Recording device and control method

A recording device configured to perform recording on a recording medium, comprising:

• a recording unit configured to perform the recording by ejecting ink onto the recording medium;
• a medium transport belt configured to transport the recording medium on which the recording is to be performed by the recording unit;
• a charging unit configured to charge the medium transport belt;
• a detection section configured to:
• detect a charging condition of the charge of the medium transport belt;
• and
• acquire, as the charging condition, one of a maximum charging current or an average charging current based on a rotation of the medium transport belt a specific number of times;
• a cleaning unit configured to move to a contact position at which the cleaning unit is in contact with the medium transport belt or a non-contact position at which the cleaning unit is not in contact with the medium transport belt, and to perform a cleaning operation on the medium transport belt when the cleaning unit is positioned at the contact position;
• a discrimination section configured to discriminate a surface state of the medium transport belt based on the acquired charging condition by the detection section;
• and
• a control section configured to cause the cleaning unit to execute the cleaning operation according to the surface state of the medium transport belt discriminated by the discrimination section.