HP 5550 User Guide - Page 121

Transparencies " Do not fan transparencies before loading them. Resulting static elec- tricity may cause printing errors. " If you touch the face of the transparencies with your bare hands, print quality may be affected. " Keep the printer path clean. Transparencies are especially sensitive to a dirty media path. If there are shadows on either the top or the bottom of the sheets, see chapter 9, "Maintaining the Printer" . " Remove transparencies as soon as possible from the output tray to avoid static buildup. You can print continuously with transparencies. However, this could affect the media feed, depending on the media quality, static buildup, and printing environment. Try printing your data on a sheet of plain paper first to check placement. " If you have problems feeding 20 sheets, try loading only 1-10 sheets at a time. Loading a large number of transparencies at one time may cause static buildup, thus causing feeding problems. Capacity Orientation Tray 1 (Manual Feed Tray) Tray 2/3/4 Face down Up to 20 transparencies, depending on their thickness Not supported Driver Transparency Media Type Duplexing Not supported Glossy Not supported Mode " Always first test a small quantity of a particular type of transparency. Use transparencies that are „ Approved for laser printing DO NOT use transparencies that „ Have static electricity that will cause them to stick together „ Are specified for inkjet printers only Media Types 107