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- Re: Automatic Document Feeder cover open message

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09-29-2019 11:06 PM
I'm getting an "Automatic Document Feeder Door Open" message, although the door is closed and locked. Is it a faulty door sensor issure? How do I locate and check the door sensor?
10-02-2019 08:40 AM
Welcome to the HP Support Community.
It could be. Let's try these steps:
Clean the plastic and glass strips inside the document feeder with a soft, lint-free cloth sprayed with glass cleaner.
NOTE:Some printers ship with a document feeder cleaning cloth. If you have the cloth, load it into the document feeder and start a copy job to clean the scanner mechanism.
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Turn the printer off, disconnect the power cord, and then remove the battery if your printer has one.
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Depending on your printer model, open any top cover, document feeder tray, and scan document feeder cover.
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Look for and remove any dust or debris from inside the document feeder.
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Spray a soft, lint-free cloth with glass cleaner, and then wipe the scanner glass and the white strip on the underside of the document feeder until clean, dry, and streak-free.
CAUTION:
To protect the interior printer parts, do not spray the cleaner directly on or into the printer.
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Securely close any covers and trays that you opened.
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Reconnect the power cord to the printer, and then try making a copy.
If the issue persists, continue to the next step.
Step 2: Clean the ADF rollers
If lines in copies persist when using the ADF, clean the rollers or separator pad.
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Turn the printer off, disconnect the power cord, and then open the ADF cover.
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Find any paper pick rollers and the separator pad inside the ADF. These parts have a rubber coating.
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Lightly dampen a clean, lint-free cloth with distilled or filtered water, squeeze any excess liquid from the cloth, and then wipe any residue off the rollers and separator pad.
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Leave the ADF cover open for two minutes to allow the parts to dry, and then close the cover.
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Reconnect the power cord to the printer, and then try making a copy.
Let's try to reset the Printer here:
Turn the printer on, if it is not already on.
- Wait until the printer is idle and silent before you continue.
- With the printer turned on, disconnect the power cord from the rear of the printer.
- Unplug the power cord from the wall outlet.
- Wait at least 60 seconds.
- Plug the power cord back into the wall outlet.
- NOTE: HP recommends connecting the printer power cord directly to the wall outlet.
- Reconnect the power cord to the rear of the printer.
- Turn on the printer, if it does not automatically turn on.
- Wait until the printer is idle and silent before you proceed.
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