Preventing Media Jams - Minolta MAGICOLOR 3100 User Manual

To correct the problem, increase the amount of time allowed before the PS
Wait Timer expires. The factory default setting for this timeout is 120 seconds.
Doubling the value to 60 seconds in the Administration/Communications/
Timeouts/PS Wait Timeout menu should correct most problems, or the value
can be set to 0 seconds, which effectively makes the timeout period infinite.

Preventing Media Jams

Make sure that...
Media matches the printer
specifications.
Media is flat, especially on the
leading edge.
The printer is on a hard, flat, level
surface.
You have the correct media type
selected if you're printing on
envelopes, glossy stock (set as
Thick 2 or Thick 3), labels, thick
stock, or transparencies.
You store media in a dry location
away from moisture and humidity.
You always adjust the media width
regulation guides in the media tray
after inserting the media (a guide
that is not properly adjusted can
cause poor print quality, paper
jams, or printer damage).
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Avoid...
Media that is folded, wrinkled, or
excessively curled.
Double feeding (remove the media
and fan the sheets—they may be
sticking together).
Fanning large quantities of
transparencies since this causes
static.
Loading more than one type/size/
weight of media in a tray at the
same time.
Overfilling the media input trays.
Allowing the output tray to overfill
(the face-down output tray has a
250-sheet capacity—jamming may
occur if you allow media to
accumulate more than 250 sheets
at a time).
Preventing Media Jams