Patent ID: 8265504

Claim:
A system for fixing an image on a piece of media, the system comprising: a first enclosure having an image forming section for forming the image on the piece of media; and a pressure fixing section that does not include a thermal energy source for fixing the image to the piece of media, the pressure fixing section having a first rotating member that does not include a thermal energy source, a second rotating member that does not include a thermal energy source, the second member being located proximate the first member such that a gap exists between the first member and the second member, the gap being for receiving the piece of media, and a force applying device that applies force to at least one of the first member and the second member to apply pressure to the piece of media when the piece of media is located in the gap such that the image is fixed to the piece of media by the pressure, wherein the first enclosure further comprises a first media exit where the media exits the first enclosure, and a second media exit where the media exits the first enclosure; and a second enclosure separate from and attachable to the first enclosure, the second enclosure having a fixing section that includes a thermal energy source for further fixing the image to the piece of media after the image has been fixed to the media by the pressure fixing section, the fixing section that includes a thermal energy source further fixing the image to the piece of media by applying heat to the image on the piece of media.