Universal media size dial

An apparatus for conveying a media's size to a printing system, said apparatus comprising:

• a shaft having a radius and being rotated about an axis;
• a cam attached to said shaft, said cam having a lobe extending beyond said radius of said shaft;
• a lever having a first end that pivots about a pivot point and a second end, said lever further having a tab between said first end and said second end, said tab positioned adjacent to said cam and being in contact with said lobe, said second end being in contact with said printing system;
• an indicator wheel attached to said shaft, said indicator wheel having a first and a second media size indicator;
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• a slidable lever positioned adjacent to said indicator wheel and having a first and a second position, said first position of said slidable lever indicating to said printing system that said first media size indicator is in use, said second position of said slidable lever indicating to said printing system that said second media size indicator is in use.

An apparatus for conveying a media's size to a printing system, said apparatus comprising:

• a shaft having a radius and being rotated about an axis;
• a cam attached to said shaft, said cam having a plurality of lobes extending beyond said radius of said shaft;
• a plurality of levers in mechanical contact with said cam, each lever of said plurality of levers pivoting about a pivot point from a first position to a second position when a corresponding lobe moves a lever;
• an indicator wheel attached to said shaft, said indicator wheel having a first plurality of faces located around a circumference of said indicator wheel where each face of said first plurality of faces indicates a media size, said indicator wheel further having a second plurality of faces located around said circumference of said indicator wheel where each face of said second plurality of faces indicates a media size;
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• a slidable lever positioned adjacent to said first indicator wheel and having a first and a second position, said first position of said slidable lever indicating to said printing system that said first plurality of faces are in use, said second position of said slidable lever indicating to said printing system that said second plurality of faces are in use.