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    240 paper jam
    If paper is jammed in Tray 1, 241.xx Paper jam appears. If paper is jammed in any of the optional trays, 24x.xx 
    Paper jam appears. 
    •If the jammed paper is located in tray 1, follow these steps to remove the paper from tray 1.
    1.Open tray 1, and pull the jammed pages straight up and out.
    2.If the jam is located in front of the tray, pull the jammed pages up and out.
    3.After removing the tray, the front door may need to be opened to access the jam.
    4.Close tray 1.
    5.Press   or touch  .
    •If the jammed pages are located in one of the optional trays, follow the appropriate steps below to remove 
    the pages from an optional tray.
    1.Open the specified optional tray, and pull the jammed pages out as illustrated.
    2.After removing the tray, the tray above may need to be opened to access the jam.
    3.Close the specified optional tray.
    4.Press   or touch  . 
    						
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    250 paper jam
    If paper is jammed in the multipurpose tray, 250.xx Paper jam appears.
    1.Press the paper release lever, and then remove the jammed pages from the multipurpose tray.
    2.Load new paper into the multipurpose tray.
    3.Press   or touch  .
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    Theory of operation
    Paper path 
    						
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    Main Components
    System board
    The system board provides the intelligence of the printer. Command and control signals originate in the system 
    card that make print media travel possible. The system card controls the timing of the print media during the 
    printing so the media arrives at certain positions in the print process at certain times.
    Paper tray
    Houses the print media.
    Paper pick mechanism
    Picks the print media from the paper tray. The paper pick mechanism contains the paper pick (input) sensor and 
    the multifunction transparency sensor.
    Bump aligner roll
    The bump aligner roll advances the print media onto the transfer belt and corrects any media skew as it comes 
    out of the paper trays or MPF.
    Transfer belt
    The transfer rolls (located inside the transfer belt unit) are an integral part of the electrophotographic process, 
    and the transfer belt advances the print media through the printer.
    Fuser
    The fuser bonds toner to the print media and advances the print media through the last portion of the paper path. 
    The paper exit sensor is also located in the fuser, and a flag is present on all fusers that activates the bin full 
    sensors on network model printers.
    Duplex
    The duplex function is built into the front access door and uses a two-pass method for rerouting the paper down 
    and back through the paper path for a second time. To accomplish the two-pass method, the paper is fed 
    partially out of the printer and is then reversed back into the printer. 
    						
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    Print media transport
    The print media is picked from the input source and fed to the bump aligner roll. The media movement is 
    detected by a sensor located in the paper pick mechanism. It does not matter where the media comes from 
    (Tray 1, Tray 2, or, the MPF); it will enter the electrophotographic process at the bump aligner drive. The bump 
    aligner motor drives the bump aligner roll which feeds the paper to the transfer belt. 
    500-sheet assembly
    pick tireBump aligner roll
    MPF pick tire
    Pick tire
    Backup aligner roll 
    						
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    Once the paper is fed onto the transfer belt, the photoconductor drums in conjunction with the transfer belt pull 
    the print media through the paper path.
    Photoconductor
    drums
    Transfer belt 
    						
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    Once the print media exits the transfer belt, it enters the fuser where heat and pressure are applied to bond the 
    toner permanently to the media. The fuser rollers continue to turn and pull the print media through the paper 
    path until it reaches the exit drive roll. The exit drive roll pulls the print media from the fuser rollers and delivers it 
    to the fuser output drive roll. Once the print media reaches the fuser output drive roll, the roller pushes the print 
    media into the output bin.
    Fuser output
    drive rollFuser exit drive roll
    Paper exit flagFuser backup roll
    Fuser exit
    idler roll
    Fuser hot roll 
    						
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    If the page is to be duplexed, the fuser output drive roll continues to pull the media until it clears the paper exit 
    flag and then reverses the rotation of the roller in order to pull the media back into the printer duplex assembly. 
    The media is then routed down through the duplex path until it reaches the bump aligner roll. Once in this 
    position, it enters the EP path for the second time.
    The paper exit flag serves two purposes. When it triggers the paper exit sensor, it serves as a one-way gate for 
    the media when it is exiting the printer to the output bin and also serves as a one-way gate when the media is 
    entering back into the printer for a duplex print. In other words, it diverts the print medias path, directing it to 
    either the output bin or the duplex paper path.
    Fuser output
    drive roll
    Paper exit flag 
    						
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    Mechanical drive
    In order for the print media to move through the paper path, there are several drive motors that supply the 
    mechanical power to the rollers discussed previously. The drives for these components are illustrated and 
    discussed in the following paragraphs.
    Paper pick mechanism drive
    When printing from Tray 1 or Tray 2, the paper pick motor drives the paper pick gears which causes the pick 
    roller to turn. During an MPF print, the paper pick motor drives the swing arm assembly for the MPF and causes 
    the MPF paper pick roller to turn.
    Swing arm
    bracket
    (C52x)
    MPF swing arm
    assembly
    Paper pick
    mechanism gears
    Paper pick motor
    Paper pick
    mechanism
    Paper tray and paper pick mechanism shown
    from rear with components removed for clarity
    MPF paper pick 
    						
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    Bump aligner drive
    The power to turn the bump aligner roll is supplied from the bump aligner motor. The motor drives a set of bump 
    aligner gears which causes the bump aligner roll to turn.
    Note:  If this motor is stalling or causing waste toner box full messages, the vertical auger mechanism might be 
    causing the problem.
    Bump aligner roll
    Bump aligner gears
    Bump aligner gears
    Bump aligner motor 
    						
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