Printing Problems

ProblemSolution

The printout is not what you expected (continued).

All of the output is garbled or printed as asterisks (continued).

Characters are smaller than expected when printed in the LQ or FX emulation mode.

The interface may not be configured correctly. If you use a serial interface, make sure that both the computer and printer are set to use the same number of data bits per word and that they both use the same parity, baud rate, and number of stop bits.

You can also use the data dump mode to check the data being sent from the computer, as described later in this chapter.

The printer mechanism may be faulty. Try running a test print as described in Chapter 1. If it is not printed correctly, contact your Epson dealer for assistance.

The condensed mode may be selected. If your application program can send control codes, cancel the condensed mode by sending the DC2 code to the printer. Also, you can set the SelecType condensed mode menu to off, as described in Chapter 2 to change SelecType settings.

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