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bombard the surface of the drum with the appropriate wavelengths of light,

causing the surface particles to discharge into the grounded drum. After the

cleaning process, the drum should be completely free of toner and have a

neutral charge.

NOTE Color laser printers use four different colors of toner (cyan,

magenta, yellow, and black) to create their printouts. Most models send each

page through four different passes, adding one color at each pass to create the

needed results, while others place all the colors onto a special transfer belt

and then transfer them to the page in one pass. In some cases, the printer uses

four separate toner cartridges and four lasers for the four toner colors, and in

others the printer simply lays down one color after the other on the same

drum, cleaning after each of four passes per page.

Installing a Multifunction Device

Installing a multifunction device differs a lot from installing single-function

devices. In the consumer space, the process is messy because of the

complexity of the devices. Here’s the scoop.

First, most multifunction devices today connect via USB and wirelessly,

so you need to consider connectivity. Second, you need to install drivers for

each of the various functions of the MFD. Initially, that seems fine, because

you can use the driver disc/download that came with the MFD and can install

everything for the OS you choose.

That default process can rapidly turn into a mess, though, because of

several factors. The drivers are often outdated. Updating specific drivers

takes time and clicking. Worse, manufacturers often add absurdly bad

applications to “support” specific functions of MFDs, such as special photo

organization tools that bog down the system and function far worse than

readily available tools like Lightroom from Adobe (not free, but reasonably

priced).

Third, you’re dealing with a very complex machine that can break in

interesting ways. Maintenance and troubleshooting take on new dimensions

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