Laserjet 5N and top margin cut off

[Kurt Savegnago <ksaves2@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

  I've been using an HP laserjet 5N for a few years and have had to cope
with the top margin being cutoff the top of the printed page.
I am using a Slackware 8.0 machine with the 2.4.18 kernel.  Apsfilter
version 6.1.1 is on the machine and I can print anything from Netscape,
Star Office or Via Voice but the page seems to be shifted upwards to cut
off 1/2 of the top line only.
  I've used an apostrophe at the top left corner and that suffices
except the
bottom margin is quite large and automatically starts a second page with
cutting off the first line again.  I can't type (or talk) with careless
abandon. :-)
  I have tried manipulating the /etc/a2ps.cfg file and it doesn't seem
to do a
thing to shift the page.  I have the settings for "letter" and have
changed
the values a few times.  I've also rebooted the machine.  Am I changing
the
wrong file?  The test page comes out beautifully.
  I just installed 32mb of memory that shows on the test page of the HP
testing utility.  One fellow says there is a section in the LJ setup
menu that one has to change to get a larger area covered with the
printer
but I cannot find it.  I have done searches on the topic but I have a 
hard time putting it in words.  Do I use top margin justification, 
justification,  margins cut off, laserjet and margins? I've had a tough
time trying to get some manageable hits.
  What I need in someone who has had the top margin of the page cut off
with
direction towards the remedy as I am banging my head trying to find a
proper
source (or file) for the answer.

				Best regards,
				Kurt Savegnago
				ksaves2@theramp.net