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HL-5050

FAQs & Troubleshooting

What is the printable area per page?

When using PCL (standard driver) emulation, the edges of the paper that cannot be printed on are shown below.

Portrait

	A4	Letter	Legal	B5(ISO)	Executive	A5	A6	B6(ISO)
1	4.2mm (0.17in.)	4.2mm (0.17in.)	4.2mm (0.17in.)	4.2mm (0.17in.)	4.2mm (0.17in.)	4.2mm (0.17in.)	4.2mm (0.17in.)	4.2mm (0.17in.)
2	6.01mm (0.24in.)	6.35mm (0.25in.)	6.35mm (0.25in.)	6.01mm (0.24in.)	6.35mm (0.25in.)	6.01mm (0.24in.)	6.01mm (0.24in.)	6.01mm (0.24in.)
3	4.2mm (0.17in.)	4.2mm (0.17in.)	4.2mm (0.17in.)	4.2mm (0.17in.)	4.2mm (0.17in.)	4.2mm (0.17in.)	4.2mm (0.17in.)	4.2mm (0.17in.)
4	6.01mm (0.24in.)	6.35mm (0.25in.)	6.35mm (0.25in.)	6.01mm (0.24in.)	6.35mm (0.25in.)	6.01mm (0.24in.)	6.01mm (0.24in.)	6.01mm (0.24in.)

Landscape

	A4	Letter	Legal	B5(ISO)	Executive	A5	A6	B6(ISO)
1	4.2mm (0.17in.)	4.2mm (0.17in.)	4.2mm (0.17in.)	4.2mm (0.17in.)	4.2mm (0.17in.)	4.2mm (0.17in.)	4.2mm (0.17in.)	4.2mm (0.17in.)
2	5.0mm (0.19in.)	5.08mm (0.2in.)	5.08mm (0.2in.)	5.0mm (0.19in.)	5.08mm (0.2in.)	5.0mm (0.19in.)	5.0mm (0.19in.)	5.0mm (0.19in.)
3	4.2mm (0.17in.)	4.2mm (0.17in.)	4.2mm (0.17in.)	4.2mm (0.17in.)	4.2mm (0.17in.)	4.2mm (0.17in.)	4.2mm (0.17in.)	4.2mm (0.17in.)
4	5.0mm (0.19in.)	5.08mm (0.2in.)	5.08mm (0.2in.)	5.0mm (0.19in.)	5.08mm (0.2in.)	5.0mm (0.19in.)	5.0mm (0.19in.)	5.0mm (0.19in.)

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