3551ci - a print error has occurred, add paper to tray 1

[BillyCarpenter]

Re: 3551ci - a print error has occurred, add paper to tray 1

blackcat,


That was the problem.

Please ignore my dumb ass. I found the setting. Dude, I owe you so much already that I'll never be able to repay you. Thanks big time.

[blackcat4866]

Re: 3551ci - a print error has occurred, add paper to tray 1

This is the broken feature on the rear guide:

AlphardII tray paper size2.JPG =^..^=

[BillyCarpenter]

Re: 3551ci - a print error has occurred, add paper to tray 1

This is the broken feature on the rear guide:

[ATTACH=CONFIG]50912[/ATTACH] =^..^=

Since joining this site, I have received help from numerous techs. But I've also received what I like to call the "blackcat education."


This usually involves me doing a lot of work/learning. This seems mandatory if I'm to 100% grasp what he's teaching me.

For instance, he tells me about this tab breaking off on the rear paper guide. That's not hard to understand, but it got me wondering what's the exact purpose of the "tab" Oh, and while we're at it, what's the purpose of all those switches that mate up with the paper drawer?


Here's the picture of the paper size assembly:


20211126_105953.jpg


I have confirmed that the "key' that I posted earlier is correct.


Also, I learned that it's very important for paper setting to be set to Auto/Inch under System Menu>Cassette/Tray Settings.


I think that's a wrap on my education for paper size. I don't think there's anything left.

[BillyCarpenter]

Re: 3551ci - a print error has occurred, add paper to tray 1

So, I go back to this account this morning and I checked to see if the paper tray was reading correctly and it was. I check to see if tray 1 was set to auto/inch. It was.

Still, the incoming fax would not print. This time I did notice that on the screen that it said "bond". So, I changed the paper type from plain to bond on tray 1 and the fax printed out. I don't understand this at all.

Anyone ?


PS - I also checked the rear paper guide on tray 1 to make sure that it wasn't broken. It was fine.

[bsm2]

Re: 3551ci - a print error has occurred, add paper to tray 1

Your Welcome

[bsm2]

Re: 3551ci - a print error has occurred, add paper to tray 1

The machine is looking for a paper size that's not in the tray.
Usally the error message will tell you.

Set the fax to auto reduce paper size to letter.

Yes it's option in the fax menu and should be done on fax setup on all machines.

Experience

[BillyCarpenter]

Re: 3551ci - a print error has occurred, add paper to tray 1

Experience

You still haven't explained my problem. It had to do with the paper type, not size. Draw on your vast pool of knowledge and explain it.

[bsm2]

Re: 3551ci - a print error has occurred, add paper to tray 1

If you had looked at the error message the first time the customer would not have been inconvenienced
by a Tech not knowing how the machine works.

Reading Required
It doesn't get any easier than working on KYOCERA

Paper size or type can produce an error.

[BillyCarpenter]

Re: 3551ci - a print error has occurred, add paper to tray 1

If you had looked at the error message the first time the customer would not have been inconvenienced
by a Tech not knowing how the machine works.

Reading Required
It doesn't get any easier than working on KYOCERA

Paper size or type can produce an error.

I prefer not to sling mud in this forum so I'm gonna bow out.

[tsbservice]

Re: 3551ci - a print error has occurred, add paper to tray 1

So, I go back to this account this morning and I checked to see if the paper tray was reading correctly and it was. I check to see if tray 1 was set to auto/inch. It was.

Still, the incoming fax would not print. This time I did notice that on the screen that it said "bond". So, I changed the paper type from plain to bond on tray 1 and the fax printed out. I don't understand this at all.

Anyone ?


PS - I also checked the rear paper guide on tray 1 to make sure that it wasn't broken. It was fine.

It happens. Enduser change settings of paper type and it works exactly as they changed paper size - machine will be fooled. Worst cases with Admin agreement I had to lock enduser right to change paper size and type.

[blackcat4866]

Re: 3551ci - a print error has occurred, add paper to tray 1

Fax is defaulted to print onto Plain paper type. You CAN change the media type for facsimilie to Bond, or anything else you like.

Like any print job, you must MATCH both paper size AND units, and media type.

It's a mismatch if:
the paper size doesn't match
the measurement units don't match (metric/inch)
the media type does not match.

The difference between printing and facsimile, is that printing can auto select a tray hard set to LTR, but a fax cannot.

Now don't forget to check: One or more of your endusers has defaulted his/her print driver(s) to Bond media type. Tomorrow (or this afternoon) they'll call to bitch that they can't print anymore. The message will be "Load LTR Bond to the multipurpose tray."
=^..^=

[BillyCarpenter]

Re: 3551ci - a print error has occurred, add paper to tray 1

Fax is defaulted to print onto Plain paper type. You CAN change the media type for facsimilie to Bond, or anything else you like.

Like any print job, you must MATCH both paper size AND units, and media type.

It's a mismatch if:
the paper size doesn't match
the measurement units don't match (metric/inch)
the media type does not match.

The difference between printing and facsimile, is that printing can auto select a tray hard set to LTR, but a fax cannot.

Now don't forget to check: One or more of your endusers has defaulted his/her print driver(s) to Bond media type. Tomorrow (or this afternoon) they'll call to bitch that they can't print anymore. The message will be "Load LTR Bond to the multipurpose tray."
=^..^=

It sounds simple after you put it that way, but it wasn't so simple when I was trying to figure it out this morning. Thanks, man.

[BillyCarpenter]

Re: 3551ci - a print error has occurred, add paper to tray 1

It happens. Enduser change settings of paper type and it works exactly as they changed paper size - machine will be fooled. Worst cases with Admin agreement I had to lock enduser right to change paper size and type.

After blackcat explained exactly how it works, I think you're right, tsb. The customer must have been jacking around with the paper settings. That's the only logical explanation.

[blackcat4866]

Re: 3551ci - a print error has occurred, add paper to tray 1

Funny story:
A decade ago we placed 60 or 70 bizhub 950's in a school district. Basically they were good machines, but the folks that wrote the print driver screwed us.

When you looked at your print driver preferences, and selected paper size, the first size at the top of the list is 8 1/2" x 11" W. That list runs down off of the screen. Somewhere into the second screen at the very bottom of the list you see "US LETTER". A lot of our endusers thought: " ... I don't see Letter, but here is 8 1/2" x 11" (W). That's the same thing!"

Well, it's not the same thing. 8 1/2" x 11" W is 286mm x 223mm, or 7mm larger in both dimensions: not a paper size match. So somebody figures out: "Hey! I can just fix the tray size on the machine! Here it is, 8 1/2" x 11" W!"

Now the other 200 users (of 201) cannot get a paper size match, but that one person CAN print. And the difference in size is not enough to jam the machine.

To me, that meant that on EVERY service call on all 60 or 70 machines, I had to examine what media was in the tray, and set it to the correct size, on (5) trays. Guaranteed, two or more were set to a wide paper size.

... and all because the American print driver listed the single most common US size dead last, off the screen. =^..^=

[BillyCarpenter]

Re: 3551ci - a print error has occurred, add paper to tray 1

Funny story:
A decade ago we placed 60 or 70 bizhub 950's in a school district. Basically they were good machines, but the folks that wrote the print driver screwed us.

When you looked at your print driver preferences, and selected paper size, the first size at the top of the list is 8 1/2" x 11" W. That list runs down off of the screen. Somewhere into the second screen at the very bottom of the list you see "US LETTER". A lot of our endusers thought: " ... I don't see Letter, but here is 8 1/2" x 11" (W). That's the same thing!"

Well, it's not the same thing. 8 1/2" x 11" W is 286mm x 223mm, or 7mm larger in both dimensions: not a paper size match. So somebody figures out: "Hey! I can just fix the tray size on the machine! Here it is, 8 1/2" x 11" W!"

Now the other 200 users (of 201) cannot get a paper size match, but that one person CAN print. And the difference is size is not enough to jam the machine.

To me, that meant that on EVERY service call, I had to examine what media was in the tray, and set it to the correct size, on (5) trays. Guaranteed, two or more were set to a wide paper size.

... and all because the American print driver listed the most common US size dead last, off the screen. =^..^=

That's not a funny story. That's a f'n nightmare, bro.