Paper Jam Detection - OKIDATA Okipage 16n Service Manual

2.5 Paper Jam Detection

The paper jam detection function supervises the paper state at power-on time and during printing.
In the event that the following state occurs, this function interrupts the printing process. If any of
the following errors is presented, recovery printing will be performed by removing the jammed
paper (namely by opening the upper cover, removing the jammed paper and closing the upper
cover).
Error
Paper input jam
Paper feed jam
Paper exit jam
Paper size error
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Cause of error
- At power-on time, the paper is placed at the inlet sensor.
- After hopping operation is attempted three times, the leading part of the
paper does not reach the inlet sensor.
- At power-on time, the paper is placed at the paper sensor.
- The leading part of the paper does not reach the paper sensor within a
predetermined distance after the paper has reached the inlet sensor.
- The trailing part of the paper does not pass over the paper sensor within a
predetermined distance after the leading edge of the paper has passed over
the paper sensor.
- The leading part of paper does not reach the outlet sensor within a
predetermined distance after the paper has reached the paper sensor.
- At power-on time, the paper is placed on the outlet sensor.
- The paper does not pass over the outlet sensor within a predetermined time
after the leading part of the paper has reached the outlet sensor.
- The paper size check with the manual feed specified considers the
reference size as free size.
- The size of the paper is supervised by the inlet sensors 1. It is detected that
the paper does not pass over the inlet sensor 1 within predetermined range of
distance.
- The inlet sensor 2 detects that the size of the loaded paper is A4 or larger, or
smaller than A4. The detected paper size differs from the paper size set by
command or menu.
- The paper size check with the manual feed specified considers the
reference size as free size.
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