Stephen Kairys
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Cannon Pixma Printer - Undo Paper Jam With Tweezers or Plyers?
Hi,
I have a Canon Pixma Printer. I was loading paper into the input tray as it was printing. As i did so, several pages got sucked into the feeder (if that's the right term) and jammed. They are perfectly placed to that I can only barely reach them on either end (infeed or outfeed).
I tried using tweezers to grab them but I could not get a tight enough grip of them. Would pliers work? Something else? I hope I don't have to take apart the printer to resolve this issue.
Thanks,
Steve
I have a Canon Pixma Printer. I was loading paper into the input tray as it was printing. As i did so, several pages got sucked into the feeder (if that's the right term) and jammed. They are perfectly placed to that I can only barely reach them on either end (infeed or outfeed).
I tried using tweezers to grab them but I could not get a tight enough grip of them. Would pliers work? Something else? I hope I don't have to take apart the printer to resolve this issue.
Thanks,
Steve
Use the smallest needle nose you can (I have a bunch of sizes) and as MASQ says, be gentle. Pull on one side and then the other side to try to bring the paper out in a straight line.
ASKER
Thanks, guys. Looks like a trip to the hardware store is in order tomorrow. :)
Replace the rubber rollers that feed the paper
ASKER
@Ramon, do you mean I should remove the rollers, take out the paper, and put back the rollers? Thanks.
Replacing rollers is a repair (taking the printer apart). Try removing the paper first.
Yes sorry, but also replace the rollers with new ones .
ASKER
Hey everyone, Pliers and tweezers did not work. There must be at least 5 pages jammed. And when I tried to pull out the page, a bit of what looks like the ?lining of the rollers? came out. At this point, can't risk damaging the printer. Will take to a computer place down the block to repair.
The above being said: how do you all suggest I close out this question?
Thanks.
The above being said: how do you all suggest I close out this question?
Thanks.
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ASKER
Thanks, John. And to everyone else, I appreciate your help, even though the suggested tools did not help. Thanks.
Thanks and I am always happy to help you
Yes, agree with John, you pretty much got to the solution yourself.
ASKER
With a little help from my friends at EE. :) Thanks.
Also if your Pixma has a duplex unit you can open the panel at the back and grab the paper from the middle if it's not too tightly packed.
See :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9LWcVx_z4I