Epson DFX-8500 User Manual page 193

All the text is printed on the same line.
Cause
No line feed command is sent
at the end of each line of text.
The text is printed with extra blank lines between lines of text.
Cause
Two line feed commands are
being sent at the end of each
line of text.
The line-space setting in your
application software is wrong.
Page length does not match the length of paper being used.
Cause
The page size setting in your
application or the printer
driver may not match the size
of paper you are using.
Page length for tractor may
be set incorrectly using the
DIP switches.
What to do
Make sure that auto line feed is set to
ON using DIP switch 3-3 so that the
printer automatically adds a line-feed
code to each carriage return. See
"Using DIP Switchs" in Chapter 4.
What to do
Make sure that auto line feed is set to
OFF using DIP switch 3-3.
Adjust the line-space setting with your
application software.
What to do
Check the paper size setting in your
application or printer driver.
Change DIP switch 2 to select the
correct page length for the tractor. See
"Using DIP Switches" in Chapter 4.
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