recording on a medium;
• a transport belt that has a clinging surface that clings the medium, and transports the medium to a position facing the recording head;
• a first charging unit that is in contact with the transport belt to frictionally charge the clinging surface;
• a second charging unit that applies a voltage to the transport belt to charge the clinging surface;
• and
• a control unit that switches between charging of the clinging surface by the first charging unit and charging of the clinging surface by the second charging unit,
• wherein the control unit switches between the charging of the clinging surface by the first charging unit and the charging of the clinging surface by the second charging unit, according to a state of a surface of the medium, which is in contact with the clinging surface, and
• wherein the control unit determines a recording density of a surface adsorbed to the clinging surface as a state of the surface of the medium, and switches between the first charging unit and the second charging unit according to the recording density of the surface of the medium, which is in contact with the clinging surface.