>I have already done everything with regard to the form set up etc. but with no effect. It seems to be a perversion of this printer as I have seen this issue raised elsewhere with no solution. Perhaps I should disable bidirectional printing...
Bidirectional printing can adversely affect the print quality, especially on older printers. I very much doubt that it has any other effect - but of course, you can try it.
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