SATO - Windows printer driver

Driver version 4.4.64

What's new:

• 2 new Sato printers are supported:
  - D508
  - D512

Updates:

• Removed Help button as no help is available.

• CG Times and CG Triumvirate vector fonts can be resized now separately in both directions: (x or y)
• Sato Vector fonts:
  SATO Vector,
  SATO Vector O,
  SATO Vector I,
  SATO Vector OI,
  SATO VectorF,
  SATO Vector OF,
  SATO Vector IF,
  SATO Vector OIF
  
  
  

  have problems with enlargement step. The size of the font on the screen did not rise constantly but there ware illogical steps. This is corrected now.

• Sensor type selection added as Immediate setting for CX models
• New Japanese translation for Printer Install Wizard

Driver version 4.4.63

Updates:

• When user starts Printer Install Wizard the application is shown but without focus
• Fixed sending data to printer on Windows 2000

• Corrected Date and Version in WDM driver INF files
  Corrected WDM folder locations

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

• PnP ID's are changed for below RFID SATO printers:
  CL408e UHF
  CL412e UHF
  CL608e UHF
  CL612e UHF
  

Driver version 4.4.62

What's new:

• Changed Plug & Play IDs for Sato M-84Pro printers.

Updates:

• Sato CLxxx models do not have support to write the Rfid data in HEX format
• Vector fonts "SATO CG Times" and "SATO CG Triumvirate" are not printed correctly when resized only horizontaly or only verticaly.
• There were only 4 settings for Darkness range (A-D) on on printer preferences dialog (Advanced tab -> Other).
  The missing 2 (E, F) are added now.
• Installation of wdm driver is not working on Windows Vista systems

Driver version 4.4.60

What's new:

• Changed file info for Printer Install Wizard

Updates:

• Fixed port monitor not allowing USB connections

• Removed help button as help is not available.
• 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:

• Barcode HR was missing on some models because wrong font was used for representation. This is corrected now.
• Sato GL4xxe printers have a possibility to print 2500mm long labels.

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

Updates:

• Corrected sending Label Dimension to the printer.
• 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:

• Corrected darkness range for S-84xx printers.
• 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:

• There was missing MicroQR barcode parameter for setting mode. Now this setting is added for MicroQR and also for QR barocode. There was no printout for MicroQR before the correction.
• UI for commands fonts works now properly also in Japanese language.
• When using "Export to Printer" function in labelling software some characters are appended to barcode interpretation. This happens on fixed encoded barcodes (CODE128, GS1-128, SSCC, ...).
  
• In some rare cases streams sent to the printer had an extra "0" added in it.
• On Enhanced printers (CL4xxe, GT4xxe) the command for store format "YS" should be send before the command for paper size "A1". On GL4xxe printers the command for paper size (A1) is added when exporting the label to printer.

Driver version 4.3.73

What's new:

• Store/Recall added for Sato printers
• Added rfid HEX support for some HF printers

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 4.3.63

What's new:

• DD/MM/YYYY, DD MM YYYY, DD-MM-YYYY, DD.MM.YYYY date formats was added to Sato printers.
• CT420 printer added to Sato Nice distribution.
  Corrected speeds for CT420 and max print length for CT400 & CT410.

Updates:

• There was a bug present because for below models the command for 2-color printing has been sent to the printer but they do not support this functionality.
  Command "2C0" or "2C1" is removed for models:
  - CL408e UHF
  - CL412e UHF
  - CL608e UHF
  - CL612e UHF
  - M-8459Se UHF
  - M-8460Se UHF
  - M-8485Se UHF
  - M-8490Se UHF
  - M-8460Se OH UHF
  - M-8485Se OH UHF
  - M-8490Se OH UHF
  - CL408e U-Code
  - CL412e U-Code
  - CL608e U-Code
  - CL612e U-Code
  - M-8459Se U-Code
  - M-8460Se U-Code
  - M-8485Se U-Code
  - M-8490Se U-Code
  - M-8460Se OH U-Code
  - M-8485Se OH U-Code
  - M-8490Se OH U-Code
  - S-8408
  - S-8412
  - S-8424
  - GT408e UHF
  - GT412e UHF
  - GT424e UHF
  - GL408e UHF
  - GL412e UHF
  - S-8408 UHF
  - S-8412 UHF
  - S-8424 UHF
  - M-8465Se UHF
  This command can be only used on MB models.
• Port monitor crashed when setting up port details (IP and port number)

Driver version 4.3.62

Updates:

• Print speed correction handling in the print stream for LM4xxe printers.
  

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.
• Red area function was not working correctly. New driver release enables user to correctly define red area sections. In the list red area position is now displayed in selected units.
  
• Some SATO GL4XXe printer specific fonts have been corrected in a way that different command is sent to the printer. So instead of sending to the printer commands WBa,WLa,XBa,XLa now it is sent WB1,WL1,XB1,XL1. Also the font names are corrected from WBa,WLa,XBa,XLa into WB,WL,XB and XL.
  Another change has been done for fonts X20,X21,X22,X23,X24 and this can be seen from print file. Before correction the print stream looks like data, but now it looks like ,data. So the comma has been added between font command and actual data.
  
• Stocks were not imported if user didn't view the stocks dialog beforehand

Driver version 4.3.57

Updates:

• Changed PDF417 barcode command and print darkness command, CG fonts added, Print speed and darkness defaults set to 3. Speed range set to 3-4.

Driver version 4.3.56

Updates:

• GL printer was not working on LAN using SATO port
• 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:

• 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

What's new:

• Sato GL printer models darkness changed. Now user can set values from -15 to 15
  Some controls that have no influence on the drivers functionality are grayed out.

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 4.3.52

What's new:

• Sato GL printers have two memory slots for download:
  - Cartridge
  - Internal flash - has been added now
• Epc Gen2 is implemented for GL printers
  Gl printers now support XML export. Label name is also stored in printer memory
  

Updates:

• Sato GL printers support also vector fonts CG Times and CG Triumvirate.

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:

• Incorrect commands (garbage in stream) were sent to the printer when user was exporting to XML.
• Sato CL 408 used to print some blank labels if the label contained graphics very close to the bottom edge. This is fixed now.

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:

• GL printers printers added.
• Speed and darkness settings corrected for GL models
• Barcode fonts and command fonts are now stored in registry.

Updates:

• Changed PnP ids to correct ones
• Corrected XML export to printer for SATO MB2xxi/4xxi printers
• Printing did not work on nonbidirectional printers. Printer Error was displayed the whole time

Driver version 4.3.05

Updates:

• For some 300dpi and 600dpi models OCR-A and OCR-B font is corrected:
  These SATO models have correction:
  MB410i
  M84 Pro 300DPI
  M84 Pro 600DPI
  TDP43H
  TDP46H
  LM412e
  CT412i
  CT424i
  S-8412
  S-8424
  GL412e
  GL412e UHF
  S-8412 UHF
  S-8424 UHF
  
• 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.
• MicroPDF barcode type is supported on SATO printers.
  But you need a labeling software version 5.0.1 for using this feature.

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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