EPSON Advanced Printer Driver for TM series Ver.3 Copyright (c) 2007 SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION ****************************************** Important notice on installing the driver ****************************************** If this EPSON Advanced Printer Driver for TM Series will be installed on the same PC with another printer driver or EPSON Printer Window2! for an EPSON terminal printer (page printer, ink jet printer, etc), you must install or uninstall these drivers in order shown below: [Installation] 1. EPSON terminal printer driver 2. EPSON Advanced Printer Driver for TM Series [Uninstallation] 1. EPSON Advanced Printer Driver for TM Series 2. EPSON terminal printer driver 1. About this software This package includes the following two software programs to use with an EPSON TM series printer. 1) Windows Printer Driver This driver is a Windows Printer Driver for the TM printer. This driver makes it possible to print from a Windows application. 2) StatusAPI StatusAPI is a program that works in conjunction with the TM printer driver. It offers an Application Program Interface for obtaining the printer status whether or not the printer is printing. This API makes integrating printer status handling functions with applications more simple. For detailed information, please see each reference manual. The driver operation has been verified with the following operating systems. Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP4 English Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2 English Microsoft Windows XP Embedded SP2 This driver is not supported by Windows 95/98/NT. EPSON IM series PC or IBM compatible PC Supported Printers EPSON TM-C100 EPSON TM-L90Peeler EPSON TM-T70 EPSON TM-T88II,TM-T88IIR EPSON TM-T88III,T88IIIX EPSON TM-T88IV EPSON TM-T90 EPSON TM-L90 EPSON TM-L60II EPSON TM-H5000II EPSON TM-H5200 EPSON TM-U590 EPSON TM-U375 EPSON TM-U675 EPSON TM-U230 EPSON TM-U220A/B/D EPSON TM-U210A/B/D,TM-U210AR EPSON TM-U950 EPSON TM-U295 EPSON TM-H6000 EPSON TM-H6000II EPSON TM-H6000III EPSON TM-J2000/2100 EPSON TM-J7000/7100 EPSON TM-J7500/7600 EPSON TM-H3000R EPSON TM-P60 EPSON TM-P60Peeler 2. Supplied Files ATM_303E.exe : Printer Driver,StatusAPI installer ADT3_MANmE.exe : Printer Driver,StatusAPI manuals Refer to the manual created by executing the ADT3_MANmE.exe. Refer to the installation manual for Printer Driver, StatusAPI, or USB driver installation. 3. Remarks - For detailed information, please read each manual that is created by the installation. - With the USB interface, see the following document. C:\EPSON Advanced Printer Driver\Setup_TM\Usb\readme_e.txt 4.Modification from the old version Ver3.04 - Added the function to save the top margin.(except for TM-C100) - The problem that memory usage increases when printing is corrected. - The problem that the spooler service stops when printing the device fonts and graphics by mixture is corrected. - The problem that CPU utiliazation increases when the printer is turned off with parallel interface connected is corrected. - The problem that a part of a bottom line is not printed when LF transmission of character "6" of the CONTROL fonts is executed is corrected. - The print starting time is shortened. - The problem that abnormal termination occurs in the log setting tool is corrected. - The problem, that print result is not normal if the printer is connected with the UB-E02 and printing is executed from multiple computers at the same time, is corrected. Ver3.03 - Added the function to notify the printer status by using PRINTER_INFO_2 structure. - PC with two or more Internet Protocol addresses is supported. - The problem that the memory leak occurs when lines are drawn is corrected. - The problem that it is not able to be printed or the Status API cannot be opened when PC starts while the printer is waiting for inserting the slip is corrected. Ver3.02a - Added the functions to send NV bit image printing commands to the control font of TM-T88IV driver. - The problem that the reduce printing is done when the user defined paper of TM-C100 is selected is corrected. - The head cleaning method of TM-C100 is changed. - The problem that the cleaning frequency counter of TM-C100 does not increase when the head cleaning is done is corrected. Ver3.02 - Added the existing TM-C100 printer driver to this package. - The problem that the Status API is not able to be opened again when the application is ended without closing the Status API is corrected. - The problem that the image is not able to be scanned with TM-H6000II/III when the callback function is unregistered while scanning the image is corrected. Ver3.01h - Added the Driver for the TM-T70. - Added the Driver for the TM-P60Peeler. - Added the Driver for the TM-H6000III Scanner/Validation. - Made the TM-H5200 capable of printing PDF417 code. - The problem that the printing may not be performed through the connection of the UB-E01 is corrected. - The problem that the spooler may go to error depending on the contents of the print is corrected. - The problem that the spooler's memory occupied for use increases gradually if the printer has not been connected after the APD is installed is corrected. - The problem that BiESCNClearImage may not work well is corrected. - The problem that BiSCNRetransmissionImage may not work well is corrected. - The problem that the printing may not be performed when the opening and shutting of the cover is repeated is corrected. - The problem that the height of the printing area is illegal is corrected. Ver3.01g - Added New Function Driver for the TM-T88IV. - The problem that the memory leak occurs when the pritner font information is acquired is corrected. Ver3.01f - The following functions are corrected for StatusAPI for the scanner of the TM-J9100/9000. *A memory leak occurs when calling up the BiSCNMICRFunction and performing a scan. Ver3.01e - The following functions are corrected for StatusAPI for the scanner of the TM-J9100/9000. *All processing is not done when the MICR error ocuuered. Ver3.01d - Added New Function Driver for the TM-J7100/7000/7600/7500. Ver3.01c - Supported for the TM-U375. - The following functions are added/corrected for StatusAPI for the scanner of the TM-J9100/9000. 1)Output can be done in a different form without re-reading a check. 2)The AutoSize method for a check reading result is improved. 3)The sharpening method used when reading a check is improved. 4)Check ejection method after successful check reading can be selected. *The problem that communication with the printer cannot recover after inserting/removing a USB cable during printing is corrected. *The problem that the printer with a USB cable cannot recover by using BiCancelError when a recoverable error occurrs is corrected. *The problem that this software sometimes cannot be uninstalled with Windows XP SP2 is corrected. Ver3.01b - Supported for the TM-J9100. - Supported for the TM-L90 with Peeler. - Supported printer fonts and sizes in points appear in the font tab of the properties. - The log setting tool can be started from the utility tab of the properties. - The installed package version is shown in the version tab of the properties. Ver3.01a - Problem that StatusAPI don't work well when using with EPSON Advanced Printer Driver for TM-C100 is corrected. 5. Limitation to use - It may take almost 50ms actually for API to run into timeout even though the BiSCNRetransmissionImage API is set to 1ms for timeout.