Clearing jams
By carefully selecting paper and specialty media and loading it properly, you should be able to avoid most jams.
If jams occur, then follow the steps outlined in this chapter.
Warning—Potential Damage:
Never use any tool to remove a jam. Doing so could permanently damage the
fuser.
Avoiding jams
Load paper properly
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Make sure that the paper lies flat in the tray.
Correct loading of paper Incorrect loading of paper
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Do not load or remove a tray while the printer is printing.
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Do not load too much paper. Make sure that the stack height is below the maximum paper fill indicator.
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Do not slide paper into the tray. Load paper as shown in the illustration.
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