Lexmark MB2338 Service Manual page 372

Expose
The printhead emits the light that contacts the surface of the photoconductor drum. The light turns on or off
coinciding with the digital latent image. The light causes areas of the photoconductor drum surface to lose
charge, resulting in a relative opposite polarity.
1 Photoconductor drum
2 Printhead
Theory of operation
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