Patent ID: 8218985

Claim:
A method of reducing cross-track banding artifacts and wear in an electrophotographic (EP) print engine adapted to print one or more image(s) on one or more receiver(s), the method comprising: a) providing a development member and a supply member disposed so that charge is transferred between the members in a charge-transfer region; and performing the following steps in order: b) retaining the members in a first position with respect to each other for a first dwell time that is greater than a time for one revolution of the development member, wherein neither member is rotated during the first dwell time, so that charge is transferred between members in the charge-transfer region and a cross-track banding artifact is produced on the development member, wherein the first dwell time is determined based on the number of the image(s) printed; c) rotating one of the members so that at least one point on one of the members is moved out of the charge-transfer region, whereby the banding artifact is mitigated; and d) retaining the members in a second position with respect to each other for a second dwell time that is greater than the time for one revolution of the development member, wherein neither member is rotated during the second dwell time, so that wear on the EP print engine is reduced.