CS5 Duplex Printing Alignment OFF

Hello there,
I am running into a problem. Here is the situation:
I am using Adobe CS5 and am making booklets to print in which I have 4 pannels per physical page(legal). The top two are up-side-down so that when folded, the pages are proper. The printer being used has automatic duplexing, but the problem is, when it is used the back side of each page is 4mm lower than the front side. In addition to this, the upper two pannels on the physical page are 4mm closer to the top of the page than the bottom pannels are to the bottom of the page. However, on the computer, everything is centered. It is only when it is printed that the alignment is off.
I asked somebody about this and they said that there may be a setting in CS5 specifically for booklets as such that may help, but I haven't found anything yet. If you happen to know the answer, I would really appreciate the help.
Thanks

Sorry, I don't know about your particular printer but the problems are pretty standard. The trick is to go through your print settings very thoroughly as there are usually 2 places to set some items... one is to the printer driver and one is for generic print settings and sometimes they conflict or you must use one or the other to suit your needs.
From InDesign you hit 'print' then it will pop up an interface that will contain your printer's name at the top and a series of tabs, one of which will be 'setup' and in there you will find general positional settings and sheet size. This is the best place to set them for me. At the bottom of this tab is a 'printer' button which will access the specific settings for your printer. There can be several levels here with repetition of items from the top menu. If you don't see your specific printer listed then you may not have all the relevant drivers loaded.
I am not a printer expert, but in my experience the usual problem is understanding that these menus can be illogical and interact with each other so you may need to do some fiddling and experimentation. Be fussy with sheet sizes, make sure your paper and ALL the settings match.
As for print to edge.... hmmmmm possibly same issue, but you might need oversize sheet depending on printer abilities.

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