[X4U] HP Laser Jet 1520

[Fabian Fang]

On Dec 13, 2007, at 9:06 PM, Ed Gould wrote:

> I do not print more than one or two pages a week (80 percent of the  
> time) the other 20 percent is maybe 5 pages a week.
>
> Two  years ago I got a HP laser Jet 1520 with built in network card.
>
> It has worked well for me, except about 3 months ago it jammed. I am  
> *NOT* mechanically inclined.
>
> Is there an easy way to unjam it? If I feed the paper through the  
> front manually it works but it is a PITA. When I turn it on it goes  
> through its startup and makes a bit of noise.
>
> Am I going to have to take it in for HP servicing to get rid of an  
> apparent simple paper jam? We have looked at it and just don't see  
> anyway that you can get to the paper feed area to see what is  
> causing the noise.
>
> I guess I am spoiled from using an IBM 4019 as they were extremely  
> easy to open up and find the jam. The HP does not seem to have an  
> visible levers to do so, help.


I have used repair kits from <fixyourownprinter.com> for several  
LaserWriters. Those come with very clear instructions on video.  The  
following kit may be relevant to your problem, assuming that your  
printer is LaserJet 1320:
<http://www.fixyourownprinter.com/kits/hp/K94>

Fabian