Phaser 3100MFP/X
Printer issues
Error messages
When the printer encounters any of the problems described below, the corresponding message is shown on the machine display.
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| Check the presence of a |
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| CHECK TONER | print cartridge in the |
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| Indicates that your |
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| TONER NEAR END | consumable will need |
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| changing soon. |
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| REPLACE PAPER | Add paper in tray. |
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| HEATING | Message displayed when |
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| CLOSE COVER | The printer front cover is |
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| PRINTER | open, close it. |
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| TONER EMPTY | Replace the print cartridge. |
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| REPLACE <OK> |
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| A sheet of paper is jammed |
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| in the machine. Take out |
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| the print cartridge and |
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| PAPER JAM | remove the jammed paper |
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| sheet. Take out the paper |
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| REMOVE TONER |
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| tray and remove the |
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| jammed paper sheet. Then |
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| open and close the |
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| consumable cover. |
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| A sheet of paper is jammed |
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| in the machine. Open the |
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| PAPER JAM | paper jam cover. Remove |
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| EXTERNAL TRAY | the jammed paper sheet. |
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| Then open and close the |
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| consumable cover. |
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| PAPER EMPTY | Add paper in the paper tray. |
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| INFORMATION | The document feeder |
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| **You should clean |
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| the roller of the | cannot transport paper |
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| scanner feeder. | sheets anymore (dust, dirt |
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| Please refer to user | or debris obstructing the |
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| manual. Press | rollers). Clean the roller of |
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| <STOP> when the | the document feeder. |
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| roller is cleaned**. |
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After one of the error messages listed above is displayed it may result in the cancellation of an active print job (see
Note PC printing issues, page 81).
In case of printing of received fax, the print job is always restarted after clearing of the error.
Paper jam
When printing, a sheet of paper may get stuck in the printer or the paper tray and cause a paper jam.
In case of a paper jam in the machine, the following message appears:
PAPER JAM
EXTERNAL TRAY
1Open the paper jam cover located at the back of the machine.
2Remove the jammed sheet of paper and close the cover.
3Open and close the front cover.
The printer starts again automatically.
The fusion unit can reach a very high temperature during the operation. To prevent any harm, do
CAUTION not touch this area. For details, refer to Positions of Safety labels on the machine, page 10.
In case of paper jam, the following message appears:
PAPER JAM
REMOVE TONER
1Remove the print cartridge and check if a sheet is jammed.
2Remove the sheet of paper which causes the paper jam.
3Put the print cartridge in the machine, or remove the paper tray and remove the sheet of paper which causes the paper jam.
4Check that the paper sheets in the paper tray are correctly placed.
5Replace the paper tray in the machine.
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