I have a Brother HL-5140 and I've search the internet, but cannot find out if this printer will print on the overhead projection paper or if it will melt the plastic sheets. Can anyone with this printer tell me? Or can someone tell me what wording to look for on a list of printer specs that will tell me? Thanks!
In addition to using transparencies designed for laser printers you need to go into the printer properties and tell the printer that you are using transparencies not just paper. It will run the fuser at a cooler temperature so that you do not melt the plastic transparency.
Certain printers can do this, but proceed with caution as you can't just use any overheads, you need to buy overheads capable of going through a Laser printer. If you refer to the web site I have provided the answer you want is there
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Overhead Projector Sheets
you just need to find out if it's an ink jet or a laser printer, and then go buy the specific kind of overhead sheets used for whichever one you own.
