EPSON Windows Printer Drivers

10.6.8

• Unidirectional printer drivers are now installed on LAN port without error message.
• Fixed installation issue preventing printers being installed on USB port.
• Printer network discovery now works on servers with multiple network adapters.
• Corrected driver update procedure, no longer removing printers that do not match case sensitive printer name.

10.6.7

• Printer installation wizard now shows correct port choices when installing the driver.

10.6.6

• Stabilized driver Port monitor and Language monitor memory consumption.
• Stabilized memory consumption in the windows environment when sending data to printer.
• Redesigned installation process in the installation utility wizard. Added logging functionality to the installation utility.

10.6.5

• Added support for CW-C8000 printer series.
• Optimized printing speed by removing unneeded status query send immediately after the first one.

10.6.0

• Update port monitor functionality to prevent possible memory consumption.
• This is initial release of Loftware printer driver, rebrand from NiceLabel printer driver family.

10.5.2

• Driver core stabilization by improving memory and heap allocations.
• Redesigned the self extracting driver package users download from the internet web page.
• Stabilized driver's communication component.

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.

10.4.2

• Updated length of control description to prevent GUI elements overlaping.

10.3.3

• EPSON NiceLabel driver supports now also 200dpi resolution.
• User can select also ICC profile (color correction mode type) with display class and not just printer class.

10.3.2

• Added support for enhanced status checking.

10.2.2

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

10.0.5

• Epson CW-4000 Series is supported in NiceLabel driver distribution.

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.
• Top offset will move now the label in correct direction on print preview.

8.6.3

• Driver is signed with updated certificate. Changed timestamp server to avoid "unknown certificate" issue on some OS systems.

8.6.0

• Added Plane and Texture material types for CW models.

8.5.3

• Correct cut position also when banner printing is used.

8.5.2

• Fixed error while printing large labels and combined all graphics as one. Fixed black background under transparent some pictures.

8.5.1

• Banner print now results in correct printed length. Fixed for 300dpi and 600dpi resolutions.

8.5.0

• Communication with the printer is working now also when port monitor logging is enabled on non English Windows OS.

8.3.5

• Fixed label offset when printing multiple labels. Left media gap value on C7500 models can be selected from 1mm to 108mm.

8.3.2

• Fixed slow UI operation when using VPN connected printer. Print quality settings corrected on CW-C6000/CW-C6500 Series. Beeper volume is not sent to the printer when the Beeper is set to None. Fixed driver crash when using LPR port and export driver settings.

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.

8.2.3

• Optimized printing of graphic elements. Fixed problems with printing labels that have header/tail and labels across.

8.2.2

• Added support for Epson ColorWorks CW-6000 and CW-6500 series.

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.
• Printer is now able to print internal Date and Time elements.

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 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.
• Added support for Batch Cut functionality.

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.

7.8.10

• EPSON NiceLabel driver will print fine multiple pages from any Windows applications.

7.8.01

• Print Test Page button functionality was improved.
• "Test print" button is added to driver's properties dialog. It prints test label to help user adjust printer settings correctly.

7.7.01

• Media type "Continuous paper with black mark" is added back for EPSON printer models. Without this option users with such media received media error on the printer.

7.3.60

• Installation of 32bit driver for sharing printer on 64bit OS has failed. This is corrected now.

7.3.03

• Optimized printing performance for Epson printers from newest NiceLabel application.
• Fixed issue with Advanced TCP/IP port incorrectly handling multiple connections to same printer which could result in jobs being stuck in spooler or even data loss.
• Epson NiceLabel printer driver distribution supports also TM-C7510, TM-C7520,TM-C7510G and M-C7520G printer model.

7.3.02

• Fixed preview for hour in labelling software when using printer clock variable (timezone was not handled correctly).

6.0.11

• Backfeed is disabled only for printers which have just one Backfeed option.