Printer does not feed paper, envelopes, or specialty media

These are possible solutions. Try one or more of the following:

CHECK FOR PAPER JAMS

Check for and clear any paper jams. For more information, see “Paper jam in the printer” on page 147 and “Paper jam in the paper support” on page 148.

CHECK MEDIA LOADING

•Verify that the specialty media is loaded correctly. For more information, see “Loading paper” on page 48.

•Try loading one page, envelope, or sheet of specialty media at a time.

CHECK PRINTER DEFAULT AND PAUSE SETTINGS

1Windows Vista users, click ΠControl Panel ΠPrinters (under Hardware and Sound). Windows XP users, click Start ΠPrinters and Faxes.

Windows 2000 users, click Start ΠSettings ΠPrinters.

2Double-click the print queue device.

3Click Printer.

•Make sure no check mark appears next to Pause Printing.

•If a check mark does not appear next to Set As Default Printer, you must select the print queue device for each file you want to print.

Banner paper jams

These are possible solutions. Try one or more of the following:

CLEAR BANNER PAPER JAMS

1Press to turn off the printer.

2Remove the jammed banner paper from the printer.

REVIEW BANNER PRINTING CHECKLIST

•Use only the number of sheets needed for the banner.

•Select the following settings to enable the printer to feed paper continuously without jamming: 1 With a document open, click File Œ Print.

2 Click Properties, Preferences, Options, or Setup.

3 Select the Paper Setup tab.

4 From the Paper Size area, select Banner.

5 Select Letter Banner or A4 Banner as the paper size. 6 Select Portrait or Landscape.

7 Click OK.

8 Click OK or Print.

Troubleshooting

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5300 Series specifications

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