Laser Printing on Transparencies help

[Nicola McIntosh]

an introduction in the say hello forum would help you first 😀

nik

[Ian Bingham]

sorry but thats a known problem with the oki, same happens with my 2

ian

[Dave Summers]

Thanks for the reply Ian, at least i know i am not doing anything wrong.

Do you have any tips to minimise the problem?

i have found that handling the sheet as little as possible helps with the purple patching (i think moisture/finger prints make it worse)

cheers

Dave

[Ian Bingham]

as you said dont handel it, try setting the printer to glossy in the settings, also have a word with tennants to as i presume thats where you got it from, but as far as im aware there isnt an easy fix, sorry ian

[Kevin Flowers]

hi
set the printer to labels 2 & open up the rear door so you have a straight through path

Kev

[Dave Summers]

Cheers, ill give these ideas a go. Guess its just a case of trial and error. I presume that when i select the media try in software printer properties, this overrides any setting in the printer and therefore i dont need to experiment with different settings in the printer media type menu?

cheers

Dave

[Kevin Flowers]

Yes, leave the machine on default and do all your settings in your software

Kev

[Andrew Bennett]

Please let us know how you get on.

[Paul Humble]

I would be keen to know how you get on too, I have exactly the same problem.

[Chris Wool]

out of interest is this just a problem to that printer.
i have just printed a blue 260mm sq on to transparency with my 9600 and its as it should be

chris

[Paul Humble]

quote Chris Wool:

out of interest is this just a problem to that printer.
i have just printed a blue 260mm sq on to transparency with my 9600 and its as it should be

chris

AFAIK it seems to be. I can print small blocks of blue (ie number plate banners) but I cant print a large block of colour or it fades to purple. Its quite annoying as the printer was bought largely for printing mandatory signs, which are blue!

I would ask for reccomendations of other printers but I think (if ive read rules right) that this isnt allowed.

[Tim Painter]

Out of curiosity what are the CMYK values you are using for the blue?

[Paul Humble]

quote Tim Painter:

Out of curiosity what are the CMYK values you are using for the blue?

I havent touched the factory settings on the printer, just the software.

[Tim Painter]

Was just asking about the CMYK values you were specifying in the software.

[Chris Wool]

quote :

I would ask for reccomendations of other printers but I think (if ive read rules right) that this isnt allowed.

yes thats allowed.

if its a known problem why do they keep pushing the sale of them as a sign printer

chris

[Paul Humble]

quote Tim Painter:

Was just asking about the CMYK values you were specifying in the software.

I dont know about Dave, but im new to this and dont really know what you mean. Id be grateful of an explanation though. Thanks

[J. Makela]

Whatever software you’re using to create the graphic will have a color picker of some sort. There you can find the CMYK breakdown of whatever color you choose. (C=Cyan, M=Magenta, Y=Yellow, K=Black, the 4 most common base colors used in printing) For example, if you were going to print a purple, the breakdown might be:

C: 50
M: 100
Y: 0
K: 0

Or, if you were printing yellow, it might read:

C: 0
M: 0
Y: 100
K: 0

Often the breakdown isn’t that simple, but you get the idea. Somewhere in your design interface is a window or palette where you can see color breakdowns of any color you choose to use in your graphics. I think Tim is asking for the CMYK breakdown of the color you’re having problems with..?

Just a guess.

[Paul Humble]

quote J. Makela:

Whatever software you’re using to create the graphic will have a color picker of some sort. There you can find the CMYK breakdown of whatever color you choose. (C=Cyan, M=Magenta, Y=Yellow, K=Black, the 4 most common base colors used in printing) For example, if you were going to print a purple, the breakdown might be:

C: 50
M: 100
Y: 0
K: 0

Or, if you were printing yellow, it might read:

C: 0
M: 0
Y: 100
K: 0

Often the breakdown isn’t that simple, but you get the idea. Somewhere in your design interface is a window or palette where you can see color breakdowns of any color you choose to use in your graphics. I think Tim is asking for the CMYK breakdown of the color you’re having problems with..?

Just a guess.

Ah I see, ill have a look tonight and let you know.

Thanks for the help and sorry to hijack the thread.

[Dave Summers]

Hi all, sorry for the delay getting back.

I have found mixed results. sometimes the advice of printing with label 2 and rear door open has improvements and sometimes it doesnt.

What i have noticed is that if i print a lighter shade of blue then i dont get the problem so it may be down to the specific colour values of the blue in question.

Also i have found that it is absolutely imperative that the acetates are kept clean and untouched on the print face.

cheers

Dave