Large Non-printing area at the bottom of an A4 sheet

[ChrisAnnSen]

There is a 15 mm non printing area at the bottom of an A4 sheet printed portrait (with no margins specified). The other 3 sides have a 4 mm non-printing area which is perfectly acceptable.

The larger non-printing area cuts off text when creating an A5 newsletter with two pages side-by-side on A4 landscape.  I have designed such a newsletter for over 10 years using this method but using other printers without any problems.

How do I reduce the non-printing area so that the HP works just like every other printer I have used?

[8lives · Accepted solution]

This is the normal print margin for the 2130. (see link for more info)

[ChrisAnnSen]

Thanks 8Lives - you've just confirmed what I had been thinking.

I will never ever buy another HP printer. After using 4 other makes of printers in the last 14 years this is the first one which has let me down in such a fundamental way.  I now have to either find another mug to pass the printer to; completely redesign a long standing newsletter to fit in with the peculiar requirements of HP; or cut my losses and buy a decent printer from a decent manufacturer and scrap the current one. (Can you tell that I am really fed up?)

Not your fault I know so thanks for your help.