Laser Printer Paper Jam

Troubleshoot chronic paper jams on hp laserjet 1100 printers.

Laser printer paper jam.

If your printer has a paper tray do not fill the tray. On some laserjet printers you might need to remove the toner cartridge and or imaging drum to access the paper jam. If you notice any loose paper in the paper tray remove it. Refer to the paper path diagrams usually located on the inside cover for key areas or your printer manual for additional information about accessing the printer s manual refer to the downloading and viewing printer manuals section.

Preventing a printer paper jam. Open the printer and check the paper path for a paper jam or misfeed. When a jam occurs in the priority input tray area for hp laserjet pro m102w m104w and laserjet ultra m106w printers the attention light on the control panel blinks and a paper jam in tray message might display. Overfilling the paper tray is frequently causes paper jams.

If any paper got stuck while feeding from the tray into the printer gently pull it back out of the printer to remove it. Remove any jammed paper that is accessible from the priority input tray area. Sometimes the printer ignores the problem soldiers onward and extrudes a crumpled mess into the output tray. As mentioned earlier paper jams are an inevitability over the life of your printer.

However if you re encountering frequent paper jams the following steps may help prevent them. Paper jams in a laser printer occur when the paper feeding through the printer gets stuck. Under the paper path cover if your printer has a paper path cover behind the carriage remove the cover and then remove any jammed paper. By brien posey in printers on march 12 2003 12 00 am pst examine the pickup roller and the separation pad and spring.

Printer jams occur when the paper feeding through the printer goes awry.