Apparatus for printing on a medium

A printer including:

• a print area for printing on a medium;
• a media path along which the medium can move out of the print area;
• and
• a roller assembly and a belt in contact with said roller assembly in the absence of a medium,
• wherein said roller assembly has a pair of conical rollers disposed on a shaft near ends of the shaft, said roller assembly for guiding the medium through the printer, along the media path and between said roller assembly and said belt.

An inkjet printer including:

• an input area for receiving a medium for printing;
• a printing area for receiving said medium from said input area and for producing an impression on said medium;
• and
• a drying area for receiving said impressed medium from said printing area, said drying area including a roller assembly having a pair of conical rollers disposed on a shaft near the ends of the shaft, wherein said roller assembly is configured for guiding said medium through the drying area to a printer output area for outputting said printed medium from said printer.