RECORDING DEVICE

摘要

Provided is a recording device in which the provision of an ink tube and the provision of a recording unit and a scanner unit in an integrated manner are carried out with consideration to reducing the height of the device and maintaining a recording function. A printer is provided with a recording unit and a scanner unit comprising an upper section that can be opened and closed. The recording unit comprises: a flexible ink tube that guides ink sent from an ink tank to a head unit; and a control unit that performs recording on a medium on the basis of the state of a depressible switch that is provided to the upper section of the recording unit by controlling the head unit when it is detected that the switch is in a depressed state, and by not performing recording when it is detected that the switch is not in a depressed state. The depressed state of the switch is achieved when a gap that allows the ink tube to pass through and that is at least large enough to not block the ink flow path within the ink tube is formed between the recording unit and the scanner unit.