Printer User Manual

Paperfeeding

If cut sheet paper (withoutthe ASF) is not feedingsmoothly,check the

following:

Check Possible remedy

Is the paper release lever Set therelease lever to the ~ psition. -

pushedback (to the ~ posi-

tion)? .

Is the paper guide in place The paperguide shouldbe in place vertically for cut

andvertical? sheets to feed smoothly.

Are the left andrightguides If the left andright guides are too close together,the

too close together? paperwill notfeed smoothly.Move themalittle further

apt to Now thepaperto feed freely.

Is the ASF selected with the If it is, thendeselect it.

MemorySwitch settings?

Are you tryingto feed paper Youcanonlyfeedpaperin thiswaywhentheprinteris

using thefrontpanelbuttons off-line. Set theprinteroff-line andthenfeed paper.

while the ON

LINEindicator

is illuminated?

Is the papertoo thick? Therearelimitstothethicknessof paperthatcanbe fed

in this way. Trywith thinnerpaper.

Iffanfold(continuous)paperisnotbeingfedcorrectlyusingthetractorfeed,

checkthe following:

Check Possible remedy

Is the paperlever pushed to Makesurethereleaseleveris pushedtothe B position.

the ~ position?

Is thepaperguidein thever- Whenusingthe tractorf~ thepaperguideshouldbe

tical position? horizontal.

Aretheholes on each side of

Ifthetwosidesof thepaperareoutof alignmen~realign

thepaperalignedwithregard themso thatthe sprocketholes matchup.

to each other in the sprock-

e~?

Arethesprocketstoocloseor

Misalignmentof the sprockets,makingthe paper too

too farapart?

loose or tootigh~ will preventa smoothpaperfeed.

Are the sprockets locked in Correctthis if necessary.

position and the covers

closed?

Is the paper feeding freely

The papershouldnot be too fm fromthe printer(less

into theprinter?

than1 meter/3 feet), andthereshouldbe no cables or

otherobstacles obstructingits path.The papershould

also be feeding straightinto theprinter,andanangled

feed maycausejams andblockages.