Patent ID: 8864278

Claim:
A method of printing on a recording medium using a printhead having a printhead face that includes an array of marking elements, the method comprising: advancing the recording medium along a medium advance direction toward a printing region; detecting with a sensor whether a portion of the recording medium is positioned such that it would be in a collision path with the printhead face if the recording medium is advanced into the printing region; and advancing the recording medium into the printing region for printing if it is detected that the recording medium would not be in a collision path with the printhead face; moving the recording medium along a direction opposite the media advance direction if it is detected that the recording medium would be in a collision path with the printhead face; advancing the recording medium along the medium advance direction toward the printing region after moving the recording medium along the direction opposite the media advance direction; again detecting whether a portion of the recording medium is positioned such that it would be in a collision path with the printhead face if the recording medium is advanced into the printing region; and advancing the recording medium into the printing region for printing if it is detected that the recording medium would not be in a collision path with the printhead face.