Colour laserjet printing

[Harry Worth]

Can I use inkjet photopaper in a colour laser printer, or will it cause untold damage?

[smorodina]

We use standard copier paper in ours at work with no problem.

[rja211077]

i don't think that answers the question smorodina...the question is can photo-quality paper (the glossy stuff) be used in a laser printer. I don't know the answer but would unhelpfully suggest that the printer's user manual will advise what sort of papers are suitable

[Harry Worth]

Thanks, smorodina and rja - you are right, rja, I am looking to see if I can use the glossy photo card used in inkjets. There's nothing in the manual other than the max gms that should be used. Does anyone know if I can use glossy inkjet card?

[smorodina]

You're right - I didn't read the question closely enough! This quote seems to indicate caution is required: "Clay or other pigment-coated papers must be specifically designed for laser printers. The electrical properties must be controlled and the surface designed not to blister during fusing, and the coating must not flake or shed particles that can contaminate the printer." Maybe the paper manufacturer could help?

[lisaj]

I've used Epson Glossy Photo Paper in an HP Laserjet 2100 with no problems at all.

[honkytonkman]

We used to use a Canon CLC 750 Laser copier at work for printing graphics and it was quite fussy over the paper it would take. The wrong transparencies would melt onto the heated rollers. And the wrong paper would jam and shred itself EVERYWHERE and we'd have to call the engineer. My advice is not to use glossy photo paper. My main worry with inkjet paper is that it would be more absorbent than laser paper which is very high quality and much smoother.

[Haitch]

We've got 2 Hp colourjet 5400 (I think that's the number) in my office at work & I shove alsorts through - acetates, stickers, glossies. I guess it could be partly do with the speed of the printer - more ppms & it doesn't have time to melt/blister the paper. Mind you printing in colour means longer in the printer because of rotating the toner cartridges for each colour pass. Just hope it doesn't reach the hot part (the fuser) until after it completed the transfer process.