Patent ID: 8548346

Claim:
An image forming device to print a continuous web of print media comprising: a transfer system for printing on the print media, the transfer system having a rotatable image carrier capable of moving at a process speed and arranged to transfer one or more images to the continuous web of print media; a transfer device (dicorotron) at the transfer system capable of applying a transfer field; a transfer assist unit (TAB) at the transfer system capable of applying light pressure to back of the print media; a fuser unit having a drive system and rolls in nipped relation, wherein the drive system causes rotation at the rolls so as to advance the print media; and a controller to control the transfer system and the fuser unit, wherein the controller is coupled to a memory for storing executable instructions to engage the continuous web of print media by directing the processor to: operate the drive system at the process speed to create a first tension on the continuous web of print media as it advances through the nip; operate the rotatable image carrier at the process speed; operate the drive system at a speed lower than the process speed to create a second tension on the continuous web of print media as it advances through the nip, wherein the second tension creates a buckle zone prior to the fuser unit; engage the transfer system to print on the print media.