Developer bias and activation delay system and method

An multifunction printer, comprising:

• an electrostatic process unit comprising
• a toner hopper,
• a developer roller configured to attract toner from the toner hopper when biased,
• a photoconductive drum configured to
• receive an initial charge,
• have charge removed in accordance with an image to be printed, and
• selectively attract toner from the developer roller in accordance with the image to be printed, and
• a charge corona configured to place the initial charge on the photoconductive drum;
• and
• a controller configured to
• selectively rotate the photoconductive drum during a print operation,
• selectively activate the charge corona to place the initial charge on the photoconductive drum during the print operation,
• selectively rotate the developer roller only after the photoconductive drum has been rotated through a predetermined angle with the charge corona activated.

A method, comprising:

• initiating a print operation on a print engine;
• activating, in response to initiating the print operation, a photoconductive drum of the print engine;
• delaying activation of a developer roller of the print engine subsequent to activating the photoconductive drum;
• activating the developer roller of the print engine subsequent to delaying activation of the developer roller;
• and
• performing the print operation on the print engine.