Printing 6.5 x 9.5 problems on Brother MFC 8840D

In the Pages Page Setup, I have created a custom page size of 6.5 x 9.5 and formatted the document appropriately. But when I try to print it using the preset that I created, I get extra space at the top of the paper. Its as if it thinks it is printing on an 8.5 x 11 paper and is printing in the lower left corner of the paper. I have gone round and round on this and can't figure out the problem. I have even called Brother tech support and they say that if it is printing correctly on a 8.5 x11 page then it is not the printer driver and instead is the software application. Anyone have any ideas on what is going on here? Why is something so simple like wanting to print on a custom size paper so difficult?
Thanks
Steve

OK, I have saved as a PDF from Pages and opened it in Preview and printed it from there. Now I no longer have the extra space on top, but too much left marging and slightly skewed down towards the left. So this tells me that Pages is not talking correctly to the printer driver and now Preview is closer to what I want. But this seems like a longer workflow that it should be if I have to export from Pages everytime as a PDF and then print from Preview.

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4,
5,
6,
8,
9,
10,
11,
12,
13,
14,
16,
17,
18,
19,
20,
21,
22,
23,
24,
25,
26,
27,
28,
34,
35,
37,
38,
56,
57,
59,
16385,
16386,
16387,
16388,
16389,
16390,
16391,
16392,
16393,
16394,
16395,
16396,
16397,
16398,
16399,
16423],
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4,
5,
6],
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u'adobe-1.5',
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u'iso-19005-1_2005',
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u'aborted',
u'all',
u'canceled',
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u'pending-held',
u'processing',
u'processing-stopped']},
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if [ "$(uname -m)" = "x86_64" ]
then
depends=('lib32-glibc' 'psutils')
else
depends=('psutils')
fi
source=(
http://www.brother.com/pub/bsc/linux/dlf/cupswrapperDCP7040-$pkgver-$pkgrel.i386.deb
http://www.brother.com/pub/bsc/linux/dlf/brdcp7040lpr-$pkgver-$pkgrel.i386.deb
brlpdwrapperDCP7040
DCP7040.ppd
md5sums=('b1f58e84be074df2203b7932e5b987d3'
'ed50548260b23d4a61c4341fd72cda9a'
'4d737771e44f599f52a15b0a822a90df'
'5e26f4811bac78169f21516b4b88f415')
build()
mkdir -p $startdir/src/unpack || return 1
for i in $startdir/src/*.deb
do
cd $startdir/src/unpack
ar -x $i || return 1
cd $startdir/pkg
bsdtar xf $startdir/src/unpack/data.tar.gz || return 1
done
cat <<END >>$startdir/pkg/usr/local/Brother/inf/brDCP7040func || return 1
[psconvert2]
pstops=/usr/bin/pstops
END
cd $startdir/src
install -d -m755 $startdir/pkg/usr/lib/cups/filter || return 1
install -d -m755 $startdir/pkg/usr/share/cups/model || return 1
install -D -m755 brlpdwrapperDCP7040 $startdir/pkg/usr/lib/cups/filter || return 1
install -D -m644 DCP7040.ppd $startdir/pkg/usr/share/cups/model || return 1
if [ "$(uname -m)" = "x86_64" ];then
mkdir $pkgdir/usr/lib32
ln -s $pkgdir/usr/lib/libbrcomplpr2.so $pkgdir/usr/lib32/libbrcomplpr2.so
fi
I, like the person in link, also ripped DCP7040.ppd and brlpdwrapperDCP7040 from $pkgdir/usr/local/Brother/cupswrapper/cupswrapperDCP7040-2.0.2, and I followed the advice on that thread, but still get the same error messages.
Since I'm trying to connect to a remote printer on a Windows computer via samba, the problem might also lay within that. I've noticed that whenever I try to add the printer from the system-config-printer dialog and try the SAMBA option, sometimes my wireless adapter shuts down altogether, forcing me to restart, but that may be irrelevant.
Can anyone help me find out what's wrong? I may be too much of a novice to understand what's going on.

Is it 32 or 64-bit. If it is 64-bit, the print driver for AA7 does not work on that system. You can install AA7 except for the printer for a 64-bit system. In that case, you will have to install another PS printer (like the HP 4500 PS) with the port as File:. I also suggest you change the name to be the Adobe PDF printer that you are substituting for. You then print to file and open the file in Distiller to complete the PDF creation (watched folders are also possible from Distiller to automate the process somewhat). You have to provide a folder as well as the file name when you print, such as "C:\adobeapps\test.ps." Then run test.ps through Distiller. You will have to follow the extra steps to create PDFs with AA7.

Dark prints using CS5 & Epson R2400 ongoing problem, now new PC and magenta cast

Have tried every combination of set up in trying to solve problem. Had One Eye (now defunct lamp) various experts etc etc but compensated for dark prints by having screen lightened to bizarre point. Now having a new PC am faced with massive magenta cast. I really don't want to buy a new printer but have had the dark print problem since I got it. Have spoken to Adobe and Epson at length but eventually washed their hands. I feel it is something to do within the computer set up or Photoshop - don't think its printer problem. All drivers updated regularly. Thought it could be monitor problem but don't really think this is the case.
Any ideas welcome as I think I have tried everything. Use Windows 7.
Am retired and not very technically minded! Serious amateur photographer.

I have an Epson 1280 printer, and I have the same problem with prints. Part of the problem are the different color profiles in the monitor and the printer. The other problem to deal with is the type of photo paper used. While looking at web sites, I found that the ICC Color Profiles for the printer are on the install disc and are not automatically installed. One of the links describes which folder to install the profiles on both Mac & Windows computers.
As station_two wrote, calibrate your monitor first.
Below is a link about calibrating.
http://dpexperience.com/2009/12/18/calibrating-your-monitor-to-your-printer/
The next link is for printer tips
http://www.normankoren.com/printers.html#Printer_tips
And some more here
http://www.digitaldog.net/tips/
I do not have an exact answer for you because I have not figured it out myself, but here is what I have been doing on my prints. I might recommend that you work on a copy of the original.
In the Layer floating window, create a New Adjustment Layer by clicking on the half black/half white circle, and choose Hue/Saturation or Color Balance or Selective Color. Because the prints come out too red, you want to increase the green sliders, which is the opposite of red, and/or decrease the red. (Layer>New Adjustment Layer>Color Balance) is another way to do it.
Under the menu item Image>Adjust Levels. Move the center triangle at the bottom to lighten the mid-range, or use the center dialog box and change it to 1.20 or 1.30, for example.
Now press Print with Preview (but you really are not going to print).
When the dialog box comes up, make sure the Print Space: dropdown is set to Epson Paper or whatever you are using.
I have been using Relative Colorimetric. Press Print. Another dialog box will come up. At the bottom will be a button for Preview, which will generate a preview of what the photo will look like if printed.
Keep going back to the original and double click on the Adjustment Layer and adjusting it until the Print Preview looks ok.
Be sure when you actually print that the paper and color settings in the Epson dialog box match your settings in Photoshop. There is a dropdown that has Print Settings or Color. Often they don't match unless you print several photos in a row. I have found printing at the lower settings (less than 360 dpi) also messes up the color.
It is not an excellent solution, but until I can figure out more, I am in the same boat as you.
I'd suggest saving the lightening and color adjustments as two different Actions.

Photoshop Elements 12 (fresh install, on fresh installed Windowss 7 Ulitmate 64 OS) was printing incorrect colors, now is not printing at all. All other applications will print. I was having this problem before I restored my PC back to factory defaults.

Photoshop Elements 12 (fresh install, on fresh installed Windowss 7 Ulitmate 64 OS) was printing incorrect colors, now is not printing at all. All other applications will print. I was having this problem before I restored my PC back to factory defaults. Now it is happening again.
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Printing problem, can't connect to Brother MFC-7420 and HP DJ130

I recently performed the 10.5.4 upgrade. I believe the problem I am having started then. When I try to print something to my Brother MFC-7420 I get a Printing Page 1, 24% completed message and it never finishes. I am also having issues with my Designjet 130. Both are connected with a USB cord and I have tried the usual powering off, connecting/disconnecting and removing/adding to printer control panel. My Epson printer connects and prints normal. Any suggestions?

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Searching for profiles...
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/Library/ColorSync/Profiles/150-Line (Pantone)
Tag 'gamt': Number of input channels is not correct. Could not be fixed.
Tag 'gamt': Number of output channels is not correct. Could not be fixed.
/Library/ColorSync/Profiles/HEXNSID2.icm
Tag 'A2B0': Required tag is not present. Could not be fixed.
Tag 'A2B1': Required tag is not present. Could not be fixed.
Tag 'A2B2': Required tag is not present. Could not be fixed.
Tag 'gamt': Required tag is not present. Could not be fixed.
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I have problems printing with a HP Officejet 6500 printer directly from my iMac. The printer itself does function well, as I can print from another PC without any problems. Does anyone have a clue?

Hello:
I must apologize . I should have checked here first:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3669#HP
According to the list, there is no driver for your printer included in OS X 10.7.
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1. Contact HP to see if they have a workaround.
2. If the model of printer is not listed but your printer is a PostScript printer or PCL Laser printer, try the "Generic PostScript" or "PCL Laser printer" drivers. Generic printer drivers may not let you access all the features of your printer.
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