Thermal transfer recording apparatus and method.

摘要

A thermal transfer recording apparatus for recording an image on a recording medium (11) by transferring ink on an ink sheet (14) onto the recording medium (11) is provided with a loading unit for the ink sheet (14), a means (17, 18) for conveying the ink sheet, a means (12, 16) for conveying the recording medium, a detection means for detecting the loading of the ink sheet and a recording means (13). When the detection means detects that the ink sheet is loaded into the loading unit, the ink sheet (14) is conveyed by a predetermined amount by the ink sheet conveying means so as to take up the slack on the ink sheet.