Photo Laser Paper for Dell CN3100 Color Printer?

[ron.olsberg]

I am trying to print color photos using my Dell CN3100 and not having
any luck with the so called Laser Photo Paper. I am using 58lb HP
Laser Photo Paper PNQ6607A and the photo prints are awful. I believe
the CN3100 has a FUJI print engine and performs three or four passes
when printing to color media. I am guessing the results are so bad
because the paper is getting to hot during the multiple passes. Can
anyone recommend any photo-type paper of approx weight of 58lb that
might work with this printer to print photos? If the printer firmware
could be modified to add a delay between print passes, would it
possibly solve the color photo paper print problem. I do not care if
it takes longer to print, I just want the results to be good. In
general, do single pass color laser printers work with this type of
paper while multiple pass printers do not? BTW, when I print my color
photos to standard paper the CN3100 prints look great.

Any ideas or web/news group links would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks Much In Advance
Regards
Ron

 

[ron.olsberg]

Sorry the Dell Printer model is 3100CN.

 

[me]

I am trying to print color photos using my Dell CN3100 and not having
any luck with the so called Laser Photo Paper. I am using 58lb HP
Laser Photo Paper PNQ6607A and the photo prints are awful. I believe
the CN3100 has a FUJI print engine and performs three or four passes
when printing to color media. I am guessing the results are so bad
because the paper is getting to hot during the multiple passes. Can
anyone recommend any photo-type paper of approx weight of 58lb that
might work with this printer to print photos? If the printer firmware
could be modified to add a delay between print passes, would it
possibly solve the color photo paper print problem. I do not care if
it takes longer to print, I just want the results to be good. In
general, do single pass color laser printers work with this type of
paper while multiple pass printers do not? BTW, when I print my color
photos to standard paper the CN3100 prints look great.

I've used Hp's Soft gloss paper before. I don't know if you have
fivestar over there but they have a whiter glossy paper but its more
flexible than the HP Soft gloss. Datacopy (I don't know if that's
available over there either) has a rather nice 160gsm glossy laser
paper. Today, I am awaiting the delivery of some Xerox Colortech Glossy
(120 gsm). I quite like their normal (100 gsm) paper, so I will see how
this comes, it is also available in a variety of thicknesses.

 

[me]

I've used Hp's Soft gloss paper before. I don't know if you have
fivestar over there but they have a whiter glossy paper but its more
flexible than the HP Soft gloss. Datacopy (I don't know if that's
available over there either) has a rather nice 160gsm glossy laser
paper. Today, I am awaiting the delivery of some Xerox Colortech
Glossy (120 gsm). I quite like their normal (100 gsm) paper, so I will
see how this comes, it is also available in a variety of thicknesses.

Its turned up now, I fed a sheet through but it jammed in the fuser oil
rollers, mind you it was cold straight from the post man. I'm going to
shove some in one of the trays and leave it over night to warm up then
try again. If it fails again I will have more glossy paper for my
Phaser which takes it quite happily, or at least it takes the Datacopy
160 paper quite happily, which is thicker and has a similar texture.

It is a quite a good paper mind you, nice and glossy, but as a result
quite slippy, so the old Canon CLC 950 didn't like it.

I don't know if my Xerox machine says so, but the QMS laser I had said
it didn't want more than 200 pages a month of glossy paper fed through
it.

 

[kolorwell]

Typically, the designing and calibration of color laser printer i
based on common photocopy paper (70 ~ 80gsm, g/sq m2). When yo
increase paper thickness (weight), the toner will be transferre
incompletely from OPC drum to paper that means the color saturatio
will be degraded (very white). 85Lb is around 300gsm. It is ove
weight too much! There does not have any specification or standar
about thickness of photo paper. Corresponding to the paper thicknes
for photographic development is around 170 ~ 220gsm, Although appl
170 ~ 220gsm paper to laser printer for photographic printing, th
color saturation of printing quality still is poor!

How to overcome this limitation? The photo paper should have positiv
polarity on the surface to help toner transfer completely. Pleas
refer to the website

How to print photography by laser printer
http://www.alibaba.com/catalog/11012456/product.html?f=myalibab

I had test with HP 2500/2550/3700/4600/5500, EPSO
C900/1100/1900/3000/4000/4100, Xerox DC12 and 6060 based on 0.22mm
153gsm, PP synthetic paper (0.22mm is equal to 200gsm of pulp pape
made). Of course, my paper has positive polarity on the pape
surface. Unfortunately, I live in Taiwan and can not buy Dell printe
to do test so that I can not advise more information about th
printing quality of Dell 3100cn. Basically, 3100cn offers 600dp
engine, 2400dpi output resolution, PCL6 and PostScript Level
printing language. It is possible to print satisfactory photograph
if toner is transferred completely

Currently, the operation of color laser printer is only two kinds tha
are one-pass and four-pass. Corresponding to the specification of Del
3100cn, I think it is four-pass. Whatever one-pass or four-pass, i
does not any connection with heating temperature. The heatin
temperature is determined by melting temperature of toner when pape
passes through fuser. If the heat is accumulated inside printer, i
is possible to make toner transfer abnormal. I faced this proble
before when I tested with EPSON color laser printer. Particularly
the printer is compact designing

Slow down printing speed is a good idea! When I tested HP printer,
changed “paper type” from default “common” to “106 ~ 163 g/m2” an
EPSON from default “common” to “thick (also is 106 ~ 163 g/m2)”.
have no idea about Dell “paper type”. Be careful! Slow down printin
speed also has another problem that is possible to melt-down th
coating material on the paper surface and make printer destroy.

Any question about photography printed by laser printer, please do no
hesitate to contact with me directly and my mail address i
(e-mail address removed)