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Question posted by shicklem on June 3rd, 2014

Paper Sensor

My wife uses this printer in her kindergarten class. Been great until now. She's trying to print pictures and the paper sensor messages displays. I'm able to print a test page to regular paper but the darn thing doesn.'t like photo paper from either tray. I assume it's sensor but not sure which one it might be

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Answer #1: Posted by SoCalWoman on June 3rd, 2014 7:12 PM
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Hello shicklem,

Steps for a possible resolution to the Paper Sensor Failed Error can be viewed here

Once at the link, scroll down to steps 3 and 4, as these pertain to your issue.

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... with self-maintenance. 5 Attention light: Turns on when there is accessing a memory card, off , the printer uses paper from a camera connected to print all photos on the printer screen. ● Press OK to display the submenus or options. ● Press Cancel to access the printer menu. Printer menu Press Menu to exit the current menu. To navigate the...
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