Recording device, control method for recording device, and recording system

A control method for a recording device, the recording device including:

• a recording unit configured to perform recording on a medium according to print data;
• a placing part configured for placement of the medium, the placing part being configured to move in a front-rear direction including a position facing the recording unit;
• a moving mechanism configured to move the placing part in the front-rear direction;
• a reception unit configured to receive, from an external side, information related to a recording range corresponding to the placing part;
• and
• a control unit, wherein
• the information related to the recording range includes information about the front-rear direction,
• at least one of end positions of the recording range of the placing part in the front-rear direction is moved to a reference position by the moving mechanism, based on the information related to the recording range received by the reception unit, and
• when an adjustment of the end positions is required, the print data is recreated according to the adjustment.

A recording system comprising:

• a recording device;
• a host device;
• a recording unit configured to perform recording on a medium according to print data;
• a placing part configured for placement of the medium, the placing part being configured to move in a front-rear direction including a position facing the recording unit;
• a moving mechanism configured to move the placing part in the front-rear direction;
• a recording side reception unit configured to receive, from an external side, information related to a recording range corresponding to the placing part;
• and
• a recording side control unit, wherein
• the information related to the recording range includes information about the front-rear direction, and
• the host device includes:
• a host side transmission unit, and
• a host side control unit,
• the host side control unit transmits the information related to the recording range to the recording device using the host side transmission unit,
• the recording side control unit moves, to a reference position, at least one of end positions of the recording range of the placing part in the front-rear direction by controlling the moving mechanism, based on the information related to the recording range received by the recording side reception unit, and
• when an adjustment of the end positions is required, the print data is recreated according to the adjustment.