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Ink cartridge jam

Ink Cartrdige Jartridge Jam. The rack stuck on the the right side of carriage. I must lift it manually to move it to the left. Then when I try to print it goes back to the right and stays stuck again. I've had this printer for several years and have not had any problems until now. There appears to be a hardware obstruction that is part of the paper feed mechanism. There was no paper jam or any other malfunction prior to this happening. Is there some hardware adjustment that can made to alleviate this problem> I love this printer.

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Try cleaning the carriage bar. This is a shiny rod that the ink carriage slides back and forth on. Wipe it off with a clean rag and put a drop or two of light oil on the rod. The carriage should move easily back and forth.

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  • Posted on Feb 04, 2008

SOURCE: 'Carriage jam' error always seen on power on

The cleaning station is designed to take care of that ink, it's not a problem. When powering the printer on, see if the cleaning station is moving and what causes the cartridges to be jammed. The cleaning station can lock the carriage if it's incorrectly initialized (ie, after disconnecting the printer if it wasn't turned off). Try to manually move it (with a pen or something) to the back of the printer, that would unlock the carriage.

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  • Posted on Aug 06, 2008

SOURCE: My printer will not load and

1. Check if there are broken parts inside the printer-carriage area
2. Turn the printer on and off
3. Clear any paper jam by opening the rear access door at the back of the printer. If there are no paper jams. Clean the rubber rollers with a lint free cloth that is moist with water
4. Make sure that the carriage can move freely
5. Remove then reinstall the ink cartridges
6. Make sure that the control-panel faceplate is correctly installed
7. Plug the printer directly to the wall outlet
8. Perform a partial reset on the printer.
a. Unplug the power cord from the All in One
b. Press and hold # and 3 while plugging the power cord
c. Do not release the two buttons unless the printer would say reset
9. Try to print
10. If this would not resolve your issue then the printer sensor is already defective.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jan 13, 2009

SOURCE: The print cartridge cradle cannot move.

"The print cartridge cradle cannot move."
I fixed this problem by disconnecting the power cord from the power-strip and connecting it directly into the wall. My printer was not getting enough voltage from the power-strip. I hope this helps.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Oct 06, 2009

SOURCE: Carriage Jam - HP Officejet J3680 All-in-One

the silver bar the carrige slides on has lost all its lubrication. Try putting some chapstick on the silver bar

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  • Posted on Feb 11, 2010

SOURCE: Carriage Jam on my HP Officejet 5610v All-in-One printer

If I move the carriages to the center of the bar they slide on (would be the center of the paper) and close everything it seems to re-load, I've had to do this several times over the last few years and so far it always works

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