Receipt printer (ESC/POS) prints garbage or nothing
Wrong codepage or driver set to generic printer.
Try this first
- 1Set driver to ESC/POS mode, not text mode
- 2Codepage 858 or CP437 for accents
- 3Disable cutter during test
When to bring us in
POS software has its own driver, configure there instead of Windows.
See also
- Printer suddenly not foundFor everyone at once: print server or network. For one person: local Windows driver or expired authorisation.
- Print job stuck in queue, nothing happensA stuck queue blocks all subsequent prints. Cleaning takes two minutes.
- Scanner no longer sends emails (scan-to-email)Almost always: the account the scanner uses had its password expire, or the mail provider blocks old protocols.
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