Why is my Epson Printer printing characters I didn't expect?
- DDaniel SmithAug 16, 2025
If printed characters are not what you expected, the software may not be correctly installed for your printer. Use the program’s setup (or install) procedure to check the printer settings, and reset as needed. The wrong font may be selected. If your program accepts control codes, set the codes to the values below to select the built-in fonts: Roman: ESC k 0 Sans Serif: ESC k 1 Draft: ESC x 0. The wrong character table may be selected. If your application program is capable of sending control codes, specify the Epson Extended Graphics character table using ESC t l. You can also select the graphics character table by changing a DIP switch setting. To do this, turn off the power, set DIP switch 1-7 to on, then turn on the printer.