A recording apparatus adapted to accommodate first and second recording sheets rolled into rolls, selectively convey one of the first and second recording sheets to a recording section having a recording head, and record an image in accordance with image information on the selected recording sheet. The apparatus is capable of initializing the positions of the leading ends of the recording sheets in such a manner that they are positioned at a predetermined stand-by position. The apparatus may be adapted to display a message requesting the initialization after a cover over the recording sheets has been closed. Alternatively, the apparatus may have sensors for detecting the recording sheets and may be adapted to perform the initialization on the basis of the outputs of the sensors by cutting portions of the recording sheets at the leading ends thereof alternately. The apparatus may also have a register for storing data on a power supply turned-off condition, a cover-opening condition, or a condition in which a recording operation is stopped during recording, and may be adapted to perform the initialization when data on one of the conditions is stored at the start of a recording operation and erase the stored data after the initialization.