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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2003
Soushi Kikuchi, Hitachinaka, JP;
Souichi Nakazawa, Hitachinaka, JP;
Masahiro Mizuno, Hitachinaka, JP;
Soushi Kikuchi, Hitachinaka, JP;
Souichi Nakazawa, Hitachinaka, JP;
Masahiro Mizuno, Hitachinaka, JP;
Ricoh Printing Systems, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Hitachi Printing Solutions, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A controller outputs a PRE CPF-N signal and a CPF-N signal following the PRE CPF-N signal to an electrophotographic printer. The electrophotographic printerstarts a predetermined preparation process in response to the PRE CPF-N signal, and starts irradiation in response to the CPF-N signal. The preparation process completes by the time of when a toner image for a first page formed on a photosensitive drum reaches a transfer point where the toner image is transferred onto a recording medium.