HP 3100, 3150 manual Transferring, Separating, Drum cleaning, Fixing stage

Step 4: Transferring

During the transferring process, the toner image on the drum surface is transferred to the paper. A positive charge applied to the back of the paper by the transfer roller causes the negatively charged toner on the drum surface to be attracted to the paper. After separation, the drum is cleaned and conditioned for the next image.

Step 5: Separating

During the separating process, the paper separates from the drum. To stabilize the feed system and prevent dropouts on the printed image at low temperature and humidity, the charge on the back of the paper is reduced by the static charge eliminator.

Step 6: Drum cleaning

The cleaning blade is in contact with the surface of the drum at all times. As the drum rotates during printing, excess toner is wiped off and stored in the waste toner receptacle.

Fixing stage

During the fixing process, the toner is fused into the paper by heat and pressure to produce a permanent image. The paper passes between a heated fusing element and a soft pressure roller. This melts the toner and presses it into the paper.

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