摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method of activating a printing unit that allows accurate synchronization of firing of printheads of the printing unit with a media position, without the need to rely on feedback from a media advance unit.SOLUTION: A printing method comprises advancing media to be printed towards a printing unit of a printing device by means of a media advance unit S10, detecting a position of the media relative to the printing unit and providing a corresponding position sensor signal S12, and activating the printing unit to print on a predetermined portion of the media in accordance with the position sensor signal and a timing signal provided by a clock unit S14.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3 |