Troubleshooting

Symptom

Reason/Action

 

 

Paper cannot be fed.

Is the paper correctly loaded?

Paper jams.

Load the paper correctly. For labels or envelopes, fan them well to allow air

Multiple sheets are fed. Paper is

to enter between each sheet before loading. For details, see Loading Paper

fed at an angle.

on page 55.

Paper is wrinkled.

 

Is the paper damp?

 

 

Replace with paper from a new ream. For details, see Paper Storage

 

Guidelines on page 51, and Paper Usage Guidelines on page 50.

 

 

 

The paper used is not suitable.

 

Load the correct type of paper. For details, see Supported Paper and Media

 

on page 50.

 

 

 

Is the paper tray set correctly?

 

Push the paper tray completely into the printer.

 

 

 

Is the printer placed on a flat location?

 

Place the printer on a stable, flat surface.

 

 

 

Are the paper tray guides set in the correct positions?

 

Set the guides to the correct positions. For details, see Loading Paper on

 

page 55.

 

 

 

Paper is fed more than 1 sheet at a time.

 

Multiple feeding of paper may occur before the sheets of paper loaded in

 

the tray are used up. Remove the paper, fan it, and load again. Replenish

 

paper only when all the sheets of the loaded paper are used up.

 

 

Unusual noises.

The printer is not level.

 

Reposition the printer on a flat, stable surface.

 

 

 

The paper tray is not inserted properly.

 

Push the paper tray completely into the printer.

 

 

 

There is a foreign object inside the printer.

 

Turn off the printer and remove the foreign object. Refer to the Xerox

 

Support website, www.xerox.com/office/6140support, for assistance.

 

 

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Xerox 6140 manual Guidelines on page 51, and Paper Usage Guidelines on