Patent ID: 7324125

Claim:
A method for automatic adjustment of media settings for a printer, comprising the steps of: a. installing a media roll on the printer; b. printing a box comprising the steps of: printing a selected number of rows with a first energy, increasing the energy, printing the selected number of rows with the increased energy, repeating the increasing the energy and printing the selected number of rows steps until the box is complete or a maximum safe energy is reached; c. sampling the box with a sensor; d. determining if there is a change in print reflectance; e. if there is a change in print reflectance determining the minimum or the maximum useful energy; f. repeat steps b-e until the maximum useful energy is determined, wherein the first energy is equal to or greater than the energy used for the last printed row on the previous box; g. after the minimum useful and maximum useful energy are determined, interpolating between the minimum and maximum useful energies to determine a coarse energy value; h. setting the printer to the coarse energy value.