Part 5: Maintenance |
3. Faulty pickup
<Symptoms> • Paper not picked up, or multiple pages picked up
•Paper skewed or not output
•Frequent paper jams
<Cause> • Faulty sheet feeder unit
•Faulty paper edge guide, platen, feed roller, spur unit, pinch roller and holder, paper output roller, transmission roller parts
•Faulty paper feed motor
•Faulty paper output unit
•Faulty sensor lever
•Smally pieces of paper or other foreign objects in the mechanism
<Measure>
Check print media and
ambient conditions.
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Does error recur?
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Following the
troubleshooting procedures
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Check feed status.
OK?
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OK?
Yes
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• Is print media picked * Process for checking that
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•Does problem occur with manually fed print media?
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Check, service, or replace paper transport mechanism (other than sheet feeder unit).
•Check for displacement, damage, or soiling of the gears and springs of the paper edge guide, platen, feed roller, spur unit, pinch roller and holder, page output roller, transfer roller, paper feed motor, paper output guide.