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2007-11-06

2007-11-06

Beatty, Robert (Department: 2852)

Electrophotography

Supplemental electrophotographic process

C399S012000, C399S222000, C399S227000

Reexamination Certificate

active

11067482

ABSTRACT:
Prior to the execution of a printing operation, a print preparatory operation is conducted only on a priority developer cartridge out of the plurality of monochromatic developer cartridges mounted to the developing unit thereby bringing the cartridge into a printable state. Therefore, the print preparatory operation is completed when the print preparatory operation on one (equivalent to a “priority cartridge” of the invention) of the developer cartridges mounted to the developing unit is terminated. Hence, the apparatus may be placed in the printable state in a short time so that the print preparatory operation is prevented from compelling a user to wait needlessly long and that waiting time of a user may be shortened.

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