MarkemImaje Windows Printer Drivers

5.3.6

• Markem SmarDate X45, X65 and X65/128 are supported.

5.3.04.7391

• Updated communication to enable replacing existing labels on printers using new firmware.

5.3.01.7273

• Fixed issue where printing the same label with new data did not result in updated print.

5.3.00.7229

• Additional RTC format for time is added using HH:mm. The output is the same as for hh:mm, but HH is standard for 0-24 time format.

5.3.00.7162

• MM/yyyy RTC format is added to Markem SmartDate5, SmartDateX, 5600 and 5800 printers.

5.3.00.7147

• Fixed label send issues that could prevent label from arriving to printer correctly on slower networks.
• Improved Advanced TCP/IP port stability and information when logging is enabled.

5.2.00.6896

• Markem internal printer Swiss font can be used with size 4 and on. Before the correction 10 was the smallest size.

5.1.16.6787

• Advanced TCP/IP port can no longer be added if no port name or IP address is entered.

5.1.16.6786

• Removed timeout for TCP/IP connection closure to prevent multiple connections from same printer.

5.1.16.6511

• Fixed spooler crash when printing from NiceLabel 2017 to a printer using Advanced TCP/IP port.

5.1.16.6503

• When doing "Store" from NiceLabel2017 or "Export to Printer" from NiceLabel6.x print quantity is unlimited. To set quantity command (Allocation) user needs to select option for selecting job after download on advanced setup driver dialog.

5.1.16.6429

• Driver can now be used to "Print" as well as export.Print quantity is used for limiting number of printouts per label.

5.1.15.6474

• Port monitor crashed print spooler on the second print when using Advanced TCP/IP. This is fixed now.

5.1.15.6356

• Min/Max values for hardware counter can now exceed 32000.

5.1.15.6328

• Fixed issue with black lines occurring on top of each graphic.

5.1.14.6301

• Fixed issue with labels causing syntax errors on selection if data for text or bar codes contained characters <,> and &.

5.1.14.6298

• Fixed issue with text marked as inverse not being printed inverse.Removed inverse element support as it isn't supported by printer.

5.1.14.6295

• Fixed issue with UPC-E barcode not being printed.

5.1.14.6286

• Added support for two Markem series 5000 printer models (5600 and 5800)

5.1.13.6232

• Fixed issue with DNS IP resolution not working when printer network name is longer then 25 characters.

5.1.11.5971

• Fixed About dialog issue with garbage after name for printers with name >= 32 chars.

5.1.11.5791

• Fixed NiceLabel crash when changing the printer on Label Setup>Printer dialog and then disabling "Use advanced printer driver interface".

5.1.10.5812

• Added support for SmartDate X60/128 printer.

5.1.10.5726

• GS1-128 bar code is now encoded correctly.Code39 is now enabled as internal barcode.

5.1.10.5692

• When updating drivers which have already defined their own stocks, barcode fonts or command fonts, PrnInst application failed with message box "List index out of bounds". This is fixed now.

5.1.09.5549

• Installer ends if user choose "don't install..." option in Windows warning dialog.

5.1.08.5603

• Implemented support for GS1-128 barcode.

5.1.08.5602

• Added support for models SmartDate X40/X40-IP, SmartDate X60, SmartDate X60s

5.1.08.5063

• Fixed issue where editing a stock causes an error message.

5.1.08.5054

• Added support for alphanumeric counters

5.1.07.5011

• New time and date pictures were added.

5.1.07.4926

• Printer Install Wizard supports silent installation of Port Monitor modules.

5.1.06.4851

• SmartDate 5 53mm printer is capable to print up to 600mm (before update just 150mm).

5.1.06.4818

• New languages supported are: Danish, Hebrew, Slovak and Portuguese (Brazil). Portuguese language is removed.

5.1.06.4815

• Language monitor will now retry sending data to printer 3 times before reporting an error to spooler.

5.1.06.4800

• PrnInst utility quits driver installation if user doesn't trust the publisher.

5.1.06.4799

• Using Landscape orientation for labels no longer produces errors on printer

5.1.05.4788

• Driver settings are now correctly updated after being imported.

5.1.05.4766

• When printing from labeling softeware (version above 6.1.0.9832) print functionality is the same as "Export to printer". All variables are exported to the printer and there is no print quantity dialog.

5.1.04.5100

• PrnInst didn't not work on folders with long path name. Current version support paths up to 260 (MAX_PATH) characters.

5.1.03.4633

• Help file was updated with a note that some applications can lock the driver and prevent it from being updated by a new version.

5.1.02.4472

• On Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 users were not able to change language settings. Now they can change language settings if they have administrative rights.

5.1.02.4466

5.1.02.4465

• Fixed issue with internal barcodes not printing

5.1.02.4378

• Microsoft Access was reporting wrong paper names when custom stocks are defined in driver. Now it works OK.

5.1.02.4371

• After leaving an edit field the values in it are now correctly checked according to their specified minimum/maximum values and displayed in correct format for the selected measurement unit.

5.1.01.4360

• Prevent occasional labeling software crash when loading labels created with NiceLabel drivers older than version 4.6.16.

5.1.01 4402

• Add a line stating the requirements needed for asian fonts to be printed correctly by the driver.

5.1.00.4354

• Cutter functionality corrected for printing from Windows applications and cutter set to cut every n labels.

5.1.00.4306

• Solved problem with multi-thread printing (sometimes the stream is not correct).

5.0.00.4197

• Driver help for barcode font "y dimension" updated.

5.0.00.3897

• All the drivers are now digitaly signed to allow installation on Windows 8.

4.6.78.3840

• In some rare cases driver crashed when printing a Code128 barcode. This is corrected now.

4.6.76.3790

• Fixed occasional Spooler crash when printing Word document with very long filename.

4.6.76.3782

• Advanced Port monitor can now be added by using Windows Add New Port Type option.

4.6.76.3763

• Port monitor now reconnectes to printer after lost connection

4.6.74.3714

• Numeric GS1Databar barcode types no longer have data size requirements

4.6.69.3614

• Fixed graphic naming issue to allow more downloaded labels without new ones overwriting the graphic data from the old labels.

4.6.69.3612

• Driver update didn't preserve settings for all installed printers. This is fixed now.

4.6.66.3658

• In some case of printing big graphics (color on 64-bit OS for example) the graphic elements could be missing. This is corrected now.

4.6.66.3480

• Added option to use an improved command for clearing printer database.Fixed issue with labels not being selected after download.

4.6.66.3436

• Obsolete monitor.inf files were removed from drivers that still had them

4.6.66.3392

• Removed warning message for special ports, when installing printer driver with Printer Installation Wizard.If connected to standard Windows TCP/IP port then show warning message.

4.6.65.3360

• Printer error detailes were missing while printing. The status reporting issue was limited to NicePrintQueue, Enterprise Print Manager(EPM) and NiceLabel.:p

4.6.64.3290

• Advanced TCP/IP port monitor now supports connections to names as well as IP addresses.

4.6.63.3224

• Rotation option on userinterface and QR and MicroQR barcode font rotation now work correctly

4.6.62.3190

• Spooler crash when changing printer port while printing was fixed.

4.6.62.3156

• Custom settings for unprintable now work correctly

4.6.59.3002

• Printer ports are now properly shown in Options dialog.

4.6.59.2995

• Changed font for Chinese Windows to SimHei.

4.6.51.2800

• Czech, Lithuanian and Ukrainian languages are now supported also in all NiceDrivers.

4.6.50.2773

• When printing from standard Windows application (like Microsoft Word) and using page rotation (Landscape and/or rotate 180), positions of graphic were shifted relative to internal elements.Shift size depends on page dimensions, shift direction depends on rotation.

4.6.49.2747

• PrnInst utility was updated so that long INF file structure is supported.

4.6.49.2611

• When trying to preinstall drivers on Windows 7, user got an "Environment incorrect" error message. This is corrected now.

4.6.43.2445

• 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.

4.6.41.2364

• Fixed occasional driver crash when printing extremely large graphics

4.6.41.2361

• Page preview icons in "Advanced Dialog" corrected.

4.6.37.2258

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

4.6.22

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

4.6.01

• Added Rotation to parsed text in command fonts

4.6.00

• Printing process was stopped during heavy duty printing.

4.5.42

• Driver print speed optimization

4.5.39

• PrnInst showed login window, even if the user running the application was administrator.

4.5.37

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

4.5.34

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

4.5.12

• 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".

4.5.11

• Printer Install Wizard uninstallation of driver doesn`t remove all of the files from the SYSTEM32\spool\drivers\w32x86\3\ folder.

4.5.09

• Electonic Article Survailance was always disabled on Rfid printers
• Fixed printing of Datamatrix and QR barcode font with more then 255 character data
• Added automatic termination character for Maxicode barcode font data

4.5.07

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

4.5.06

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

4.5.05

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

4.5.03

• 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?"
• 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.

4.5.02

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

4.5.01

• Turkish language added

4.5.00

• - 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)

4.4.73

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

4.4.69

• 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'.
• 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.

4.4.64

• Removed Help button as no help is available.
• New Japanese translation for Printer Install Wizard

4.4.63

• When user starts Printer Install Wizard the application is shown but without focus
• Changed default number for cutting to 1 label instead of 0.

4.4.60

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

4.4.52

• DLL files for user interface translation did not include version info data.
• Labels transfered from different systems now retain their driver settings.

4.4.51

• 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.

4.4.50

• 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.

4.4.30

• - support for preinstall on all supported platforms

4.4.01

• 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.

4.4.00

• 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.
• 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.

4.3.72

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

4.3.63

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

4.3.60

• Barcode fonts vanished instead of being imported.

4.3.59

• 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

4.3.56

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

4.3.55

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

4.3.54

• 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.

4.3.53

• 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

4.3.51

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

4.3.07

• 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.

4.3.06

• Barcode fonts and command fonts are now stored in registry.
• Printing did not work on nonbidirectional printers. Printer Error was displayed the whole time

4.3.05

• Printing did not work when bidirectional was enabled

4.3.04

• 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.
• 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.

4.3.03

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

4.3.02

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

4.3.01

• Korean language added.
• 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.

4.3.00

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

10.4.3

• Added new continuous printer series model support for 93xx, 94xx and 97xx models.

10.4.2

• Added support for SmartLase F200 and SmartLase F500 models.
• Added support for enhanced status checking for SmartDate, SmartLase, 5600, 5800 and 5940G printers.
• Updated driver help for DCP models.
• Fixed communication to prevent jobs staying in print spooler on 5600, 5800 and 5940G printers.

10.4.0

• Completely redesigned the driver, based on the newest V10 driver platform. The printer naming convention has changed according to Loftware standards. Any labels created with V5 driver, will need to be re-saved with the new printer driver. Added support for 5900 series and also SmartLase C series. Improved almost all of the functionalities compared to the previous Markem DCP driver. Added support for concatenation of internal printer elements, support for GS1 function, new custom Date/Time formats, enabled storing and recalling functionality, etc.