HL-5040
FAQs & Troubleshooting |
How do I clear paper jams?
If the paper jams occurs or the printer does not feed paper, clear the paper jam or remove the paper from the paper tray and replace the paper in tray.
Follow the steps below to clear the paper jam.
To prevent damage to the printer caused by static electricity, DO NOT touch the electrodes shown below.
After you have just used the printer, some internal parts of the printer are extremely hot! Wait for the printer to cool down before you touch the internal parts of the printer.
Close the jam clear cover. Close the back output tray.
Push the lock lever down and take the toner cartridge out of the drum unit assembly. Take out the jammed paper if there is any inside the drum unit.
Put the drum unit assembly back in the printer.
Put the paper tray in the printer.
Close the front cover.
If the printer does not automatically resume printing, press the Go button.