Inkjet printer including fixed printheads and transfer roller

A printer comprising:

• a plurality of printheads;
• a print medium path;
• a transfer roller for collecting ink from the plurality of printheads and transferring the ink to a transfer zone on the print medium path;
• and
• an assembly for performing retracing without print medium leading edge control.

A printer comprising:

• a transfer roller;
• a plurality of fixed printheads surrounding the transfer roller;
• and
• a pressure roller movable against the transfer roller, the transfer roller and the pressure roller defining a transfer nib when the pressure roller is urged against the transfer roller wherein an outer surface of the pressure roller is deformable.

A printer comprising:

• a plurality of fixed printheads;
• a paper path having a transfer zone:
• first means for collecting ink from the printheads and transferring the collected ink to a portion of a print medium within the transfer zone;
• second means for urging the portion of the print medium against the first means during transfer of the ink;
• and
• means for retracing a print medium leading edge to a position proximate the transfer zone without controlling the leading edge.

A method of using a plurality of printheads to print on a print medium, the method comprising:

• advancing the print medium into a print zone;
• collecting ink from the printheads without making a print;
• and
• making a print on the print medium by transferring the collected ink onto the print medium at a transfer zone within the print zone while applying pressure to the print medium at the transfer zone.