Media collecting

Abstract

According to an example, a method to wind media in an output roller downstream a media advance engine comprises advancing a medium for a determined medium length, collecting a first portion of the determined medium length at a first speed by rotating the output roller in a winding direction, and collecting a second portion of the determined medium length by rotating the output roller in a winding direction at a second speed, wherein the first speed is greater than the second speed.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method to wind media in an output roller downstream a media advance engine, the method comprising:
 advancing a medium for a determined medium length;   collecting a first portion of the determined medium length at a first speed by rotating the output roller in a winding direction; and   collecting a second portion of the determined medium length by rotating the output roller in a winding direction at a second speed, wherein the first speed is greater than the second speed.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , the method further comprising releasing collected media from the output roller after the output roller has collected the second portion of the media advance, wherein the release is obtained by rotating the output roller in an unwinding direction. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , the method further comprising delaying the collecting of the first portion and second portion of the determined medium length by the output roller with respect to the advancing of the medium. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , the method further comprising:
 measuring with a sensor an angle rotated by the output roller; and   upon collecting the second portion of the determined medium length, determining a radius of the output roller as a function of the angle rotated and the determined medium length.   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein collecting the second portion of the determined medium length further comprises:
 determining a voltage of a motor driving the output roller;   comparing the voltage to a threshold voltage; and   stopping the output roller rotation upon the voltage exceeds the threshold voltage.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the threshold voltage is determined based on at least one of:
 a type of media being collected;   a radius of the output roller; and   an amount of medium on the output roller.   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , the method further comprising:
 executing a printing operation on the medium once the medium is advanced the determined medium length, wherein the determined medium length is a length associated with a set of print engine swaths.   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , the method further comprising:
 executing a printing operation on the medium during the media advancement.   
     
     
         9 . A computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause a system comprising a drive roller upstream an output roller to:
 advance a medium for a determined medium length;   collect a first portion of the determined medium length at a first speed by rotating the output roller in a winding direction; and   collect a second portion of the determined medium length by rotating the output roller in a winding direction at a second speed, wherein the first speed is greater than the second speed.   
     
     
         10 . The computer-readable medium of  claim 9 , comprising further instructions to cause the system to release collected media from the output roller after the output roller has collected the second portion of the media advance, wherein the release is obtained by rotating the output roller in an unwinding direction. 
     
     
         11 . The computer-readable medium of  claim 9 , comprising further instructions to cause the system to delay the collecting of the first portion and second portion of the determined medium length by the output roller with respect to the advancing of the medium. 
     
     
         12 . The computer-readable medium of  claim 9 , comprising further instructions to cause the system to:
 measure with a sensor an angle rotated by the output roller; and   upon collecting the second portion of the determined medium length, determine a radius of the output roller as a function of the angle rotated and the determined medium length.   
     
     
         13 . The computer-readable medium of  claim 9 , comprising further instructions to cause the system to execute a printing operation on the medium once the medium is advanced the determined medium length, wherein the determined medium length is a length associated with a set of print engine swaths. 
     
     
         14 . The computer-readable medium of  claim 9 , comprising further instructions to cause the system to execute a printing operation on the medium during the media advancement.