Patent ID: 8641160

Claim:
A method of printing, comprising: ejecting ink drops onto a bottom portion of a print media from ink orifices of a first portion of a printhead; after ejecting ink drops from the first portion of the printhead, advancing the print media; and after advancing the print media, ejecting ink drops onto the bottom portion of the print media from ink orifices of a second portion of the printhead, the second portion of the printhead smaller than the first portion of the printhead and excluding ink orifices toward an end of the printhead opposite a direction of the advancing of the print media, further comprising: before ejecting ink drops from the first portion of the printhead, positioning a trailing end of the print media over a first trough of a platen supporting the print media, and wherein advancing the print media includes positioning the trailing end of the print media over a second trough of the platen, the second trough provided between the first trough and a third trough of the platen.