You are responsible for maintaining a fleet of high-end multifunction printers at a law firm. One particular device is repeatedly having issues with stapler jams. Each jam occurs after several successful staple operations, and you notice the jams consistently happen with larger documents of 30 pages or more. The staples are not empty, and there are no visible obstructions. What could be the underlying cause?
Check for serial firmware errors that could be leading to the jams and apply necessary firmware updates.
Replace the staple cartridge due to wear which is causing jams when handling more substantial documents.
Increase the printer cool-down time between print jobs, as overheating might be causing the mechanism to malfunction.
Remove and reseat the print cartridge as it might be misaligned and leading to the staple finishing malfunctions.
This issue could be caused specifically by staple cartridge wear or misalignment not suited to handle larger stacks of paper. Smaller documents do not present the issue as they exert less stress on the cartridge. Though overheating could indeed cause other mechanical issues, there is no technical relationship between overheating and stapler jams. Serial firmware errors typically affect software-related functions of printers, not the staple mechanism, while reseating the print cartridge wouldn't deal directly with jamming issues in the staple finisher assembly.
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