Method of feeding paper

A method for feeding paper in a printer having a printhead and transport roller means downstream of said printhead in a first direction, the printhead being movable across said paper in a second direction transverse to said first direction, the paper having a leading end and first and second opposite side edges, the improvement comprising

• feeding said paper in said first direction, past said printhead toward said transport roller means,
• determining the arrival of said leading edge of said paper at a first position between said printhead and transport roller means,
• moving said printhead across said paper in said second direction substantially between said first and second side edges, at least once, in response to a determination that said leading edge has arrived at said first position, and the
• feeding said paper in said first direction to said transport roller means.

A method for feeding paper in a printer having a printhead and transport roller means downstream of said printhead in a first direction, the printhead being movable across said paper in a second direction transverse to said first direction, the paper having a leading edge, the improvement comprising

• feeding said paper in said first direction, past said printhead toward said transport roller means,
• determining the arrival of said leading edge of said paper at a first position between said printhead and transport roller means,
• moving said printhead across said paper in said second direction in response to a determination that said leading edge has arrived at said first position, and then
• feeding said paper in said first direction to said transport roller means,
• said step of moving said printhead comprising moving said printhead across said paper in said second direction without printing.
• said step of feeding comprising moving said paper in said first direction at a first rate, and further comprising feeding said paper at a second rate slower than said first rate during said step of moving said printhead in said second direction.

A method for feeding paper in a printer having a printhead and transport roller means downstream of said printhead in a first direction, the printhead being movable across said paper in a second direction transverse to said first direction, the paper having a leading edge, the improvement comprising

• feeding said paper in said first direction, past said printhead toward said transport roller means,
• determining the arrival of said leading edge of said paper at a first position between said printhead and transport roller means,
• moving said printhead across said paper in said second direction in response to a determination that said leading edge has arrived at said first position, and then
• feeding said paper in said first direction to said transport roller means, and further comprising
• determining the arrival of said leading edge of said paper at least one further position between said first position and said transport roller means, and moving said printhead in said second direction across said paper in response to each determination of the arrival of said leading edge at each said further position.

A method for feeding paper in a printer having a printhead and transport rollers downstream of said printhead in a first direction, the printhead being is movable across said paper in a second direction transverse to said first direction, the paper having a leading end and first and second side edges, said method comprising

• feeding said paper in said first direction, past said printhead toward said transport rollers,
• determining the arrival of said leading end of said paper at a first position between said printhead and transport rollers,
• moving said printhead across said paper in said second direction substantially from said first edge to said second edge, at least once, without printing on said paper, in response to a determination that said leading end has arrived at said first position, to minimize curling of said paper at said leading edge, and then
• feeding said paper in said first direction to said transport rollers.