Sony UP-860 Operating Instructions Manual page 22

Troubleshooting
Symptom
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Cause/remedy
Refer also to the pages indicated by @.
White specks on first few print-outs.
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When printing with a newly inserted roll of paper, dust on the surface of the paper
may cause white specks on the print-outs.
—Feed the paper by pressing the OPEN/CLOSE button until clean paper appears.
Printing does not start when you
press the PRINT button.
Black borders or missing portions
around the print-out
e Paper is not fed.
~— Is the paper slack?
— Is the power turned on?
~ Are all connections correct? (page @)
e When the alarm buzzer sounds:
— Has the thermal head overheated?
— Is the video signal of the picture you want to print being input?
— |s the paper loaded correctly?
* Paper is fed, but printing does not start.
+ Is the paper loaded with the thermo-sensitive side up?
This may result according to the video signal input to the printer.
~ Change the setting of the SCAN DIP switches. (page @)
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Paper jam
Print-out is dirty.
The printer stops printing when it
prints continuously black pictures.
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e Open the paper lid by pressing the OPEN/CLOSE button, then remove the jammed
paper by slowly pulling it.
e (s there any condensation within the unit?
— Moving the unit suddenly from a cold place to a warm place often results in
condensation forming. In the event of condensation forming, remove the paper,
turn off the power and leave the unit for about one to two hours.
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is the thermal head dirty?
— Clean the thermal head with the supplied head cleaning sheet (page ®).
This is likely to occur when the printer prints continuously 15 or more black pictures.
In such a case, the buzzer sounds.
This ts because that the protective circuit works against heat built-up of the thermat
head. Stop printing for a while.
White lines or small letters on the
screen are not printed clearly.
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Small squares appear over the
whole screen.
Is the INPUT DIP switch set to COLOR when the input signal is a black and white
signal?
Is the INPUT DIP switch set to B & W when the input signal is a color signal?
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The print-out is too dark or too light.
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The print-out seems stretched.
Is the 75Q switch set correctly? (page @)
is the GAMMA DIP switch set correctly? (page @)
Is the ASPECT DIP switch set to 1:1?
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