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HL-5130

FAQs & Troubleshooting

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.)

 

When using BR-Script emulation, the edges of the paper that cannot be printed on are 4.32 mm (0.17 in.).

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.)

 

When using BR-Script emulation, the edges of the paper that cannot be printed on are 4.32 mm (0.17 in.).

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Related Models

HL-5130, HL-5140, HL-5150D, HL-5170DN, HL-6050, HL-6050D, HL-6050DN

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