To provide a recording device configured to suppress an increase in the number of components, and quickly start a recording operation, and to provide the control method of the recording device.

The recording device includes: a carriage 14 and a recording head 19 which perform printing on a paper sheet P accompanied with movement in a main-scanning direction X; a CR motor 18 for moving the carriage 14 and the recording head 19 along the main scanning direction X; and a control unit configured to control the drive of the CR motor 18 when recognizing a fatal error flag related to occurrence of jamming, and confirm presence or no presence of the paper sheet P present within the moving range of the carriage 14 and the recording head 19 on the basis of the drive load of the CR motor 18.