Page Error Marks (PEMs) can occur on prints in particular when using global shifts in transaction printing. This topic explains the occurrence of PEMs and offers a solution to PEMs.
The figure below provides a brief explanation about when PEMs occur. As soon as a part of the printable data and/or objects are placed outside the page boundary, a PEM occurs on the sheet. A bitmap may consist of large parts of white pixels. The renderer also considers those pixels to fall outside the page boundary, and thus inserts PEMs.
The occurrence of PEMs is related to the chosen workflow. When submitting PDF jobs in IPDS mode, the controller sends an IPDS stream containing AFP and/or embedded PDF files to the printer. This can lead to PEMs.
PEMs are to notify you that data is missing from a page. For example, the page is e.g. too small to print all data on.
To prevent PEMs, do:
Disable generation of PEMs in the host, e.g. PRISMAproduction.
NOTE
Be aware that PEMs are to notify you that data is missing from a page. For example, the page is e.g. too small to print all data on.