Patent ID: 8020864

Claim:
A printing method comprising: independently controlling multiple sheet transport devices transporting a print media sheet along a sheet transport path, said sheet transport devices comprising a first sheet transport device, a second sheet transport device and a third sheet transport device in series and said independently controlling comprising, during a printing operation, controlling said second sheet transport device solely using a velocity control mode such that said velocity control mode is used as said second sheet transport device receives said print media sheet from said first sheet transport device, when both said second sheet transport device and said first sheet transport device concurrently engage said print media sheet, and further such that said velocity control mode is used as said second sheet transport device transports said print media sheet to said third sheet transport device, when both said second sheet transport device and said third sheet transport device concurrently engage said print media sheet; and controlling any one of said first sheet transport device and said third sheet transport device alternatingly using a velocity control mode and a torque control mode.