| 摘要 |
An adaptive media handling system is provided for an inkjet printing mechanism having a printhead that prints on media in a printzone. A motor drives a media advance mechanism to move the media through the printzone, where the media is held by a media support member adjacent the printhead. A spacing adjuster is operatively engaged by the motor to position the media support member for a selected spacing between the media and the printhead. Fresh media is picked from a supply container using a lifter member operatively engaged by the spacing adjuster. The spacing adjuster may be a dual-sided cam, with one side for spacing adjust and the other for media picking. Motor rotation of the spacing adjuster adjusts the printhead-to-media spacing to a selected value, for instance, to accommodate manufacturing tolerances, or in response to the type of media or the type of image being printed.
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