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Paper feeding

If cut sheet paper (without the ASF) is not feeding smoothly, check the following:

Check

 

 

 

Possible remedy

Is the

paper

release

lever

Set the release lever to the C position.

pushed

back

(to the c

posi-

 

tion)?

 

 

 

 

Is the paper guide in place and vertical?

Are the left and right guides too close together?

The paper guide should be in place vertically for cut sheets to feed smoothly.

If the left and right guides are too close together, the paper will not feed smoothly. Move them a little further apart to allow the paper to feed freely.

Is the

ASF selected with the

If it is, then

deselect it.

 

 

EDS

settings?

 

 

 

 

 

Are you trying to feed paper

You can

only feed paper

in this way when

the printer is

using the front panel buttons

off-line.

Set

the printer

off-line and then

feed paper.

while the ON LINE indicator

 

 

 

 

 

is illuminated?

 

 

 

 

 

Is the paper too thick?

There are limits to the thickness of paper that can be fed in this way. Try using thinner paper.

If fanfold (continuous) paper is not being fed correctly using the tractor feed, check the following:

Check

 

 

 

 

 

Possible remedy

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is

the

paper

release

lever

Make

sure the release

lever

is pushed

to the

L

posi-

pushed

to the

k

position?

f

tion.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is the paper guide

in the ver-

When

using

the tractor

feed, the paper

guide

should be

tical position?

 

 

 

 

horizontal.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Are

the holes

on each

side

of

If the two sides of the paper

sre out of alignment,

realign

the paper aligned

withregard

them so that the tractor holes match up.

 

 

 

to each other in the tractor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

units?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Are the tractor

units too close

Misalignment

of the tractor

units, making

the paper too

or too far apart?

 

 

 

loose or too

tight, will

prevent a smooth

paper

feed.

Are

the

tractor units

locked

Correct

this

if necessary.

 

 

 

 

 

in position and the covers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

closed?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I

I --

Is the paper feeding freely

The

paper should not

be

too far from

the

printer (less

into the printer?

than

1 meter/ 3

feet),

and

there should

be

no cables or

 

other obstacles obstructing its path. The paper should

 

also

be feeding

straight into the printer,

and an angled

 

feed

may cause

jams

and blockages.

 

 

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