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Setting page offset
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You can use the Page Offset XY (OFFSETXY.PS) file to change the default width (X) and length (Y) axes on roll media. The printer's default is 0 (zero). The new default value remains in the printer's memory even between printer power cycles.
Note: Turning on the Page Centering option overrides the Page Offset selection.
Click on the following topics for instructions:
Setting page offset from a Macintosh
- Follow the instructions in Installing the Macintosh utility files from the printer's CD-ROM to install the printer's software.
- Open the Page Offset XY utility file in a text editor as plain text, and locate the following lines:
- /MyXOffset 0 def
- /MyYOffset 0 def
- Replace 0 with the amount you want, where X is the wide axis of the paper, and Y is the long axis of the paper.
- Save the file, renaming the file if desired.
- Select the appropriate printer in the Chooser.
- Locate the LaserWriter Utility in the PhaserTools folder on your hard disk, and double-click its icon to start the application.
- Choose Download PostScript File from the Utilities menu.
- Select the Page Offset XY utility file you just modified in the list then click Open. (This file was installed in the Printer Utilities folder, inside the PhaserTools folder.)
- At the prompt Save PostScript output as: you are asked for a file name for saving printer output. Use either the default name given in the edit box or type in a new name.
- Click Save to send the file to the printer.
- If no output is returned by the printer, the LaserWriter Utility displays a dialog box; click OK to continue.
Setting page offset from a PC
- See Installing the utility files to locate the printer's utility files.
- Open the OFFSETXY.PS utility file in a text editor as plain text, and locate the following lines:
- /MyXOffset 0 def
- /MyYOffset 0 def
- Replace 0 with the amount you want, where X is the wide axis of the paper, and Y is the long axis of the paper.
- Save the file, renaming the file if desired.
- Use one of the following methods to send the file to the printer:
- PC users: Use the DOS COPY command to send the file to the printer. (Windows 3.1 users can also use the Copy command in the File Manager.)
- Workstation users: Send a file to the printer as you would any PostScript file.
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