Method and apparatus for printing with a reduced print-cycle tim

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346134, 346136, 346138, 355308, 355321, 271277, 400596, G01D 1528, G03G 2100, B65H 502, B41J 1148

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ABSTRACT:
A printer uses a rotating platen to transport a sheet of receiver (print media) across a programmable print head. The receiver is held to the platen with a positive receiver-locking clamp at the beginning of a print cycle. The clamp is released prior to the completion of formation of an image on the receiver so that the receiver can be quickly removed from the platen. This reduces the print cycle time of the printer. The clamp is configured and operated such that the speed of the moving receiver is not changed when the clamp is released. The clamp configuration and operation thereof permit the printing of high-resolution images without any discernible image distortions being caused by the release of the clamp during image formation.

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