11x17 Transparencies on the Canon 6010

[rcreveli]

I print the occasional transparency for a local screen printer and I'm trying to help him out. Does anyone know of a workaround on the 6010 to run transparencies over 8.5x11. The machine will not let you select transparencies or labels on larger sizes.

Ray

[maynardsayswhat]

I've had the same issues when using any driver setting that indicated non-paper substrates. Have you tried just telling it to use the correct GSM paper? Basically tricking the machine into thinking it's just a thick cover sheet. You may have to tweak the image quality related settings to avoid pitting or thin laydown, but this tactic has always fixed my similar issues.

Related note: I gave up on lasers for my screen positives years ago and went to inkjets for more consistent results. There are several 13x19 inkjets for US$150-ish which are far simpler to use for this application. Check out Casey's Film (about the same cost as laser positives).

Good luck!