Guide to avoid Chain printer Jamming

Chain printer also called character printer. The element which prints in chain printer is made up of the metallic band with a chain that contains characters that rotate horizontally on paper. The chain consists of five sections and each section consists of 48 characters. As the chain rotates, the hammer strikes the paper along with ribbon against the character on the chain. Chain printers are one of the fastest printers that can produce up to 500 to 3000 characters per second. The speed of these printers can go up to 3000 lines a minute. But this printer has the problem of chain jamming.

Thermal Receipt Printer

When any printer jams, they flashlights. So, always follow the advice that is given in the manual provided with the printer. Here we are discussing some steps you can follow to correct the problem

1. Turn off the printer

When you use your printer excessively, it generates heat that can affect your life of printer or it can make chain jammed. So, if the chain is jammed, wait for the printer to cool off.

2. Carefully pull out sheets and scraps

First, check the printer as it can be the case that the sheet or paper scrap get stuck in the chain. Pull the paper out very carefully and slowly. Take care to remove all the paper. If any scraps remain in the printer it can cause further jamming of the chain.

3. Open the doors leading to paper out

If you can't recognize which door leads to your chain jam, you can start by opening or remove the tray which led the paper to the tray which led the paper out.

4. Close all doors and restart the printer

Once you check the above-mentioned steps, restart your chain printer. If the printer reports that it is still jammed then double check the above steps again and then start again. If the issue continues to complain again, you'll have to call for service.

But apart from that, I'll suggest you buy Receipt Printer as they are the Best printer with less arising problems.

To avoid jam again:

1. Use only same kind of paper at a time in the tray.
2. Servicing must be done with every three months.
3. When you load the printer input tray, pay attention to the needs like how the paper must be loaded, length or width of the paper,

You can overcome any of your chain printer problems with just your little patience and attention. For every printer, there are some guidelines to follow before use whether they are Receipt Printer, Chain Printer, Thermal Printer or Bill Printer. I will definitely share all the steps for every printer that must carry out for solving your printer problem soon.