What about the printer jam? Troubleshooting method

Paper Jam is one of the most common failures of printers. When this failure occurs, the operator panel lights up and sends a warning signal to the host, or a digital LCD display prompts.

There are many reasons for this failure, such as sundries in the paper output path, paper roller and other parts of the rotation failure, paper tray, sensor failure, such as to eliminate the fault of the method is very simple, just open the cover, remove the card can be, but note that you must press the direction of the paper to get paper, can not turn any knob in the opposite direction.

If you often jam, you need to check the Feed channel, clear the output path of debris, the front edge of the paper is just above the metal plate. Check whether the paper roller wear or spring loose, not enough pressure, that is, the paper can not be fed into the machine. Paper roll wear, can not be replaced for a while, can be wound rubber band method for emergency treatment. After winding the rubber band, the friction of rubbing paper is increased, and the paper can return to normal. In addition, the installation of paper tray is not normal, paper quality is not good (too thin, too thick, damp), will also cause paper jam or can not pick up the fault.

These are the things users need to pay attention to when they use a printer or paper jam, but what should we do when the machine is jammed? The following is the HP A3 format laser printer hp LaserJet 5000, 5100 series printer as an example for everyone to do a detailed explanation.

　　How to remove paper jam from the HP LaserJet 5100 model

If the printer Control Panel displays paper jam information, locate the paper according to the location you indicated, and then see the steps to clear the paper jam. If the location of the paper jam is not obvious, look in the top cover area first. When you clear the paper jam, be careful to avoid tearing the paper, and if a small piece of paper is left in the printer, it may cause other case. (It may also appear as a cardboard message if the rear door is open)

Note: After the paper jam occurs, the loose toner may be left in the printer, but after printing a few pages, the toner should be clear.

　　Diagram Jam position diagram