HP Color LaserJet Pro M451
I often get a paper jam error message for Tray 1, but there is no jam to be found anywhere.
Experienced technical support provide their insights in answering this question :
Tray No. 1 (the feeder) has to be either FULLY closed or FULLY down, down to about a 45 degree angle. Then hit the OK button and it should Initialize and start working. This solution is for when there is actually NO paper jamming the printer.
How to Identify and Fix Common printer Problems ?
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Open the front door on the printer. Remove the toner cartridge from the printer. Lift the jam-access cover and slowly remove any jammed paper. Be careful not to tear the paper.
Learn how to clear jams in the duplexer (duplex models only) on the HP Color LaserJet Pro M452, M454, and MFP M477, MFP M479, MFP M377. At the rear of the printer, open the rear door to access the duplexer. Gently pull out any jammed paper from the rollers in the rear door area.
The following are the top reasons why paper jams occur:
unsupported paper/media is used. incorrect paper settings in the tray and/or the print driver. paper loaded incorrectly and/or paper edge guides not adjusted properly in the tray. humidity and/or paper condition and storage.
Tray 1 is the small slot in the front for manually feeding paper. The paper cassette which holds the paper and slides out is called tray 2.
Open Tray 1. Pull out the tray extension to support the paper. Use the adjustment latch to spread the paper guides outward. Load paper in the tray.
Turn the printer off. simultaneously. Keep the buttons depressed as you turn the printer on. Touchscreen control panels: Turn the printer on, and then, as soon as the HP logo appears, press the lower right quadrant of the control panel.
Sometimes a paper jam error persists even though there is no jammed paper (false paper jam). Reset the printer, which might clear a false paper jam error, and then try to print again. With the printer turned on, disconnect the power cord from the printer. Unplug the power cord from the power source.
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My printer feeds through one piece of paper all the way and then a half piece of paper and stops. I pull out the paper to stop the paper jam and then it prints but sounds rough. After printing, it doesn't feed the paper all the way through.
ANSWER : And the first 2 sheets, the full and half sheet that go through first, are blank.
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hp 8600 pro when power on, paper jam message appear but there is no paper jam in the tray
ANSWER : Hp 8180 Photosmart All In One code keeps says paper jam and carriage jam when neither are jammed. I followed all the recommended things to do. I live in Raleigh NC any place to take this or any suggestion.
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Paper jam in tray 2 (but no paper pulled from tray) also M476DN models
ANSWER : Isopropyl alcohol is not recommended for rubber rollers. It dries out the rubber and hasten it’s cracking and breaking. It will do nothing to restore the grip. Those rollers are really hard to replace. It would be easy if that dumbass secondary menu really worked. None of the techs I’ve spoke to ever got into it. Everyone I know sends a print job and listens for the roller to rotate into position where you can pull it off.
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Tray 1 (upper tray) paper feed problem
ANSWER : There is no way of adjusting the distance of lift. Could be that the pickup roller is worn enough that it will pick up a sheet that is higher, but not one that is lower down. You can look at the end of the roller that first makes contact and see if it is worn smooth.
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Paper Jam and carriage jam code when nothing is jammed
ANSWER : Did you try cleaning the encoder strip that runs through the cartridge assy.? Use Window Cleaner on a paper towel. Also, check inside on the right. I’ve seen a lot of times where there is a folded up scrap of paper that stops the carriage from going all the way to the right.
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Canon mx410 Paper jam message, but no paper jam?!
ANSWER : I have exactly the same problem, no answers 😳
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Paper Jam Tray 1
ANSWER : Tray No. 1 (the feeder) has to be either FULLY closed or FULLY down, down to about a 45 degree angle. Then hit the OK button and it should Initialize and start working. This solution is for when there is actually NO paper jamming the printer.
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Paper Jam error but no paper jam
ANSWER : Obviously you didn’t get all the paper cleared out. There is a small scrap in the paper path causing the jam when the paper hits it. You can try clearing it out by inserting something stiff like a piece of file folder from the back of the printer into the paper path and pushing the offending piece out that way.
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