Wet electrophotographic image forming apparatus and method for controlling the same

摘要

A wet electrophotographic image forming apparatus detects color per print page and executes printing by turning on only the development bias of a developing unit to be used for printing. The wet electrophotographic image forming apparatus has a photosensitive medium on which electrostatic latent images are formed according to laser beams emitted from a light exposure unit; a plurality of developing units including a developing roller for transferring the developing solution to the photosensitive medium for developing the electrostatic latent images in particular colors; a transfer unit for transferring the images developed by the plurality of developing units to a printing medium; a fixation unit for fixing the images transferred on the printing medium; a color detecting unit for detecting colors for developing the electrostatic latent images per print page; and a controller for selectively turning on and turning off development bias applied to developing rollers of the plurality of the developing units according to the colors detected by the color detecting unit.