Print Area
A margin required by the printer is added with respect to the size of paper loaded in the printer. Except in borderless printing, the actual printing area corresponds to the paper size minus the space for this margin.
Note
- Printable Area: The area that can be printed.
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For borderless printing with roll paper, the margin is 0 in. (0 mm).
- Recommended Print Area: We recommend printing within this area.
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To match the document size with the actual printing area, print on oversize paper with the required margin added.
- Printing to Oversized Paper Sizes (Windows)
- Printing to Oversized Paper Sizes (macOS)
Sheets
Printable Area:
A margin of 0.2 in. (3 mm) on top, 0.5 in. (12.7 mm) on bottom*, and 0.2 in. (3 mm) on left and right sides is required.
Recommended Print Area:
A margin of 0.8 in. (20 mm) on top, 0.8 in. (20 mm) on bottom*, and 0.2 in. (3 mm) on left and right sides is required.
* The bottom margin for cut sheet depends on an OS and applications.
- A: Top Edge
- B: Bottom Edge
- C: Left Edge
- D: Right Edge
Rolls
Printable Area:
A margin of 0.2 in. (3 mm) on top and bottom and 0.2 in. (3 mm) on left and right sides is required. For borderless printing, the margins on top, bottom, left, and right are 0 in. (0 mm). For paper that supports borderless printing, see Paper Information List.
Recommended Print Area:
A margin of 0.8 in. (20 mm) on top, 0.2 in. (3 mm) on bottom, and 0.2 in. (3 mm) on left and right sides is required.
- A: Top Edge
- B: Bottom Edge
- C: Left Edge
- D: Right Edge
