Printing issue in smartforms (Bullets are printed as #)

Hi Guys,
I've an issue in printing one of the forms. I'm using bullets in the form and when I see the print preview, i can see the bullets.
But when I print the document, instead of bullets, I see '#'. Is it something to do with the printer drivers or anything I can do and prevent it.
Thanks in advance.

Hi,
Infact it is a printer issue.
Please contact the printer incharge to configure the printer so as to print the bullets properly.
Regards,
Ram

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