Print Is Too Dark Or Too Light - Sony UP-895 Service Manual

5-2. Print is Too Dark or Too Light

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Is reference voltage
input to pin 2 of IC6 on MA-99 board
when "CONTRAST" is set to
center position?
YES
Is reference voltage
input to pin 5 of Q7 on MA-99 board
when "BRIGHT" is set to
center position?
YES
Is voltage
(approx. 1.5 to 2.5 V) available at
pin 6 of IC304 on MA-99 board when
head is at the normal
temperature?
YES
Are required voltages available
at each terminal, 3 V at pin 19 of IC500 on
MA-99 board, and 1 V at pin
23 of IC500?
YES
Is density of stair step printed
in test mode properly?
YES
5-2
Peripheral circuits Q200 and Q16 on MA-99 board are
NO defective.
Peripheral circuits Q16 and RV6 on MA-99 board are
NO defective.
Peripheral circuit IC401 and pins 29 and 30 of CN9
NO on MA-99 board, or the thermistor in the head are
defective.
Peripheral circuit Q21 on MA-99 board is defective.
NO
The head voltage or CN9 on MA-99 board is defective.
NO
The data buses of IC500 and IC503 on MA-99 board
are defective.
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