How do I make my fax machine stop picking up multiple pages? -

When I send a fax on my fax machine, sometimes it feeds more than one page at a time through the automatic feeder. How do I make it QUIT doing that? I never know which page didn t get scanned, so I have to re scan the whole fax.

there can be a LOT of reasons for this problem, this is more the kind of thing you want to ask a handy friend to fix for you at your place in exchange for coffee/pizza, But... a few initial possibilities: - thin paper, some fax machines rely on the paper being a certain thickness thinner sheets can be puled in more than one at a time, for instance, computer paper works fine, but binder paper would double feed. - grimy stop wheel, look at the feed rollers and see if they are dirty or worn out, I could be more specific but it would get confusing without seeing the fax. -hot, humid climate can made sticky paper.

Trust me on this one, OK? pick up the stack of paper before you use your machine and hold it up like you would a sandwich, blow as hard as you can between the paper. This will cause air to get between the sheets of paper and they won t be stuck together for when the machine tries to take one in. Now put it back in the fax machine.

Most of the time it is because you did not fan the paper as you were putting in new. Sometimes it is because the paper has picked up some moisture out of the air and needs replacing. Store unused paper in sealed containers.

The only sure way is to stand next to it and feed it one sheet at a time - but if you re too slow the fax machine might think the fax is over and stop transmitting.

Try a different brand of paper. Sometimes humidity has something to do with it.