488CA Printer - User's Guide

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Page size

The Page size option applies only when using roll media, and is used to define the

way in which the printer emulates a sheet of media when printing. This section

explains how to make sure that the printer prints your print in the page size you

want.

Inked area

Printing area

Margin

Page size

Media

Terminology

Page size This is what you can specify in your software; there it may be called “Page Size”,

“Media Size”, “Paper Size”, etc., and the options may include, for example, ISO

A3, ANSI Letter, Architectural E, or Custom. If the driver’s setting is “default”,

the setting you specified in the Setup sheet is used. Any other software setting

overrides the Setup-sheet setting, unless the latter is Inked area and you are sending

a file: in this case the Setup-sheet setting takes precedence.

In AutoCAD for DOS, however, the “User Size” is the printing area.

Margins These are fixed for the HP DesignJet 430, 450C and 488CA. The values are 17

mm on the leading and trailing edges and 5 mm on the sides.

Printing area This is the chosen page size minus the margins. For a table showing the printing

areas for standard media sizes, see page 10–7.

  This is the smallest rectangle that contains all the content of the drawing, while

maintaining its relative dimensions.

Localization Note.

Page size

Controlling your print’s appearance

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