User manual EPSON ADVANCED PRINTER DRIVER VERSION 4

[. . . ] Advanced Printer Driver Ver. 4 Install Manual Overview An overview of the APD and the description of operating environment. Installation and Setup Descriptions from installation of the APD to making prints with the TM printer. Silent Installation Descriptions of the silent install. M00002111 Rev. M Cautions · No part of this document may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Seiko Epson Corporation. · The contents of this document are subject to change without notice. · While every precaution has taken in the preparation of this document, Seiko Epson Corporation assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions. [. . . ] Read the content and select "I accept the terms of the license agreement". Select a printer driver and port to be used for the TM printer, and click the [Next] button. 2 Setting Select driver Printer name Port Type Description Select the printer driver to be installed. Proceed to Step 8. Set as Default Printer Check when configuring the printer as that normally used from the Windows applications. 37 7 The "Serial Port Settings" screen appears. Configure the settings of the Serial port and click the [Next] button. Setting Printer name COM Port Baud Rate Data Bits Stop Bits Flow Control Parity Description The printer name you entered at Step 6 is displayed. Specify the parity. 8 9 The display returns to the "Printer Configuration" screen. Click the [Add] button to add a printer driver for the Customer Display. Then, select the Port Type setting same as that for the TM printer made at Step 6 to 7 (example: "Connect to EPSON TMH6000III Receipt"), and click the [Next] button. Setting Select driver Printer name Port Type Description Select the printer driver for the Customer Display. Select the printer driver for the Customer Display. Set as Default Printer 8> 9> 38 Chapter 2 Installation and Setup 10 11 The display returns to the "Printer Configuration" screen. See "Current Settings" to confirm the installation settings and then click the [Next] button. In [Start] - [Control Panel] - [Hardware and Sound] - [Printers] (Reference page of other OS. ), check that the specified printer driver and Customer Display driver are correctly installed. 2 39 Connecting the devices Confirm the following before connecting devices (TM printer, Customer Display) · Set the Handshaking setting of the printer to Receive buffer full. · Configure the DIPSW when you connect the DMD500 with the Yconnection. For information on how to connect the TM printer and configure the DIPSW, see the Users Manual supplied with the TM printer or the Technical Reference Guide. The maximum number of printers that can be simultaneously connected to multiple computers is 8. Turn off the power of the TM printer and wait for more than 5 seconds before turning on the power. Serial (COM) connection When using the serial connection, make sure the printer settings match the printer driver port settings (BaudRate/DataBits/Parity/StopBits/FlowControl). 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 printer. USB device requirements Maximum USB cable length is 5m, and 5 cascaded hubs maximum. Use the USB cable and the USB hubs compliant with USB2. 0 specification (12Mbps). For USB power saving, see the C:\Program Files\EPSON\EPSON Advanced Printer Driver 4\TMUSB\readme_e. txt generated after the APD installation. 40 Chapter 2 Installation and Setup Test print/display Use the following print and display tests to check if the APD is properly installed and functions normally. TM printer For TM printers, use the preset test print function to make a test print on the printers. (For details, see Print Test Page on page 29. ) Customer Display For Customer Displays, use the preset test print function of the printer driver to send text data to the Customer Displays. 1 2 3 Select from [Start] - [Control Panel] - [Hardware and Sound] and open [Printers] and then right click the target printer driver and select [Printing Preferences. . . ]. Enter text data in the Test Data box to be displayed on the Customer Display, and click the [Run] button. 2 4 The text data entered in Step 3 will be displayed on the Customer Display when the APD has been properly installed. 41 Plug and Play Using Windows Plug and Play function, a printer driver can be easily installed on a computer on which the APD is already installed. The Plug and Play function is available only for the TM printer with the USB interface. Slip Rotate for EPSON TM-H6000III cannot be installed using the Plug and Play function. Installation Flow 1. Print Test Page (page 29) 42 Chapter 2 Installation and Setup Connecting the TM Printer Connect the TM printer following the procedure below. [. . . ] (Checked by default. ) Location to save the file and file name Create silent installation package 2> 3> 66 Chapter 3 Silent Installation 4 The "Silent Installation" screen appears. Select the setting you want to copy from [Printer Configuration], and select the printer to be installed. If you do not want to select all the printers installed in the copy source computer with the APD, uncheck [Include all currently installed printers]. Click the [Next] button. The setting in [Printer Configuration] is the default value for the copy destination printer. [. . . ]