Patent ID: 8351826

Claim:
An image forming method, comprising: a charging step of charging an image carrier; an image writing step of writing image data onto the image carrier; a developing step of developing a latent image area written by the image writing step on the image carrier; a transferring step of transferring a toner image, developed by the developing step, to a transferring member; an image writing position adjusting step of detecting a position of the image carrier where an image is written in a case where designated conditions are satisfied, and adjusting an image writing position; and a voltage output control step of applying controlling voltages by a duty ratio of pulse width modulation for charging, developing, and transferring in the charging step, the developing step, and the transferring step, respectively, at a same timing as starting a rotating member of a laser; controlling outputs of the voltages by the voltage output control step so that at least two of charging, developing, and transferring are implemented elsewhere than in the charging step, the developing step, and the transferring step, respectively, wherein an output of a voltage to a charging member is turned off prior to lighting of the laser and during the charging step, and a voltage having a polarity that is a reverse of a standard polarity of a toner is output to a developing member in the developing step.