HP (Hewlett-Packard) 1160 Printer User Manual


 
Paper handling problems
Choose the item that best describes the problem:
Paper jam
Print is skewed (crooked)
More than one sheet of media feeds through the printer at one time
Printer does not pull media from the media input tray
Printer curled the media
Printed media does not exit to the correct path
Print job is extremely slow
Paper jam
See Clearing jams for more information.
Make sure that you are printing with media that meets specifications. See
Printer media
specifications for more information.
Make sure that you are printing with media that is not wrinkled, folded, or damaged.
Make sure that the printer is clean. See
Cleaning the printer for more information.
If you are printing to the straight-through output path, close and open the door again to
make sure that the green release levers are closed.
If you are using the automatic two-sided printing feature, make sure that the media
indicator is set to the correct paper size.
Print is skewed (crooked)
A small amount of skew is normal and might become obvious when using preprinted forms.
See
Page skew for more information.
Adjust the media guides to the width and length of the media that you are using and try
reprinting. See
Media paths or Loading media into the input trays for more information.
More than one sheet of media feeds through the printer at
one time
The media input tray might be too full. See Loading media into the input trays for more
information.
Make sure that the media is not wrinkled, folded, or damaged.
Try paper from a new ream. Do not fan the paper before loading it into the input tray.
The printer separation pad might be worn. See
Changing the printer separation pad for
more information.
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