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Problem printing QSL labels with no gaps between labels and no margin gaps


 

Hi,
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I am trying to print QSL labels on TOWER W100 labels on A4 sheets that are nominally 297 X 210 mm.? The labels are 37 X 70 mm in 3 columns and 8 rows.? The column offsets should be 0, 70, 140 as the label width is 70 with no gaps between.? My printer is a Canon TS3400 and it imposes a left margin of 3.387 mm and a top margin of 2.963 mm.? DXKeeper consequently reduces the printable area to 288.961 X 203.2 mm and determines the allowed column offset limits based on the reduced area and will not print if the offset exceeds the limit e.g. for column 3 the limit is 133 and it should be 140.? If I select "Ignore printer imposed margins", it sets them to 0, but it retains the reduced printable area and offset limits determined before.? Is there a workaround or remedy for this?
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Thank you.
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Jan, ZS1IS


 

+ AA6YQ comments below
I am trying to print QSL labels on TOWER W100 labels on A4 sheets that are nominally 297 X 210 mm.? The labels are 37 X 70 mm in 3 columns and 8 rows.? The column offsets should be 0, 70, 140 as the label width is 70 with no gaps between.? My printer is a Canon TS3400 and it imposes a left margin of 3.387 mm and a top margin of 2.963 mm.? DXKeeper consequently reduces the printable area to 288.961 X 203.2 mm and determines the allowed column offset limits based on the reduced area and will not print if the offset exceeds the limit e.g. for column 3 the limit is 133 and it should be 140.? If I select "Ignore printer imposed margins", it sets them to 0, but it retains the reduced printable area and offset limits determined before.? Is there a workaround or remedy for this?
+ DXKeeper is not reducing the printable area to 288.961 X 203.2 mm - that printable area is what your printer driver is reporting. Three columns of 70m wide labels require a 210mm wide printable area; your printer's 203.2mm width is insufficient.
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+ Try selecting the next larger paper size and see what your printer driver reports as a printable area.

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? ? ? ? ? ? Dave, AA6YQ


 

Try the following:

Row 1 offset = 3 mm
Row height = 37 mm
Column 1 offset = 4 mm
Column 2 offset = 72 mm
Column 3 offset = 144 mm
Label width = 64 mm

You may need to tweak the column 2 and column 3 offset values
slightly. Work with "Print preview (QSL Labels)" a couple
of times and print on plain A4 paper until you are comfortable
with the results.

73,

... Joe, W4TV

On 2025-05-14 4:20 AM, jan via groups.io wrote:
Hi,
I am trying to print QSL labels on TOWER W100 labels on A4 sheets that are nominally 297 X 210 mm.? The labels are 37 X 70 mm in 3 columns and 8 rows.? The column offsets should be 0, 70, 140 as the label width is 70 with no gaps between.? My printer is a Canon TS3400 and it imposes a left margin of 3.387 mm and a top margin of 2.963 mm.? DXKeeper consequently reduces the printable area to 288.961 X 203.2 mm and determines the allowed column offset limits based on the reduced area and will not print if the offset exceeds the limit e.g. for column 3 the limit is 133 and it should be 140.? If I select "Ignore printer imposed margins", it sets them to 0, but it retains the reduced printable area and offset limits determined before.? Is there a workaround or remedy for this?
Thank you.
Jan, ZS1IS


 

Thank you.? Problem solved.??
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73's
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Jan, ZS1IS


 

Thank you. Problem solved.

+ How did you solve it?

73,

Dave, AA6YQ