Abstract
A recording apparatus including a medium support, a conveyer, a head, a guide, a cutting unit, a frictional support member, and a controller, when the cutting unit cuts the medium, the controller configured to cause the conveyer and the cutting unit to perform a first operation of conveying the medium by a predetermined amount in a conveyance direction to a position where a leading end of the medium travels beyond the frictional support member, conveying the medium in a direction opposite the conveyance direction until a cutting position of the medium reaches the cutting unit, and cutting the medium.