Methods, systems, and apparatuses for detecting a media jam condition

A method for detecting a media jam condition in a thermal printer, the method comprising:

• receiving, by a processor, an input signal from a media sensor, wherein the input signal is indicative of a measure of a media transmissivity/reflectivity of a media, wherein content is printed on the media;
• operating, by the processor, the thermal printer in a calibration mode, wherein operating the thermal printer in the calibration mode comprises:
• halting, by the processor, a traversal of the media such that the media is stationary with respect to a print head in the thermal printer, wherein the print head is configured to print on the media;
• analyzing, by the processor, the input signal received while the traversal of the media is halted, to determine one or more characteristics of the input signal;
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• determining, by the processor, a first transmissivity/reflectivity threshold based on the one or more characteristics of the input signal received during the calibration mode;
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• operating, by the processor, the thermal printer in a printing mode, wherein operating the thermal printer in the printing mode comprises:
• causing, by the processor, traversal of the media with respect to the print head in the thermal printer to perform a print operation;
• determining, by the processor, one or more current characteristics of the input signal received while the thermal printer operates in the printing mode;
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• detecting, by the processor, the media jam condition in an instance in which a measure of the one or more current characteristics of the input signal, received while the thermal printer operates in the printing mode, is satisfy the first transmissivity/reflectivity threshold.