CarlValentin Windows Printer Drivers

5.3.04

• Updated command for printing graphic which could cause issues printing on SPX engines. In some cases new firmware for the CV printer is required.

5.3.03

• Added following printers into Carl Valentin NiceLabel driver. DPM IV 107 DPM IV 128 DPM IV 53 ILX 103/8 ILX 104/8 ILX 106/12 ILX 106/24 ILX 108/12
• Carl Valentin Compa II 106/24 printer model supports cutter.

5.2.00

• Spectra II printer models are supported now.
• Dispenser option is enabled also for DuoPrint printer models.

5.1.16

• Fixed driver crash when opening Advanced setup > Other dialog on driver's GUI.
• Additional two time and one date RTC formats added into the driver. With NL2017 time format with mm as minutes should be used and not "MI".
• Print width for SPX 108/12 and SPX II 108/12 has been corrected to 108mm from 105mm.
• Added support for bidirectional communication. Status monitor and NiceLabel applications can now track statuses of Carl Valentin printers.

5.1.15

• Added new internal date/time options: mm (minutes), ss (seconds), JJJ (day in year).

5.1.13

• Maximum limitation for "Print position" on Advanced setup > Operation mode dialog that can be set on Dynacode models is limited to 93mm and not just 90mm.
• Following new printers were added to Carl Valentin printer driver distribution: Dynacode II 53, Dynacode II 107, Dynacode II 128.Dynacode II 53 model, support reduced speed range 50-800 mm/s.Limitation for print position option is corrected and user can select it in range 12 - 90 mm.Backward speed limitation is also increased to 600 mm/s because some printers allow backward speed over 400 mm/s.
• Fixed issue with DNS IP resolution not working when printer network name is longer then 25 characters.

5.1.12

• Carl Valentin driver can sends now 99998 copies of the same label and not just 9998.
• Additional RTC formats added for Carl Valentin printers.

5.1.11

• Internal counter is supported now also on bar code elements for Carl Valentin printers.
• Fixed About dialog issue with garbage after name for printers with name >= 32 chars.
• Carl Valentin DuoPrint models have by default no dithering and print mode thermal transfer.
• Operating options are supported on Carl Valentin Dynacode printers.
• Applicator options are supported on Carl Valentin printers (Compa, Compa II, SPX, SPX II, ILX).
• Scanner options are supported on Carl Valentin printers (Spectra, SPE, Vario II, Vario III, Vita II).
• Dispenser option is supported on Carl Valentin printers (Compa, Compa II, ILX, Micra, Pica, Pica II, Spectra, SPE, SPX, SPX II, Vario II, Vario III, Vita, Vita II).
• Cutter did not work on Carl Valentin printers. This is corrected now.
• Fixed NiceLabel crash when changing the printer on Label Setup>Printer dialog and then disabling "Use advanced printer driver interface".
• Default Print mode is "Thermotransfer" for all printers without T in the name.Default Photocell type for Micra printer models is "Reflection".Default Label type for Dynacode, Flexicode and DPM III printer models is "Endless".
• NiceLabel support additional Carl Valentin printer drivers:Flexicode 53/12ILX 54-12ILX 56-8ILX 81-12ILX 80-8Compa II 106/24
• Some GUI control description were missing when translation was longer than English string. This is corrected now.
• Dynacode and DPM III printer models have resolution 305dpi, not 300dpi.Vita II 106/24 has speed limitation 50..100 mm/s.Range for x-offset is -90..90mm.Range for y-offset is -30..90mm.Range for Tear off offset is 0..50mm.Range for Cut offset is 0..50mm.
• Change German translations for Photocell type (transmission, default-normal) and Label Alignment.

5.1.10

• Custom RTC can be created and used as internal printer clock. There is no more additional data printed after RTC.
• Gap length option is supported on Carl Valentin printers.
• Label alignment option is available for all Carl Valentin printers. Default alignment is left for all printer models except Micra, which are center.
• 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

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

5.1.08

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

5.1.07

• Carl Valentin SPX II 106/24 printer is supported.
• X and Y offset is send now correctly to the printer. Before this correction there was just 999 for negative offset no matter what negative value user sets in the GUI.Tear off can be set just as positive value now.
• Printer Install Wizard supports silent installation of Port Monitor modules.

5.1.06

• Added support for Carl Valentin Vario III printer.
• Carl Valentin Desco II printer models are supported.Desco II/7.6 (194dpi)Desco II/8 (203dpi)Desco II/12 (304dpi)
• New languages supported are: Danish, Hebrew, Slovak and Portuguese (Brazil). Portuguese language is removed.
• Language monitor will now retry sending data to printer 3 times before reporting an error to spooler.
• PrnInst utility quits driver installation if user doesn't trust the publisher.
• User can now select right or left label alignment on printers that support right and left version (applicators)

5.1.05

• Driver settings are now correctly updated after being imported.

5.1.04

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

5.1.03

• 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

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

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

5.1.01

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

5.1.00

• Cutter functionality corrected for printing from Windows applications and cutter set to cut every n labels.
• Solved problem with multi-thread printing (sometimes the stream is not correct).

5.0.02

• Corrected exporting and printing of graphics. Graphics elements are not merged anymore.
• Added ability to encode FNC characters to barcodes enabling a proper usage of GS1 128 barcode
• Density for color printer models was moved from Options to Advanced Setup->Color dialog.Density was separated so each print head can be set independantly.
• New Carl Valentin printeres were added (SPX 108/12, SPX II 103/8, SPX II 104/8, SPX II 106/12, SPX II 108/12 and SPX II 162/12).PnP ID's corrected for existing Spectra and SPX models.

5.0.00

• Driver help for barcode font "y dimension" updated.
• DuoPrint 107/12 and DuoPrint 160/12 printers are supported. These two printers can print in two colors.
• All the drivers are now digitaly signed to allow installation on Windows 8.

4.6.78

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

4.6.76

• Fixed occasional Spooler crash when printing Word document with very long filename.
• Advanced Port monitor can now be added by using Windows Add New Port Type option.
• Port monitor now reconnectes to printer after lost connection

4.6.74

• Corrected export of internal elements on Carl Valentin.
• Numeric GS1Databar barcode types no longer have data size requirements

4.6.69

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

4.6.66

• In some case of printing big graphics (color on 64-bit OS for example) the graphic elements could be missing. This is corrected now.
• Obsolete monitor.inf files were removed from drivers that still had them
• 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

• Printer error detailes were missing while printing. The status reporting issue was limited to NicePrintQueue, Enterprise Print Manager(EPM) and NiceLabel.:p
• Following models added to distribution:Pica II 104/8, Pica II 106/12, Pica II 103/8 T, Pica II 108/12 T, Vita II 103/8 T, Vita II 104/8, Vita II 106/12, Vita II 106/24, Vita II 108/12 T, Compa II 104/8, Compa II 106/12, Compa II 162/12, Compa II 103/8 T, Compa II 108/12 T and Compa II 162/12 T

4.6.64

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

4.6.63

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

4.6.62

• Spooler crash when changing printer port while printing was fixed.
• Custom settings for unprintable now work correctly

4.6.59

• Printer ports are now properly shown in Options dialog.
• Changed font for Chinese Windows to SimHei.

4.6.52

• Export to printer functionallity added for Carl Valentin printers.

4.6.51

• Inverse text option is now supported.
• Czech, Lithuanian and Ukrainian languages are now supported also in all NiceDrivers.

4.6.50

• 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

• PrnInst utility was updated so that long INF file structure is supported.
• When trying to preinstall drivers on Windows 7, user got an "Environment incorrect" error message. This is corrected now.

4.6.43

• 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

• Fixed occasional driver crash when printing extremely large graphics
• Page preview icons in "Advanced Dialog" corrected.

4.6.37

• 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

4.6.11

• New SPX models.
• Following models added: SPX 104/8, SPX 106/12 and SPX 162/12.

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.

4.5.38

• Following models added to distribution: DPM III xi 53/12, DPM III xi 107/12 and DPM III xi 128/12.

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.

4.5.33

• Added Vita 104/8 and Vita 106/12 printers.Renamed Spectra 106/12 printer to Spectra 160/12.Added PnP ID to Dynacode 128 printer.

4.5.13

• When using printer's RTC (Time & Date) on the label, the RTC is updated every second. There is no option to disable RTC update.

4.5.12

• User can select Automatic or Manual options for Job removing using keyboard in Printer Install Wizard
• Max print widths were wrong on SPE printers. This is corrected now.
• 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

• 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.
• 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?"

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

• 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.
• 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'.

4.4.66

• Following printers were added:Spectra 106/12SPE 108/12SPE 162/12DPM III i 128/12Dynacode 128Also PnP Id's were added for all printers except for Dynacode 128 and SOLO 80/8.Speed corrections for SPE 160/12, SPE 106/12, Dyn1code 53 in Dynacode 107.

4.4.64

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

4.4.63

• Label Type option added. Now it's possible to select Continuous or Adhesive.
• When user starts Printer Install Wizard the application is shown but without focus
• Changed default number for cutting to 1 label instead of 0.

4.4.62

• Added Photocell option on Advanced dialog.

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

• Default cutter offset for Micra printers was set to 3 cm.
• 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.
• Added 1:2 and 1:3 ratios for Code39.

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.
• Export to Pocket' option in labelling software does not work on some printers.
• 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.
• 1. Element positioning does not work correctly if you ware using landscape paper orientation. This is corrected now. 2. Cutter does not work if you set it from "Label setup > Cutter settings" dialog. This is corrected now. 3. Max print length is limited to 3000mm (Carl Valentin Vario II 104/8) 4. Rotated text has not been printed correctly. This is fixed now. 5. SSCC barcode is working now as internal barcode.

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