Apparatuses useful in printing, printing apparatuses and methods of fixing marking material on media

A printing apparatus, comprising:

• a marking device;
• a first transport device which transports a first medium and a successive second medium to the marking device in a process direction with the first medium and second medium separated from each other by a first inter-document zone in the process direction;
• a fuser including a rotatable first member including a first outer surface and a rotatable second member including a second outer surface forming a nip with the first outer surface, at least one of the first outer surface and the second outer surface being heated;
• a second transport device which transports the first medium and second medium from the marking device to the nip;
• and
• a controller configured to control a speed of the marking device, a speed of the first member and a speed of the second transport device to reduce the first inter-document zone between the first medium and second medium to a second inter-document zone in the process direction between the marking device and the nip.

A method of fixing marking material on media, comprising:

• transporting a first medium and a successive second medium to a marking device in a process direction with the first medium and second medium separated from each other by a first inter-document zone in the process direction;
• applying a marking material to the first medium and second medium with the marking device;
• transporting the first medium and second medium from the marking device to a nip formed by a first outer surface of a first member and a second outer surface of a second member;
• and
• controlling a speed of the marking device, a transport speed of the first medium and second medium from the marking device to the nip, and a speed of the first member to reduce the first inter-document zone between the first medium and second medium to a second inter-document zone in the process direction between the marking device and the nip.