A recording apparatus having a transporting unit to transport a target, a recording unit recording on the target transported, a fluid supply adjusting unit to switch an operation between supply and non-supply of fluid from a fluid supply source, a drive source for the transporting unit and the fluid supply adjusting unit, a control unit to control the drive source, a jam detection unit to detect a jam of the target, a storage unit to retain jam data, a determining unit configured to determine the presence or absence of occurrence of the jam, wherein the control unit carries out a first control or a second control according to the detection of the jam when the power is turned OFF and carries out a third control or a fourth control according to the state of occurrence of the jam when the power is turned ON.