Digital BW, The Print

Lyson puts out a portfolio binding system called Stonehinge, which 
uses pages attached to strips of paper (drilled for moutning in their 
folder) by clear flexible plastic tape.  It's a very nice system 
which I am using to put together a wedding album.  

I'm attempting to print both sides of each sheet with my Epson 4800 
(some color, some B&W, so I'm OT).  I'm able to print the even 
numbered pages just fine, but the printeer will not accept the sheets 
when loaded with the clear plastic strip at the leading edge.  The 
print head kind of noses around with its LED sensor, sees paper (the 
binding strip), then no paper (the attachment tape), then paper again 
(the actual prinable surface) and decides that something is not 
right.  I then get an error message stating that the paper is not 
loaded straight and the printer shuts down.  

Not good.  

I've tried putting masking tape over the clear portion, but the 
printer saw right through that ruse.  Has anyone else come up against 
this situation?  Any workarounds?

Thanks in advance,

Karl Wolz