A web handling system , comprising: a web handling device, including an actuator ; a first web guide to engage a print medium at a contact area; a second web guide to engage the print medium to adjust the contact area between the first web guide and the print medium; and a controller , communicatively coupled to the web handling device, to transmit one or more signals to the actuator to move the second web guide between a plurality of points on a guide path , wherein the second web guide moves from a first position on the guide path to a second position on the guide path in response to receiving the one or more signals, wherein the contact area has a first angle value when the second web guide is located at the first position on the guide path and has a second angle value when the second web guide is located at the second position on the guide path , wherein the actuator is coupled to the second web guide to move the second web guide between the plurality of points on the guide path in response to receiving the one or more signals, wherein the web handling device further comprises one or more sensors to measure a surface temperature of the first web guide and transmit temperature measurements to the controller , characterized in that the controller determines whether the temperature measurements are outside of a predetermined temperature threshold and computes an updated contact area value upon a determination that the temperature measurements are outside of the predetermined temperature threshold. a web handling device, including an actuator ; a first web guide to engage a print medium at a contact area; a second web guide to engage the print medium to adjust the contact area between the first web guide and the print medium; and an actuator ; a first web guide to engage a print medium at a contact area; a second web guide to engage the print medium to adjust the contact area between the first web guide and the print medium; and a controller , communicatively coupled to the web handling device, to transmit one or more signals to the actuator to move the second web guide between a plurality of points on a guide path , wherein the second web guide moves from a first position on the guide path to a second position on the guide path in response to receiving the one or more signals, wherein the contact area has a first angle value when the second web guide is located at the first position on the guide path and has a second angle value when the second web guide is located at the second position on the guide path , wherein the actuator is coupled to the second web guide to move the second web guide between the plurality of points on the guide path in response to receiving the one or more signals, wherein the web handling device further comprises one or more sensors to measure a surface temperature of the first web guide and transmit temperature measurements to the controller , characterized in that the controller determines whether the temperature measurements are outside of a predetermined temperature threshold and computes an updated contact area value upon a determination that the temperature measurements are outside of the predetermined temperature threshold. <EOS>