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Technical Documentation: Printable Areas

Margins and printable area are dependent on device class and print mode. For example, when Duplex mode (2-sided printing) is set for inkjet printers, the top margin is set to "1/2" inch. Normally the top margin is "1/8" inch. LaserJet products do not have different margins during duplex printing.

Printers that support full bleed (printing to the edge of the paper) will require a slightly oversized printable width and height to account for over spray and paper skew.

The printable area values are available over the IJS interface. Ghostscript uses this data during postscript-to-raster conversion.

The following tables (in inches and millimeters) list the physical printable area for all paper sizes supported by HPIJS.

Printable Areas Table (in)

Device Class(es) Paper Type Page Size (in) Printable Area (in)
Width Height Left Top Width Height
DJ55xx DJ850 DJ9xx DJ3600 DJ890 DJ8x5 DJD2600 DJ4100 DJ3320 DJ9xxVIP PS470 DJ8xx OJProKx50 GenericVIP 5x7 5.0000 7.0000 0.1250 0.1250 4.7500 6.3750
A2 Envelope 4.3700 5.7500 0.1250 0.1250 4.1200 5.1250
A3 11.6900 16.5300 0.2000 0.1250 11.2900 15.9050
A4 8.2700 11.6900 0.1350 0.1250 8.0000 11.0650
A5 5.8300 8.2700 0.1250 0.1250 5.5800 7.6450
A6 4.1300 5.8300 0.1250 0.1250 3.8800 5.2050
B4 10.1260 14.3420 0.1250 0.1250 9.8760 13.7170
B5 7.1700 10.1260 0.1250 0.1250 6.9200 9.5010
C6 Envelope 4.4900 6.3800 0.1250 0.1250 4.2400 5.7550
DL Envelope 4.3300 8.6600 0.1250 0.1250 4.0800 8.0350
Executive 7.2500 10.5000 0.1250 0.1250 7.0000 9.8750
Flsa 8.5000 13.0000 0.1250 0.1250 8.2500 12.3750
Hagaki 3.9400 5.8300 0.1250 0.1250 3.6900 5.2050
Japanese Envelope #3 4.7200 9.2500 0.1250 0.1250 4.4700 8.6250
Japanese Envelope #4 3.5400 8.0700 0.1250 0.1250 3.2900 7.4450
Legal 8.5000 14.0000 0.1250 0.1250 8.2500 13.3750
Letter 8.5000 11.0000 0.1250 0.1250 8.2500 10.7500
Number 10 Envelope 4.1200 9.5000 0.1250 0.1250 3.8700 8.8750
Oufuku-Hagaki 5.8300 7.8700 0.1250 0.1250 5.5800 7.2450
Photo 4.0000 6.0000 0.1250 0.1250 3.7500 5.7500
Super B 13.0000 19.0000 0.1250 0.1250 12.3750 18.1250
LJFastRaster LJJetReady 5x7 5.0000 7.0000 0.1667 0.1667 4.6666 6.6666
A2 Envelope 4.3700 5.7500 0.1667 0.1667 4.0366 5.4166
A3 11.6900 16.5300 0.1667 0.1667 11.3566 16.1966
A4 8.2700 11.6900 0.1667 0.1667 7.9366 11.3566
A5 5.8300 8.2700 0.1667 0.1667 5.4966 7.9366
A6 4.1300 5.8300 0.1667 0.1667 3.7966 5.4966
B4 10.1260 14.3420 0.1667 0.1667 9.7926 14.0086
B5 7.1700 10.1260 0.1667 0.1667 6.8366 9.7926
C6 Envelope 4.4900 6.3800 0.1667 0.1667 4.1566 6.0466
DL Envelope 4.3300 8.6600 0.1667 0.1667 3.9966 8.3266
Executive 7.2500 10.5000 0.1667 0.1667 6.9166 10.1666
Flsa 8.5000 13.0000 0.1667 0.1667 8.1666 12.6666
Hagaki 3.9400 5.8300 0.1667 0.1667 3.6066 5.4966
Japanese Envelope #3 4.7200 9.2500 0.1667 0.1667 4.3866 8.9166
Japanese Envelope #4 3.5400 8.0700 0.1667 0.1667 3.2066 7.7366
Legal 8.5000 14.0000 0.1667 0.1667 8.1666 13.6666
Letter 8.5000 11.0000 0.1667 0.1667 8.1666 10.6666
Number 10 Envelope 4.1200 9.5000 0.1667 0.1667 3.7866 9.1666
Oufuku-Hagaki 5.8300 7.8700 0.1667 0.1667 5.4966 7.5366
Photo 4.0000 6.0000 0.1667 0.1667 3.6666 5.6666
Super B 13.0000 19.0000 0.1667 0.1667 12.6666 18.6666
QuickConnect 5x7 5.0000 7.0000 0.0000 0.0000 5.0000 7.0000
A2 Envelope 4.3700 5.7500 0.0000 0.0000 4.3700 5.7500
A6 4.1300 5.8300 0.0000 0.0000 4.1300 5.8300
C6 Envelope 4.4900 6.3800 0.0000 0.0000 4.4900 6.3800
DL Envelope 4.3300 8.6600 0.0000 0.0000 4.3300 8.6600
Hagaki 3.9400 5.8300 0.0000 0.0000 3.9400 5.8300
Japanese Envelope #3 4.7200 9.2500 0.0000 0.0000 4.7200 9.2500
Japanese Envelope #4 3.5400 8.0700 0.0000 0.0000 3.5400 8.0700
Number 10 Envelope 4.1200 9.5000 0.0000 0.0000 4.1200 9.5000
Photo 4.0000 6.0000 0.0000 0.0000 4.0000 6.0000
Super B 4.0000 6.0000 0.0000 0.0000 4.0000 6.0000
DJ600 DJ6xx DJ6xxPhoto AP21xx AP2xxx DJ630 AP2560 DJ540 DJ350 5x7 5.0000 7.0000 0.2500 0.1250 4.5000 6.2050
A2 Envelope 4.3700 5.7500 0.2500 0.1250 3.8700 4.9550
A3 11.6900 16.5300 0.2500 0.1250 11.1900 15.7350
A4 8.2700 11.6900 0.1350 0.1250 8.0000 10.8950
A5 5.8300 8.2700 0.2500 0.1250 5.3300 7.4750
A6 4.1300 5.8300 0.2500 0.1250 3.6300 5.0350
B4 10.1260 14.3420 0.2500 0.1250 9.6260 13.5470
B5 7.1700 10.1260 0.2500 0.1250 6.6700 9.3310
C6 Envelope 4.4900 6.3800 0.2500 0.1250 3.9900 5.5850
DL Envelope 4.3300 8.6600 0.2500 0.1250 3.8300 7.8650
Executive 7.2500 10.5000 0.2500 0.1250 6.7500 9.7050
Flsa 8.5000 13.0000 0.2500 0.1250 8.0000 12.2050
Hagaki 3.9400 5.8300 0.2500 0.1250 3.4400 5.0350
Japanese Envelope #3 4.7200 9.2500 0.2500 0.1250 4.2200 8.4550
Japanese Envelope #4 3.5400 8.0700 0.2500 0.1250 3.0400 7.2750
Legal 8.5000 14.0000 0.2500 0.1250 8.0000 13.2050
Letter 8.5000 11.0000 0.2500 0.1250 8.0000 10.2050
Number 10 Envelope 4.1200 9.5000 0.2500 0.1250 3.6200 8.7050
Oufuku-Hagaki 5.8300 7.8700 0.2500 0.1250 5.3300 7.0750
Photo 4.0000 6.0000 0.2500 0.1250 3.5000 5.2050
Super B 13.0000 19.0000 0.2500 0.1250 12.5000 18.2050
Mono Laser ColorLaser 5x7 5.0000 7.0000 0.2500 0.2000 4.5000 6.6000
A2 Envelope 4.3700 5.7500 0.2500 0.2000 3.8700 5.3500
A3 11.6900 16.5300 0.2500 0.2000 11.1900 16.1300
A4 8.2700 11.6900 0.2500 0.2000 7.7700 11.2900
A5 5.8300 8.2700 0.2500 0.2000 5.3300 7.8700
A6 4.1300 5.8300 0.2500 0.2000 3.6300 5.4300
B4 10.1260 14.3420 0.2500 0.2000 9.6260 13.9420
B5 7.1700 10.1260 0.2500 0.2000 6.6700 9.7260
C6 Envelope 4.4900 6.3800 0.2500 0.2000 3.9900 5.9800
DL Envelope 4.3300 8.6600 0.2500 0.2000 3.8300 8.2600
Executive 7.2500 10.5000 0.2500 0.2000 6.7500 10.1000
Flsa 8.5000 13.0000 0.2500 0.2000 8.0000 12.6000
Hagaki 3.9400 5.8300 0.2500 0.2000 3.4400 5.4300
Japanese Envelope #3 4.7200 9.2500 0.2500 0.2000 4.2200 8.8500
Japanese Envelope #4 3.5400 8.0700 0.2500 0.2000 3.0400 7.6700
Legal 8.5000 14.0000 0.2500 0.2000 8.0000 13.6000
Letter 8.5000 11.0000 0.2500 0.2000 8.0000 10.6000
Number 10 Envelope 4.1200 9.5000 0.2500 0.2000 3.6200 9.1000
Oufuku-Hagaki 5.8300 7.8700 0.2500 0.2000 5.3300 7.4700
Photo 4.0000 6.0000 0.2500 0.2000 3.5000 5.6000
Super B 13.0000 19.0000 0.2500 0.2000 12.5000 18.6000
PS100 A6 4.1300 5.8300 0.1250 0.1250 3.8800 5.2050
Hagaki 3.9400 5.8300 0.1250 0.1250 3.6900 5.5800
Japanese Envelope #4 3.5400 8.0700 0.1250 0.1250 3.2900 7.4450
Number 10 Envelope 4.1200 9.5000 0.1225 0.1250 3.8750 8.8750
Photo 4.0000 6.0000 0.1250 0.1250 3.7500 5.7500
Super B 4.0000 6.0000 0.1250 0.1250 3.7500 5.7500

Printable Areas Table (mm)

Device Class(es) Paper Type Page Size (mm) Printable Area (mm)
Width Height Left Top Width Height
DJ55xx DJ850 DJ9xx DJ3600 DJ890 DJ8x5 DJD2600 DJ4100 DJ3320 DJ9xxVIP PS470 DJ8xx OJProKx50 GenericVIP 5x7 127 178 3 3 121 162
A2 Envelope 111 146 3 3 105 130
A3 297 420 5 3 287 404
A4 210 297 3 3 203 281
A5 148 210 3 3 142 194
A6 105 148 3 3 99 132
B4 257 364 3 3 251 348
B5 182 257 3 3 176 241
C6 Envelope 114 162 3 3 108 146
DL Envelope 110 220 3 3 104 204
Executive 184 267 3 3 178 251
Flsa 216 330 3 3 210 314
Hagaki 100 148 3 3 94 132
Japanese Envelope #3 120 235 3 3 114 219
Japanese Envelope #4 90 205 3 3 84 189
Legal 216 356 3 3 210 340
Letter 216 279 3 3 210 273
Number 10 Envelope 105 241 3 3 98 225
Oufuku-Hagaki 148 200 3 3 142 184
Photo 102 152 3 3 95 146
Super B 330 483 3 3 314 460
LJFastRaster LJJetReady 5x7 127 178 4 4 119 169
A2 Envelope 111 146 4 4 103 138
A3 297 420 4 4 288 411
A4 210 297 4 4 202 288
A5 148 210 4 4 140 202
A6 105 148 4 4 96 140
B4 257 364 4 4 249 356
B5 182 257 4 4 174 249
C6 Envelope 114 162 4 4 106 154
DL Envelope 110 220 4 4 102 211
Executive 184 267 4 4 176 258
Flsa 216 330 4 4 207 322
Hagaki 100 148 4 4 92 140
Japanese Envelope #3 120 235 4 4 111 226
Japanese Envelope #4 90 205 4 4 81 197
Legal 216 356 4 4 207 347
Letter 216 279 4 4 207 271
Number 10 Envelope 105 241 4 4 96 233
Oufuku-Hagaki 148 200 4 4 140 191
Photo 102 152 4 4 93 144
Super B 330 483 4 4 322 474
QuickConnect 5x7 127 178 0 0 127 178
A2 Envelope 111 146 0 0 111 146
A6 105 148 0 0 105 148
C6 Envelope 114 162 0 0 114 162
DL Envelope 110 220 0 0 110 220
Hagaki 100 148 0 0 100 148
Japanese Envelope #3 120 235 0 0 120 235
Japanese Envelope #4 90 205 0 0 90 205
Number 10 Envelope 105 241 0 0 105 241
Photo 102 152 0 0 102 152
Super B 2591 3861 0 0 2591 3861
DJ600 DJ6xx DJ6xxPhoto AP21xx AP2xxx DJ630 AP2560 DJ540 DJ350 5x7 127 178 6 3 114 158
A2 Envelope 111 146 6 3 98 126
A3 297 420 6 3 284 400
A4 210 297 3 3 203 277
A5 148 210 6 3 135 190
A6 105 148 6 3 92 128
B4 257 364 6 3 245 344
B5 182 257 6 3 169 237
C6 Envelope 114 162 6 3 101 142
DL Envelope 110 220 6 3 97 200
Executive 184 267 6 3 171 247
Flsa 216 330 6 3 203 310
Hagaki 100 148 6 3 87 128
Japanese Envelope #3 120 235 6 3 107 215
Japanese Envelope #4 90 205 6 3 77 185
Legal 216 356 6 3 203 335
Letter 216 279 6 3 203 259
Number 10 Envelope 105 241 6 3 92 221
Oufuku-Hagaki 148 200 6 3 135 180
Photo 102 152 6 3 89 132
Super B 330 483 6 3 318 462
Mono Laser ColorLaser 5x7 127 178 6 5 114 168
A2 Envelope 111 146 6 5 98 136
A3 297 420 6 5 284 410
A4 210 297 6 5 197 287
A5 148 210 6 5 135 200
A6 105 148 6 5 92 138
B4 257 364 6 5 245 354
B5 182 257 6 5 169 247
C6 Envelope 114 162 6 5 101 152
DL Envelope 110 220 6 5 97 210
Executive 184 267 6 5 171 257
Flsa 216 330 6 5 203 320
Hagaki 100 148 6 5 87 138
Japanese Envelope #3 120 235 6 5 107 225
Japanese Envelope #4 90 205 6 5 77 195
Legal 216 356 6 5 203 345
Letter 216 279 6 5 203 269
Number 10 Envelope 105 241 6 5 92 231
Oufuku-Hagaki 148 200 6 5 135 190
Photo 102 152 6 5 89 142
Super B 330 483 6 5 318 472
PS100 A6 105 148 3 3 99 132
Hagaki 100 148 3 3 94 142
Japanese Envelope #4 90 205 3 3 84 189
Number 10 Envelope 105 241 3 3 98 225
Photo 102 152 3 3 95 146
Super B 2591 3861 76 76 2413 3708