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Posted on Feb 07, 2010

Half inch of paper goes in and paper gets stuck

Paper goes in about half inch and paper gets stuck, all three lights come on and i have unplug printer to clear lights, then i have pull the paper out. happens every time

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Sounds to me like the pickup roller is shot. These are somewhat easily removable and cheap to replace. However, you can usually eek some additional life out of a pickup roller by cleaning it with rubbing alcohol or even water (no soap, though). Let it dry and replace it and see how you do. The service manual found HERE should help you get through the take apart... and it's really not that hard to do it yourself.
The part number for a replacement roller (if that seems to be the issue) is: RG5-1940-000CN. There are many vendors online who can sell you this part for a few dollars.

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