Patent ID: 6511148
Filing Date: 2003-01-28
Classification: B41J,B65H

Abstract:
Ink jet colour printer comprising a printer body having a casing with a rear wall, said printer body including:a system for pick-up and feeding of a printing medium; a printhead mounted on a scanning carriage for generating an image on said printing medium; a paper cassette of the disposable type; an electronic controller comprising a microprocessor for commanding according to a given printing mode among a plurality of given printing modes said system for pick-up and feeding of said printing medium, said scanning carriage and said printhead; and a memory for storing a plurality of said given printing modes, said rear wall further including a slot, a type of printing media being of given common characteristics, and being accommodated in said paper cassette removably inserted in said slot so that said printing media cooperate with said pick-up and feeding system,wherein said paper cassette possesses first identifying means defining a at least 5 bit binary code suitable for identifying as a whole one of plurality of different types of printing media contained within said disposable paper cassette, and that said electronic controller further comprises first detecting means for detecting said first identifying means defining said at least 5 bit binary code present on said paper cassette, and selection means cooperating with said first detecting means for automatically selecting from said memory one of said given printing modes in relation to said type of printing media.