Solved Epson LX-300 Dot Matrix Printer is Skipping

Dot Matrix printers are still widely used when multi-part forms are in use. 24 pin are better and faster but may not be necessary, depending on the primary use.

To reiterate the above, there may be two settings for the printer. The default setting in Windows and the setting in the print program. Check both.

If the form is printing correctly on the sheets it prints to, then I would guess you have the correct driver installed. The paper should not have anything to do with it other than having the paper size settings correct.

If tubesandwires comments about basically incurring an overflow condition is correct then you should be able to correct that by changing the margins in the print program. The primary issue is the print program is treating the paper as letter size, not the 8.5″ x 5.5″ you are using. Two forms equal one 8.5″ x 11″ paper size. So it prints on what it thinks is one 8.5″ x 11″ form. Then the overflow is going onto the next form.

If you can’t seem to correct the problem, try removing the printer and then re-installing it by using the add a new network printer in WinXP. You may need to perform that operation on the computer the printer is connected to. In that case you would select to add a new local printer on that computer and then remove and add a network printer on each of the other computers using that printer. You should not need to supply the driver again but simple choose to use the available driver.