Certain print engines jam up easier than others. If the
paper is fed at an angle rather than lying flat in a paper
tray, the print engine seems to have more trouble. The printer
uses gravity to pull a wad of paper if the tray is at an
angle. If the paper tray is flat. the printer uses gravity
to separate the pieces of paper. In some print engines,
it is hard to reach the places in which paper jams. In some
printer engines, the drum or OPC (optical photoconductor)
is exposed to room light during the process of clearing
out the jammed paper.
If the paper jams, try a new ream of paper. Fan the paper
to make sure that the dust added to keep the sheets from
sticking is working. If paper from the new ream works, put
the remaining paper in the ream in a moisture-proof container.
This keeps the paper from absorbing water from the air and
sticking to other sheets of paper.
If you want to save money spent on paper, you can turn
pages over and print on the other side. But, consider this
first: you will probably pay S5 to S24 per ream for toner,
versus S2 to S6 for a ream of paper. If you want to save
money, turn the print density knob all the way down. Printing
on both sides of the paper is liable to cause more paper
jams in the future.
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