Printing on Transparent sheet with HP Envy 5030

[JaapVerrij]

HP Envy 5030 does not have transparent sheet as media available. I need this for making transfers for creating electronic pcb's. Question: Which combination of printer settings gives most ink and darkest result?

Esp. which type of paper to choose, if this has any influence?

Further of course max. DPI and Best Quality

[Valsimot]

First, you will need to have a special transparent sheet for printing on an inkjet printer, you can't use any transparencies ( like the ones you can use in a laser printer). The transparencies for inkjet printers have are not fully transparent, they have 2 sides one is matted so the ink can bond on it and dry.

For best results, you will need to probably use photo paper type or something similar. Fare the best solution for you if you plan more PCB production in your life is to get yourself a good working old-school HP Laserjet 5L or 6L those 2 models have the best black for your needs. 

[JaapVerrij]

Thanks for a quick response.

But I will continue using my HP Envy 5030 with transparent sheets with rough surface which I have been using for years.

I will try the photo paper setting, thanks.

[JaapVerrij]

I tried a series of different setting, indeed expecting darker, blacker results on Photo Paper, (with more black ink per square...)

Not so!

In all combinations of printer settings the use of Photo Paper produced thin, grey results.

For all other sorts of paper the results were good.  independent of the type of media, as long as the settings were:

Quality = Best,  DPI = Max.