DATAMAX - Windows printer driver

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.
• New Japanese translation for Printer Install Wizard

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 4.4.60

What's new:

• Changed file info for Printer Install Wizard
• Two new printers added:
  M-4206 Mark II
  M-4210 Mark II
  

Updates:

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

Driver version 4.4.53

Updates:

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

Driver version 4.4.52

What's new:

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

Updates:

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

Driver version 4.4.51

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 4.4.01

What's new:

• Store/Recall funcionality corrected for M-Class printers.

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.
• In some rare cases streams sent to the printer had an extra "0" added in it.

Driver version 4.3.72

Updates:

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

Driver version 4.3.71

Updates:

• Media type selection (Properties>Advanced setup>Other) has been added some time ago for all Datamax printers. But we have found some problems with this option for some printer models with display on printer's control panel. The problem is that printer resets itself when gets the command "KcXXX", so this option has been disabled for I-Class and W-Class printers.
  

Driver version 4.3.70

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".

Driver version 4.3.63

Updates:

• Port monitor crashed when setting up port details (IP and port number)

Driver version 4.3.60

Updates:

• 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

What's new:

• 10 new Datamax printer models are supported:
  DMX H-4212
  DMX H-4408
  DMX H-4310
  DMX H-4606
  DMX H-6210
  DMX H-6308
  DMX H-4606X
  DMX H-6212X
  DMX H-6310X
  DMX H-8308X
  

Updates:

• Spooler crashed during the installation, if there were any printers allready installed on the system.

Driver version 4.3.54

Updates:

• While installing a printer driver on certain systems the spooler crashed.
• "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.
• Increased timeouts for better printer status response times
• 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)

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.
• Settings section on Advanced dialog changed.

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.

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

Updates:

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

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