MK-120 IR Light Barrier--transmitter not working

After reading all the threads on the MK-120, I believe that the reason my MK-120 always sounds the alarm is that the transmitter is not working. I have looked at the LED’s with my digital camera and they look the same whether the transmitter is ON or OFF. What can I check in order to fix the transmitter?

Check direction of leds, check transistors (or simply replace them).