Reducing the Frequency of Paper Jams8-28 TroubleshootingReducing the Frequency of Paper JamsIf paper jams occur frequently, when there is no apparent problem with the machine, either oneof the following two reasons may be the cause. Follow the instructions described below toreduce the frequency of paper jams.■ There are torn pieces of paper left inside the machine.Pulling jammed paper out of the machine by force may leave torn pieces of paper left inside, leading tofrequent paper jams. If paper tears while you are trying to remove jammed paper from the machine,make sure that you remove the torn pieces as well.■ The paper-size detecting lever is set incorrectly.Make sure that the paper-size detecting lever located on the left side of a paper drawer matches the sizeof the paper loaded in the paper drawer. If the paper-size detecting lever is set incorrectly, paper jamsmay occur more frequently. (See “Adjusting a Paper Drawer to Hold a Different Paper Size,” on p. 7-8.)