
6.5. ELECTRICAL COMPONENT DEFECTS
6.5.1. Defective Sensor Table
Sensor
Symptoms if Defective
Document sensor
"CLEAR ORIGINAL" or "ENTER FAX NO" is
displayed at power-up.
"SET DOCUMENT" is still displayed after a
document is placed in the feeder.
Document width sensor
Reduction should take place if the original is
wide enough to actuate the sensor and the
copy paper is not wide enough to. However,
there is no reduction.
"CLEAR ORIGINAL" is displayed at power-
up.
Scan line sensor
"CLEAR ORIGINAL" is displayed at power-
up.
"CLEAR ORIGINAL" is displayed soon after
the start of copying.
Front cover sensor
There is no alarm on opening the cover, and
"CLOSE COVER" is not displayed.
"CLOSE COVER" is displayed at power-up.
CTM sensor
"ADD TONER" is displayed at power-up.
Toner near-end sensor
Toner is never transferred from the CTM to
the development unit.
Upper paper size sensor
"ADD PAPER" is displayed at power-up.
Page separation may be done even if the
original is the same size as the copy paper.
Upper paper end sensor
The Replace Paper indicator lights even if
paper is remaining.
The Replace Paper indicator does not light
when the paper has run out.
Lower paper size sensor
"ADD PAPER" is displayed at power-up.
Page separation may be done even if the
original is the same size as the copy paper.
If the original and the paper in the two
cassettes are all of the same size, paper will
be fed from the upper cassette.
Lower paper end sensor
The Replace Paper indicator on the lower
cassette’s operation panel lights even if
paper is remaining.
The Replace Paper indicator on the lower
cassette’s operation panel does not light
when the paper has run out.
Registration sensor
Copy feed-out sensor
"CLEAR COPY" is displayed at power-up.
"CLEAR COPY" is displayed soon after the
start of copying.
1st August, 1994
TROUBLESHOOTING
ELECTRICAL COMPONENT DEFECTS
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