Epson ET-2850 how to clear a paper jam in the rear cover
When the LCD screen reports paper jammed in the rear cover.
Steps
- Cancel the print job, if necessary.
- Pull any jammed paper out of the rear paper feed.
- Press the buttons to release the rear cover and remove the cover from the product, then remove any jammed paper from inside the product.
- Remove any jammed paper from the rear cover.
- Press in the buttons and reattach the rear cover.
- Follow the prompts on the LCD screen to clear any error messages. If a paper jam message remains, use the steps for a jam inside the product. See Clear a paper jam inside the product.
Source: Solving Problems: Paper Jam Problems in the Rear Cover Source: Solving Problems: Paper Jam Problems in the Rear Cover, pp. 211-212
Other ET-2850 procedures
- How to run a nozzle check from the control panelWhen printouts are light or banded, to see whether the print head nozzles are clogged before cleaning.
- How to clean the print head from the control panelWhen the nozzle check pattern has gaps. Cleaning uses ink, so clean only when print quality declines.
- How to run a Power Cleaning from the control panelWhen white or dark lines or missing nozzles remain after cleaning the print head several times.
- How to align the print head from the control panelWhen printouts are grainy or blurry, vertical lines are misaligned, or dark or light horizontal bands appear.
- How to refill the ink tanksWhen the ink level is below the lower line on a tank. Fill the tank to the upper line.
- How to reset the ink levels when the LCD asks for itWhen the LCD screen prompts you to reset the ink levels. The message can appear even when ink remains in the tanks.
- How to clear a paper jam inside the productWhen the LCD screen reports paper jammed inside the product, including (W-01).
- How to run a product checkTo find out whether the product itself is working when printing from a computer fails.
- How to restore control panel settings to their defaultsWhen a control panel, network, copy or scan setting causes a problem.
Sources
- User's Guide, ET-2850. Epson America, Inc. Document CPD-60206, revision CPD-60206R1, 259 pages, en-US. files.support.epson.com (PDF). Listed on the manufacturer's support page. Retrieved 13 November 2026.
Page numbers are the numbers printed in the manual. Where this page and the manual differ, follow the manual.