6.5Paper Feed Problems

Symptom

Possible Cause

Action

 

 

 

Paper does not feed,

Is the media properly loaded?

Make sure that the media is properly

Paper jams, Several

If using special paper, is the media

loaded.

sheets feed at once,

properly loaded into the

When using media such as

Paper does not feed

multi-purpose tray?

transparency sheets, label sheets, or

straight

 

envelopes, fan the stack before

 

 

loading so that there is air between

 

 

the sheets.

 

 

See 4.2 “Loading Paper”

 

Is the paper is damp?

Replace the paper.

 

 

See 4.2 “Loading Paper”

 

 

 

 

Is the media suitable?

Replace the media with a size and

 

 

type of media suitable for use with

 

 

this printer.

 

 

See 4.1 “Suitable and Unsuitable

 

 

Paper Types”

 

Is the paper tray properly inserted

Push the paper tray completely back

 

into the printer?

into the printer.

 

Is there paper jammed in the printer?

Remove the jammed paper.

 

 

Also, thoroughly inspect the inside of

 

 

the printer and remove any tape or

 

 

adhesive found along the paper path.

 

 

See Chapter 7 “Paper Jams”

 

 

 

 

Is the printer level?

Reposition the printer on a flat, stable

 

 

surface.

 

 

See “Safety Precautions”

 

 

 

 

Is the printer driver paper feed

Make sure that the printer driver

 

method correctly set?

paper feed method is correctly set.

 

 

Also, when an optional tray module is

 

 

present, you must reconfigure the

 

 

printer to use the module as tray 2 or

 

 

3.

 

 

See “Help”

 

Are the paper guides of the paper

In the paper tray, set the side and end

 

tray set correctly?

guides in the correct positions.

 

 

See 4.2.1 “Load Paper in the Paper

 

 

Tray”

 

 

See 4.2.2 “Load A5 Paper in the

 

 

Paper Tray/Changing the Paper Size

 

 

from A5”

 

 

 

 

Is the paper guide in the

Set the paper guide in the

 

multi-purpose tray set at the correct

multi-purpose tray at the correct

 

mark?

mark.

 

 

See 4.2.3 “Load Paper into the

 

 

Multi-purpose Tray”

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