Medium supplying apparatus, method for driving medium supplying apparatus, computer readable medium including drive-control program and recording device

A method of controlling a medium supplying device having a pick-up roller driven by a motor, an intermediate roller disposed downstream of the pick-up roller along a medium path, a retard roller facing the intermediate roller, and a return movable to enter the medium path, the method comprising:

• contacting the pick-up roller with an uppermost sheet of medium
• rotating the motor for supplying the uppermost sheet of medium while keeping the pick-up roller in contact with the uppermost sheet of medium;
• separating the uppermost sheet of medium from a lower sheet or sheets of medium in a first position of the medium path where the retard roller faces the intermediate roller;
• returning the lower sheet or sheets of medium with the return to a second position;
• and
• while returning the lower sheet or sheets of medium from the first position to the second position, stopping the motor in accordance with a type of the lower sheet or sheets of medium.

A method of controlling a medium supplying device having a supplying roller driven by a motor, a retard roller facing the supplying roller, and a return movable to enter a medium path, the method comprising:

• contacting the supplying roller with an uppermost sheet of medium;
• rotating the motor for supplying the uppermost sheet of medium while keeping the supplying roller in contact with the uppermost sheet of medium
• separating the uppermost sheet of medium from a lower sheet or sheets of medium in a first position of the medium path where the retard roller faces the supplying roller;
• returning the lower sheet or sheets of medium with the return to a second position;
• and
• while returning the lower sheet or sheets of medium from the first position to the second position, for stopping the motor in accordance with a type of the lower sheet or sheets of medium.