Recording method, recording apparatus, and computer-readable storage medium

A recording method for recording by ejecting a liquid onto a medium, comprising:

• carrying said medium in a carrying direction;
• supporting said medium, which is carried, by a protruding section of a support member having a recessed section and said protruding section;
• and
• ejecting said liquid from a plurality of nozzles that are provided in opposition to said recessed section and said protruding section;
• wherein:
• when recording to a front end of said medium in said carrying direction, said medium is carried to position said front end between said recessed section and nozzles that are provided in opposition to said recessed section, and said liquid is ejected from said nozzles that are provided in opposition to said recessed section and nozzles that are provided in opposition to said protruding section;
• said front end of said medium is detected, and said medium is carried based on a result of said detection;
• a roller is used to carry said medium, and said front end of said medium is detected downstream of said roller in said carrying direction;
• skew of said medium is corrected, and said front end of said medium is detected after said skew of said medium is corrected;
• said front end of said medium is detected by a detector provided in/on a carriage for moving said nozzles in a scanning direction;
• said front end of said medium is detected at a position upstream, in said carrying direction, of said nozzles that are provided in opposition to said recessed section;
• said recessed section is a groove provided in said support member;
• an absorptive body for absorbing said liquid is provided in said recessed section;
• a carry amount by which said medium is carried when recording to said front end is less than a carry amount by which said medium is carried after recording to said front end is finished;
• and
• printing of said medium is carried out by ejecting ink from said nozzles.

A recording apparatus for carrying out recording to a medium, comprising:

• a carrying mechanism for carrying said medium in a carrying direction;
• and
• a support member that has a recessed section and a protruding section and that supports said medium by said protruding section,
• wherein a liquid is ejected from a plurality of nozzles that are provided in opposition to said recessed section and said protruding section, and
• wherein said recessed section is formed along a scan direction in which said plurality of nozzles move,
• wherein when recording to a front end, in said carrying direction, of said medium to be recorded,
• said carrying mechanism carries said medium to be recorded to position said front end between said recessed section and nozzles that are provided in opposition to said recessed section,
• said liquid is ejected from said nozzles that are provided in opposition to said recessed section and nozzles that are provided in opposition to said protruding section, and
• a carry amount by which said medium is carried, when recording to said front end, is less than a carry amount by which said medium is carried after recording to said front end is finished.