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Paper feeding
If cut sheet paper (withoutthe ASF) is not feedingsmoothly,check the
following:
Check
Possible remedy
Is the paper release lever Set the release lever to the ~ position.
pushedback (tothe ~ posi-
tion)?
Is the paper guide in place The paper guide should be in place vertically for cut
and vertical? sheets to feed smoothly.
Are the left and right guides If the left and right guides are too close together, the
too close together? 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 onty feed paper in this way when thepnnter is
using the front panel buttons
off-line. Set the printer off-line and then feed paper.
while the.ONLINEindicator
isilluminated?
Isthepapertoothick?
Therearelimitstothethicknessofpaperthatcanbefed
in this way. Try using thinner paper.
Iffanfold(continuous)paperisnotbeingfedcorrectlyusingthetractorfeed,
checkthe following:
Check
I Possible remedv
Is the paper release lever
Make sure the release lever is pushed to the ~ posi-
pushed to the & position?
tion.
Is the paper guide in the ver-
1
When using the tractor feed, the paper guide should be
tical uosition?
horizontal.
Are the holes on each side of
If thetwosidesof thepaper areoutof alignmeng realign
thepaper aligned withregard
them so that the tractor holes match up.
to each other in the tractor
units?
Are the~actorunits tooclose
Misalignnymt of the tractor urtits,making the paper too
or too far apart?
loose or too tigh~ will prevent a smooth paper feed.
Are the tractor units locked
Correct this if necessary.
in position and the covers
closed?
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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