Sensing system for a media presenter

A method of sensing a configuration of a media presenter, where the media presenter includes a carriage moveable forwards and backwards along a linear presenter track, the method comprising:

• detecting a signal on a control board from a cable coupled to either a front access connector on the carriage or a rear access connector on the carriage;
• assigning an access orientation to the media presenter, where the access orientation is front access if the detected signal indicates that the cable is coupled to the front access connector, or rear access if the detected signal indicates that the cable is coupled to the rear access connector;
• moving the carriage until a position marker is detected on the linear presenter track;
• accessing stored configuration information associated with the assigned access orientation to retrieve position marker information;
• using the accessed configuration information to identify the position marker based on a property thereof and;
• moving the carriage to a stacking position marker, if the detected position marker is not the stacking position marker, using the accessed configuration information to ascertain a direction in which the carriage should be moved;
• moving the carriage from the stacking position to a present position while measuring the distance traversed by the carriage;
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• updating the configuration information to include the distance between the present position and the stacking position.