Print Problems with 3600n printer

I am having problems printing certificates with a 3600n color laserjet printer. The certificate blanks are cardstock thickness and have a foil emblem embossed on the upper portion of the certificate. When I print a certificate out, I often get a red "ghost" of the emblem directly below the emblem on the certificate. I imagine the "ghost" is caused by heat transference from the emblem.
I set both the computer and printer control settings for cardstock before printing. Other than the ghost image, the print quality is quite good.
Of note, I use a PC, loaded with Windows Vista 32 bit OS. I print the certificate from Word, and load the certificates in through tray 1 - the manual feed tray. Thanks in advance for any assistance or solution provided.

Hey Mike_D63,
Embossing , especially with foil, may be an issue on LaserJet printers. The foil may be pulled of, adhere to the heated fuser roller, may attract toner, and result in ghosting. Unfortunately, there isn't any way around this, since all LaserJets use a heat and pressure to melt/adhere the plastic toner particles to the media.
Additional info can be found in the Print Media Guide (link below). While it doesn't call out foil media in particular, I suspect this is what is causing the issue.
http://bizsupport2.austin.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/bpl05339/bpl05339.pdf
Hope this helps,
dan

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