Avery - Windows printer driver

Driver version 4.6.46.2541

What's new:

• Direct print option added as one of graphic options (Advanced setup > Other).

Driver version 4.6.46.2533

Updates:

• When encoding RFID Gen2 tags, incopmlete data was written to User Data field if the length of data was an odd number

Driver version 4.6.43.2522

Updates:

• Fixed Rfid Read and Store functionality to work on LPT interface

Driver version 4.6.43.2463

Updates:

• Combined variables in ean128 barcode are now sent correctly when using alternate escape

Driver version 4.6.43.2445

What's new:

• User is now able to change administrator settings without reopening driver properties dialog as an elevated user. A click on the shielded button and entering the credentials is all that is needed.

Driver version 4.6.43.2408

What's new:

• Supported new communication protocol for RFID encoding

Driver version 4.6.43

Updates:

• Wrong parameter was used for some RFID tags causing printer to display error.

Driver version 4.6.41.2364

Updates:

• Fixed occasional driver crash when printing extremely large graphics

Driver version 4.6.41.2361

What's new:

• Page preview icons in "Advanced Dialog" corrected.
  

Driver version 4.6.38

Updates:

• When user without Administrative premissions was trying to use PrnInst, it just stalled.

Driver version 4.6.37

Updates:

• Uninstall of printer with Printer Install Wizard did not work on Windows 2003 (x64) system

Driver version 4.6.34.2269

Updates:

• Time format hh:mm:ss is not supported.

Driver version 4.6.33.2236

Updates:

• All 1D barcodes on EPL printer do not have limitation for maximum height set to 600dots anymore. Limitation is now set to 1200 dots.

Driver version 4.6.30.2157

Updates:

• Media Type selection enabled on printers without display and disabled on printers with display.
  

Driver version 4.6.24

What's new:

• Support for concatenation on EasyPlug (Avery) printers.
  With this option several declared variables can be concatenated when label is exported to printer.

Driver version 4.6.22

What's new:

• Build number is now part of version information in About dialog

Driver version 4.6.14

What's new:

• DPL printers have ability to print inverse text. This option is supported now also in NiceDrivers.

Updates:

• Macros 05 and 06 on Datamatrix are now supported on printer models with ZPL and DPL printer language.
• DPL printer will print unlimited labels quantity with quantity command  of 9999.

Driver version 4.6.04

Updates:

• WYSIWYG for internal fonts is corrected for DPL printers.

Driver version 4.6.03

What's new:

• EPL printers can use option "KDU Repeat Prompt" when exporting label format to printer memory and using recall with KDU keyboard. With this option enabled, user will have to enter variable value on KDU keyborard on every recall. Option can be found on Advanced setup > Miscellaneous dialog.

Driver version 4.6.01

Updates:

• Postnet barcodes has wrong expansions and are printed too big. This is corrected now and WYSIWYG is OK.
• Added Rotation to parsed text in command fonts

Driver version 4.6.00

Updates:

• Printing process was stopped during heavy duty printing.
• Barcode height is corrected for non-203 dpi printers.
• International characters in "Scalable YN100" font corrected

Driver version 4.5.42

What's new:

• Driver print speed optimization

Driver version 4.5.39

Updates:

• PrnInst showed login window, even if the user running the application was administrator.
• E.A.S. is only supported for Philips I-Code SLI
  When Rfid tag field is locked, user is obligated to enter Access code
  New Rfid tag types added: Alien Higgs-3; NXP U-Code G2; NXP U-Code G2XL; NXP U-Code G2XM

Driver version 4.5.38

Updates:

• Corrected plug and play ID's for models AP 4.4, AP 4.4 300DPI and AP 5.4 200DPI RF.

Driver version 4.5.37

Updates:

• PrnInst can now be moved to any position (second monitor) and it will stay there. It will not jump back to its original position.

• Word documents no longer produce errors on printer.

Driver version 4.5.35

Updates:

• Incorrect RFID command sequence. Lock command was positioned incorrectly.

Driver version 4.5.34

Updates:

• Postnet barcode fonts can no longer have their width changed.

Driver version 4.5.30

Updates:

• EPL printers sent cut offset in all cases (c commands). This is corrected now.

Driver version 4.5.21

Updates:

• Date offset for more than 12 months
  Alternate escapes corrections:
   - inverse fonts
   - vector font dimensions
   - font and barcode rotation
   - 2D barcodes (PDF417, MaxiCode, Datamatrix, QR)
   - exported hardware counters
  

Driver version 4.5.14

Updates:

• User can use RTC offset from labeling software but the driver will send just offset in minutes for TIME format and days offset for DATE format.
  Hour/second/month/year offsets are ignored from the GUI.

Driver version 4.5.13

Updates:

• Datamatrix barcode can get negative coordinate in print stream, and also the size and WYSIWYG is not ok. This is corrected now.

Driver version 4.5.12

What's new:

• Some Avery printers have option for enabling peripheral devices connected to the printer with immediate command.
  Possible options are:
  None,Cutter,Rewinder,Tear-off edge,Dispenser,Intern Rewinder,Tear-off +sensor,TCS
  
  AP4.4 and AP4.5 models support all options, but 64-0x models support just first four peripheral devices (Cutter,Rewinder,Tear-off edge,Dispenser).
  

Updates:

• User can select Automatic or Manual options for Job removing using keyboard in Printer Install Wizard
• Fixed labeling software crash when turning off "Use Advanced printer driver interface".

Driver version 4.5.11

Updates:

• Printer Install Wizard uninstallation of driver doesn`t remove all of the files from the SYSTEM32\spool\drivers\w32x86\3\ folder.
• Datamatrix barcode can be expanded to 60 dots.
  X and Y expansion size should be identical for Datamatrix barcode!
  
  x-expansion for 1D barcodes can be set to 25 max and not just to 16 on H-class models.

Driver version 4.5.10

What's new:

• Addition of QR barcode support on printers supporting Alternate Escape Sequence when Alternate Escapes are enabled.

Updates:

• PDF417 and Datamatrix 2D barcodes supports now also x-expansion size 1 (before 3 was the minimum x expansion factor)
  WYSIWYG for PDF417 height is corrected now. Before it was printed higher as it was displayed in labeling software.
  
  
• UCC/EAN128 barcode now produces correct command on EPL printers.

• Fixed Date Time offset to correctly send offset times.

Driver version 4.5.09

Updates:

• Wrong DPI was set for printer Avery AP4.4 300 DPI printer.

• Barcodes in labeling software with prompted contents are not exported correctly to the printer.

• Electonic Article Survailance was always disabled on Rfid printers
• When using EPC(class 1) Gen2 96bit there are some missing parameters(number of retries, missing end of command #G).
• Fixed printing of Datamatrix and QR barcode font with more then 255 character data
• Added automatic termination character for Maxicode barcode font data

Driver version 4.5.08

What's new:

• New advanced setup options for Avery printers are:
  1. Enable liner take-up option (button)
  2. Enable tear-off handling (button) > renamed into "Enable tear off + sensor"
  3. Dispense Position (edit field)

  
  

   

Driver version 4.5.07

What's new:

• Added support for custom printer name after silently installing a printer driver from command line (/INSTPRN; /INSTMULTPRN)

Updates:

• The date offset for real time clock is not sent by the driver when EasyPlug extensions are used. This is corrected now and it wolks also for extensions.

Driver version 4.5.06

What's new:

• Printer Installation Wizard will be able to automaticly remove all jobs when updating printer

Driver version 4.5.05

What's new:

• Printer Install Wizard can start an application specified in the command line, after it closes.

Driver version 4.5.03

What's new:

• Status monitor is able to detect port conflicts, when two printer drivers are using the same port for bidirectional communication with the printer.
  Also when user will delete or install a new printer to the system, Status Monitor will detect the change by itself.

Updates:

• When you disable the option "Use advanced printer driver interface" (in File -> Label Setup -> Printing tab) labeling software will crash with the error "GDI Failure, OK to continue?"

Driver version 4.5.02

Updates:

• PrnInst didn't set printer attributes correctly. This is fixed now.

Driver version 4.5.01

What's new:

• Turkish language added

Driver version 4.5.00

What's new:

•  - write MMF to alternative location (research)
   - update MemMaster to store files to this location
   - update driver to read from new location (make sure that the update will be backward compatible)

• New setting Printer default. If set, then printer will not send some settings from Options and Advanced Setup tab. This feature is useful for printers with LCD display where user would like to set printer parameters (speed, darkness...) manually.

Driver version 4.4.73

Updates:

• Uninstall of driver package failed when running a 64bti system.

Driver version 4.4.69

What's new:

• Checkbox "Enable bidirectional support" (Printer properties -> Ports) can now be unchecked automatically during driver installation, corresponding to the flag "Bidirectional" in .inf file.
  Bidirectional=0  =>  checkbox is unchecked.
  Bidirectional=1  =>  checkbox is checked.
  If this information is ommited, Bidirectional=1 is assumed.

Updates:

• Labelling software can now recall variables with more than 31 characters of data.

• When you click on the Help button in About dialog help is opened, but it is not linked to any page.

• Help on About dialog opens help page with contents 'This program cannot display the webpage'.

Driver version 4.4.67

Updates:

• Avery printer should not enable or disable the RFID EAS bit by deafult.

Driver version 4.4.66

What's new:

• Added support to enable E.A.S. (Electronic Article Surveilance) when encoding to Rfid tags

Driver version 4.4.65

What's new:

• Added support for bidirectional communication with Avery printers.
  

Updates:

• Export label to printer works now correctly also for prompted variables,

• EPL printers support now also day offset for internal printer clock.
  It is possible to use internal date & time also on barcode element from now on.

Driver version 4.4.64

Updates:

• Removed Help button as no help is available.

• Export to printer didn't work properly. There was a wrong slot number in the exported print stream.

• Maximum barcode height is limited to page height.

• New Japanese translation for Printer Install Wizard
• RLE Compressed graphics are no longer cut for optimization

Driver version 4.4.63

Updates:

• Downloaded fonts allways print in the same size, even if you resize them.
• DL of graphics on LPT port doesnt work correctly, when printing you get an empty screen
• When user starts Printer Install Wizard the application is shown but without focus

• Changed default number for cutting to 1 label instead of 0.

Driver version 4.4.62

What's new:

• EAN128 barcode can now include one or more Real Time Clock fields.

Updates:

• Rfid read and print functionality was disabled on avery rfid models
• Added byte by byte read and print support for rfid functionality
• Missing memory field parameter value when using Read and Print functionality

• Barcodes with Date (or Time) fields in labelling software print printer's escape characters instead of printing date (or time). For example ^Y/^M/^D instead of 07/12/31.

Driver version 4.4.60

What's new:

• Changed file info for Printer Install Wizard

Updates:

• Default value for Always use default settings is not correct when instaling it the driver with a configuration file attached.

Driver version 4.4.52

What's new:

• DLL files for user interface translation did not include version info data.

Updates:

• Rfid Read and print does not work on Avery printers for Gen2 tags
• Missing Read and Print of Unique ID on Philips I-Code SLI

• Labels transfered from different systems now retain their driver settings.

• Plug & Play ID's were changed for several printers.

• When using printer template export in File->Export menu of labelling application you get the following error: "An error occured during printer template export".
  This problem applies to EasyPlug and Labelpoint printers, templates that use "Variables" field and labels with variable Unicode fonts.

Driver version 4.4.51

What's new:

• Command for checking printer status was updated.

Updates:

• Increased lenght for filename and path in import and export of settings.
• POSTNET barcodes have a fixed height and width, but the interface allows the user to change these dimensions. 

Driver version 4.4.50

Updates:

• Import and export didn't work if filename and path exceeded the length of 80 characters while windows support 256 character lengths
  
• Click on "Stocks" panel caused error if stock list was empty. This is fixed now.

Driver version 4.4.30

What's new:

• - support for preinstall on all supported platforms

Driver version 4.4.01

What's new:

• Avery Philips SLI Rfid tag starting position is now set to zero

Updates:

• EndDocument escape was sent even when there was no StartDocument.
• If driver gets no separator character description for decimal number from the OS, driver puts a "+" or "," string as default character. The result was seen for page size (example)
  Now the dot character "." is set for default separator in this case.
  

Driver version 4.4.00

What's new:

• Invalid stocks are now marked. User can open the Stock properties dialog and press OK to fix the problem (which is usually stock dimension). Stock size will be automatically adjusted.

Updates:

• UI for commands fonts works now properly also in Japanese language.
• On Argox PPLB printers FNC characters, present in barcode data for Code128 are ignorred now. There is unknown command how to encode this characters into Code128.
• Store/recall printing is not working on PPLA printers
• In some rare cases streams sent to the printer had an extra "0" added in it.
• Character widths for EasyPlug internal fonts corrected

Driver version 4.3.74

Updates:

• Incorrect Croatian translation is used in the Advanced Setup dialog box for Punch offset. Punched hole is media type with holes used to determine a new label.

Driver version 4.3.73

What's new:

• Added functionality so the user can Read and Store Rfid data

Driver version 4.3.72

What's new:

• Added bidirectional communication with Avery printers.

Updates:

• Sometimes a print stream is not send to the printer, and it stays stuck in the spooler

Driver version 4.3.70

What's new:

• Some drivers now support Export/Recall type of printing from labelling application.

Updates:

• Media type selection (direct thermal, thermal transfer) is added into Datamax advanced setup dialog. User will find this option in secondary dialog which can be opened by button "Other".
• Barcodes with prefix/suffix are not printed correctly

Driver version 4.3.64

Updates:

• Corrected Philips ICode SLI Rfid tag length and block locking
• Avery Philips I-Code SLI correction. First 4 blocks are not reserved any more.

Driver version 4.3.63

What's new:

• Printing labels with internal barcodes that use hardware counters together with check digit is now possible on some printers.

Updates:

• Port monitor crashed when setting up port details (IP and port number)
• There has been done some improvement of WYSIWYG for #YN fonts. The character width data are now more accurate then before.

Driver version 4.3.62

Updates:

• Punch offset is now not sent by default.
  Older labels have punch offset enabled only if the value is not 0.

Driver version 4.3.61

Updates:

• When UCC128 barcode font was used in the document, FNC1 was sent to the pritner although Avery Dennison printers generate FNC1 automaticly.
• Page lenght was not correct for the TTK 300dpi models.

Driver version 4.3.60

Updates:

• When you use "File->Export->Export to Printer" and "For Standalone" method printer displays an error and does not print.
  This happens when label contains internal barcodes and printer with EasyPlug language is used.
• Barcode fonts vanished instead of being imported.

Driver version 4.3.59

Updates:

• Microsoft Vista operating system is not mentioned in the text file that is distributed with the driver.
• Stocks were not imported if user didn't view the stocks dialog beforehand

Driver version 4.3.56

Updates:

• Barcode ratio values are not shown in Barcode Fonts dialog. This only happens when you are editing existing barcode font.

Driver version 4.3.55

Updates:

• Cut position control is always available now, but the command is sent just when the cutter is used. With this control user can change the cut position for max. +/-30 dots.
• Spooler crashed during the installation, if there were any printers allready installed on the system.
• Fixed barcode positions so interpretation is visible and outside of barcode.

Driver version 4.3.54

Updates:

• While installing a printer driver on certain systems the spooler crashed.
• When using RLE compression graphics can come out too large.
• "delete" button was enabled even if the barcode/command fonts list was empty. This is fixed now.
• Export of barcode fonts didn't work properly unless user clicked on barcode fonts tab before exporting them. This is fixed now.
• Graphics are in some cases larger then they need to be making label size incorrect.
• Increased timeouts for better printer status response times
• Barcodes with '"' character on EPL printers are not printed.
• Slow printing occurred when a Not Accessible printer was found on a network. Printer status was also not received immediately.

Driver version 4.3.53

Updates:

• Status for printers (that use bidirectionaal communication) was not correct when the printer was not physicaly connected to the computer. Status was changing between Not Accessible and Ready

Driver version 4.3.51

What's new:

• Driver can now override the default document settings of some applications with driver default settings (set up in printer spooler)

Updates:

• When using 'Export to Printer' command in labelling software, terminator character ('#G') is missing. This applies to EasyPlug printers with 'alternate escapes' enabled.

Driver version 4.3.50

What's new:

• Downloaded TrueType fonts can now be recalled in Unicode format.

Updates:

• First four blocks cannot be written in Philips I-Code SLI tag.

Driver version 4.3.07

Updates:

• After viewing the Help file CHM file was locked and because of that reboot was needed to complete the installation. New version of driver will not lock the CHM any more and because of that reboot is not needed.

Driver version 4.3.06

What's new:

• Barcode fonts and command fonts are now stored in registry.

Updates:

• Printing did not work on nonbidirectional printers. Printer Error was displayed the whole time

Driver version 4.3.05

Updates:

• Printing did not work when bidirectional was enabled

Driver version 4.3.04

What's new:

• New Port monitor is added to the distribution
• On Windows Vista there is warning displayed if user doesn't have appropriate permissions to create (or write to) certain driver files.
• Old HLP help file format was exchanged for new CHM file format.

Updates:

• When user changed printer's port, the printing was no longer possible until reboot.
• Port monitor now uses correct (64 bit) interface file on 64bit systems.
• Installation did not go through when upgrading from old printer driver, if the user had the driver connected to the Advanced Port Monitor (LAN)
• Bug fixed, where some changes on stocks updated default umprintable area values.
• Avery Stocks have a negative or an extremely huge value in the unprintable area editbox

Driver version 4.3.03

Updates:

• Spooler crashed, if user had multiple bidirectional printers using the same port, while using a status monitoring application

Driver version 4.3.02

Updates:

• Stocks were not imported properly or were not shown immediately after import.

Driver version 4.3.01

What's new:

• Korean language added.

Updates:

• Driver does not show all stocks in 'Stocks' combo box on 'Options' dialog. Missing stocks have heights that are near the maximum printer's limit.

Driver version 4.3.00

What's new:

• Corrected max label height for following printers: ALX 924, ALX 925, ALX 926, ALX 925 RFID, ALX 926 RFID, AP 7.t 200 dpi, AP 7.t 300 dpi, DPM - 04, DPM - 05, DPM - 06, DPM - 05 RFID, DPM - 06 RFID, TTX 600 200 dpi, TTX 350 200 dpi, TTX 350 300 dpi, TDI 6. Speed settings were corrected for 64-05 RFID. For DPM - 06 RFID max. material width was corrected.
  

Updates:

• Changed window handling so that port monitor setup windows can appear on Vista

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