Label-making inkjet printer

An inkjet printer comprising:

• an inkjet print head defining a print zone adjacent thereto;
• media transport moving selected media through said print zone, said media including an adhesive surface exposed to said inkjet print head;
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• control activating said inkjet print head in response to and in coordination with movement of media through said print zone, said media transport operating by manual motive force, said manual motive force originating from manual tension applied to said media to draw said media through said printer.

An inkjet printer comprising:

• an inkjet print head defining a print zone adjacent thereto;
• media transport moving selected media through said print zone, said media including an adhesive surface exposed to said inkjet print head;
• a control activating said inkjet print head in coordination with movement of media through said print zone;
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• a media cartridge, the cartridge including said media having on at least one side thereof said adhesive surface, including a cartridge outlet deploying said media therefrom;
• and including an encoding device reporting movement of said media.

An inkjet printer comprising:

• an inkjet print head defining a print zone;
• a reel-form media;
• a media feed path originating at said reel-form media and passing through said print zone to a printer outlet;
• a detector reporting manual movement of media along said feed path and triggering operation of said in jet printer;
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• a media cartridge, said media cartridge providing a source of media and positioned for introduction of raid media into said media feed path, said detector being positioned intermediate said source of media within said cartridge and a cartridge outlet.

An inkjet printer comprising:

• an inkjet print head defining a print zone;
• a reel-form media;
• a media feed path originating at said reel-form media and passing through said print zone to a printer outlet;
• and
• a detector reporting manual movement of media along said feed path and triggering operation of said inkjet printer, media including on at least one side thereof an adhesive, said inkjet printer applying print imaging to said adhesive.