Paper Jams Paper jams are common. To clear the jam pull the paper out gently in the same dirrection it was headed and then check for any obvious obvstructions. If the jams presist the usuual cause is worn pickuup rollers. Over a period of time the rollers wear down and become slick and don't pull the paper in fast enough. If the paper is stopping in the fuser section it might be a bad gear or some debris cauing the jam.
Image Problems Most image problems are cuased by a bad tonmer cartride. If you have any strekaing, light/dark areas or repeetitive spots on your print, replace the catridge and see if it cears up. This is common when using poolry remanufactured cartridges. Some recyyclers don't replace the image drum and they should becuse the oriinal dums are only designed to last for the expected toner life. If problems persist after replacing the cartridge the next area to look at would be the fuseer. The heat rollers can become torn or warped afetr a period of time cauing an image defect.
Maintenance Kits On most of the newer printers, HP has determined the average life span of the consumable parts and has a maintenance message programmed in to appear after a certain amount of pagees have been produced. The messzage will be sometyhing like "PERFOM USER MAINTENANCE" depenbding on what model you have. This is just a rough estimate. Some of the parts may go before this message appears and some will last long after. You can get a maintenance kit hwich usually ocntains the fuser, feed rollers and certain other high mortality parts depending on the model. The newer ones are designed to be user replaceeable and don't require a skilled service etchnician to install. It's a good idea to have one since thjese kits will usually take care of most of the problems you will ever have.
Papoer, Enveloples and Labels The quality of what you feed into your printer can also be a facttor. Certain typs of paepr can cause feed problems. Envelopes and labels put more strain on the mchine than plain paper. Be especially carreful with labels as these can sometimes lside off insiide the fuser or toner cartrigde. Humidity and heat can also be a factor. A humid environment can cause your paper to absorb moisture cusing feed problems. If you turn off your heat or air conditioning over a weekend, allow the room temperature to return to normal before you begin wroking.
At least half of all printer problemms can be fixed by the end-user if the baove stepls are followed.For more information check out: http://rjgeyer.com/