The printout has extra blank lines between lines of text.

Cause

What to do

Two line feed commands are being sent at the end of each line of text.

Turn off the auto line feed setting using the printer’s default-setting mode or the EPSON Remote! utility. See “About Your Printer’s Default Settings” on page 4-3or “Using the EPSON Remote! Utility” on page 3-20.

The line space setting in your application software is incorrect.

Adjust the line space setting in your application software.

The skip over perforation

Turn off the skip over perforation

setting is on.

setting in the default-setting mode or

 

the EPSON Remote! utility. See

 

“About Your Printer’s Default

 

Settings” on page 4-3or “Using the

 

EPSON Remote! Utility” on page 3-20.

The printer prints strange symbols, incorrect fonts, or other inappropriate characters.

Cause

What to do

 

 

Your printer and computer

Make sure that you are using the

are not communicating

correct interface cable and that the

correctly.

communications protocol is correct.

 

See your computer documentation. If

 

you installed an optional serial

 

interface card, also see “Optional

 

interface cards” on page A-21.

The wrong character table is selected in your software.

Select the correct character table using your software, the default-setting mode, or the EPSON Remote! utility. The character table setting in your software overrides settings made in the default-setting mode or the EPSON Remote! utility.

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