To provide a recording device intended to prevent predetermined region of a medium to be transported from being damaged.

Transport drive rollers 4A, 4B, 4C, and 4D for transporting a medium are provided on a rotational shaft 6, among which, the transport drive rollers 4A, 4B, and 4C are provided to be movable in an axial direction of the rotational shaft 6. A carriage 11 is provided with an engagement member 24 to be movable forward or backward of the transport drive rollers 4A, 4B, and 4C. The carriage 11 moves in a state in which the engagement member 24 is moved forward of and engaged with any one of the transport drive rollers 4A, 4B, and 4C, whereby the transport drive rollers 4A, 4B, and 4C can move without contacting, for example, a window region of a window envelope.