A system and method for reducing service station fluid waste and to improve print throughput with spit strips

摘要

The present invention is embodied in a system and method for implementing spit strips (440) to reduce service station (166) fluid waste, and to improve throughput. The printing system (100) includes a controller (112), printhead assembly (130), and a service station assembly (166), operating to produce an image on a print media (160). The operations of the system are produced by controlling the direction of a motor (136). First, a portion of ink in the nozzles that have become dye enriched are determined and then the dye enriched ink is purged on available margins on a periphery of print media (600) outside an area reserved for images (605).