I had a paper jam- I pulled out the paper - checked every where, all paper was cleared. I can make copies but can't print anything from the computer. Status of the printer says paper jam, but there isn't one. What do I do to clear that?

Hi dorothyhover,

Here's how you would clear paper jam from your Brother HL 1430:

1. Remove the paper cassette completely from the printer.

2. Pull any jammed paper up and out of the printer.

3. Open the front cover and remove the drum unit assembly.

4. Pull any jammed paper up and out of the printer.

Do not remove the drum unit assembly with additional force at this time if you cannot remove it easily. Instead, pull the edge of the jammed paper from the paper cassette.

5. Open the rear cover and pull the paper towards the back of the printer, the fuser may get dirty with toner powder and may result in toner scatter on the next printed page or pages. Print a few copies of the test page until the toner scatter on the printed pages clears.


6. Close the rear cover and install drum unit assembly, close the front cover.


Hope it helps.


Thank you for using Fixya.

The simplest thing would be to try unplugging the printer from the power source. Let it rest for 5 - 10 minutes then plug back in to the power supply and see if that resolves the problem.

If not you are going to need to do a thorugh inspection to verify that all paper remnants have been removed.

The following is for the MP600:

Issue: ERROR LCD: The paper is jammed. Clear the paper and press [OK].
Solution: Removing paper jams MP600


Removing Obstructions or Jammed Paper If [Paper output slot - The paper is jammed. Clear the paper and press OK] appears on the LCD, follow this procedure to clear the paper jam Clearing paper jams from the auto sheet feeder (ASF) or paper output slot
Clearing paper jams inside the printer
Clearing credit card-sized or 4" x 6" paper jammed inside the printer

ASF / Paper Output Slot

1. Turn off the printer.
   
   
2. Remove paper from the ASF.
   
   
3. Gently pull the jammed paper out.
   
4. 1. If paper is visible from the ASF, use both hands to pull the paper out slowly.
      
   2. If paper is visible from the paper output slot, use both hands to pull the paper out slowly.
      
      
      The above illustration shows a PIXMA MP500.
      
      
5. If the paper tears and a piece of that remains inside the printer, open the scanning unit (printer cover) and remove the paper from inside the printer.
   
   Note:
   Be careful not to touch the components inside the printer.
   
   
   
6. Turn on the printer and confirm that the Alarm light is off.
   (If the jammed paper remains in the printer, the paper may be automatically ejected.)
   
   
7. Load paper back into the ASF.
   
   
8. Press to clear the message and continue printing. If you are printing from an application software, follow the instructions displayed on your computer.
   

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Paper jams inside the printer

1. Turn off the printer and disconnect the power cord and USB cable.
   
   
2. Remove the jammed paper slowly using the following procedure.
   
3. 1. Open the rear cover to check if the paper is jammed.
      
      
      
   2. Pull out the cassette and check if the paper is jammed inside the cassette area.
      
      
      
   3. Stand the printer with the left side down, holding the document cover.
      
   4. Press the tabs together and pull the green cover toward you.
      
   5. Check if the paper is jammed.
      (If you were not doing Duplex printing, you do not have to follow this procedure.)
      
      
      
      
   6. Close the green cover and place the printer back to a normal position.
      
4. Reconnect the power cord and power on the printer. Confirm the Alarm light is off.
   
   
5. Load paper back into the ASF or cassette.
   
   
6. Press to clear the message and continue printing. If you are printing from an application software, follow the instructions displayed on your computer.
   

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Clearing credit card-sized paper jammed inside the printer
Credit card-sized and 4" x 6" sized paper must be loaded properly. If this media is not loaded properly, it will feed into the printer and will not exit. Credit card-sized paper should only be loaded in the ASF and in portrait orientation. 4" x 6" sized paper can be loaded in the ASF or cassette. But must be loaded portrait orientation.
If credit card-sized paper was loaded in landscape orientation in the ASF and did not eject (exit), please follow this procedure.

1. Turn off the printer.
   
   
2. Load the same paper type that is jammed inside the printer in portrait orientation.
   
   
   
   
3. Power on the printer.
   The paper stock in the ASF will automatically feed the jammed paper from the printer.
   
   
4. To resume printing, load the paper in portrait orientation.

If 4" x 6" sized paper was loaded in landscape orientation in the cassette and did not eject (exit), please follow this procedure.

1. Turn off the printer.
   
   
2. Open the rear cover.
   
   
3. Fold in four a piece of letter-sized plain paper.
   
   
4. Push in the folded paper until it hits the jammed paper.
   
   
   
   
5. If the jammed paper is visible from inside the printer area, pull it out and proceed to step 7.
   
   
6. If the jammed paper cannot be pulled out, push in the folder paper from the rear so the jammed paper is in between the feed rollers.
   
   
7. Pull out the folded paper and close the rear cover.
   
   
8. Power on the printer and confirm that the Alarm light is off.
   The jammed paper should automatically eject.
   
   
9. To resume printing, load the paper in portrait orientation.

Trust this is helpful.

This may help...
http://www.ehow.com/how_7197988_troubleshoot-canon-mp600-printer.html

Before you can clear a "PAPER JAM" or "PRINTER JAM" error, you must locate where in the unit the paper is jammed.
First, unplug the machine for safety and disconnect the telephone line. Next, follow these instructions based on where the paper jam is located.


Paper is jammed inside the paper tray:

1. Pull the paper tray out of the machine.

1. Pull out the jammed paper to remove it.

1. Reload the paper in the paper tray.
   
   
2. Reinstall the paper tray.
   
   
   

Paper is jammed inside the machine:

1. Remove the jam clear cover on the back of the unit. Pull the jammed paper out of the machine.

1. Re-insert the jam clear cover.
   
   
2. If you can not pull out the jammed paper, lift the scanner cover from the right-hand side of the machine until it locks securely into the open position.
   
   
3. Remove the jammed paper.
   
   
   

   
   
   

4. Check the print head's position. In the example photo the print head is positioned at the left hand side of the platen area.
   
   

   
   
   
   

5. Gently move the print head to the center.
   
   
   

   
   
   Note Be careful to not force the print head to move.
   If the print head is positioned at the far right hand side, you cannot move it. Please contact Brother Customer Service from "Contact Us".
   
   
   
   

6. Examine under the print head. If anything is found, remove it.
   
   

   
   
   Note Use a flashlight if necessary to check thoroughly.
   
   
   
   
   
   

7. Lift the scanner cover to release the lock. Gently push the scanner cover support down and close the scanner cover.
   
   
   
   
   

   
   
   
   

8. Reconnect the power cord and telephone line.

Note To prevent paper jams, do not put multiple kinds of paper in the paper tray at the same time.

If the message continues to appear on the LCD, the machine will require repair. Please contact Brother Customer Service from "Contact Us".



Thanks for using fixya......

Error 51 is a paper jam code. Remove the paper tray in the front and the jam clear cover in the back (the light gray plastic piece in the center of the rear of the printer) and pull out any paper you can see.

Once you've removed the paper, the jam code should clear on the display, but if it doesn't, try resetting the machine. If the jam code is still there, that means there is still paper somewhere inside the machine. Check again to make sure you didn't miss any, and also lift the scanner bed to see if you can see any paper under there. (To lift the scanner, lift up with the tabs on either side until the scanner locks into place.)

Hello a_bowen1


You can clear the jammed paper as follows.

If the jammed paper is removed completely by using the information in the following steps, you can install the paper tray first, and then close the front cover and the printer will resume printing automatically.

If the printer does not start printing automatically, press the Go button. If the printer still does not start printing, please check that all the remaining jammed paper has been removed from the printer. Then try printing again.
Note

• If a paper jam occurs when using the optional lower tray unit, check for correct installation of the upper paper tray.
• Always remove all paper from the paper tray and straighten the stack when you add new paper. This helps prevent multiple sheets of paper from feeding through the printer at one time and reduces paper jams.

1. Pull the paper tray completely out of the printer.

1. Pull the jammed paper up and out of the printer.

1. Press the cover release button and then open the front cover.

1. Pull out the drum unit assembly. Pull the jammed paper up and out of the printer. If you cannot remove the drum unit assembly easily at this time, do not use extra force. Instead, pull the edge of the jammed paper from the paper tray. If the jammed paper can not be pulled out easily, turn the jam dial towards you as you gently pull the paper out.

Caution

To prevent damage to the printer caused by static electricity, do not touch the electrodes shown below.

1. Open the face-up output tray. Pull the jammed paper out of the fuser unit. If the paper jam can be cleared, go to Step 7.

Note

If you have to pull the paper toward the back of the printer, the fuser may get dirty with toner powder and it may scatter on the next few printouts. Print a few copies of the test page until the scattering of toner stops.

Caution

After you have just used the printer, some internal parts of the printer are extremely hot! Wait for the printer to cool down before you touch the internal parts of the printer.

1. Open the jam clear cover. Pull the jammed paper out of the fuser unit.

1. Close the jam clear cover. Close the face-up output tray. If the paper jam still cannot be cleared, for HL-5130 and HL-5140 users go to Step 10, and for all other users go to the next step.

1. Pull the Duplex Tray completly out of the printer.

1. Pull the jammed paper out of the printer or the Duplex tray. Put the Duplex tray back into the printer.

1. Push the lock lever down and take the toner cartridge out of the drum unit assembly. Take out the jammed paper if there is any inside the drum unit.
   Put the toner cartridge into the drum unit until you hear it lock into place. If you put it in properly, the lock lever will lift automatically.

Caution

To avoid print quality problems, DO NOT touch the shaded part shown in the illustration.
If you accidentaly touch the shaded part, wipe the surface with a dry lint-free soft cloth.

1. Put the drum unit assembly back in the printer.

1. Put the paper tray in the printer.

1. Close the front cover.

Good Luck and don't forget to leave a rating based on my solution:



Mark

Clearing a paper jam from the rear door Follow the steps below to clear a paper jam through the rear door.

1. Press in the tab on the left side of the rear door to release the door. Remove the door by pulling it away from the unit. Figure 1: Removing the rear door
2. Gently pull the paper out of the rollers. CAUTION: If the paper tears when you are removing it from the rollers, check the rollers and wheels for torn pieces of paper that might be remaining inside the device. If you do not remove all of the pieces of paper from the unit, more paper jams are likely to occur.
3. Replace the rear door. Gently push the door forward until it snaps into place.
4. Press Cancel to continue the current job.

Clearing a paper jam from the front door

1. If necessary, pull the input tray down to open it. Then, lower the print cartridge door. Figure 2: Lowering the print cartridge door
2. Gently pull the paper out of the rollers. CAUTION: If the paper tears when you are removing it from the rollers, check the rollers and wheels for torn pieces of paper that might be remaining inside the device. If you do not remove all the pieces of paper from the unit, more paper jams are likely to occur.
3. Close the print cartridge door. Figure 3: Closing the print cartridge door
4. Press Start Copy Black or Start Copy Color to continue the current job.

hi this is some small pieces of paper which had gone inside in ur printer when u prints. this one have to contact printer engineer to clean the printer

Does the fault clear when you open/close? If it does you probably don't have a jam.
Does the machine begin to try to make copies, then stop-if so it has probably failed to feed off the tray, hence the jam message.If this is the case, pull out the paper tray, check for obstructions, clean feed rollers and try again.Are there "skid marks on the paper(indicating the rolls have turned?) If so rolls could be dirty/worn. If no skid marks, can you determine if the rolls did in fact turn? Go from there