Media width sensing
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1. A method for printing a graphic media product, the method comprising the steps of:
- detecting an installation of a supply of a media substrate, the graphic media product comprising;
an indicia marked on the media substrate, anda plurality of marks disposed along at least one line perpendicular to one or more of a line running longitudinally along a length of a plane corresponding to a surface of the media substrate and equidistant between a pair of opposing lateral edges thereof, and each of the a pair of opposing lateral edges, anda total of six hundred gaps between the marks;
activating a sensor, based on the detection of the installation;
measuring a width of the installed media substrate with the activated sensor;
computing a center position of the media substrate based on the measured width; and
marking the indicia upon the media substrate wherein the marking of the indicia is aligned relative to the computed center position of the media substrate.
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Abstract
Printing a graphic media product is described. The media product has an indicia marked on a media substrate. An installation of a supply of the media substrate is detected. A sensor is activated based on the detection of the installation. The activated sensor measures a width of the installed media substrate. A center position of the media substrate is computed based on the measured width. The marking of the indicia upon the media substrate is aligned relative to the computed center position of the media substrate.
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1. A method for printing a graphic media product, the method comprising the steps of:
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detecting an installation of a supply of a media substrate, the graphic media product comprising; an indicia marked on the media substrate, and a plurality of marks disposed along at least one line perpendicular to one or more of a line running longitudinally along a length of a plane corresponding to a surface of the media substrate and equidistant between a pair of opposing lateral edges thereof, and each of the a pair of opposing lateral edges, and a total of six hundred gaps between the marks; activating a sensor, based on the detection of the installation; measuring a width of the installed media substrate with the activated sensor; computing a center position of the media substrate based on the measured width; and marking the indicia upon the media substrate wherein the marking of the indicia is aligned relative to the computed center position of the media substrate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for printing a graphic media product, the graphic media product comprising an indicia marked upon a media substrate, the system comprising:
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a print mechanism operable for marking the indicia upon the media substrate, the media substrate comprising; a plurality of marks disposed along at least one line perpendicular to one or more of a line running longitudinally along a length of a plane corresponding to a surface of the media substrate and equidistant between a pair of opposing lateral edges thereof, and each of the a pair of opposing lateral edges, and a total of six hundred gaps between the marks; a detector operable for detecting an installation of a supply of the media substrate for feeding to the print mechanism; a sensor operable for measuring a width of the installed media substrate wherein the detector is further operable for activating the sensor based on the detection of the installation of the media substrate; and a processor operable for computing a center position of the media substrate based on the measured width, wherein the marking of the indicia is aligned relative to the computed center position of the media substrate. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A graphic media product printed by a process for marking an indicia upon a media substrate, the printing process comprising the method steps of:
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detecting an installation of a supply of the media substrate for feeding to a printing head, the media substrate comprising; a plurality of marks disposed along at least one line perpendicular to one or more of a line running longitudinally along a length of a plane corresponding to a surface of the media substrate and equidistant between a pair of opposing lateral edges thereof, and each of the a pair of opposing lateral edges, and a total of six hundred gaps between the marks; activating a sensor, based on the detection of the installation of the supply of the media substrate; measuring a width of the installed media substrate with the activated sensor; computing a center position of the media substrate based on the measured width; and aligning the marking of the indicia upon the media substrate relative to the computed center position of the media substrate.
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