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Lexmark™ C53x
Clearing Jams Guide
Clearing jams
Avoiding jams
The following hints can help you avoid jams:
• Use only recommended media.
For more information, see the Card Stock & Label Guide
available on the Lexmark Web site at
www.lexmark.com/publications.
• For detailed information about purchasing large quantities of
customized media, see the Card Stock & Label Guide.
• Do not load too much media. Make sure the stack height does
not exceed the indicated maximum height.
• Do not load wrinkled, creased, damp, or curled media.
• Flex, fan, and straighten media before loading it.
• Do not use media that has been cut or trimmed by hand.
• Do not mix media sizes, weights, or types in the same stack.
• Store the media in an appropriate environment.
• Do not remove trays while the printer is printing. Wait for Load
tray <x> or Ready to appear before removing a tray.
• Do not load the manual feeder while the printer is printing.
Wait for Load manual feeder with <x> to appear.
• Push all trays in firmly after loading media.
• Make sure the guides in the trays are properly positioned and
are not pressing too tightly against the paper.
• Make sure all media sizes and media types are set correctly in
the control panel menu.
• Make sure all printer cables are attached correctly. For more
information, see the setup documentation.
Note: If a jam occurs, clear the entire media path. For information
on the media path, see the User's Guide.
Identifying the paper path
The path that paper takes through the printer varies depending
on where the paper enters, and whether a duplex (two-sided) job
is being printed. When a jam occurs, a message indicating the jam
location appears. The following illustration indicates the area of
the printer the numbers in the messages describe.
Accessing jam areas
Open doors and covers, and remove trays to access jam areas. The
illustration shows the possible jam areas.
Upper door
1
Fuser cover
2
Inner door
3
Lower door
4
Standard tray (Tray 1)
5
Optional 550-sheet tray (Tray 2)
6
Exit bin
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Use the following table to locate instructions for a particular jam.
Note: To resolve any message, all media must be cleared from the
entire media path.
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Control panel
message
200.xx
Paper Jam
200.xx
Paper Jam
201.xx
Paper Jam
202.xx
Paper Jam
203.xx
Paper Jam
230.xx
Paper Jam
241.xx
Paper Jam
242.xx
Paper Jam
Area description See
Jam at the input sensor “Clearing jams just
Jam in the manual feed
slot
Jam between an input
sensor and the fuser
exit sensor
Jam after the fuser exit
sensor
Jam in the duplex
page-turnaround area
Jam in the duplex area “Jams in the duplex
Jam in Tray 1 “Clearing jams just
Jam in Tray 2 “Clearing Tray 2 jams”
beyond Tray 1” on
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“Clearing Tray 2 jams”
on page 3
“Clearing jams behind
the inner door” on
page 4
“Jams under the
photoconductors” on
page 4
“Clearing jams in the
manual feeder” on
page 6
“Jams under the
photoconductors” on
page 4
“Jams under the fuser or
fuser cover” on
page 4
“Jams under and behind
the fuser” on
page 5
“Clearing jams between
the fuser and the
standard exit bin” on
page 5
“Jams under the rollers
near the fuser” on
page 5
area” on page 5
beyond Tray 1” on
page 2
on page 3
Control panel
message
250.xx
Paper Jam
Area description See
Jam in the
multipurpose feeder
“Clearing jams in the
multipurpose feeder”
on page 6
Clearing jams just beyond Tray 1
If the paper did not feed from Tray 1 correctly, the jam is in the tray.
241.xx Paper Jam appears.
1 Open Tray 1.
2 Remove the jam.
3 Reinsert the tray.
If the paper fed from Tray 1 and jammed just beyond the tray,
200.xx Paper Jam appears.
1 Open Tray 1.
2 Remove the jam.
3 Reinsert the tray.
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Clearing Tray 2 jams
If the paper did not feed from Tray 2 correctly, the jam is in the tray.
242.xx Paper Jam appears.
1 Open Tray 2.
2 Remove the jam.
If the paper fed from Tray 2, but is caught between Tray 1 and Tray
2, 242.xx Paper Jam may appear.
1 Open Tray 2.
2 Grasp the paper on both sides. Pull it out gently to avoid tearing
it.
If the paper fed from Tray 2, but is caught between Tray 1 and Tray
2, 200.xx Paper Jam may appear.
1 Open Tray 1.
2 Pull the paper up and then out of the tray.
3 Reinsert the tray.
3 Reinsert the tray.
3 Reinsert the tray.
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Clearing jams behind the inner door
If the paper is jammed behind the inner door, but not under the
photoconductors, 200.xx Paper Jam appears.
Warning—Potential Damage: To avoid overexposing the
photoconductors, do not leave the inner door open longer than
10 minutes.
1 Open the upper and inner doors. The lower door opens with
the inner door.
2 Pull the jammed paper up and out.
3 Close the lower door, and then close the upper door.
Jams under the photoconductors
Follow these instructions to remove jams under the
photoconductors.
If the paper is jammed under the photoconductors, 200.xx
Paper Jam or 201.xx Paper Jam may appear.
1 Open the upper and inner doors. The lower door opens with
the inner door.
2 Pull the jammed paper out straight.
Note: Be careful not to dislodge the photoconductors.
3 If the paper will not move, remove all four photoconductors
(for more information, see the User's Guide. Clear the jam, and
then replace the photoconductors.
4 Close the lower door, and then close the upper door.
Clearing jams under the fuser or fuser cover
Jams under the fuser or fuser cover
When paper is jammed under the fuser or the fuser cover, 201.xx
Paper Jam appears.
Warning—Potential Damage: To avoid overexposing the
photoconductors, do not leave the inner door open longer than
10 minutes.
1 Open the upper and inner doors. The lower door opens with
the inner door.
2 Determine where the jam is located:
a If paper is visible under the fuser, grasp it on each side and
pull it forward.
b Otherwise, grasp the fuser cover by the tabs and lift it. Pull
the jammed paper up and out. Close the fuser cover.
3 Close the lower door, and then close the upper door.
CAUTION—HOT SURFACE: The fuser and the inside of the
printer near the fuser may be hot. Wait for the fuser to cool
before clearing jams from this area.
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Jams under and behind the fuser
When paper jams both under the fuser and in the slot behind the
fuser, 202.xx Paper Jam appears.
CAUTION—HOT SURFACE: The fuser and the inside of the
printer near the fuser may be hot. Wait for the fuser to cool
before clearing jams from this area.
Warning—Potential Damage: To avoid overexposing the
photoconductors, do not leave the inner door open longer than
10 minutes.
1 Open the upper and inner doors. The lower door opens with
the inner door.
2 Pull the paper gently up and to the rear of the printer.
3 Close the lower door, and then close the upper door.
Grasp the paper, and pull it away from the bin.
Clearing jams in the standard exit bin
When paper jams in the standard exit bin, 203.xx Paper
Jam appears.
Grasp the paper and pull it away from the bin.
1 Open the upper door.
2 Grasp the paper on each side, and pull it out gently.
3 Close the upper door.
Jams in the duplex area
When paper is jammed between the inner door and the lower
door, 230.xx Paper Jam appears.
1 Open the upper door.
2 Pull the jammed paper straight up.
Clearing jams between the fuser and the standard exit bin
When the jammed paper is visible in the standard exit bin, 202.xx
Paper Jam appears.
Clearing jams in the duplex path
Jams under the rollers near the fuser
When paper is jammed under the rollers near the fuser, 203.xx
Paper Jam appears.
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Note: For more room to grasp the paper, pull the handle to
open the lower door.
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3 Remove the jam and close the door(s).
When paper jams entering Tray 1, 230.xx Paper Jam appears.
1 Remove Tray 1.
2 Pull the jammed paper down and out.
When paper jams as shown in the following illustration, 200.xx
Paper Jam or 230.xx Paper Jam appears.
1 Open Tray 1.
2 Pull the jammed paper straight up.
Note: If no jam is visible, remove the tray completely. Also look
for a jam behind the upper and lower doors.
3 Replace the tray.
Clearing jams in the multipurpose feeder
When paper jams in the multipurpose feeder, 250.xx Paper
Jam appears.
Pull the paper down and out.
Clearing jams in the manual feeder
When paper is not placed far enough into the manual feeder, the
display prompts you to insert paper.
If the paper is pushed far enough into the manual feeder for the
printer to sense it, but not far enough to feed properly, 200.xx
Paper Jam appears.
In either case, push the paper farther into the manual feeder.
3 Replace the tray.
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