Recording apparatus having an adjustable restraining member

A recording apparatus that performs recording on a sheet using a recording head, the recording apparatus comprising:

• a carriage moved by a carriage motor for carrying the recording head;
• a guide member configured to guide the sheet at a position where the guide member faces the recording head;
• a restraining member arranged on the guide member and configured to restrain a side edge of the sheet from being raised;
• an information obtaining unit for obtaining information about a position of the side edge in a moving direction of the carriage of the sheet that is conveyed;
• and
• a connecting unit for connecting the carriage and the restraining member so that the restraining member is moved by the carriage motor with the carriage,
• wherein the restraining member is moved in accordance with the information about the position of the side edge of the sheet, and
• wherein the carriage separates from the restraining member when recording by the recording head is performed.