Paper wont go through printer

The Printer seems to grab paper on one side and when it does go through it goes through crooked. Plus some lones in the printing seem to be overprinted

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You have a very small jam, and possibly need to reset your printer margins also. Take out all visible paper in tray. Open unit, get a torch and some tweezers. Thoroughly check all inside in rollers, near carriage for printer cartridges, left and right, and down the back where paper goes. I am wiling to bet you find a tiny scap or foreign object( i call them ujo's, unidentified jamming objects) my little boy jammed mine with a scrap off his toy typewriter!!! It was so small you clould barely see it. Tip: once fixed, regularly open unit and tidy rollers and paper area with a long thin soft bristled brush. Keep printer covered after it cools and breaths betwen usages. I do!!!

Posted on Aug 25, 2007

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