CHAPTER 1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION
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VII.
AUXILIARY PROCESS
A. Blank Exposure
Blank exposure is used to eliminate the drum surface potential in the non-image
area occurring as a result of the difference, if any, between original and copy or in
Reduce mode.
The light from the pre-exposure lamp is reflected by the replacing plate so that it is
directed to the photosensitive drum after image exposure.
The non-image area between sheets of copy paper is exposed by light from the pre-
exposure lamp which is reflected by a separate reflecting plate.
Figure 1-615
Pre-exposure
lamp
Reflecting plate
Pre-exposure
optical path
Blank exposure
lamp optical path
Shutter
Sheet-to-sheet
blank exposure
optical path
Reflecting plates
Image exposure
optical path
Photosensitive
drum
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