Tektronix 380 manual Margins and image area, Media size Image area, Mm 0.2 Mm 0.35

Printing Basics 3

Margins and image area

The image area is the part of the media where the printer is capable of printing. When the printer places an image on the media, the image area is always somewhat smaller than the actual media size. You may need to adjust the page margins in your application software to match the printable image area. The printer must be set for the correct size media through printer driver settings.

Note For maximum print speed on Letter-size media, set left and right margins in your application to 7.3 mm (0.29 in.) or larger. For duplex landscape print jobs, keep both margins for the narrow ends of the paper at 9 mm (0.35 in.) to avoid image offset problems.

Media image areas

Media size	Image area
Executive	174.15 x 252.70 mm (6.86 x 9.95 in.)
Letter	205.90 x 265.40 mm (8.11 x 10.45 in.)
A4	200 x 283 mm (7.87 x 11.14 in.)
Legal	205.90 x 341.60 mm (8.11 x 13.45 in.)
Tabloid	269.40 x 417.80 mm (10.61 x 16.45 in.)
A3	287 x 406 mm (11.3 x 15.98 in.)
Tabloid Maximum	322.49 x 457.17 mm (12.70 x 18 in.)
Custom	Media size minus standard margins*

* Standard margins (5 mm top and sides; 9 mm bottom)

The following illustration shows the printable image area and top, side and bottom margin dimensions for the printer.

	5 mm (0.2 in.)
5 mm (0.2 in.)		5 mm (0.2 in.)
	9 mm (0.35 in.)

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