Will not print on half sheets of paper that we have cut. Wants A5 paper that we do not order. Is there a way to disable the sensor that detects that our paper is not A5?

Hello dmerrifield.

Unfortunately, there is no proper way to do what you suggested. In any paper tray-style printer, sensors must be used to determine the entrance and exit of the paper as it passes through the machine.

Based on basic printer theory-of-operation, the printer would normally just jam and throw a code. The printer, surprisingly enough, detects your paper as A5, which is the closest to the actual paper you are using. That is actually very intelligent for the printer to determine that.

Anyways, you technicially can just tell the printer to print off of A5 paper at all times and that may solve your problem. Just go through the menus in both your printer's control panel and Windows/Mac printer dialogs to make the change.

The only proper way to use custom-half-sized paper is to use a top-loading inkjet printer. Those have no paper-length sensors and will print on literally anything you throw into it.

Good luck in finding your solution. If what I posted helped you, please positively rate my post. If not, please comment to allow me to assist you further.

Thanks.

-Phil Traversa