Paper names
Table 1 summarizes the paper names and sizes that all the transforms
support. You can specify these paper names in the AOP_PAPER environment variable in the transform
configuration file.
Note: If the AOP_PAPER environment variable is set to AUTO, the transform uses
the page size in the Page Descriptor (PGD) structured field.
Most values in the table are expressed in 300 dots per inch (dpi). (To convert values to inches, divide the values by 300.) The origin of the X (width) and Y (height) coordinates is the top, left corner of the page.
The columns in the table are:
- Paper name
- The paper name, which you specify in the AOP_PAPER environment variable.
- Paper size (in or mm)
- The size in inches or millimeters of the entire media. The transforms use this value as the logical page to determine the area of the page that can be toned or printed.
- Paper size (300 dpi)
- The size in 300 dots per inch (dpi) of the entire media. The transforms use this value as the logical page to determine the area of the page that can be toned or printed.
- Printable area origin (dpi)
- The X (width) and Y (height) coordinates of the top left corner of the printable area in relation to the physical medium.
- Printable area size (dpi)
- The area of the page that can be toned or printed.
- Logical page origin (dpi)
- The X (width) and Y (height) coordinates of the top left corner of the logical page in relation to the physical medium.
- Logical page size (300 dpi)
- The area of the page that can be addressed (positioned by the printer). The AFP to PCL transform uses this value.
- PCL paper type ID
- The paper type identifier assigned by PCL and used to select this paper name.
| Paper name |
Paper size
(in or mm) |
Paper size (300 dpi) | Printable area origin (300 dpi) | Printable area size (300 dpi) | Logical page origin (300 dpi) | Logical page size (300 dpi) | PCL paper type ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a3 | 297 x 420 mm | 3507,4960 | 50,50 | 3407,4860 | 71,0 | 3365,4960 | 27 |
| a4 | 210 x 297 mm | 2480,3507 | 50,50 | 2380,3407 | 71,0 | 2338,3507 | 26 |
| a5 | 148.3 x 210 mm | 1748,2480 | 50,50 | 1648,2380 | 71,0 | 1606,2480 | 25 |
| b4 | 250 x 353 mm | 3035,4299 | 50,50 | 2935,4199 | 71,0 | 2893,4299 | 46 |
| b5 | 176 x 250 mm | 2149,3035 | 50,50 | 2049,2935 | 71,0 | 2007,3035 | 45 |
| c5 | 162 x 229 mm (6.48 x 9.16 in.) | 1913,2704 | 50,50 | 1813,2604 | 71,0 | 1771,2704 | 91 |
| com10 | 4.125 x 9.5 in. (104.8 x 241.3 mm) | 1237,2850 | 50,50 | 1137,2750 | 75,0 | 1087,2850 | 81 |
| dl | 110 x 220 mm (4.4 x 8.8 in) | 1299,2598 | 50,50 | 1199,2498 | 71,0 | 1157,2598 | 90 |
| executive | 7.25 x 10.5 in (185 x 267 mm) | 2175,3150 | 50,50 | 2075,3050 | 75,0 | 2025,3150 | 1 |
| ledger | 11 x 17 in (279 x 432 mm) | 3300,1500 | 50,50 | 3200,5000 | 75,0 | 3150,5100 | 6 |
| legal | 8.5 x 14.0 in (216 x 356 mm) | 2550,4200 | 50,50 | 2450,4100 | 75,0 | 2400,4200 | 3 |
| letter | 8.5 x 11.0 in (216 x 279 mm) | 2550,3300 | 50,50 | 2450,3200 | 75,0 | 2400,3300 | 2 |
| monarch | 3.87 x 7.5 in (98.4 x 190.5 mm) | 1162,2250 | 50,50 | 1062,2150 | 75,0 | 1012,2250 | 80 |
Tips:
- When you customize the AFP to PCL transform, set the AOP_EDGETOEDGE environment variable to YES if the printer is configured for edge-to-edge printing. However, if the printer does not support edge-to-edge printing, documents created for edge-to-edge printing have the outside 50 pels, approximately 4 millimeters, of output cut off. Edge-to-edge printing is only valid when transforming to PCL.
- If the job submitter specifies logical-page dimensions that are different from the paper dimensions, the transforms use the user-specified logical-page dimensions. Therefore, the transforms can create output that attempts to print outside of the paper dimensions. In this case, loss of output data and unpredictable formatting results can occur. Job submitters can specify the size of the logical page in the AFP input data stream and in a page definition (for line data and XML input).