Patent ID: 8480206

Claim:
An inkjet carriage printer comprising: an inkjet printhead including an array of nozzles; an ink inlet fluidically connected to the array of nozzles; an ink reservoir including an ink outlet that is fluidically connected to the ink inlet; a print region; a carriage for transporting the inkjet printhead in a carriage scan direction across the print region in reciprocating fashion, the carriage including an encoder sensor; a belt attached to the carriage; a motor for moving the belt to move the carriage; a linear encoder disposed along the carriage scan direction; and a controller for controlling the motor on the basis of signals provided by the encoder sensor, the controller including: a first motion control mode for damping carriage vibrations during a period when the carriage is in the print region; and a selectable second motion control mode for dislodging air bubbles for removal from the inkjet printhead, wherein the selectable second motion control mode is configured to decrease damping in order to set the carriage into oscillation.