A method of recording a transaction over a network generally includes staring a recorder, sending a request for information from a computer to an information source over the network to begin the transaction, interacting with the information source over the network to complete the transaction, and stopping the recorder. The method next includes the step of shaping the locating features to a predetermined size. The control section executes a preliminary discharge by the printhead, which has a plurality of discharge orifices, before a predetermined time has elapsed since a latest preliminary discharge, in printing of an image, and the setting section sets the predetermined time. The reflective element may have a width dimension of less than about 15 cm and a height dimension of less than about 9 cm.