Epson M00002112 Manual

Install Manual
Advanced Printer Driver Ver.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
Overview
Installation and Setup
Silent Installation

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For Safety
Key to Symbols
Thesymbolsinthismanualareidentifiedbytheirlevelofimportance,asdefinedbelow.Read
thefollowingcarefullybeforehandlingtheproduct.
Restriction of Use
Whenthisproductisusedforapplicationsrequiringhighreliability/safetysuchas
transportationdevicesrelatedtoaviation,rail,marine,automotiveetc.;disasterprevention
devices;varioussafetydevicesetc;orfunctional/precisiondevicesetc,youshouldusethis
productonlyaftergivingconsiderationtoincludingfail‐safesandredundanciesintoyour
designtomaintainsafetyandtotalsystemreliability.Becausethisproductwasnotintendedfor
useinapplicationsrequiringextremelyhighreliability/safetysuchasaerospaceequipment,
maincommunicationequipment,nuclearpowercontrolequipment,ormedicalequipment
relatedtodirectmedicalcareetc,pleasemakeyourownjudgmentonthisproduct’ssuitability
afterafullevaluation.
Provides information that must be observed to avoid damage to your equipment or a
malfunction.
Provides important information and useful tips.

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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(AdvancedPrinterDriver).
Manual Content
Themanualismadeupofthefollowingsections:
Chapter 1 Overview
Chapter 2 Installation and Setup
Chapter 3 Silent Installation

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Contents
■For Safety...............................................................................................................................3
Key to Symbols ....................................................................................................................................... 3
■Restriction of Use ..................................................................................................................3
■About this Manual ................................................................................................................4
Aim of the Manual................................................................................................................................. 4
Manual Content .................................................................................................................................... 4
■Contents ................................................................................................................................5
Overview ........................................................................................7
■Introduction...........................................................................................................................7
Package organization........................................................................................................................... 7
Manual organization ............................................................................................................................. 8
■Operating Environment........................................................................................................9
Computer ............................................................................................................................................... 9
OS ............................................................................................................................................................ 9
.NET Framework Version ...................................................................................................................... 10
Interface ............................................................................................................................................... 10
Application........................................................................................................................................... 10
■Supported Models ..............................................................................................................11
■Connection Pattern ............................................................................................................12
Connecting cable............................................................................................................................... 13
■Differences Depending on the OS ....................................................................................14
■Restrictions ..........................................................................................................................15
■Manuals/Sample Programs ...............................................................................................16
Installation............................................................................................................................................. 16
Uninstallation ........................................................................................................................................ 17
Installation and Setup..................................................................19
Notes on upgrading from APD 2.xx, 3.xx........................................................................................... 19
■Installation methods ...........................................................................................................20
■Standard Install ...................................................................................................................21
Installation Flow.................................................................................................................................... 21
Installation............................................................................................................................................. 21
Connecting the TM Printer.................................................................................................................. 27
Print Test Page ...................................................................................................................................... 29

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■Uninstallation ...................................................................................................................... 30
■When connecting Customer Display to TM printer ......................................................... 32
Installation Flow ....................................................................................................................................32
Installation when using pass-through connection............................................................................32
Installation when using Y-connection ................................................................................................36
Connecting the devices .....................................................................................................................40
Test print/display ...................................................................................................................................41
■Plug and Play...................................................................................................................... 42
Installation Flow ....................................................................................................................................42
Connecting the TM Printer ..................................................................................................................43
Installing the printer driver ...................................................................................................................43
■Custom Install ..................................................................................................................... 44
Installation Flow ....................................................................................................................................44
Installation .............................................................................................................................................44
■Shared Printer ..................................................................................................................... 49
Installation .............................................................................................................................................49
Uninstallation.........................................................................................................................................52
■Maintenance after Installing the APD .............................................................................. 55
Adding the printer driver .....................................................................................................................55
Uninstalling the printer driver...............................................................................................................58
Replacing a printer ..............................................................................................................................59
Changing the port settings of the printer driver ............................................................................... 60
Upgrade Install of the APD..................................................................................................................61
Silent Installation ..........................................................................63
■What Is a Silent Installation?.............................................................................................. 63
Flow of the Silent Installation ...............................................................................................................64
■Setting the APD Environment To Be Copied..................................................................... 64
APD Setting ...........................................................................................................................................65
■Creating a Package or Script file ..................................................................................... 66
■Executing the Silent Installation ........................................................................................ 69
How to execute the Silent Installation................................................................................................69
Checking the Installation Result .........................................................................................................70
Command Options ..............................................................................................................................70

Chapter 1 Overview
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Overview
Introduction
AdvancedPrinterDriver(hereaftercalledAPD)isaWindowsprinterdriverforEPSONTM
printersandCustomerDisplays.YoucandisplaytheCustomerDisplayusingthesame
operationasprinting.
APDcanmonitorthestatusoftheTMprinterwithStatusAPIforuseofPOSembedded.
However,theCustomerDisplayisnotsupported.
TheAPDenvironmentthatisalreadysetupcanberestored(silentinstall)onanothercomputer.
Theprinterslocallyconnectedtothecomputerscanbeusedassharedprinters(Point&Print),by
usingnetworkfunctionoftheOS.
Package organization
TheAPDconsistsofthefollowingpackages.
APD installer (APD_4xxE.exe)
ApackagetoinstalltheAPD.
Manual/Sample installer (APDMANE_x.exe)
ApackagetoinstallAPDmanuals(PDF)andsampleprogramsusingtheAPD.

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Manual organization
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 Printer Manual
DescriptionsofhowtousetheAPDanditsfunctions.
Printer Specification
Descriptionsofthespecificationsofeachprinterdriver.
TM-C100 Manual
DescriptionsofhowtousetheTM‐C100printerdriveranditsfunctions.
Customer Display Manual
DescriptionsofhowtousetheCustomerDisplayprinterdriveranditsfunctions.
Status API Manual
DescriptionsofhowtogetthestatusoftheTMprinterfromtheuserapplicationbyusingthe
StatusAPI.
Devmode API / PRINTERINFO Manual
DescriptionsofhowtoconfiguresomeprinterfunctionsonyourapplicationusingtheDevmode
API.DescriptionsofthePRINTERINFOFunctionofWindows.

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Operating Environment
Computer
AnyPC/ATcompatiblemachinerunninganyofthefollowingWindowssystems.
OS
•MicrosoftWindows7(32bit/64bit)
•MicrosoftWindowsVistaSP2(32bit/64bit)Englishversion
•MicrosoftWindowsXPProfessionalSP3(32bit)Englishversion
•MicrosoftWindowsServer2003R2SP2(32bit/64bit)
•MicrosoftWindowsServer2008SP2(32bit/64bit)
•MicrosoftWindowsServer2008R2
Thefollowingservice/softwareissupportedinWindowsServer2003/2008environment.
TerminalService
CitrixXenApp5.0
•MicrosoftWindowsEmbedded7(32bit/64bit)
•MicrosoftWindowsEmbeddedPOSReady2009
•MicrosoftWindowsEmbeddedforPointofService1.1(32bit)
•MicrosoftWindowsEmbeddedStandard(32bit)Englishversion
Thefollowingcomponentsarerequired.
VolumeShadowCopyService
SystemRestoreCore
OLEDialogInterfaces
LocalPrintingSupport
TaskScheduler (RequiredforUSBdriverinstallation)
Primitive:DbgHelp (RequiredforUSBdriverinstallation)
CommunicationsPort (IftheComputerhasnoserialorparallelport,oneofthem
mustbeinstalledmanually.)
Primitive:Winhlp32 Requiredforhelpfilebrowsing)
Afterinstallingthecomponentslistedabove,performadependencycheckforthecomponents
usingtheutilityoftheWindowsXPEmbedded(TargetDesigner).Formoredetails,askyour
OSdistributors.
OSs other than those listed above are not supported.

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.NET Framework Version
For.NETenvironment,useinthefollowingenvironment.
•.NETFramework2.0orlater.
•ForWindowsVista,.NETFramework3.0orlaterisinstalled.
Interface
ThefollowinginterfacesaresupportedwiththeAPD.
InterfacesonlyfortheCustomerDisplayorDrawercanbemountedonsomeTMprinter
models.
ForinformationontheinterfacesavailableonyourTMprinters,askyoursalesrepresentative.
Application
TheAPDsupportsdirectprintingfromtheWindowsapplications.Noprogrammingisrequired
forprintingdirectlyfromcommercialapplications,suchaswordprocessingorspreadsheet.
WhenyouwanttoreceiveTMprinterstatusessuchaspaperouterrorsatyourapplication,use
theStatusAPI.Inthiscase,youneedtodeveloptheapplicationstoincorporatethemonitoring
function.
Interface Descriptions
Parallel -
Serial -
USB USB 2.0 compliant 
(Full-Speed 12 Mbps operation. High-Speed operation is not possible.)
Ethernet 10/100 Base-T
(To configure the settings of IP Address, see the UB-E02 Technical
Reference Guide.)
Wireless LAN IEEE 802.11b
(To configure the settings of IP Address, see the UB-R02 Technical
Reference Guide.)

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Supported 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-T88V
TM-T90 TM-U120 TM-U120II TM-U220 TM-U230
TM-U295 TM-U325 TM-U375 TM-U590 TM-U675
TM-U950 BA-T500 BA-T500II EU-T300 EU-T400
EU-T500
The printer driver for the TM-T88IV does not support the TM-T88IV ReStick. Also, the
printer driver for the TM-T88IV ReStick does not support the TM-T88IV.

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Connection Pattern
When connecting the Customer Displays or the Cash Drawers
to the TM printers.
TheconnectionpatternsshownbelowareavailabledependingontheTMprinterinterface.
Forthepass‐throughconnectionorY‐connection,besuretoinstallthedriversinthecorrect
order.
USB
Ethernet
Parallel
Serial
Serial
Modular
Stand-alone connection
Pass-through connection
Serial Serial
Modular
Wireless LAN connection
Ethernet
Hub Access Point
Ethernet connection
Ethernet
Hub
Modular
IR-700
Internal serial connection
Modular
When using this connection method, first install the Customer Display driver.
Then, install the TM printer driver.

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Connecting cable
FortheSerialconnection,useacableconfiguredasfollows.
If you use a connection with interface conversion connector or interface expanded board,
the operation is not guaranteed.
Select the appropriate connection patterns for each TM printer model (interface
specification) and configure the communication settings of each interface.
Use DIP switch to configure communication settings of the TM printer and the Customer
Display. For more details, see the manuals bundled with the products.
Pass-through (Y) connection
Serial
USB Modular
Modular
When using this connection method, first install the TM printer driver.
Then, install the Customer Display driver.
OR

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Differences Depending on the OS
Thecontentofthe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 for the descriptions in this manual.
Confirmation and
setting of the
printer driver
Windows 7
[Start] - [Control Panel] - [Hardware and Sound] - [Devices and Printers]
Right click the printer driver, and select the [Printer properties].
Windows Vista
[Start] - [Control Panel] - [Hardware and Sound] - [Printers]
Right click the printer driver, and select the [Properties].
Windows XP
[Start] - [Control Panel] - [Printers and Faxes]
Right click the printer driver, and select the [Properties].
Delete a shared
printer
Windows 7
[Start] - [Control Panel] - [Hardware and Sound] - [Devices and Printers]
Windows Vista
[Start] - [Control Panel] - [Hardware and Sound] - [Printers]
Windows XP
[Start] - [Control Panel] - [Printers and Faxes]
Add a shared
printer
Windows 7
[Start] - [Control Panel] - [Hardware and Sound] - [Add a printer]
Windows Vista
[Start] - [Control Panel] - [Hardware and Sound] - [Add a printer]
Windows XP
[Start] - [Control Panel] - [Add a printer]
Server Properties
Windows 7
When selecting a printer driver to delete in the [Devices and Printers] screen,
the [Print server properties] message appears on the tool bar.
Windows Vista
[Printers] - [File] - [Run as administrator] - [Server Properties]
Windows XP
[Printers and Faxes] - [File] - [Server Properties]
Uninstall a program
Windows 7
[Start] - [Control Panel] - [Uninstall a program]
Windows Vista
[Start] - [Control Panel] - [Uninstall a program]
Windows XP
[Start] - [Control Panel] - [Add or Remove Programs]

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Restrictions
•TheAPDcannotcoexistwithOPOSonacomputeratthesametime.
•WhenusingtheprinterdriverforEPSONTerminalPrinters(laserprinter,ink‐jetprinterand
others)orEPSONprinterwindowtogetherwiththeAPD,installationanduninstallationmust
beperformedinthefollowingorder:
[Installation]
1. EPSONTerminalPrinterdriver
2. APD
[Uninstallation]
1. APD
2. EPSONTerminalPrinterdriver
IfyouwanttooverwritetheEPSONTerminalPrinterdriveraftertheAPDisinstalled,uninstall
theAPDfirstandthenoverwritetheEPSONTerminalPrinterdriver.
•ForaUSBconnection,theprinterdrivercanbeinstalledbyPlugandPlayafterinstallingthe
APD;however,theprinterdrivercannotbeaddedwhentheTMprinterisoffline(coveropen,
paperout,andsoon.)Whentheprinterrecoversfromtheofflinestatus,itwillbeadded.
•ThemaximumnumberofprintersthatcanbeconnectedsimultaneouslythroughaUSB
connectionis8.
•WhenaParallelinterfaceTMprinterisconnectedtoWindowsXP,aPlugandPlayrequest
windowpopsupandʺEPSONTM‐P2.01ʺisaddedinOtherdevicesoftheDevicemanager.Do
notperform[Uninstall]or[UpdateDriverSoftware]forthisdevice.WhenaParallelinterface
TMprinterisconnectedtothecomputerpriortothedriverinstallation,thecomputerdetects
ʺEPSONTM‐P2.01ʺ,butyoushouldnotuninstallorupdate,justclick[Cancel].(Itisaddedto
OtherdeviceintheDevicemanager,anddeletedwhenthedriverisinstalled.)
WhenyouconnectaTMprinterwithparallelinterfacebeforeinstallingthedriver,ʺEPSON‐
P2.01ʺisdetected.Insuchcase,justclickʺCancelʺandnotselectʺUninstallʺorʺUpdateDriver
Softwareʺ.(ItisaddedtoʺOtherdeviceʺintheDevicemanager,however,automatically
deletedafterthedriverisinstalled.)

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Manuals/Sample Programs
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.
1Double click the [Manual/Sample Installer] icon to start the 
installation.
2The Install Shield Wizard screen appears. Click the [Next] button.
3The “License Agreement” screen appears. Read the content and select
“I accept the terms of the license agreement.” Then click the [Next]
button.
4The “Select Features” screen appears. Select “Manual” or “Sample”;
then click the [Next] button.”
5The “Ready to install the Program” screen appears. Click the [Install]
button. The installation of manuals or sample programs starts.
6The “Install Shield Wizard Complete” screen appears. Click the [Finish]
button. Installation ends.
7Select from [Start]-[All Programs]-[EPSON]-[EPSON Advanced Printer
Driver 4] and open [Manual]/[Sample Program]. The screen to select
manuals and sample programs appears.
Install manuals/sample programs after installing the APD.

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Uninstallation
Followtheproceduresbelowtouninstallmanualsandsampleprograms.
1Select from [Start]-[Control Panel] and open [Uninstall a program].
(Reference page of other OS.)
2The “Program and Features“ screen appears. Click the [EPSON APD4
Sample&Manual] button.
3The uninstallation confirmation screen appears. Click the [Yes] button.
Manuals and sample programs are uninstalled.
4Click the [Finish] button. Installation ends.
Uninstall manuals/sample programs before uninstalling the APD.

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Chapter 2 Installation and Setup
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Installation and Setup
Thischapterdescribestheproceduresfromtheinstallationtoexecutionoftestprint.
Theuninstallationprocedure(page30)andvariousmaintenanceproceduresafterinstallation
(page55)arealsoprovided.
Notes on upgrading from APD 2.xx, 3.xx
APD2.xxor3.xxneedstobeuninstalledinordertoinstallAPD4.xx.Keepinmindthefollowing
points.
•WhenyouinstallAPD4.xxtoacomputeronwhichAPD2.xxor3.xxhasbeeninstalled,the
previousversionisautomaticallyuninstalledbeforetheinstallationofAPD4.xx.
•SomeprintersdonotsupportAPD4.xx.MakesurethatyourprintersupportsAPD4.xx.If
youareusingsuchprinterandinstallAPD4.xx,theprinterbecomesunusableonyoursystem.
The APD of version 4.07 or later supports 32 bit and 64 bit version OS.
Install with Administrator privileges.
Do not connect the TM printer, until installation of the APD completes.
Close all running applications before the installation.

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Installation methods
ThefollowingmethodsareavailabletoinstalltheAPD.
•StandardInstallation page21
ThisisastandardmethodtoinstalltheAPD.
UsethismethodalsowhenyouconnecttheCustomerDisplaywiththestand‐alone
connection.FortheAPDofversion4.07orlater,theprinterdriversforboth32bitand64
bitversionOSareinstalled.
•InstallationwhenconnectingCustomerDisplaytoTMprinter page32
Whenyoumakepass‐throughorY‐connection(page12)touseoneportforyourTM
printerandCustomerDisplay,theirdriversshouldbeinstalledinthespecifiedorder.
•PlugandPlay page42
TMprinterwithUSBinterfacecanbeaddedasaprinterdeviceonacomputeronwhich
theAPDisalreadyinstalled(standardorcustominstall).
•Custominstallation page44
ThisallowsyoutoselectspecificfunctionsandportdriverstoinstalltheAPD.
FortheAPDofversion4.07orlater,youcanselectthe32bitprinterdriveror64bitprinter
driveraccordingtoyourOSenvironment.
•Installationforsharingtheprinter page49
Thismethodinstallsaprintertobeshared(Point&Print).
•UpgradeinstallationoftheAPD page61
ThisallowsyoutoperformupgradeinstallationoftheAPDofnewversion.
•Silentinstallation page63
ThisallowsyoutocopytheAPDenvironmenttoothercomputers.