Medium-feeding device and recording device

A medium-feeding device comprising:

• a feeding unit configured to feed a fed medium in a feed direction;
• a first separating unit provided downstream in the feed direction relative to the feeding unit, the first separating unit being configured to separate a multi-fed medium that has been multi-fed;
• a second separating unit provided downstream relative to the first separating unit, the second separating unit being configured to switch between a compressive holding state in which the multi-fed medium is compressively held to separate the multi-fed medium that has been multi-fed, and a released state in which compressive holding is released;
• and
• a contact part provided downstream relative to the second separating unit, the contact part being configured to switch between a protruding state relative to a feed path for guiding the fed medium in which the contact part coming into contact against a front edge of the fed medium that has been separated by the second separating unit to restrict movement of the fed medium towards downstream, and a retracted state relative to the feed path;
• the medium-feeding device being configured to switch between
• a first separation mode, in which separation of the multi-fed medium is performed using the first separating unit, the second separating unit, and the contact part, and
• a second separating mode, in which separation of the multi-fed medium is performed using the first separating unit without using the second separating unit and the contact part.