What is the order of the laser printing process?

[focustech]

Can anyone list the laser printing process? I have several books and all of them a different.

 

[Carlos Miranda]

This one had given me the most stress when I took the A+ exam back in the day. Great Question.

 

[Rick Butler]

According to the Official CompTIA A+ 1101 guide, pg 272:

1. Processing
2. Charging
3. Exposing
4. Developing
5. Transferring
6. Fusing
7. Cleaning

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[Fanuel]

In the old days it used to be charlie can walk dance and talk French

1. Cleaning
2. Charging
3. Writing
4. Developing
5. Transferring
6. Fusing

Today we use 7 printing process stages as listed by Rick above

 

[Vic Phares]

For the current list we use: People Can’t Even Do The Funky Chicken.

 

[CertBlaster®]

The laser printing process can be broken down into several steps:

1. Cleaning: The first step in the laser printing process is to clean the drum, which is the core component of a laser printer that carries the toner and transfers it onto the paper. The drum is cleaned to remove any debris or residue that may have accumulated from previous print jobs.
2. Charging: After cleaning, the drum is then charged by exposing it to a corona wire, which gives it a negative electrical charge. This negatively charged drum will attract toner particles, which are positively charged, to its surface.
3. Exposing: Next, the laser beam is directed onto the drum, which neutralizes the electrical charge in specific areas. The areas of the drum that have been neutralized will not attract toner particles, forming an electrostatic image of the page to be printed.
4. Developing: The toner particles are then fed into the printer from a toner cartridge and are attracted to the drum, adhering to the areas of the drum that have been neutralized. This forms a visible toner image on the drum.
5. Transferring: The toner image on the drum is then transferred to the paper. This is done by pressing the paper against the drum with a fuser roller, which melts the toner particles and fuses them onto the paper.
6. Cleaning: After the toner has been transferred to the paper, the drum is cleaned again to remove any remaining toner particles. This is done to prevent any residual toner from interfering with future print jobs.
7. Completing the print job: The printed page is then ejected from the printer and the process is repeated for any subsequent pages.

It's important to note that while the basic steps of the laser printing process remain the same, the specific details and technology may vary slightly between different printers and manufacturers. However, the above steps provide a general overview of the laser printing process.

 

[J Siergiej]

If this knowledge is needed for passing the CompTIA exam I would go with what CompTIA says the order is.