Lexmark Optra S 1250 Manual

225Clearing Jams
Clearing Jams
Caring for Your Printer
Incline Surface of a Tray or Between Two Trays
If your paper is being fed from any of the standard or optional
trays, the paper may jam:
alongtheinclinesurfaceofthetraywherethepaperfeeds
out of the tray
between feed rollers in the pass-through area where paper
crossesinthefrontoftwotrays
You see the difference as soon as you pull the tray out.
1Pull the paper tray half way out of the support unit.
2Look for paper in the paper tray and remove it...

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If the paper is between two trays, when you pull the
tray out of the support unit, the top edge of the paper
springs out toward you. Pull the paper straight up, and
then out.
3Slide the paper tray back into the support unit.
Note:If you do not see one end of the print material, the jam has
occurred between three trays. See “Between Three Trays”
on page 227 to remove the jam. 

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Between Three Trays
This type of jam may occur if you are using legal-size paper in the
trays or if you have an optional 250-sheet drawer installed with
other optional drawers or with the standard dual 500-sheet
drawer.
1Pull the paper tray out of the support unit.If only a short
piece of the paper is visible, do not pull down to remove
the paper.
2Gently slide the paper tray back into the support unit. 

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3Pull the paper tray out of the support unit that is above
the tray you just pulled out and closed.
4Look for the leading edge of the paper.Most of the paper
should be visible now.
5Pull the paper in either direction, up or down.If it does
not pull easily one way, try the other way.
6Slide the paper tray back into the support unit.
Note:With this type of jam, there may be another jam under the
print cartridge. Remove the print cartridge and look for...

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Between Tray, Duplex Option, and 250-Sheet Input Tray
Note:To avoid tearing paper when opening the duplex front
access cover, pull the duplex front access cover out gently
and slowly.
1Pull the paper tray out of the support unit.If only a short
piece of the paper is visible, do not pull down to remove
the paper.
2Locate the latch bar under the hand cutout on the duplex
front access cover.
Duplex Front Access Cover
Latch Bar 

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3Push the latch bar up and pull the duplex front access
cover straight out from the duplex option.
Duplex Front
Access Cover 

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4Pull the 250-sheet input tray out of the printer.
If you see the edge of the paper in the 250-sheet input
tray:
aPull the paper down and out. 

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bSlide the paper tray all the way into the printer. In
this case the paper is not trapped in the printer feed
rollers.
cSlide the duplex front access cover back into the
duplex option. Make sure it snaps into place.
If you donotsee the edge of the paper in the 250-sheet
input tray:
aPush the 250-sheet input tray back into the printer.
bPush the upper release latch on the front left side of
the printer to the right to release the upper front
door....

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fPull the paper up and toward you.
gReinstall the print cartridge. (See page 15 for
instructions on reinstalling the print cartridge.)
5Close the upper front door. 

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250 Paper Jam - Check MP Feeder
To avoid tearing print materials, pull the jammed print material
out gently and slowly.
Note:To resolve the paper jam attendance messages, you must
clear all paper from the paper path.
Pull the jammed print material straight out of the multipurpose
feeder toward you.
260 Paper Jam - Check Env Feeder
Envelope jams may occur in two ways to result in a 260 attendance
message:
at entry into the optional envelope feeder...