Claims
- 1. A method for loading a printing medium into a printing apparatus having a carriage, said carriage including printing guide means for guiding the printing medium, said method comprising the steps of:
- (a) positioning the carriage to a first predetermined position;
- (b) feeding a first amount of the printing medium into the printing apparatus, the printing medium having a front edge, a back edge, a left edge and a right edge, and the carriage having a print head whereby when the carriage is in the first predetermined position the print head is positioned to the left of the right edge and above the front edge;
- (c) positioning the carriage to a second predetermined position, whereby when the carriage is in the second predetermined position the print head is positioned to the right of the right edge, between the front and back edges, and a portion of the printing guide means guides the printing medium; and
- (d) feeding a second amount of the printing medium into the printing apparatus.
- 2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said feeding in step (b) comprises the steps of:
- (b1) feeding the printing medium into the printing apparatus;
- (b2) determining when the first amount of the printing medium has been loaded into the printing apparatus; and
- (b3) stopping said feeding of step (b1) when step (b2) determines that the first amount of the printing medium has been fed into the printing apparatus.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This application is a division of application Ser. No. 07/531,145, filed May 31, 1990, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,076,719.
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