11-5Appendix11Mechanism of Color PrintingIn color printing, the shape and color of images are expressed in groups of minute cyan, magenta,yellow, and black dots.Therefore, image data input in the printer are dissolved into cyan, magenta, yellow, and black.The data is developed in each cartridge, and toner is transferred onto paper repeatedly.When data in all four colors is transferred onto paper, the paper goes through the fuser unit and isoutput.CMY KKK C M YMakes four revolutions.DataCYMIntermediate Transfer UnitPhotosensitive DrumThe toner color changeseach time the intermediatetransfer unit makes onerevolution.After all the four colors aretransferred on the intermediatetransfer unit, the paper is fedand printed.
