Patent ID: 9481186
Filing Date: 2016-11-01
CPC Classification: B41J,H05K

Claim Text:
1. A method comprising: obtaining a media identifier from media loaded into a printer using a sensory system in communication with a control circuit of the printer, the sensory system comprising at least a sensor for measuring a width of media fed along a media feed path; determining the media type using the media identifier; retrieving a defined parameter setting from a database of the printer located in a storage medium, the defined parameter setting corresponding to a media type identified by the media identifier; determining instructions to adjust the at least one system of the printer accordingly to the defined parameter setting retrieved; sending the instructions to the at least one system of the printer to adjust settings of the printer according to the defined parameter setting; automatically adjusting the settings of the printer using the defined parameter setting corresponding to the media type identified by the media identifier including print head pressure, ribbon supply tension, ribbon take-up tension, media rewinder tension, hub size, media role size, ribbon motion, a print head element heat setting, an image heat balance setting, print speed, and a torque output of a motor feeding the media along the media feed path according to the instructions; and determining a location of an initial portion of the media fed to a print station of the printer.