Pantum P1000 Series, Service Manual

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Separation
The printing sheet has a positive electrical charge and will be attracted to the negative charge of
the OPC when it separates from the transfer roller. A serrated separation pad near the paper guide
path has a ground or negative voltage that caused the sheet to separate from the OPC.
Fix
A heating roller set at the designated temperature melts the toner onto the sheet when the sheet
passes between it and the pressure roller. The pressure roller solidifies the toner by pressing the
toner into the texture of the sheet.
Note: the effects of toner fixation can be affected by too-high or too-low fixing temperatures.
Clean
The toner on the surface of the OPC is not completely transferred to the sheet so the wiper blade
cleans the OPC before the next sheet is printed.