Printer says "Open Door Clear Cartridge Jam" How

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Solved: clear carriage jam on my HP Photosmart C5280

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Fix Carriage Jam Issues

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Click the link below to go to the hp printer support page for your printer paper jam. Pay special attention to the rear door , as many people miss that detail when clearing paper jams.Also , you can click on the troubleshooting link at the top of that page, followed by "solve a problem " in the drop down box to get answers for other problems,

Clear carriage jam and press OK to continue Error Message Appears for HP...

Device error An internal error occurred in the device. Press (Select) to resume the job. - Door open The printer door is open. The door must be closed before printing can continue. - Engine comm. error The device experienced an internal communication error. This is a warning message only. Job output might be affected. - Invalid driver You are using the incorrect printer driver. Reselect the printer driver appropriate for your device. - Invalid entry Invalid data or response. Correct the entry. - Jam in Cartridge area A paper jam has occurred in the print path. Open the door and clear the jam. Then press the (Select) button on the control panel - Jam in Output bin A paper jam has occurred in the output area. Clear the jam, and then press the (Select) button on the control panel. - Jam in print paper path. A paper jam has occurred in the print path. Open the door and clear the jam. Then press the (Select) button on the control panel. - Jam in tray 2 A paper jam has occurred in Tray 2. Clear the jam, and then press the (Select) button on the control panel. - Jam in tray 3 A paper jam has occurred in Tray 3. Clear the jam, and then press the (Select) button on the control panel - Load paper The HP Color LaserJet 1600 printer is out of paper. Please load specified paper type into the tray indicated. - Load Tray X [TYPE] [SIZE] The printer is processing job, but the tray indicated is empty. Please load specified paper type and size into the tray indicated. - Manual feed The printer is waiting for paper in the tray indicated Load the paper as indicated. - Memory is low The device memory has been almost completely filled. Allow the device to finish the job, or press (Select) to cancel the job. Break the job into smaller jobs that contain fewer pages. - Misprint The printed pages have been incorrectly placed on the paper. To continue, press the (Select) button on the control panel.

This state can be reached in the following circumstances:

• Paper tray is empty
• Door open
• Paper jam
• Misfeed from tray

Action

Verify that the print cartridge is present and that the print-cartridge door is closed correctly.
Verify that media is present in the input tray.
Clear any jams and perform paper-path functional checks.
To reset the printer after a jam, press the Go button.
You might need to clear the error manually, and press the Go button or close the top cover.

Hello,
This can be said as a bit complicated problem. This problem is exhibited by the printer when the cartridge carriage mechanism is getting stuck at some end. I should advice that you make sure that the SS ( Service Station ) of the printer is not jammed / clogged. If yes, try cleaning it. It is also caused when the motor is malfunctions and tries to move the carriage beyond the path that it should go.
It is best recommended that you consult an authorized HP Service person for the solution of this issue.
Thank you.

Dell 2135cn All-In-One Laser Printer paper jam

The carriage assembly is what the ink cartridges moves on. The silver bar that runs through the cartridge holder must be oiled. Put two or three drops of thin oil oun iether sides of the cartridge holder. This should clear the "carriage error"



Good Luck

Open the door and clear the cartridge jam.......

I had an old HP printer and it would say the door was open or the cartridge jam. It turned out the cartridge was too far to the end of its belt cycle. It is weird, but I put a finger space width between the cartridge and the wall of the printer and then it read it correctly. Go figure. It would get off cycle whenever I replaced the ink cartridge.

Make sure you can move the print cartridge holder freely and that it isn't being blocked by anything inside the printer, also check if the cleaning station is in the right position, maybe it is locking the cartridges.