Recording device, conveyance device, and conveyance method for conveying conveyance medium

A recording device comprising:

• a recording section configured to perform recording on a recording medium;
• a medium supporting section configured to be in a state of feeding and pulling back the recording medium and support the recording medium;
• a detecting portion configured to detect an arrangement state of the recording medium that has been re-fed after the recording medium has been fed from the medium supporting section and pulled back toward the medium supporting section;
• a storage section configured to store a reference arrangement state to be compared with the arrangement state after being re-fed;
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• an adjusting section configured to select whether or not to process for adjusting an arrangement of the recording medium based on the arrangement state after being re-fed and the reference arrangement state.

A conveyance device comprising:

• a medium supporting section configured to be in a state of feeding and pulling back a conveyance medium and support the conveyance medium;
• a detecting portion configured to detect a first arrangement state of the conveyance medium after being fed from the medium supporting section and before being pulled back, and a second arrangement state of the conveyance medium after being pulled back and fed from the medium supporting section;
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• an adjusting section configured to select whether or not to process for adjusting an arrangement of the conveyance medium based on the first arrangement state and the second arrangement state.

A conveyance device comprising:

• a medium supporting section configured to be in a state of feeding and pulling back a conveyance medium and support the conveyance medium;
• a detecting portion configured to detect an arrangement state of the conveyance medium that has been re-fed after the conveyance medium has been fed from the medium supporting section and pulled back toward the medium supporting section;
• a storage section configured to store a reference arrangement state to be compared with the arrangement state after being re-fed;
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• an adjusting section configured to select whether or not to process for adjusting an arrangement of the conveyance medium based on the arrangement state after being re-fed and the reference arrangement state.

A conveyance method for conveying a conveyance medium, the conveyance method comprising:

• detecting a first arrangement state of the conveyance medium fed from a medium supporting section that is configured to be in a state of feeding and pulling back and support the conveyance medium;
• pulling back the conveyance medium which has been fed toward the medium supporting section;
• re-feeding from the medium supporting section the conveyance medium which has been pulled back;
• detecting a second arrangement state of the conveyance medium which has been re-fed;
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• selecting whether or not an arrangement of the conveyance medium is to be adjusted based on the first arrangement state and the second arrangement state.

A conveyance method for conveying a conveyance medium, the conveyance method comprising:

• re-feeding from a medium supporting section the conveyance medium that has been fed from the medium supporting section and pulled back toward the medium supporting section, the medium supporting section being configured to be in a state of feeding and pulling back the conveyance medium and support the medium to be conveyed;
• detecting an arrangement state of the conveyance medium which has been re-fed;
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• selecting whether or not an arrangement of the conveyance medium is to be adjusted based on the arrangement state after re-feeding and a reference arrangement state to be compared with the arrangement state.