It will not always be possibly to do this. Yes, I know this seems like it takes far longer than simply yanking out the offending piece, But you won’t be left without a printer because of a scrap floating around inside.AND MOST IMPORTANTLY,Always attempt to remove paper in the same direction it was travelling. If the paper begins to tear STOP, try to re-grip closer to the nip (where the two rollers meet) of the rollers, and try again. 2)….grab any piece of paper to be removed using BOTH HANDS,-pull EVENLY with both hands, steady pressure. Always do the following at jam-time: 1) If your unit gives a sequential removal/clearing tutorial, follow it. It’s also used as a “kitchen drawer” descriptor for anything short of software, print head or other circuity issues. A “paper jam”, in most home printers, does not necessarily mean that verbatim.

Typically, a small scrap of paper will come to rest at or near a sensor or a sensor arm (also called a flag). No printing device has a capability to “absorb” a stray scrap of paper.

General advice on ALL copier/’printer jams…a WHOLE piece of paper in should equal a WHOLE piece of paper out.

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