Depositing print agent

A print apparatus comprising:

• a print agent distributor having a plurality of nozzles to deposit print agent onto a substrate during successive printing passes, the substrate having a leading edge and a defined zone adjacent to the leading edge;
• a print bed having a platen to support the substrate, and a print agent-absorbing element;
• a substrate advancer to advance the substrate over the print bed;
• and
• processing apparatus to:
• control the print agent distributor to deposit print agent, during a first printing pass, from a subset of the plurality of nozzles onto the substrate outside the defined zone;
• after the first printing pass, control the substrate advancer to move the substrate by a defined distance;
• control the print agent distributor to deposit print agent, during a second printing pass, from a subset of the plurality of nozzles onto the substrate inside the defined zone;
• after the second printing pass, control the substrate advancer to move the substrate by the defined distance;
• and
• control the print agent distributor to deposit print agent, during a third printing pass, from a subset of the plurality of nozzles onto the substrate inside the defined zone.

A non-transitory machine-readable medium comprising instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:

• deposit print fluid from some of a plurality of nozzles of a print head, during a first pass of the print head, onto a printable medium outside a defined zone, the defined zone being adjacent to a leading edge of the printable medium;
• after the first pass, move the printable medium by a defined distance to a position such that the leading edge of the printable medium is over a fluid-absorbing element;
• deposit print fluid from some of the plurality of nozzles, during a second pass of the print head, onto the printable medium within the defined zone;
• after the first pass, move the printable medium by the defined distance;
• and
• deposit print fluid from some of the plurality of nozzles, during a third pass of the print head, onto the printable medium within the defined zone.