Olympus OEP-3, Service Manual

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The following troubleshooting checks will help you correct the most common problems you may encounter with your unit. Before proceeding with these trouble checks, first check that the power cord is firmly connected. Should the problem persist, unplug the unit and contact your Olympus representative or the nearest Olympus service center.
Symptoms Nothing appears on the video monitor even if you press any of the operation buttons. No message appears on the regular screen. No message or image appears on the regular screen. No message appears in the printer window display. The printer does not print. A black line appears on the printout. The printer produces a printout with a black frame. The printed image is partially cut out. The printout is blurred. The printout color is very pale.
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The POWER switch of the printer is not set to ON. t
Set the POWER switch of the printer to ON.
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The POWER switch of the video monitor is not set to ON. t
Set the POWER switch of the monitor to ON.
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Connections may not be correct. t
Check connections and rectify, if necessary. (See page 81.)
An incorrect signal is input. t
Select another input signal by pressing the INPUT SELECT button. (See page 19.) Or, set the connected video equipment to playback mode, if it is currently set to another mode such as stop mode.
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In this case, first check the video monitor by pressing the SOURCE/MEMORY button to display the image stored in memory. If an image appears, the monitor is working correctly.
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If an image captured in memory appears when the SOURCE/MEMORY button is pressed, SOURCE on the OUTPUT SETUP menu is set to THRU. t
Change the SOURCE setting to EE. (See page 91.)
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When the menu is displayed by pressing the MENU button, the DISPLAY setting of the video monitor is set to OFF. t
Set the DISPLAY setting to ON by pressing the DISPLAY button. (See page 73.)
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The contrast of the printer display window is not set correctly. t
Adjust the brightness of the printer window display using the LCD. CNTR. item on the SYSTEM OUTPUT menu. (See page 117.)
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The contrast of the printer display window is set to OFF. t
Adjust the brightness of the printer window display using the LCD. CNTR. item on the SYSTEM OUTPUT menu. (See page 117.)
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An error message appears on the display. t
Perform the steps described in
“Error/Warning Messages
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Paper that cannot be used with this printer has been loaded. t
Load the correct paper. Use only ink ribbons and paper for this printer. (See page 129.)
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The paper is not loaded correctly. t
Check which side of the paper is the printing side, then load the paper again. (See page 17.)
Any portion for which there is no signal is printed in black. t
Shift the printout area. Capture a new image and print it. (See page 103.)
Any portion for which there is no signal is printed in black. t
Make the printout size narrower. Capture a new image and print it. (See page 103.)
Only part of the video signal has been stored. t
Make the printout size wider. (See page 103.) Capture a new image and print it.
A quickly moving image has been stored. t
Set the memory mode to FIELD by using the MEMORY FRM/FLD button, then print it. (See page 38.)
The paper is not loaded correctly. t
Check which side of the paper is the printing side, then load the paper again. (See page 17.)
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Symptoms The ink ribbon cartridge cannot be inserted. The video monitor screen is too bright and the contrast in the light area is weakened. The video monitor screen is dark.
Possible causes and remedies An ink ribbon cartridge that can not be used with this printer is used. t
Insert the appropriate ink ribbon cartridge. (page 14)
The 75-ohm termination switch is set to the wrong position. t
Set 75-ohm termination swtich to the correct position. (page 80)