DIGITAL COLOUR PHOTOGRAPH PRINTER

1 . A printer for printing digital colour photographs, the printer comprising:

a printhead cartridge housing an ink ejection printhead and an ink supply configured to supply ink to the printhead;

a cradle unit defining a support bay in which the printhead cartridge can be fitted in a removable manner, and housing a media transport mechanism which transports print media past the printhead; and

a media supply cartridge configured to supply the media to the transport mechanism.

2 . A printer as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the printhead includes stationary ink ejection nozzles which extend across the page width of the transported print media.

3 . A printer as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the cradle unit has a body and a lid hinged to the body, the body housing a power connector and data connectors.

4 . A printer as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the cradle unit defines a media supply cartridge slot which receives the media supply cartridge and a printed media exit slot which is covered by a pivotable flap.

5 . A printer as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the cradle unit further includes a levered frame hinged relative to the body beneath the lid, the levered frame covering the support bay.

6 . A printer as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the levered frame defines a clip which can be snap fitted to the body to secure the printhead cartridge in the support bay.

7 . A printer as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the printhead cartridge further includes a capper arranged to cap the printhead, the capper including:

an elongate housing defining internal slots at either end;

an elongate support arm assembly which can be received within the slots in a complementary manner, the support arm assembly able to slide linearly within the slots and defining a pad recess; and

a pad received in the recess and having a contact surface that can be brought into contact with an ink ejection face of the printhead.