Patent ID: 8894175

Claim:
A method of printing with an inkjet printer, the inkjet printer including a printhead, a star wheel located downstream from the printhead, and an adjustable biaser coupled to the star wheel, the method comprising: analyzing print data to identify an area of printing to be printed on a sheet of print media that aligns with the star wheel and calculating the density of the printing in the area of printing; printing in the identified area of printing; determining whether the calculated density of the printing in the area of printing exceeds a density criteria, and if the density criteria is exceeded then using the adjustable biaser to lift the star wheel off of the sheet of print media before the printed area of printing reaches the star wheel; advancing the printed area of printing of the sheet of print media past the star wheel; and using the adjustable biaser to lower the star wheel onto the sheet after the printed area of printing has advanced past the star wheel.