RE: Printing to HP LJ5Si from AS400 with overlays

[PaulMmn <PaulMmn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I had problems aligning the text with the overlay.  My solution was 
to shrink the overlay to 83.33333% of the original scan -in the 
horizontal direction only-.  This allows me to print at 12 CPI 
instead of 10, and allows for better alignment.  I didn't really have 
a problem with the vertical size.

Of course, this results in a white strip down one side of the page, 
which I filled in with a copy of our logo, name, and address (turned 
90 degrees).  And I placed the logo on the overlay -after- I did the 
shrinking so it wasn't distorted.

It does make it easier to align the overlay-- since you have that 
'extra' space at the side.  Trim all of the white from the left and 
top edges of the overlay-- so it is crammed into the upper-left-hand 
corner.  This makes aligning the overlay and the text easier, since 
the only adjustments you can specify are "down" and "across."

--Paul E Musselman
PaulMmn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx





> Trial and error.  Re-scan the form reducing to 95% and all should work out
> ok.  95% seemed to be the magic number for us.  Don't waste time trying to
> reduce the image with printing or other graphic software, always re-scan
> changing your reduction there.  Lots of T&E under my belt on this.  It's not
> just the HP printer but most cannot print on a 10th of an inch on the edges.
> That leaves 8.3 inches printable.  8.3 / 8.5 = 97.6% for a more accurate
> reduction.  We rounded to 95% but 97% might work for you.
>
> Chris