Print Using Command acroread Layout Incorrect

At the moment we are using the command "cat file.pdf | acroread -toPostScript -shrink -rotateAndCenter | lp -s -dprintername" to print PDF files to a network printer. This is in a Linux (RedHat) server with Adobe Acrobat 9.5.5 installed.
The problem we are facing now is the incorrect layout. The right and left side are cropped. This PDF file has specifically set the right and left margins to '5' points. Other PDF files with default margin values prints out OK.
But if I open the file using the GUI Acrobat Reader and print, it prints out OK.
What are the options in the command acroread to have set the page scale to "Shrink to Printable Area"
I have tried the "-scale" option. Setting this to 50 deems no change

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