Epson LQ-570e, LQ-580 All the text is printed on the same line, Lines of dots are missing in the printout, The printout has extra blank lines between lines of text

Lines of dots are missing in the printout.

Cause	What to do
The print head is damaged.	Stop printing and contact your dealer
	to have the print head replaced.

cCaution:

Never replace the print head yourself; you may damage the printer. Other parts of the printer must also be checked when the print head is replaced.

All the text is printed on the same line.

Cause What to do

No line feed command is sent at the end of each line of text.

Turn on the auto line feed setting using the printer’s default-setting mode or the EPSON Remote! utility so that the printer automatically adds a line feed code to each carriage return. See “About Your Printer’s Default Settings” on page 5-4or “Using the 7 EPSON Remote! Utility” on page 4-30.

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 5-4or “Using the EPSON Remote! Utility” on page 4-30.

The line space setting in your application software is incorrect.

Adjust the line space setting in your application software.

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