Domino Windows Printer Drivers

10.5.0

• Printer options resolution, darkness and speed are now correctly merged when changing printer models.
• Stabilized communication interface between the driver and the Label Design application.
• Removed limitation of loaded driver packages on Server 2008 and Server 2016 system.
• Corrected status response when multiple status queries are requested at the same time.

10.4.0

• Added support for enhanced status checking.

10.3.3

• Domino Cx350i can print up to 2500mm wide layouts.

10.2.4

• Corrected labels not working when elements were positioned between two print groups on a certain position.

10.2.3

• Added option for cloning groups or heads on multi-head Ax, Cx and Gx printers.

10.2.2

• Fixed crash of driver when document name longer than 260 characters

10.1.2

• Fonts on Domino Ax printers now support a bit narrower character spacing.

10.0.3

• Domino printers support bold parameter on text elements also with Intercomm 5 protocol.

10.0.2

• Code128 now correctly encodes FNC separators on Intercomm5 protocol.
• Printer job is no longer stuck in spooler in certain cases on Domino Ax.
• GS1 barcode now prints readable on Ax printers.
• Counters that are not fixed width now work on Ax printer models.
• Barcodes GS1-DataMatrix and GS1-QR containing counters can be printed now.

10.0.1

• Added font 12 to 1L32HQ60084 raster on Ax models.
• Added ink status reporting for CX.
• Update to new version sets all port numbers to their default values.
• Improvements in positioning and communication on Domino Ax printers, which are now using native Intercomm5 protocol.

10.0.0

• Fixed problems in case user set different HDPI and VDPI in landscape orientation.
• Menu for using settings from printer or driver is redesigned and improved.
• Added capability to set all printer supported parameters to be controlled by the printer.
• Added support for web based printer management.
• Change the print preview so when the label is too long the end of the label is visible.

8.8.0

• Added font 12 to 1L32HQ60084 raster on Ax models.

8.6.3

• Added support for dual print head models. Added missing rasters.

8.5.0

• Communication with the printer is working now also when port monitor logging is enabled on non English Windows OS. Added support for RS print heads.

8.3.1

• Improved performance Driver initialisation time was decreased for up to 30%.Smaller file footprint Driver file size was reduced for up to 60%.Improved installation utility PrnInst better supports multi user environments. Driver upgrade procedure was improved for installations with large number of printers.

8.2.00

• Driver stability was improved and memory usage was optimized.

8.0.50

• User can now use Reload to upload entire list of virtual fonts to printer again, instead uploading each virtual font individually.
• Procedure for updating printers is improved in Prninst application that all settings for all users are correctly preserved.
• Prninst application automatically detects printer(s) connected to local network.

8.0.22

• Fixed print spooler crash using latest driver's language monitor.

8.0.21

• Driver Maintenance, Settings and Support actions are working also with printer name longer than 32 characters.

8.0.20

• Initial Version 8 release: Redesigned and updated User Interface. Added and improved Print Preview to be shown on more panels. Added new Tool options for easier Maintenance, Setup and Support. Added options for sending files or commands to the printer. Added possibility to toggle Status Checking during printing. Fixed in-corrections when displaying driver on High-DPI monitors.
• During printer driver installation and uninstallation the Unicode printer names are fully supported.
• Improved preview image on graphic options page.
• Improved displaying of Network discovered printers while sorting and graying already installed printers during printer driver installation.
• Minimized the frequency of displaying the splwow64 thunking spooler (SplWow64) message during printer installation.
• Upgraded uninstall of Ports and Port Monitors when printer removing the printer driver.
• During printer driver installation additional fields Location and Comment can be set.

7.8.40

• RTC can be also printed in bold after you use x expansion more than 1 for this element.
• More than two internal counter elements can be used in one label design now.

7.8.30

• Improved status checking from NiceLabel to show the latest possible value.
• Improved Advanced TCP/IP port stability and information when logging is enabled.
• Button "Open printing preferences" is added to the last installation page. By clicking on this button installer opens printing preferences of recently installed printer.

7.8.22

• Printer driver for Domino A series marks the jobs in error state as Failed, when allowing next jobs to print.

7.4.10

• Driver help file updated with installation and setup guidelines.

5.3.01.7255

• Fixed issue with labels sometimes not being transferred to printer correctly or causing errors on printer if Control Center was running.

5.2.00.7087

• Added support for internal counters on Datamatrix. Internal counter maximum length is 18 digits.

5.2.00.7085

• Fixed printing on Datamatrix code.

5.2.00.7021

• Added option "Set Re10 after label download" for M Series.

5.2.00.7013

• Domino C series printers are removed from Domino NiceLabel driver, because NiceLabel cannot offer appropriate support for this language.

5.2.00.7011

• Fixed issue with GS1_Code128 not encoding data correctly for M Series.

5.2.00.7009

• Domino V series printers are supported.

5.2.00.6991

• Added "download only" option on M Series to allow only downloading the label without printing it.

5.2.00.6855

• Added M230i printer models.

5.1.16.6558

• Fixed issue with negative coordinates in stream when printing on "Right" printer models with labels designed in landscape orientation.

5.1.16.6511

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

5.1.15.6474

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

5.1.15.6380

• Added new internal date option (WWNYY - calendar week, day of week and year)

5.1.13.6232

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

5.1.13.6142

• Fixed issue that prevented printing with Status Monitor running.

5.1.13.6133

• Fixed issue with printing of multiple text and/or graphic elements which could cause a printout of several empty labels.

5.1.13.6111

• Fixed issue with driver not being able to print over 10 graphics on page.

5.1.13.6101

• Fixed occasional incorrect or bad quality graphic printout.

5.1.12.6013

• Domino distribution updated with Mectec compatible printer models.

5.1.12.5974

• Fixed issue with very large graphics not being printed.

5.1.11.5971

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

5.1.11.5879

• Updated maximum page sizes to correct values.

5.1.11.5877

• Fixed element positioning so they don't get positioned out of the label.Fixed issue causing very large graphics producing a blank print.

5.1.11.5872

• All internal fonts should now be printed with correct sizes and use correct printer fonts.

5.1.11.5791

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

5.1.10.5818

• Newly designed labels are no longer rotated by 90 degrees compared to all other printers.

5.1.10.5811

• Barcode data no longer has an extra "A:" in front.
• Counters should now be printed correctly and without delay.
• Fixed printing through serial connection.

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.

5.1.09.5652

• Right handed printer models now have elements positioned off the right edge of the printer instead off the left edge.

5.1.09.5549

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

5.1.09.5543

• Added several new date formats.

5.1.08.5063

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

5.1.07.4926

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

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.

5.1.05.4788

• Driver settings are now correctly updated after being imported.

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.

5.1.04.4786

• Speed and Darkness options are removed/disabled from all Domino C printer's dialogs, because they are not used. These two options are not used for ink-jet printers.GS1-128 barcode used wrong command and barcode HR is present always, also when not selected. This is corrected now and command "e" is used for bar code now (no human readable, no box).

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.

5.1.02.4378

• 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

4.6.69.3612

• 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.

4.6.66.3436

• 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.

4.6.50.2772

• Added date/time with offset capability

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.

4.6.48.2713

• Barcodes were printed with human interpretation allthrough it's disabled.Expansions on Code 39 didn't work correct.Barcode had wrong height.

4.6.48.2710

• Quantity doesn't work if there is counter on label.

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.