a recording device for reproducing image information onto a recording medium as a visible image , the device including an original mounting table for supporting original containing information to be recorded , an original feeding device to feed the original into the mounting table an image original detector to detect arrival of the original at a predetermined position on the mounting table , an image recording device to record the image information in the original onto a recording sheet , instruction device for commencing recording of the image information onto the recording sheet based on a detected output of the original detector , a conveying device for conveying the image - recorded sheet , a device for stopping any selected image - recorded sheet conveyed by the conveyor , a folding device for folding the recorded sheet by further forwarding of the recorded sheet against the stopping device which hinders its further conveyance , and a tray to receive therein the recorded sheet either folded or non - folded .