Printing to 11x17

[Anonymous]

I just bought a new 11x17 printer and I'm trying to set it up so that I can print to it but I'm having a problem I was hoping someone could help before I go through an entire pack of paper trying to figure it out myself.

I'm trying to print a marque selection to "fit to page" but it doesn't fully fit, by that I mean the print has room to be larger.

I'm missing something but I don't know what. I tried to attach some screen captures to this post but I can't figure out how it works in this forum.

Thanks

Chris

*ADDENDUM*

I uploaded the images via Jing, here are the links

Page Setup
http://screencast.com/t/h58SqdlG4

AC Print Screen
http://screencast.com/t/yutYOR0jTi

Paper Handling
http://screencast.com/t/ns5u8cRTPT

[Dwight]

I would suppose that you asking for a 24x36" print and supplying 11x17" paper is invoking some automatic scaling factor.

[Anonymous]

I tried changing the Page Setup to an 11x17 and didn't have any luck. It came out the same way, same size.

[Anonymous]

Chris
Hope you don't mind me saying so, but.
I'd take it back if you can.
My 24" printer went south about two months ago.
Decided not to buy another 24 printer.
What I got, and so far very happy with, is a HP Officejet Pro 8600.
for about $250.00 (Staples)
The reason I got it is it has extra large capacity black cartidge and prints
up to 13 x19, which translates to a 24x36, say set at 1/4"/ft scale layout,
printing, (with a clear boarder) a really nice 12"x 18" layout at a full 1/8" scale,(with out screwing around with weird scales you will get with a 11x17) right from your full scale layout, nice!! No need to change the scale of your layouts.
The 13x19 paper I use has to be special ordered, but what the hell, I had to do that for my 24" printer anyway.
Really easy to adjust to. Clients have accepted it for all preliminary work with no complaints.

This saves me a lot of large size paper/ink or running down to "blueprint" service until I'm ready for final production set.
Hope that helps
Bier.

[Karl Ottenstein]

I assume you've printed something from another app with min margins, and also tried generating a PDF from AC and then printing the PDF to the Brother printer from Acrobat or Reader (full scale, centered - in which case anything outside the printable area just gets chopped off).

As an MFC with wireless and wired connectivity, I can see why you chose this. I actually like the bundled Brother software (ControlCenter) - works about the same on any Mac or PC on the network for scanning, fax, printing, etc. I prefer it to HP.

You may need some special paper selection? With my Canon up-to-13x19 borderless color printer, if I want to maximize the print area, I have to select 'borderless xx' as the paper size in the setup dialog. Except for photos, the allowable print area is fine on it though. This is chosen on the Mac from the Page Setup dialog, not from the Print dialog.

Karl