Power transmission apparatus, medium transport apparatus, recording apparatus, control method of power transmission apparatus, and control method of medium transport apparatus

A control method for a power transmission apparatus, the power transmission apparatus including:

• a drive source;
• a power transmission switching section configured to switch between a transmission state in which power of the drive source is transmitted to a driven section and a non-transmission state in which power of the drive source is not transmitted to the driven section;
• and
• a load switching section configured to switch between a first load state, which is a load while the driven section is driven, and a second load state, which is a load smaller than the load of the first load state, the control method comprising:
• a control section switching the power transmission switching section from the non-transmission state to the transmission state while the load is in the second load state, and then using the load switching section to switch the load from the second load state to the first load state, wherein
• the control section, the load switching section, and the power transmission switching section are separate from each other,
• the control section independently controls the load switching section and the power transmission switching section,
• the driven section is a drive roller that applies feeding force to a medium,
• a driven roller is configured to advance and retreat with respect to the drive roller, and
• the load switching section forms the first load state by bringing the driven roller into contact with the drive roller, and forms the second load state by separating the driven roller from the drive roller.