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Paper Feed Service Check

If your machine does not have paper jam problems, continue with the service check. If your machine does have a paper jam problem, examine it for the following before you begin the service check:

Check the entire paper path for obstructions.

Be sure there is not too much paper in the sheet feeder.

Be sure the correct type of paper is being used.

Check for static in the paper.

 

FRU

Action

 

 

 

1

System Board

Turn the printer on and verify the paper feed motor

 

 

activates. Be sure the end-of-form sensor lever is

 

 

in the down position. Turn the printer off and

 

 

disconnect N7 from the system board. Check for

 

 

motor pins shorted to the motor housing. If you

 

 

find a shorted pin, replace the paper feed motor. If

 

 

you still have a failure after replacing the paper

 

 

feed motor, replace the system board.

 

 

 

2

Paper Feed Motor

A noisy or chattering motor or a motor that fails to

 

 

turn, can be caused by an open or short in the

 

 

motor, an open or short in the motor driver on the

 

 

system board, or a bind in the paper feed

 

 

mechanism. With the paper feed motor cable N7

 

 

disconnected from the system board, check for 80

 

 

ohms (±7 ohms) between the following pins on the

 

 

motor: Pin 1 to Pin 2, Pin 1 to Pin 4

 

 

160 ohms (±7 ohms) between pins 2 and 4. If the

 

 

readings are incorrect, replace the paper feed

 

 

motor and drive train assembly.

 

 

Although the paper feeds in a forward direction

 

 

only, the paper feed motor turns in two directions.

 

 

If the paper feed motor turns in one direction only,

 

 

replace the system board.

 

 

Binds in the paper feed motor or gear train can

 

 

cause intermittent false paper jam errors. Remove

 

 

the paper feed motor and check the shaft for binds.

 

 

Also check for loose or worn motor gear.

 

 

 

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Lexmark 1100, 1000 manual Paper Feed Service Check