Agilent Technologies N-Series - Manual (Page 73)

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Size Correction
Size Correction accounts for the difference in printable area between XES
and PCL5 printers. XES printers can print to the edge of the page, while
PCL5 printers can print only to within about 1/4 inch of the page edge.
Further, the page origin on a PCL5 printer is 1/4 inch down and to the
right from the top left corner, whereas an XES printer page origin is at
the top left corner. To correct for these differences between the two
printer types, the user can choose between None, Offset, Auto Offset and
Shrink. The default configurations have values of Shrink or Offset.
None will print the XES document to the PCL5 printer without
compensating for the differences in origin or printable area. Because of
the difference in page origins, the output will start 1/4 inch down and to
the right from where it would print on an XES printer. This selection
ensures that no text is lost or clipped at the upper and left edges of the
page, but text may be lost or clipped at the bottom and right edges.
Further, because of the difference in positioning on the page, this choice
is inappropriate for printing on preprinted forms. It is useful, however, for
those PCL5 printers that can print to the edge of the page.
Offset corrects for the differences in page origins. If selected by the user,
negative values entered under Top Offset and Left Offset (below) will
shift the printed output on the page up and to the left by the amount
specified. If set to -1/4 inch, the user can ensure that the effective page
origin is the same as that of an XES printer. However, if the document
sends text to the edges of the page, this text will be lost or clipped. This
choice is appropriate for printing on preprinted forms if the XES
document does not use the outside 1/4 inch of the page.
Shrink will reduce the vertical and horizontal distance between the
origins of all text characters on the page to 93.75%. This is the amount
necessary to fit all output on the page, even if the document prints
edge-to-edge on an XES printer. This choice will ensure that no
characters are lost or clipped, but it is unsuitable for printing on
preprinted forms. The effective page origin is 1/4 inch down and to the
right of the upper left corner of the page.
Top Offset
Top Offset specifies the amount of shift if Offset is selected (or active
because of the Auto Offset algorithm) under Size Correction. Negative
values move printed output up; positive values move printed output
down. The value can be entered in inches, 1/300 inches or 1/60 inches,
depending upon the setting of Measurement Setting for Entries under the