ML1120/ML1190 User’s Guide - Troubleshooting > 76
PROBLEM  CAUSE  ACTION 
Paper distortion or jam. Forms are loaded with their 
left holes out of line with 
the right ones. 
Load forms with their left 
holes in line with the right 
ones. 
Inadequate distance 
between the left and right 
Pin Tractors, making for 
loose paper.
Relocate the Pin Tractors to 
tighten the paper.
Paper movement is 
blocked. 
Remove the blockage.
Paper source is too far 
from the printer. 
Move the paper source nearer 
to the printer. 
Paper not specified for the 
printer. 
Use paper types specified for 
this printer.
Several blank lines 
appear in the printout. 
Skip over perforation 
spacing is selected. 
Cancel the skip over 
perforation spacing.
The selected skip over 
perforation spacing does 
not match the physical 
tear-off perforation 
positions. 
The paper length selected 
in the application does not 
match the physical paper 
length. 
Match the paper length 
selected in the application 
with the physical paper length 
in use.
Select the paper length 
in number of lines in the 
application. 
Abnormal switchover between cut sheet and continuous forms modes.
No cut sheet feed.  The printer is in continuous 
forms mode. 
Set the Paper Type lever to 
cut sheet mode. 
No continuous forms 
feed. 
The printer is in cut sheet 
mode. 
Set the Paper Type lever to 
continuous forms mode. 
Paper feed operations 
for both cut sheets and 
continuous forms are 
actuated. 
The cut sheet is not 
ejected. 
Eject the cut sheet.