Epson M00002112 manual

Install Manual Advanced Printer Driver V er .4 An overview of the APD and the description of operating environment. Descriptions from installation of the APD to making prints with the TM printer. Descriptions of the silent install. M00002112 Rev . N Ov er vie w Installation and Setup Silent Installation[...]

2 Cautions • No part of this document m ay be reproduced, stored in a retriev al system, or tr ansmitted in any f orm or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocop ying, recordin g, or othe rwise, without the prior written per mission of Seiko Epson Cor por ation. • The contents of this docu ment are subject to change without notice. Please[...]

3 For Saf ety K e y to Symbols The  symbols  in  this  manual  are  identified  by  their  le vel  of  importance,  as  defined  below .  Read  the  following  carefully  before  handling  the  product. Restr iction of Use When  this  product  is  used  for  applica[...]

4 About this Manual Aim of the Manual This  manual  is  aimed  to  provide  the  necessary  information  to  install  the  EPSON  TM  printer  driver  and  Customer  display  (Adv anced  Printer  Driver).  Manual Content The  manual  is  made  up  of  the  follow[...]

5 Contents ■ For Safety ............. ................ .............. ................. ................. .............. ................. ......... ........ .. 3 Ke y to Symbols .......... ........ ........ ........ ........ ........... ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ .......... ........ .. .... ........ ......... . 3 ■ Restrictio[...]

6 ■ Uninstallation ......... .............. ................. .............. ................. ................ .............. ............ ..... 30 ■ When connecting Customer Display to TM printer ............... ................. ................. ........ 32 Installation Flow ........ ........ .......... ........ ........ ........ ..........[...]

Chapter 1 Overview 7 1 Ov er vie w Intr oduction Adv anced  Printer  Driv er  (hereafter  called  APD)  is  a  Wind o ws  printer  driver  for  EPSON  TM  printers  and  Customer  Displays.  Yo u  can  display  the  Customer  Display  using  the  same  operation  as[...]

8 Manual org anization Install Manual This  manual.  Descriptions  of  the  procedures  from  installing  the  APD  to  performing  test  print,  adding  printer  drivers,  and  the  silent  install  which  is  an  automated  APD  installation.  TM Pr inter Manual Desc[...]

Chapter 1 Overview 9 1 Oper ating En vir onment Computer Any  PC/A T  compatible  machine  running  any  of  the  following  Win d ow s  systems. OS •M i c r o s o f t  Win d o w s  7  (32bit/64bit) •M i c r o s o f t  Win d o w s  Vi s t a  SP2  (32bit/64bit)  English  ver s i on •M i [...]

10 .NET Fr ame w or k V er sion For  .NET  environment,  use  in  the  following  environment. •. N E T  Framework  2.0  or  later . •F o r  Wi n d ow s  Vis t a ,  .NET  Framework  3.0  or  later  is  installed. Interf ace The  following  interfaces  are  supported  wit[...]

Chapter 1 Overview 11 1 Suppor ted Models APD  4.xx  supports  the  following  models. DM-D10X/20X DM-D110/210 DM-D500 TM-C100 TM-H2000 TM-H5000II TM-H5200 TM-H6000II TM-H6000III TM-H6000IV TM-J2100 TM-J7100 TM-J7600/7500 TM-L60II TM-L90 TM-L90 Peeler TM-P60 TM-P60 Peeler TM-T20 TM-T58 TM-T70 TM-T88III TM-T88IV TM-T88IV ReStick TM-T8[...]

12 Connection P a tter n When connecting the Customer Displays or the Cash Draw er s  to the TM pr inter s . The  connection  patterns  shown  below  are  av ailable  depending  on  the  TM  printer  interface.   For  the  pass ‐ through  connection  or  Y ‐ connection,  be  sure[...]

Chapter 1 Overview 13 1 Connecting ca ble For  the  Serial  connection,  use  a  cable  configured  as  follows. If you use a connection with in terface conve rsion connector o r interface e xpanded board, the operation is not guaran teed.  Select the appropriate conne ction patterns for each TM printer model (interfac[...]

14 Dif f erences Depending on the OS The  content  of  th e  descriptions  of  some  operations  in  this  book  may  be  different  depending  on  the  OS.  See  the  following. Item Description Screens shown Screens in Windows Vista are used f or the descr iptions in this ma nual. Conf i[...]

Chapter 1 Overview 15 1 Restr ictions •T h e  APD  cannot  coexist  with  OP OS  on  a  computer  at  the  same  time.  •W h e n  using  the  printer  driver  fo r  EPSON  Te r m i n a l  Printers  (laser  printer ,  ink ‐ jet  printer  and  others)  or  EP[...]

16 Manuals/Sample Pr ogr ams Manuals  and  sample  programs  are  provided  in  a  package  separate  from  the  APD. Installation Follow  the  procedures  below  to  install  the  manuals  and  sample  programs. 1 Double click the [Manual/Sample Installer] icon to start the  inst[...]

Chapter 1 Overview 17 1 Uninstallation Follow  the  procedures  below  to  uninstall  manuals  and  sample  programs. 1 Select fr om [Star t]-[Control P anel] and open [Uninstall a progr am].  ( Ref erence page of other OS. ) 2 The “Progr am and Features“ screen appear s . Click the [EPSON APD4 Sample&Manual] b[...]

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Chapter 2 Installation and Setup 19 2 Installation and Setup This  chapter  describes  the  procedures  from  the  installation  to  execut ion  of  test  print.   The  uninstallation  procedure  ( page  30 )  and  va r i o u s  maintenance  procedures  after  installation  [...]

20 Installation methods The  following  methods  are  av ailable  to  install  the  APD.  • Standard  Installation page  21 This  is  a  standard  method  to  install  the  APD.  Use  this  method  also  when  yo u  connect  the  Customer  Display  with  [...]

Chapter 2 Installation and Setup 21 2 Standard Install This  is  a  standard  method  to  install  the  APD.  Under  normal  conditions,  use  this  method.  For  the  APD  of  ver si o n  4.07  or  later ,  the  printer  drivers  for  both  32  bit  and  6[...]

22 3 The “License Agreement” screen appear s . Read the content and select "I accept the ter ms of the license agreement". Then click the [Next] button. 4 The “Setup T ype” screen appear s . Select "Standard", then click the [Next] button. 5 The “Pr inter Conf igur ation” screen appear s . When installing the pr inte[...]

Chapter 2 Installation and Setup 23 2 6 The “ Add Pr inter” screen a ppear s . Conf igure the pr inter dr iver and port to use, and click the [Next] button. 7 The “P arallel P or t Settings” screen a ppear s . Configure the settings of the Par allel por t and click the [Next ] button. Proceed to Step 10. Setting Description Select driver Se[...]

24 8 The “Ser ial P or t Settings” screen appe ar s . Conf igure t he settings of the Serial por t and click the [Nex t] button. Proceed to Step 10. 9 The “Ether net Settings” screen appear s. Conf igure the IP Address of the TM printer and click the [Next ] button. Proceed to Step 10. Setting Description P ri nt er na me The printer name y[...]

Chapter 2 Installation and Setup 25 2 10 The display returns to t he “Pr inter Conf igur ation” screen. All the printer dr iv er s , conf igured betw een Step 6 to Step 9, appear in the list.  T o install m ultiple printer dr ivers , repe at Step 5 to Step 9. T o install the same printer dr iver mu ltiple time s , click the [Cop y] button. ?[...]

26 12 The APD is installed. 13 The “InstallShield Wizard Complete” sc reen appear s . Click the [Finish] button to f inish installation. 14 When printer dr ivers are added at St ep 5, confirm that the pr inter drivers are installed in [Hardware and Sound] - [Printer s] from [Start] - [Contr ol Panel] ( Ref erence page of other OS. ).  When y[...]

Chapter 2 Installation and Setup 27 2 Connecting the TM Pr inter Before  connecting  the  TM  printer ,  set  the  Handshaking  setting  of  the  printer  to ʺ Receive  buffer  full ʺ .   Connect  the  TM  printer .  For  information  on  how  to  connect  the  TM[...]

28 USB connection Do  not  connect  the  TM  printer  to  the  computer  before  installing  the  APD.  In  case  you  connect  the  TM  printer  first,  delete  the  port  drivers  and  reinstall  the  printer  drivers  without  connecting  the  TM ?[...]

Chapter 2 Installation and Setup 29 2 Print T est Page After  installing  the  APD,  execute  test  print  to  check  if  the  APD  is  properly  installed  and  work  normally .  Pe r f o r m  Print  Te s t  Pag e  in  the  following  procedures.  1 Open the Printer s sc[...]

30 Uninstallation Uninstall  everything  related  to  APD  (port  driv ers,  printer  drivers,  and  so  on).  Follow  the  procedure  below  to  uninstall  the  APD. 1 End all the other oper ations on the computer . 2 Select from [Start] - [All Progr ams] - [EPSON] - [EPSON Advanced Printer [...]

Chapter 2 Installation and Setup 31 2 6 The “Uninstall Complete” screen a ppear s . Click the [Finish] button to f inish uninstallation.[...]

32 When connecting Customer Display  to TM pr inter This  section  explains  how  to  install  the  APD  when  connecting  a  Customer  Display  to  a  TM  printer .  For  the  APD  of  ver s i o n  4.07  or  later,  the  pr inter  driv ers  for  both  32 ?[...]

Chapter 2 Installation and Setup 33 2 Follow  the  procedure  below .  1 Double click the [APD] icon and start the installation. 2 The Install ShieldWizard screen ap pear s . Click the [Next] button. 3 The “License Agreement screen” appe ar s . Read the content and select "I accept the ter ms of the license agreement". The[...]

34 7 The “Ser ial P or t Settings” screen appe ar s . Conf igure t he settings of the Serial por t and click the [Next] button. 8 The display returns to the “Pr inter C onfigur ation” screen. Click the [Add] button to add a printer dr iv er f or the TM printer . Setting Description P ri nt er na me The printer name you entered at Step 6 is [...]

Chapter 2 Installation and Setup 35 2 9 The “ Add Printer” screen a ppear s .Fir st select a pr inter dr iver to use f or the TM printer . Then, select the P ort T ype setting same as that f or the Customer Display made at Step 6 to 7 (example: "Connect to EPSON DM-D50X 32x4"), and clic k the [Next] button. 10 The display retur ns to [...]

36 12 The APD is installed. 13 The “InstallShield Wizard Complete” sc reen appear s . Click the [Finish] button to f inish installation. 14 In [Start] - [Control Panel] - [Har dw are and Sound] - [Printer s] ( Reference page of other OS. ), chec k that the specified printer dr iver and Customer Display driv er are correctly installed. Installat[...]

Chapter 2 Installation and Setup 37 2 Follow  the  procedure  below .  1 Double click the [APD] icon and start the installation. 2 The Install ShieldWizard screen ap pear s . Click the [Next] button. 3 The “License Agreement” screen appear s . Read the content and select "I accept the ter ms of the license agreement". Then[...]

38 7 The “Ser ial P or t Settings” screen appe ar s . Conf igure t he settings of the Serial por t and click the [Next] button. 8 The display returns to the “Pr inter C onfigur ation” screen. Click the [Add] button to add a printer dr iver f or the Customer Display . 9 The “ Add Printer” screen a ppear s . Fir st select a pr inter dr iv[...]

Chapter 2 Installation and Setup 39 2 10 The display retur ns to the “Pr inter Configur ation” screen.  Click the [Next] button. 11 The “Start Copying Files” screen appe ar s . See "Current Settings" to conf irm the installation settings a nd then click the [Next] button. 12 The APD is installed. 13 The “InstallShield Wizard [...]

40 Connecting the de vices Confirm  the  following  before  connecting  device s  (T M  printer ,  Customer  Display) •S e t  the  Handshaking  setting  of  the  printer  to ʺ Receive  buffer  full ʺ . •C o n f i g u r e  the  DIPSW  when  you  connect  the  DM ‐ [...]

Chapter 2 Installation and Setup 41 2 T est print/display Use  the  following  print  and  display  tests  to  check  if  the  APD  is  properly  installed  and  functions  normally . TM pr inter For  TM  printers,  use  the  preset  test  print  function  to  make [...]

42 Plug and Play Using  Wi n do w s  Plug  and  Play  function,  a  printer  driv er  can  be  easily  installed  on  a  computer  on  which  the  APD  is  already  installed. Installation Flo w  The Plug and Play functio n is available only for the TM printer with the USB interfa[...]

Chapter 2 Installation and Setup 43 2 Connecting the TM Pr inter Connect  the  TM  printer  following  the  procedure  below .  1 Check that “Receiv e buf fer full” is set as a busy condition of the printer . 2 Connect the TM printer . For  details,  see  the  C:Program  FilesEPSONEPSON  Adv a nced ?[...]

44 Custom Install The  custom  installation  allows  you  to  install  the  APD  with  specified  port  drivers  and  tools.  Use  this  method  when  yo u  do  not  wa n t  to  install  unnecessary  port  drivers  or  tools.  For  the  APD  of  ve[...]

Chapter 2 Installation and Setup 45 2 4 The “Setup T ype” screen appear s . T hen select "Custom" and click the [Next] button. 5 The “Select Featur es” screen appear s . Select the features of the APD y ou w ant to install, and then click the [Next] button. The f ollowing featur es are a v ailable. Fea tu r es Description 32 bit p[...]

46 6 The “Local port suppor t” screen a p pe ar s . Select the por t dr iver to be installed and then click the [Next] button. For Serial or Ether net interf a ce, do not select any printer dr iver and clic k [Next] button. 7 The “Pr inter Conf igur ation” screen appear s . When installing the pr inter driver as well as the AP D, clic k the[...]

Chapter 2 Installation and Setup 47 2 9 The “P arallel P or t Settings” screen a ppear s . Configure the settings of the Par allel por t and click the [Next ] button. Proceed to Step 12. 10 The “Serial P or t Settings” screen a ppe ar s . Conf igure the settings of the Serial por t and click the [Next ] button. Pr oceed to Step 12. 11 The ?[...]

48 13 The “Start Copying Files” screen appe ar s . See "Current Settings" to conf irm the settings to be installed and then click the [Next] button. 14 The APD is installed. 15 The “InstallShield Wizard Complete” screen appear s . When y ou click the [Finish] button, the installation ends. 16 In [Start] - [Control P anel] - [Hardw[...]

Chapter 2 Installation and Setup 49 2 Shared Pr inter APD4  supports  shared  printer  (Point&Print).  This  section  describes  how  to  instal l  a  shared  printer  into  a  client  computer .  The  uninstallation  procedure  is  also  provided. Installation Before  inst[...]

50 Follow  the  procedures  below  to  install  the  shared  printer  on  the  client  computer . 1 Fr om [Star t] - [Control P anel] - [H ardw are and Sound], select [Add a printer]. ( Reference page of other OS. ) 2 The "Choose a local or netw ork pr inter" screen a ppear s . Select [Add a netw ork, w[...]

Chapter 2 Installation and Setup 51 2 5 Click the [Print a test page] button to check if the printer functions nor mally . 6 The f ollowing screen appear s . If the test pr int was output correctly , clic k the [Close] button. If the test print was not output corr ectly , click the [T r oubleshoot...] button and perf or m troubleshooting in accorda[...]

52 Uninstallation This  section  describes  how  to  uninstall  a  shared  printer  from  a  client  computer . • Uninstall  the  shared  printer page  52 • Uninstall  the  APD page  53 Uninstalling the shared printer Follow  the  procedures  below  to  uninstall  the ?[...]

Chapter 2 Installation and Setup 53 2 Uninstalling the APD Follow  the  procedures  below  to  uninstall  the  APD. 1 Uninstall all the shared printer s . See "Uninstalling the shared pr inter" on page 52. 2 From [Start] - [Contr ol Panel] - [Har dw are and Sound], select [Pr inters].  ( Ref erence page of other OS[...]

54 5 The “Remo v e Dr iver And P ackage” screen a ppear s . Select “Remo v e driver only , ” and click the [OK] button. For W indows XP , the screen in Step 5 does not appear . Go to Step 6. 6 The “Print Ser ver Pr oper ties” screen a ppear s . Click the [Y es] button to delete the pr inter dr iver selected in Step 4. 7 Fr om [Star t] -[...]

Chapter 2 Installation and Setup 55 2 Maintenance after Installing the APD Maintenance  procedures  after  the  APD  is  installed.  • Adding  the  printer  driver  • Uninstalling  the  printer  driv er •R e p l a c i n g  a  printer •C h a n g i n g  the  port  settings  of  th[...]

56 4 The “Local P ort Suppor t” screen a ppe ar s . Select the port dr iver to be installed and then click the [Next] button. For Serial or Ether net interf a ce, do not select any printer dr iver and clic k [Next] button. 5 The “Pr inter Conf igur ation” screen appear s . When installing the pr inter driver as well as the AP D, clic k the [...]

Chapter 2 Installation and Setup 57 2 8 The “Ser ial P or t Settings” screen appe ar s . Conf igure t he settings of the Serial por t and click the [Next] button. Proceed to Step 10. 9 The “Ether net Settings” screen appear s. Conf igure the IP Address of the TM printer and click the [Next ] button. Proceed to Step 10. 10 The display return[...]

58 Uninstalling the printer dr iver Follow  the  procedures  below  to  uninstall  the  printer  driver .  1 Select fr om [Star t] - [All Progr ams] - [EPSON] - [EPSON Adv anced Pr inter Driver 4] and open [Cha nge or delete APD4, or cr eate a silent installer f or APD4.] 2 The “W elcome” screen a ppear s . T hen sele[...]

Chapter 2 Installation and Setup 59 2 7 The display retur ns to the “Pr inter C onf igur ation” screen. Click the [Next] button. 8 The “Start Copying Files” screen appear s . Conf ir m the pr inter dr iver to be remo v ed which is displayed in "Cur rent Settings" and then clic k the [Next] button. 9 The printer dr iver remo ved in[...]

60 Changing the port settings of the pr inter dr iver Change  the  port  setting  of  the  printer  driver  to  ma tch  the  communication  setting  of  the  printer .  Serial  setting  of  the  se rial  connection  an d  the  IP  Address  of  the  Ethernet  conn[...]

Chapter 2 Installation and Setup 61 2 Upgrade Install of the APD Follow  the  procedures  below  to  perform  upgrade  installation  of  the  APD  of  the  new  ver si o n. 1 Double-click the APD icon to start the installation. 2 The “InstallShield Wizard” screen ap pear s . Click the [Next] button. 3 T[...]

62 6 The upgrade installation of the APD starts . 7 The “Upgrade Complete” scr een appear s . Click the [Finish] button to complete the upgr ade installation. 6 > 7 >[...]

Chapter 3 Silent Installation 63 3 Silent Installation This  chapter  describes  the  procedures  for  the  Silent  Installation.  What Is a Silent Installation? The  silent  installation  is  a  method  that  copie s  the  existing  APD  setup  environment  to  other computers ?[...]

64 Flo w of the Silent Installation The  flow  of  the  silent  installation  is  describ ed  below . Setting the APD En vir onment T o Be Copied Create  the  APD  environment  for  the  silent  installation  on  the  copy  so urce  computer . Following  APD  environment  to  b[...]

Chapter 3 Silent Installation 65 3 APD Setting When  copying  the  user  setting  or  system  setting  of  the  printer ,  see  the  “ TM/BA/E U Printer Manual ”  to  make  settings. Making the system setting Select  [Start] - [Contr ol Pa nel] - [Hardw are and Sound] - [Printers], right ‐ cl[...]

66 Creating a P a c kage or Scr ipt f ile Create  the  silent  installation  package  or  the  scr ipt  file  for  the  silent  installation.  First,  confirm  which  APD  environment  to  copy  on  the  copy  source  computer .  (See "Setting the APD Environment T o Be[...]

Chapter 3 Silent Installation 67 3 4 The “Silent Installation” screen appear s . Select the setting you w ant to copy fr om [Pr inter Configur ation], a nd select the pr inter to be installed.  If y ou do not w ant to select all the pr inters installed in the copy sour ce computer with the APD , uncheck [Incl ude all currently installed prin[...]

68 6 The "Rename Printer" screen a ppear s . Change the printer dr iver name, and click the [Next] button. 7 The “Start Creating Silent Installat ion Scr ipt File” screen a ppear s . Make sure that the f ile inf or mation displa y ed in “Current Settings” is correct and click the [Next] button to create the silent installation pac[...]

Chapter 3 Silent Installation 69 3 Executing the Silent Installation Yo u  can  execu te  the  silent  installation  using  the  following  methods.  Execute  the  silent  installation  package  on  the  copy  destination  computer .  Copy  the  scrip t  file  for  the  s[...]

70 Checking the Installation Result The  silent  installation  results  of  the  silent  installation  pa ckage/scri pt  file  for  the  silent  installation  can  be  checked  in  the  “Result  Code”  of  “setup.log”  which  is  created  in  the  same  l[...]

Chapter 3 Silent Installation 71 3 /uninstall : Silent Uninstallation Using  this  command  option  en ables  yo u  to  uninstall  us ing  the  command  line. Example D:APD4APD_400E.exe /s /uninstall /d : Display the s ilent installation result in a dialog Using  this  command  option  enables  you [...]

72 /r : Restar t setting after the installation Using  this  command  option  enables  you  to  make  the  restart  setting  of  OS  after  the  silent  installation  is  completed. Example when you w ant to restar t Pac kage File D:APD4Apd4Silent.exe /rY Scrip t File D:APD4APD_400E.exe /s /[...]