Recording device having rotatable matrix unit and sensor means for detecting relative movement direction, relative speed and rotation angle of matrix column

In a device for recording information in the form of characters or symbols onto an information carrier (14), the device including a recording device of the matrix type, means for providing a relative movement between the recording device and the information carrier, means for supporting the recording device rotatably around an axis (12) generally perpendicular to the direction of relative movement between the recording device and the information carrier, and means for activating the matrix for information recording in the movement direction dependent on the angle between a matrix column of the recording device and the movement direction, the improvement comprising a sensor arrangement rotatable with the recording device around said axis and having means for detecting the parameters of relative movement direction, relative speed and said angle, and a signal processing unit for controlling the character recording in a predetermined manner dependent on said detected parameters.