Print assembly
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1. A print assembly comprising:
- a printhead for printing on a printing medium having tags thereon, each tag encoding a position of the tag on the print medium;
a media feed assembly for feeding the medium past the printhead;
a capper assembly movable between a capped position covering the printhead and an uncapped position exposing the printhead; and
a print controller having a reader configured to operatively read the tags to provide the print controller with a signal indicative of a position of the medium relative to the printhead, said controller being configured to control the printhead to print information in registration with the tags on the printing medium.
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Abstract
A print assembly is disclosed. The print assembly includes a printhead for printing on a printing medium having encoded positional data thereon, a media feed assembly for feeding the medium past the printhead, a capper assembly movable between a capped position covering the printhead and an uncapped position exposing the printhead, and a print controller having a reader configured to operatively read the positional data to provide the print controller with a signal indicative of a position of the medium relative to the printhead. The controller is configured to derive a feed speed of the medium from the signal, and to correlate printing of the printhead with such feed speed.
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1. A print assembly comprising:
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a printhead for printing on a printing medium having tags thereon, each tag encoding a position of the tag on the print medium; a media feed assembly for feeding the medium past the printhead; a capper assembly movable between a capped position covering the printhead and an uncapped position exposing the printhead; and a print controller having a reader configured to operatively read the tags to provide the print controller with a signal indicative of a position of the medium relative to the printhead, said controller being configured to control the printhead to print information in registration with the tags on the printing medium. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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