Charge patterns of the images to be printed are produced on a photoconductive strip (OPC) and transformed into toner images using toner, and the toner images are transferred to a transfer strip (TFB) from which they are pressed onto an end image carrier (AT) once the end image carrier has been pivoted onto the transfer strip. The time of the production of the charge pattern on the photoconductive strip (OPC) and/or the transfer of the toner images to the transfer strip (TFB) is set such that the vibrations and disturbances caused on the transfer strip (TFB) and the photoconductive strip (OPC) by the pivoting of the end image carrier (AT) onto or off the transfer strip (TFB) do not have any influence on the production of the charge patterns on the photoconductive strip (OPC) and/or on the transfer of the toner images from the photoconductive strip (OPC) to the transfer strip (TFB).