HP LaserJet 4050
Paper tray was removed completely to add paper. Paper tray wouldn’t push in when putting it back. Now it’s pushed in almost all the way and is stuck – can’t go in completely and now we can’t remove it. Any idea as to how to get this tray out again?
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Check from the back of printer to see if some paper lodged at top of tray and has jammed it up – you may be able to work it out from the back side. If not you may have to partially disassemble the printer and/or tray to get the tray out.
How to Identify and Fix Common printer Problems ?
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A piece of paper stuck in the paper tray or inside the printer can create a paper jam. Paper jams can occur for a variety of reasons, such as overloading the paper tray, loading different thicknesses of paper in the tray, or using paper that isn`t appropriate for your particular printer.
Check inside the printer for any debris that might be causing paper jams. Turn off the printer, and then unplug the power cord from the electrical outlet. Remove any paper from the input tray. Open the rear access door, and then clean the paper feed rollers with a lint-free cloth lightly moistened with filtered water.
A paper jam is when paper or other printed material gets stuck or lodged in a printer and cannot eject.
Paper jams
A piece of paper stuck in the paper tray or inside the printer can create a paper jam.
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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