[cups] HP DesignJet 110 custom size problems

[Bob]

** Reply to message from Alex Orange <crazycasta at gmail.com> on Fri, 28 Apr 2017
07:36:50 -0600

> I'm trying to print out a poster I made. The poster is 24x48. I'm trying to
> print on a roll from an HP DesignJet 110+ nr. It works fine if I print
> anything on 16x24 or 24x36, but when I try to print anything (been testing
> on https://www.microwaves101.com/downloads/smith%20chart%20in%20color.PDF
> since it prints faster) on 24x48 it scales as if it's 24x48 but crops to
> the 8.5x11 size. I.e. if I had a 24x48 print it would be the same scale,
> but only an 8.5x11 portion of that scale. I'm not 100% sure that it's
> 8.5x11 and not A4, but it's that basic size.

I had a similar problem a while back.  I found that I could select the size I
wanted creating a PDF but it would not print anything past 36 inches.  I was
told it was a PDF limitation.  You may want to check if this is still a problem.

-- 
Robert Blair