Width detecting media hanger

A method comprising:

• emitting light from an emitter in a direction outward from a media hanger towards a roll of media supported by the media hanger, the emitted light being generated by a plurality of sensor pairs, each sensor pair comprising the emitter and a receiver;
• detecting the emitted light with the receiver after the emitted light has been reflected off a surface of the loaded roll of media;
• transmitting a signal intensity of the emitted light detected by the receiver in each of the sensor pairs to a processor, the receiver from each sensor pair detecting light emitted from the corresponding emitter in the sensor pair;
• and
• processing the signal intensities detected by the receiver from each sensor pair to determine a width of the loaded roll of media.

A media hanger assembly comprising:

• a processor;
• a body for supporting loaded media, the body comprising:
• a sensor array receiving space extending along a length of the body, and
• a light passing window extending along the length of the body;
• and
• a sensor array positioned in the sensor array receiving space and communicatively coupled to the processor, the sensory array comprising a plurality of sensor pairs, each sensor pair having an emitter and a receiver, the sensor array being configured to:
• emit light from the emitter outward from the media hanger,
• detect the emitted light after the emitted light is reflected off a surface of a roll of media loaded on the body,
• transmit signal intensity of the reflected light detected by each of the sensor pairs to the processor;
• wherein the processor is configured to determine a width of the roll of media loaded on the body based on the signal intensity detected by each of the sensor pairs.