Paper feeds incorrectly or becomes jammed

The product does not pick up paper

The product picks up multiple sheets of paper

Prevent paper jams

The product does not pick up paper

If the product does not pick up paper from the tray, try these solutions.

1.Open the product and remove any jammed sheets of paper.

2.Load the tray with the correct size of paper for your job.

3.Make sure the paper guides in the tray are adjusted correctly for the size of paper. Align the guides with the paper-size markings in the bottom of the tray.

4.Remove the stack of paper from the tray and flex it, rotate it 180 degrees, and flip it over. Do not fan the paper. Return the stack of paper to the tray.

5.Check the product control panel to see if the product is waiting for you to acknowledge a prompt to feed the paper manually through Tray 1, the multi-purpose tray on the left side of the product. Load paper, and continue.

The product picks up multiple sheets of paper

If the product picks up multiple sheets of paper from the tray, try these solutions.

1.Remove the stack of paper from the tray and flex it, rotate it 180 degrees, and flip it over. Do not fan the paper. Return the stack of paper to the tray.

2.Use only paper that meets HP specifications for this product.

3.Use paper that is not wrinkled, folded, or damaged. If necessary, use paper from a different package. Make sure all paper in the tray is the same type and size.

4.Make sure the tray is not overfilled. If it is, remove the entire stack of paper from the tray, straighten the stack, and then return less paper to the tray.

5.Make sure the paper guides in the tray are adjusted correctly for the size of paper. Align the guides with the paper-size markings in the bottom of the tray.

Prevent paper jams

To reduce the number of paper jams, try these solutions.

1.Use only paper that meets HP specifications for this product. Light-weight, short grain paper is not recommended for use in this product.

2.Use paper that is not wrinkled, folded, or damaged. If necessary, use paper from a different package.

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HP Pro X X451DN Inkjet CN459A#B1H manual Paper feeds incorrectly or becomes jammed, Product does not pick up paper