HP DesignJet 500 - Manual (Page 177)

Media & Ink Introduction Front-Panel Other Index Solutions
Printer
Options
Page Format Image Appearance
Page Size in the Front-
Panel
Print Management Printer Configuration
Page Description
The page description has four main areas, these are
described below:
Page size
Page size can be specified from the front-
panel or in the software, It may be called
“Page Size”, “Media Size”, “Paper Size”, etc.,
Options can include, ISO A3, ANSI Letter,
Custom and more. If your software does not define the
page size in the print file, the front-panel setting is
used. Otherwise, the software setting overrides the
front-panel setting.
NOTE: There is one exception to the above. If the front-
panel setting is Inked area and you are sending a file,
the front-panel setting is used. See
Inked area .
Margins
For a roll of paper the “normal” setting for side
margins is 7mm and the “extended” setting is 15mm.
See
Adjusting Margins .
Printing area
Printing area is the page size minus the margins. For a
table showing the printing areas for standard paper
sizes. See
Printable Area .
Inked area
Inked area is the smallest rectangle that
contains the entire image.
Page Size
Margin
Printing area
Inked area