Anyone knows of any way of checking if a laser unit is emiting (short of looking directly at it and see if I go blind or not), to troubleshoot white printouts?
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' "But the salesman said . . ." The salesman's an asshole!'
Mascan42
'You will always find some Eskimo ready to instruct the Congolese on how to cope with heat waves.'
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Followed these instructions here on a old webcam (luckily I had a couple just like the one pictured) and it works a charm!' "But the salesman said . . ." The salesman's an asshole!'
Mascan42
'You will always find some Eskimo ready to instruct the Congolese on how to cope with heat waves.'
Ibid
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so with the old web cam it would pick up on the laser since it was in infrared mode?Comment
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Either you have a camera that can pickup infrared (some camcorders can when in nightvision) or you can modify a webcam using the method above (which is what I did).' "But the salesman said . . ." The salesman's an asshole!'
Mascan42
'You will always find some Eskimo ready to instruct the Congolese on how to cope with heat waves.'
Ibid
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If the laser isn't emitting, you would instantly get a Service Call.Comment
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I don't know if it will work with laser, but I use the camera on my mobile phone to check Document size sensors are working in the scanner unit. apparently the camara can "See" a wider range of the light spectrum, so maybe it can see into the infra-red.Sorry folks, reputation removed by Just Manuals, because he's a sad little wanker
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For a relatively low cost, you can obtain a small card with a reflective surface on it that you can hold in front of an infrared laser and if it is working, it will show a spot on the surface. If you need it often enough, it's worth the investment. It's fun, too.Comment
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Well, that has an advantage of not needing the laptop. But since I carry mine to all the customers, the camera I used cost me 10€ - or about $13 at current rates.' "But the salesman said . . ." The salesman's an asshole!'
Mascan42
'You will always find some Eskimo ready to instruct the Congolese on how to cope with heat waves.'
Ibid
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But I found out that the laser is emitting but it isn't drawing the printout on the drum (I posted a video here).' "But the salesman said . . ." The salesman's an asshole!'
Mascan42
'You will always find some Eskimo ready to instruct the Congolese on how to cope with heat waves.'
Ibid
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If you'd like a serious answer to your request:
1) demonstrate that you've read the manual
2) demonstrate that you made some attempt to fix it.
3) if you're going to ask about jams include the jam code.
4) if you're going to ask about an error code include the error code.
5) You are the person onsite. Only you can make observations.
blackcat: Master Of The Obvious =^..^=Comment
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I tried with two phones and neither could catch the laser beam. But I'll try it with the original sensors when I return from vacation. With normal paper passage sensors, sometimes you can see a faint red light with your naked eyes, so I assume the original sensors are similar, and maybe the phone cameras can see them better.' "But the salesman said . . ." The salesman's an asshole!'
Mascan42
'You will always find some Eskimo ready to instruct the Congolese on how to cope with heat waves.'
Ibid
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