HP C30 manual Adjusting Paper Feed Tension, Printers With Paper Tension Levers

Introduction

Adjusting Paper Feed Tension

Printers With Paper Tension Levers

Recently released simplex and duplex printers have pressure tension levers inside the front cover, as illustrated in Figure 9-1, Paper Feed Tension Levers, below:

Figure 9-1.Paper Feed Tension Levers

To adjust the tension:

1Open the printer’s front cover.

2Identify the cassette whose tension is to be adjusted, and select the correct lever.

3Adjust the tension:

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To correct multiple feeds: move the lever toward the minus sign, decreasing the feed pressure.

To ease paper feeds: move the lever toward the plus sign, increasing the feed pres- sure.

4Close the front cover, then print paper from the cassette you are adjusting.

5If the paper is still not feeding properly, repeat Steps 3 through 5 until the feed is prop- erly adjusted.

9-8 General Printer Maintenance