How to Clear Paper Jams on HP Color LaserJet 2600n

HP Color LaserJet 2600n is an affordable and compact laser printer known in the market for its compact-design and low-unit price but boasts of its printing capabilities that able to deliver excellent-quality printouts and photo-quality graphics, and it’s networking features via Ethernet connection for multiple users to be able to share the printer. It uses replacement laser toner cartridges, HP 2600 LaserJet toner cartridges: HP Q6000A black toner cartridge, HP Q6001A cyan toner cartridge, HP Q6002A yellow toner cartridge and HP Q6003A magenta toner cartridge.

And like any other laser printer in the market, the HP Color LaserJet 2600n is prone to the unavoidable laser printer problems such as paper jams like any other printers. For this article, we’re going to give you a step-by-step solution on how to fix paper jams problem in your HP Color LaserJet 2600n as given by HP Solutions:

How to Clear Paper Jams Inside Your HP Color LaserJet 2600n Printer

• Step 1 - Open the front cover of the printer.
• Step 2 - Carefully grasp the jammed paper by both corners and pull slowly to remove the paper.
• Close the front door.

Clearing Paper Jams from  Tray 2 or Optional Tray 2

• Step 1 - Pull Tray 2 or optional Tray 3 out of the printer.
• Step 2 - Carefully grasp the jammed paper by both corners and pull slowly to remove the paper.
• Step 3 - Slide the tray into the printer.
• Step 4 - Open and close the front door.

Clear Jams from the Top Bin

• Step 1 - Carefully grasp the jammed paper by both corners and pull slowly to remove the paper from the top bin.
• Step 2 - Open and close the front door.
• Step 3 - Occasionally, the fuser release lever must be opened to allow the paper to be removed. Note that the fuser release lever must be closed before the door will close completely.

Remember the paper jams problems usually occur inside the printer, in input areas such as the trays, in the output area and in the paper path. This problem is usually caused when either the input trays are loaded improperly or when the trays are opened during a print job. Paper jams can also occur when there are too many sheets accumulated in the output area or sheets blocked the output area. And as according to HP Solutions, it may also be caused by using any print media that does not meet with the HP specifications or when the environment in which the print media was stored is too humid or too dry.