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Check that your software settings are correct for your current page size (for example, long-axis

prints).

If you are using network software, make sure that it has not timed out.

The image is clipped

Clipping normally indicates a discrepancy between the actual printable area on the loaded paper and

the printable area as described by your software. You can often identify this kind of problem before

printing by previewing your print. See

Preview a print on page 87

.

Check the actual printable area for the paper size that you have loaded.

printable area = paper size – margins

Check what your software understands to be the printable area (which it might cite as "printing

area" or "imageable area"). For example, some software programs assume standard printable

areas that are larger than those used in this printer.

If you have defined a custom page size that has very narrow margins, the printer might impose its

own minimal margins and clip your image slightly. You might want to use a larger paper size. See

Select margins options on page 85

.

If your image contains its own margins, you might be able to print it successfully by using the Clip

Contents by margins option. See

Select margins options on page 85

.

If you are trying to print a very long image on a roll, make sure that your software can print an

image of that size.

You might have asked to rotate the page to landscape orientation on a paper size that is not

sufficiently wide.

If necessary, reduce the size of the image or document in your software, so that it fits between the

margins

Other explanations exist for a clipped images. Some programs, such as Adobe Photoshop, Adobe

Illustrator, and CorelDRAW, use an internal 16-bit coordinate system which means that they cannot

handle an image of more than 32,768 pixels. If you try to print a larger image, the bottom of the

image will be clipped. To print the entire image, try these suggestions:

If you are using an HP-GL/2 driver, you can reduce the resolution so that the whole image

requires fewer than 32,768 pixels. The Windows driver includes an option called Max.

Application Resolution, which reduces the resolution automatically. The option is on the

Advanced tab, under Document Options > Printer Features.

Save the file in another format, such as TIFF or EPS, and open it in another program.

Use a RIP to print the file.

The image is in one portion of the printing area

In the software, have you selected a page size that is too small?

Does your software read the image as being in one portion of the page?

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