Phaser 6120 Tray 1 Misfeed

[tlocane]

I know how you feel. I loved the quality of the Phaser 6120, but the feed problems were chronic in my printer. 

After Hurricane Sandy destroyed my Phaser 6120 as well as my HP all-in-one B&W laser, I decided to combine the two into one printer and bought an HP color laser all-in-one. The color quality is not as good as the Xerox, but it's a workhorse and I have not had any misfeeds or other issues.

I would love another Xerox, but I'm not sure the build quality is there anymore.

[shoelessjoe64]

Wow I should spell check/proof read!

I will try it again,

You may have lucked out in losing it in a hurricane. I've had mine since December of 2008. It doesn't withstand the test of time like the old printers used to.

I've had issues with the document feeder since back in 2010. I even use the good heavy paper they recommend.

The cheap plastic tabs broke on the fold out document holder twice. I haven't replaced it again. I swear I have been gentle with it, but it broke both times during the misfeed troubleshooting.

The first time it broke, one of those plastic tabs fell in and destroyed my imaging unit. I had to replace that.

It constantly gives me the message that a toner is missing. I normally have to remove each toner manually and reinstall them. Pretty annoying.

The icing on the cake is the handle just broke on the hood to fix a misfeed error or as the printer calls it "paper jam tray1"

I can't say I will buy another Xerox. I have recently read reviews on the Canon Multi-Function Color Lasers and they read pretty good. I will probably wait for a good sale.

Good luck on the misery that is the Phaser 6120.

[shoelessjoe64]

You may have lucked out in losing it in a hurricane. I've had mine for December of 2008. It doesn't withstand the test of time like old printer used to.

I've had issues with the document feeder since back in 2010. I even use the good heavy paper they recommend.

The cheap plastic tabs broke on the fold out document holder not once but twice. I have replaced it again. I swear I have been gentle with it, but it broke during the misfeed troubleshooting.

The first time it broke, one of those plastic tabs fell in and destroyed my imaging unit. I had to replace that.

Lets see it gives me the message constantly that a toner is missing. I normally have to remove each toner manually and reinstall them. Pretty annoying.

The icing on the cake is the handle just broke on the hood to fix a misfeed error or as the printer calls it "paper jam tray1"

I can't say I will buy another Xerox. I have recently read reviews on the Canon Multi-Function Color Lasers and they read pretty good. I will probably wait for a good sale.

Good luck on the misery that is the Phaser 6120.

[tlocane]

I never got an answer to my question about the misfeed. My 6120 got flooded in Hurricane Sandy and was destroyed, so I never got the problem resolved. I hope you have a better result. The 6120 created great printouts. I miss mine.

[jbleeg]

I know this is a very old message, but I am experiencing a similar mis-feed problem with the paper not getting picked up in Tray 1 (no optional tray 2).  Can anyone instruct me on how to clean or tweak the pick up rollers.  The printer only has 2260 prints on it, so I doubt anything is to warn, but there may be some paper dust causing problems.

Jerry In San Jose

[tlocane]

My 6120 is almost constantly misfeeding from tray 1 (the only tray installed). The paper is inserted correctly, and I just cleaned the paper feed roller as instructed on the Xerox Service Help page but still the same thing. No paper is trapped/stuck inside. Opening the printer and shutting sometimes works but most often does not and I must guide each page thru as it tries to select the next sheet for printing. When the tray lifts to select the sheet, the paper most often is not caught.

I noticed inside the paper tray the guides for the correct amount of paper to insert. Shouldn't it feed paper if only a few sheets are loaded or must I always keep the amount of paper within the lines indicated? It seems to catch the paper if more paper is loaded; altho it doesn't always seem to matter how much or how few sheets are loaded. This happens no matter if I am printing on letter-sized 24-28# stock or light weight card stock.

I hate to replace my 6120 as it prints beautifully and I have a complete set of new toner cartridges still to install when the existing toner runs out. Any suggestions would be appreciated; as well as opinions if you think it's worth it to have whatever is wrong fixed. Thanks.