Flakey envelope feed: Has anyone found a solution to the way the printer misfeeds envelopes about 90% of the time?
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They came out with another firmware in late July but I haven't printed any envelopes yet to see if it helped any. This is what works for me..... Push the envelope into the slot _lightly_ until you will feel a slight stop. Do NOT push any further! Just use your finger tips at the rear most part of the envelope. Within a few seconds (5 or 6 seconds if the printer is asleep) you should feel the printer grab the envelope, it will only move a very slight amount, maybe 1/8th of an inch, you have to pay attention, then you should be able to print normally. It works for me every time now. I've had mine over a year. I found it out from another poster. After digging into Brothers web site and reading their manuals I actually did see where Brother mentioned the same thing, but I had to do a lot of digging to find it. I think it was buried in their trouble shooting section? Thank goodness I don't print a lot of envelopes, that's actually my only nit pick, well, that and having to open the back of the printer when printing envelopes. Also, I use the cheaper standard envelopes and I found that if you use the handle of a butter knife or another flat utensil and flatten the envelope first it will get rid of 90% of the wrinkles. Hoped it helps....
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I just performed a test to see how it will do. I loaded 5 sheets of heavyweight card stock in the tray. The first one fed and printed fine, the rest jammed. I tried a couple times with no success. It will feed a single sheet at a time through the front feed (what I call the envelope feeder), but it is not reliable at feeding a stack of heavyweight card stock. EDIT******** Well, I'll be darned. Looks like I just need to do a little more reading. I tried what Stephen suggested, (Setting the paper to thick) and it worked fine. My apologies, it works with card stock. Ry I just performed a test to see how it will do. I loaded 5 sheets of heavyweight card stock in the tray. The first one fed and printed fine, the rest jammed. I tried a couple times with no success. It will feed a single sheet at a time through the front feed (what I call the envelope feeder), but it is not reliable at feeding a stack of heavyweight card stock. EDIT******** Well, I'll be darned. Looks like I just need to do a little more reading. I tried what Stephen suggested, (Setting the paper to thick) and it worked fine. My apologies, it works with card stock. Ry
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I can't imagine any printer being able to have it run through. I've ordered some adhesive labels that are on their way, but in the meantime, I've been just taping a half sheet of paper with addressing info onto the envelope.
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The only issue I've had with the ADF is if I try to do duplex scanning with wrinkled paper, but that's not a printer defect :)That said, I don't usually scan large documents so I may simply have not hit this issue.
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Not if I am careful to use good (I use hp paper) paper. This great printer will feed envelopes very well. I use that feature to play around with fonts for Christmas cards and gifts. While looking for a good printer for another location I I had bad results with several of the highest rated (by consumer's union) hp printers. This happened in a very dry climate using old paper. I bought new paper and still had feed problems with other hp models. When trying this (8600) - the feed problems just went away. I believe the dry climate drys and stiffens the paper, taxing any printer's feed system. If you are in a dry (or very humid) climate, read all hp instructions about paper storage, loading and feeding. One other problem I brought on myself at the dry climate location - I bought the 8600 at a retailer (big box store). Never again. I bought my latest 8600 directly from hp to get hp support. Best printer decision I ever made. HP warranty and support is world class or better and the first year support is free. I've extended my hardware and hp system support. Next best money I ever spent. Hope this helps you.
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I defer to the previous answer. I agree that the feed path won't handle card stock. I've operated ofset presses which will handle card stock. Their feed function loads flat and feeds flat to and out of the impression cylinder group. My 8600 handles standard mailing envelopes flawlessly. I wouldn't try anything more complex than that. Just remember, its' feed path. The stock has to bend 180 degrees.
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I haven't had a problem with the bottom feeder pulling more than one page at a time. The fax seems to work fine on top, even with several pages. I did have a couple of sheets pull together when I tried using the top feeder for copies of a multi page document.
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Hi I have been using this machine for about almost 2 years. The envelopes can be feeded via the front tray not via the bottom tray. Even if you have 2 trays.
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Thanks for your help. I did the firmware update and tested the printer, but the problem still persists in my case.
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I print all my envelopes at work with this printer (probably 10-15 per week) and it works great for me. Just pull down the manual feed tray, insert the blank envelope (as shown in the drawing on the feed tray) and click "print." So far no jams. Have had this printer at work for about 6 months. I don't know why another reviewer said the printed envelopes come out the back of the printer. Mine don't. They come out printed side down at the same place a printed sheet of paper comes out. (To clarify, I am using #10 size business envelopes.)
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envelopes go in the same way paper does. strait up and in the middle of the printer. Make sure the flap is pointing to the right, as you face the printer. and of course face down. hope this helps
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The auto feed on the top only works for the scanner and copier. Envelopes and non standard paper have to go in the paper feeder. Hopefully that helps.
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Fairly well. You can put up to three at a time into the manual feed slot (not shown in the Amazon product photo, it's right above the normal paper tray), then just print as normal and the printer will automatically pull the envelopes from the manual feed slot. I wish it were able to hold more than three envelopes at a time, but you could always take your 8.5x11" paper out and put envelopes in for larger jobs.
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That's interesting. Haha. In my case, I got screwed pretty good by this printer. I felt that the least I could do for everyone else was to let them know how to avoid getting screwed in the same way.
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Make sure you have the paper type properly set. I accidently set mine to card stock, deactivating duplex printing for that tray.
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I haven't experienced this problem with heavier stock, per se, but I have had a problem with larger envelopes, specifically 6x9, which the printer apparently doesn't recognize as envelopes, and with labels when it doesn't know they're labels. This can be avoided by opening the printer Properties to the Printing Shortcuts tab and selecting "Envelope" or "Label" as the paper type.
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Sounds like your settings need to be changed back to a paper setting. Go into the settings on your printer and change it there.