Core 1 - 3.7 Laser Printer

Question 1

Laser Printer

Answer 1

-High quality

-Fast printing speeds

Question 2

Imaging Drum

Answer 2

• image is “painted” with a laser from the drum to paper with toner

-Can be separate from the toner or combined

Question 3

Fuser assembly

Answer 3

HEAT AND PRESSURE
-Melt plastic toner powder, then bond toner to paper

Question 4

Transfer Belt and roller

Answer 4

-Colored laser printers use:
CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black)

-Image is transferred from all cartridges to the single belt –> Then to a single transfer roller

Question 5

Pickup Rollers

Answer 5

-Literally “pick up” pages to the printing process

-Should be periodically cleaned

Question 6

Separation pad

Answer 6

• Pull just the top sheet of paper

“Works in conjunction with the pickup roller”

Question 7

Duplexing Assembly

Answer 7

-Prints on both sides of the page

Question 8

Laser printer process

Answer 8

1. Processing
   -Send data to printer
2. Charging
   -Corona wire gives negative charge to drum
3. Exposing
   -laser starts to write image to drum with positive charge
4. Developing
   -toner is negatively charged and exposed to the laser
5. Transferring
   -Transfers toner to paper
6. Fusing
   -Heat and pressure from fuser
7. Cleaning
   -Cleans the drum