If Paper in the Tray is not Fed Properly

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If you cannot solve a problem with the following solutions, contact your dealer.

Paper often jams. Multiple sheets of paper are pulled in at the same time. Paper is pulled in at an angle.

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The printer is inclined.

Place the printer on a flat surface.

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The paper is too light or too heavy.

Use the appropriate paper for the printer.

About Paper Sizes, Weight, and Number of Sheets That Can be Loaded

The paper is damp or has a static charge.

Use paper stored under proper temperature and humidity conditions.

About Paper Types That Can be Loaded and Storage Methods

The paper is wrinkled, folded, or curled.

Use the appropriate paper for the printer. Fix the curled paper.

About Paper Types That Can be Loaded and Storage Methods

The edges of the paper are not aligned.

Align the edges of the paper before loading.

About Paper Types That Can be Loaded and Storage Methods

There is only one sheet of paper in the paper tray.

Load multiple sheets of paper in the paper tray.

About Paper Types That Can be Loaded and Storage Methods

You added paper to the paper stack that is already in the paper tray.

Remove the loaded paper, stack it onto the new paper, and then align the edges of all the paper.

About Paper Types That Can be Loaded and Storage Methods

Paper is loaded at an angle.

Adjust the paper stopper and paper guide of the paper cassette to the paper. For the MP tray, adjust the manual feeding paper guide to the paper.

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Envelopes are loaded in the wrong direction.

Load them correctly.

Loading Envelopes

You cannot load paper, envelopes, or labels whose weight is 121 to 163 g/m2 in a paper tray.

You cannot print paper, envelopes, and labels whose weight is 121 to 163 g/m2 from a paper tray. Load these media in the MP tray.

About Paper Sizes, Weight, and Number of Sheets That Can be Loaded

Paper is not fed.

Reference

The [Source] setting for the printer driver is set incorrectly.

Select the paper source with the paper loaded.

About Paper Sizes, Weight, and Number of Sheets That Can be Loaded

There is an error in the printer's menu settings.

Select [MENUS] > [TRAY CONFIG] on the printer's setup menu, and then set the size of the loaded paper in [**PAPERSIZE] (** indicates tray).

Setting Menu Items and Functions of the Printer

Even after the jammed paper was removed, the printer does not work.

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The printer cannot be recovered only by removing the jammed paper.

Open and close the top cover.

Inside the Printer

Paper is curled. Paper is creased.

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The paper is damp or has a static charge.

Use paper stored under proper temperature and humidity conditions.

About Paper Types That Can be Loaded and Storage Methods

The paper is light.

Select [MENUS] > [TRAY CONFIG] on the printer's setup menu, and then set a value one level lighter in [**MEDIAWEIGHT] (** indicates tray). Select [Light] for [Weight] with the printer driver.

Setting Menu Items and Functions of the Printer

The paper twists around the rollers in the fuser unit.

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The settings of the media weight and type are incorrect.

Select [MENUS] > [TRAY CONFIG] on the printer's setup menu, and then set correct values in [MEDIATYPE] and [MEDIAWEIGHT] in [**CONFIG] (** indicates tray).

Setting Menu Items and Functions of the Printer

The paper is light.

Use heavier paper.

About Paper Sizes, Weight, and Number of Sheets That Can be Loaded

There are fills at the top edge of the paper.

Insert a margin into the top edge of the paper.

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An envelope is creased.

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The paper is damp.

Use paper stored under proper temperature and humidity conditions.

About Paper Types That Can be Loaded and Storage Methods

An envelope is printed under high temperature and high humidity conditions.

Select [MENUS] > [PRINT ADJUST], and then set [HIGH HUM. MODE] to [ON].

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The envelope is creased even after trying the above solutions.

Load an envelope so that the flap faces the printer, and then turn the orientation 180 degrees in the printing preferences on the printer driver.

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