Patent ID: 7245227

Claim:
An apparatus to prepare media, comprising: a media path; a reader to read location information from a location indicator, the location information indicating a location along the media of a circuit carried by the media; a first media tool positioned along the media path and selectively actuatable to perform an action on at least a portion of the media moving along the media path, a media position detector positioned to detect a position of the media with respect to the first media tool as the media moves along the media path; at least a first actuator mechanically coupled to selectively retract the first media tool with respect to the media path; and a controller coupled to receive position information from the media position detector and location information from the reader, the controller configured to compare the position information and the location information and to provide signals to the first actuator to increase a distance between the first media tool and the media path when the location of the circuit carried by the media is proximate the first media tool and to decrease the distance between the first media tool and the media path when the location of circuit carried by the media is distal the first media tool.