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Q: Laserwriter 4/600 paper jams when printing more than 1 page1
I have a Laserwriter 4/600 that jams whenever a print job more than one page is sent. The first page will stop half-way as it is coming out of the top tray and when I pull out the paper tray, I see that the printer has started to pull the second page halfway around the curve. This can be reproduced easily. I'm wondering if there's a problem with the printer or the paper that I'm using? It just recently started this behavior and there hasn't been anything that's changed. Any ideas? Thanks.
Posted on Dec 2, 2010 9:02 AM
by Appaloosa mac man,Solvedanswer
SoCal Cal,
We use that printer daily. Five in fact. The final exit roller is not gripping the paper well enough. Here is the quick fix. Check the back door to make sure it is closed tight. If so, try printing with the door open. The left side has a plastic tab that tells the printer that the door is shut. Take an envelope or piece of card stock and duplicate the tab. Stick it in the slot and the green ready LED will come back on. Hit print. If the paper comes out fine then you have confirmed that the top exit roller needs to be rejuvenated.
This trick also works if you want to print on card stock and need a flat paper path from the front tray. The reason designers moved away from flat paths is that multi-page documents had to be collated to reverse the print order.
Give that a try and see if that isolates the problem.
Jim
We use that printer daily. Five in fact. The final exit roller is not gripping the paper well enough. Here is the quick fix. Check the back door to make sure it is closed tight. If so, try printing with the door open. The left side has a plastic tab that tells the printer that the door is shut. Take an envelope or piece of card stock and duplicate the tab. Stick it in the slot and the green ready LED will come back on. Hit print. If the paper comes out fine then you have confirmed that the top exit roller needs to be rejuvenated.
This trick also works if you want to print on card stock and need a flat paper path from the front tray. The reason designers moved away from flat paths is that multi-page documents had to be collated to reverse the print order.
Give that a try and see if that isolates the problem.
Jim
Posted on Dec 14, 2010 7:55 PM