QLS Windows Printer Drivers

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Version

January 31, 2024

5.5.4

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Supported printers

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Installation guides

English

Tested on

Windows 8.1 | 10 | 11

Windows Server 2012 R2 | 2016 | 2019 | 2022 | 2012

Release Notes

5.5.4

  • Printing graphic images with multiple colors is corrected, the graphics are now sent to the correct print head.

Supported Printers

QLS Pronto 442

QLS Pronto 472

QLS Pronto 472+

QLS Pronto 474

QLS Pronto 483

QLS Pronto 843

QLS 500

QLS 2000

QLS 2001

QLS 3000

QLS 3001

QLS 4001

QLS 4100

QLS 2000 Xe

QLS 2001 Xe

QLS 3000 Xe

QLS 3001 Xe

QLS 4100 Xe

QLS Pronto 482

QLS Pronto 486

QLS 8100 Xe

QLS Vivo! Touch

QLS Plexo Duo 453

QLS Plexo 453

QLS Plexo 653

QLS Pronto 682

QLS Pronto 863

Release Notes

5.5.4

  • Printing graphic images with multiple colors is corrected, the graphics are now sent to the correct print head.

5.5.0

  • Updated driver package information and driver user interface look with new branding.

5.1.08.5621

  • Printers with CAB programming language support additional RTC format YYMMDD.

5.1.08.5456

  • All multi printhead printer drivers are now represented as true color driver to the operating system. This setting effect in printing one element in more than one color.For this feature working you need NiceLabel version 6.3.1 or later.

5.1.08.5063

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

5.1.07.5271

  • Removed graphic cutting as part is graphic optimization.

5.1.07.5195

  • Top of form adjustment maximum value changed from 9.9mm to 99mm.Enabled image optimization by default for XC printer models.

5.1.07.5176

  • Fixed missing comma between tear off and label backfeed commandsFixed issue with driver putting "out of memory" text in stream.

5.1.07.4926

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

5.1.06.4897

  • Downloaded TTF, Vector fonts (Swiss, Monospace) on CAB language printers have now correct position on the label. Before the correction text was positioned to the bottom line instead to the base line of text field.

5.1.06.4818

  • New languages supported are: Danish, Hebrew, Slovak and Portuguese (Brazil). Portuguese language is removed.
  • CAB vector fonts (Swiss 721, Monospace 821) support font scaling.

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.

5.1.05.4795

  • Added support for QuickLabel Systems printers Pronto 682 and Pronto 863.

5.1.05.4788

  • Driver settings are now correctly updated after being imported.

5.1.05.4644

  • CAB printers support now also third variant of Export to printer function from labeling software.Besides "Store to Printer" and "Store to File" options, now also "Store to printer (Unlimited print)" is available. Recall of this format will print unlimited quantity of labels.

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.

5.1.03.4633

  • Help file was updated with a note that some applications can lock the driver and prevent it from being updated by a new version.

5.1.03.4539

  • QE commands has been missing in print stream. They are related to the driver advanced setting "Formats per queue". Becuase of that graphic elements were missing on printout. This issue is solved now.

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.

5.1.00.4326

  • Fixed issue where Cancel before print could not be set back to "No".

5.1.00.4306

  • Solved problem with multi-thread printing (sometimes the stream is not correct).

5.0.03.4192

  • QR barcode is supported on DPL printers.Prefix and suffix enabled for counters.

5.0.03.4183

  • Date offset is now supported on RTC for DPL printers. Offset is set in days.The limitation is one RTC variable with offset on the label.Offset does not work with time variable because of printer firmware limitation.

5.0.02.4116

  • Fixed issue with labels after the first one having incorrect date/time data when using internal date/time.

5.0.02.4105

  • Datamatrix barcode is no longer printed too small on 300 dpi models

5.0.00.4197

  • Driver help for barcode font "y dimension" updated.

5.0.00.4036

  • If user prints batch of n*50 labels, then QE command was missing at the end of print job. This is corrected now.

5.0.00.3976

  • Added vertical graphic optimization to allow ribbon saver to work on color printers.

5.0.00.3897

  • All the drivers are now digitaly signed to allow installation on Windows 8.

5.0.00

  • Update solves problems when printing color images with transparent color from Windows applications (for instance PNG image with transparent color). We tested several Word applications, but the problem was observed only with Word 2007 (with all updates installed). The symptom is that images were converted in one color and that colors were not converted correctly (usually all colors were converted to one color - black).

4.6.78.3865

  • ASCII characters under 32 needs special handling on CAB printers. Before this change printer goes into error state in case of using such characters for data (CR/LF is the most common). This is fixed now.

4.6.78.3840

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

4.6.77.3825

  • QLS Vivo! Touch gets "Format error 50" because maximum graphic quantity exceeds 9999. This limitation is removed now just for Vivo! Touch model.EP command for delete images from memory card is not used on Vivo! Touch printer.

4.6.77.3807

  • Support for Unicode inside MemMaster for QLS printers.

4.6.76.3792

  • Internal counters on QLS printers are are supported 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.

4.6.76.3764

  • Empty graphics are no longer sent when "Force graphic optimization" switch is turned on.

4.6.76.3763

  • Port monitor now reconnectes to printer after lost connection

4.6.76.3760

  • Horizontal print offset for color printers is now available for both print heads

4.6.76

  • Cancel before print commands are no longer sent if bi-direcitonal printing is disabled

4.6.75.3745

  • Printer driver can cancel jobs that are currently printing before starting with new print job.

4.6.74.3733

  • Added support for QR bar code

4.6.74.3714

  • Numeric GS1Databar barcode types no longer have data size requirements

4.6.73.3699

  • CAB printer supports now unlimited print quantity. Before this update 9999 was maximum quantity.

4.6.72.3673

  • Following printers were added to NiceLabel QLS driver distribution: QLS Plexo 453, QLS Plexo 653 and QLS Plexo duo 453.

4.6.72.3647

  • German translation for Tear Off Distance was Abrißabstand, which was wrong. We corrected this translation to Abrisskante.

4.6.70.3680

  • If user selects media type "89 Matte Polyester" the driver has sent PU83 command instead of PU89. This is corrected now.

4.6.69.3612

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

4.6.69.3581

  • DPL Vector fonts (CG Times, CG Triumvirate) printed from other Windows applications and not from labeling software were positioned wrong. This is corrected now.

4.6.67.3524

  • Barcode verification options were added to printer driver.

4.6.67.3516

  • New image optimization option added to printer driver.

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.

4.6.66.3457

  • Dithering tab was missing on all QLS printers. This is corrected now.

4.6.66.3436

  • Obsolete monitor.inf files were removed from drivers that still had them

4.6.66.3398

  • QLS Vivo! Touch model is supported now.
  • The limitation for maximum number of formats per queue was set to 63. There is no reason for this so the limitation is removed now.

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.

4.6.64.3257

  • Gap value maximum increased to maximum printer supported value (1 meter)

4.6.63.3224

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

4.6.62.3204

  • Cut offset 1 does not get disabled when "cut every" is selected

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

4.6.62.3142

  • When doing "Export to printer", user must enter variable values and print quantity at once!! But the label format should be just stored to the printer, and then when recalling the label the variable value and print quantity needs to be entered.
  • When doing Export to Printer now user have to variants: Export to Printer and Export to File. Exporting to file needs the printer connected to port FILE and in this case the label file is different and could be used then on printer's memory slot CF or USB for recall format.

4.6.61.3091

  • Cutting and perforation should now work correctly when using variable data in labels.

4.6.59.3036

  • Printers with CAB programming language support now also internal counters on barcode elements.

4.6.59.3029

  • New RTC formats for CAB printers:DD.MM.YYYY, DD.MM.YY, MM.DD.YYYY, MM.DD.YY

4.6.59.3002

  • Printer ports are now properly shown in Options dialog.

4.6.59.3001

  • Descender bars are always present on EAN and UPC barcodes.

4.6.59.2995

  • Changed font for Chinese Windows to SimHei.

4.6.57.2946

  • Graphic positioning to allow centering with stream optimization providing safe graphic printing is turned on

4.6.52.2829

  • In old driver peel and dispense option didn't work if label present sensor check box wasn't checked. This is corrected now. If user selects peel or dispense, label present sensor check box is automatically checked.

4.6.52.2827

  • User is now able to disable/enable descender bars on EAN13, EAN8 and UPCA barcodes.

4.6.52.2819

  • When user export label format to printer, it is prompt now every time for quantity number. Before this change the format has been printed unlimited (9999) if you select the label format from memory card.

4.6.51.2800

  • Inverse elements could be used now also on QLS printers.
  • Czech, Lithuanian and Ukrainian languages are now supported also in all NiceDrivers.

4.6.50.2784

  • Graphic positioning when using database for graphical data is now correct providing user turns on "safe graphics printing"

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.

4.6.49.2747

  • 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.

4.6.48.2718

  • Cut on last element is available only if no sensor is selected.

4.6.48.2709

  • If user selected batch cut (cut at the end) the printout was not OK. This has been corrected and it looks the command for cycle cutter did not work correctly: Because of that it has been removed.

4.6.44.2498

  • Batch cut with variable data and/or true type counters now works correctly

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

4.6.35.2288

  • Human redable on barcodes was always printed also if you set no HR in labeling software. This is corrected now.

4.6.34.2269

  • Time format hh:mm:ss is not supported.

4.6.30.2157

  • Media Type selection enabled on printers without display and disabled on printers with display.

4.6.23

  • QLS printer cuts incorrectly when variables are used for cutting values.

4.6.22

  • Build number is now part of version information in About dialog

4.6.15

  • Added options to turn off print optimization on printers using CAB printer language

4.6.14

  • DPL printers have ability to print inverse text. This option is supported now also in NiceDrivers.
  • Macros 05 and 06 on Datamatrix are now supported on printer models with ZPL and DPL printer language.
  • DPL printer will print unlimited labels quantity with quantity command of 9999.

4.6.13

  • Added new date/time options when using printer clock on CAB printers.

4.6.11

  • Corrected printing of SSCC-18 barcode with variable data

4.6.09

  • French translation have been updated for CAB driver language and also for some general driver dialogs.

4.6.08

  • Pronto 483 model is new supported QLS printer.

4.6.04

  • Printing internal Maxicode and PDF-417 now works.
  • The internal date/time fields could only be used with the internal fonts Datamax1 and Datamax2. When you used any other internal font (including CG Times), the internal date/time didn't get printed. This is corrected now.
  • WYSIWYG for internal fonts is corrected for DPL printers.

4.6.01

  • Postnet barcodes has wrong expansions and are printed too big. This is corrected now and WYSIWYG is OK.
  • Added Rotation to parsed text in command fonts

4.6.00

  • Printing process was stopped during heavy duty printing.
  • Barcode height is corrected for non-203 dpi printers.

4.5.42

  • Driver print speed optimization

4.5.40

  • Database fed empty elements from Labeling software are now printed correctly
  • Offsets on CAB printers for perforation before/after label and cutting before label now allow negative values (-9.9mm - 9.9mm)

4.5.39

  • PrnInst showed login window, even if the user running the application was administrator.

4.5.38

  • New printer model added to distribution: 8100 Xe.

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.

4.5.36

  • PrnInst doesn't show printers on 64bit OS.

4.5.34

  • Postnet barcode fonts can no longer have their width changed.

4.5.33

  • Following printers added: Pronto 482 and Pronto 486.

4.5.14

  • Fixed issue with forced optimization in non labeling software.
  • Fixed issue with barcode fonts causing protocol error
  • Added explanation for "Forced optimized printing" option

4.5.13

  • Internal elements now get filtered out when not using labeling software and forcing optimization
  • Fixed issue with printing from word using forced optimization

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

  • Fixed command sequence for export to printer
  • 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.

4.5.04

  • Fixed Advanced TCP/IP port to handle leading 0 in IP.

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
  • Moved perforation commands in stream to avoid protocol errors

4.5.00

  • New setting Printer default. If set, then printer will not send some settings from Options and Advanced Setup tab. This feature is useful for printers with LCD display where user would like to set printer parameters (speed, darkness...) manually.
  • Added possibility of optimized printing of graphics from all windows software
  • Fixed printer error when printing different pages from windows software
  • - 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.

4.4.71

  • Driver now sends driver settings only at the start of the print

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.

4.4.68

  • Optimized driver printing

4.4.67

  • Fixed IMG compression for wide graphics

4.4.65

  • Export label to printer works now correctly also for prompted variables,

4.4.64

  • Removed Help button as no help is available.
  • Export to printer didn't work properly. There was a wrong slot number in the exported print stream.
  • New Japanese translation for Printer Install Wizard

4.4.63

  • Downloaded fonts allways print in the same size, even if you resize them.
  • DL of graphics on LPT port doesnt work correctly, when printing you get an empty screen
  • 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 new cutter commands to support new PCU4 cutter unit.
  • Added new options to some printers: ingnore label position, ignore paper end, top side same as bottom, single buffer mode, top to bottom offset
  • Command "c" (immediate cut) is not recomended and therefore it is disabled.

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.

4.3.72

  • Sometimes a print stream is not send to the printer, and it stays stuck in the spooler

4.3.70

  • Media type selection (direct thermal, thermal transfer) is added into Datamax advanced setup dialog. User will find this option in secondary dialog which can be opened by button "Other".

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.
  • QLS 4100 Xe printer model is also suppoted.
  • "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.
  • 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.

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

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Version

January 31, 2024

5.5.4

Installation guides

English

Tested on

Windows 8.1 | 10 | 11

Windows Server 2012 R2 | 2016 | 2019 | 2022 | 2012

Supported Printers

QLS Pronto 442

QLS Pronto 472

QLS Pronto 472+

QLS Pronto 474

QLS Pronto 483

QLS Pronto 843

QLS 500

QLS 2000

QLS 2001

QLS 3000

QLS 3001

QLS 4001

QLS 4100

QLS 2000 Xe

QLS 2001 Xe

QLS 3000 Xe

QLS 3001 Xe

QLS 4100 Xe

QLS Pronto 482

QLS Pronto 486

QLS 8100 Xe

QLS Vivo! Touch

QLS Plexo Duo 453

QLS Plexo 453

QLS Plexo 653

QLS Pronto 682

QLS Pronto 863

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Version

November 22, 2024

10.6.11

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Supported printers

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Installation guides

English

Tested on

Windows 8.1 | 10 | 11

Windows Server 2012 R2 | 2016 | 2019 | 2022

Release Notes

10.6.11

  • Fixed simultaneous printing and status checking which caused the printer spooler to stop working.

Supported Printers

QLS Kiaro

QLS Kiaro D

QLS Kiaro 50

QLS Kiaro 50 D

QLS QL-111

QLS QL-120

QLS QL-120 D

Release Notes

10.6.11

  • Fixed simultaneous printing and status checking which caused the printer spooler to stop working.

10.6.10

  • Fixed the issue of stopping printing due to "No connection" error when printing on multiple printers simultaneously.

10.6.9

  • The installation of a network printer has been corrected, ensuring that the network port number is now correctly set.
  • Adding an existing printer model to a different port no longer causes the printer installation to fail.
  • Minimized usage of memory consumption in the Print Spooler windows service.

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.

10.6.0

  • 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.

10.2.5

  • QL120 series support option “Use stored calibration”.
  • QL120 and QL120D models is supported.

10.2.2

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

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.

8.5.0

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

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.

8.2.0

  • 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 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.

7.3.60

  • Kiaro 50 D can successfully print with NiceLabel driver.
  • Installation of 32bit driver for sharing printer on 64bit OS has failed. This is corrected now.

7.3.05

  • When you select QLS Kiaro printer that is shared in the new label wizard, Nicelabel Designer has crashed. This is fixed now.

7.3.01

  • Kiaro printers are identified also with new USB plag&play ID's with company name AstroNova.

7.2.01

  • Communication with the printer was improved on USB and LAN port.

7.1.00

  • Magenta+ color option added on supported models.

6.0.15

  • Fixed crash during installation of new Port on Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2.
  • Fixed printing of garbled graphics on certain label dimension from Windows applications.
  • Added support for Ink Refresh option.
  • Addded support for cutter.
  • Fixed issue when it sometimes failed to print first page when printing to LAN port.
  • When printing large quantities of labels Data error (size) error will no longer happen.

6.0.13

  • Optimize printing performance.
  • Added new options for Print Quality, Paper Types and Color Profiles.
  • Added support for new printers: Kiaro! 50.Added support for Durable series: Kiaro! D, Kiaro! 50D.

6.0.08

  • Unprintable area is now correctly displayed on all orientations (rotated portrait or landscape).
  • Swiftcolor and QLS Kiaro! are presented to NiceLabel as full color drivers which changes color picker for elements from palette to full color.

6.0.07

  • Corrupted driver data does not crash the driver.
  • When printing OpenType fonts from labelling application (version older than 5.4.5), printing fails.
  • Import from DRS (old driver export format) now includes stocks.

6.0.06

  • Next button is enabled when a printer is selected while selecting printer during printer uninstallation.

6.0.04

  • Fixed problems with default ellipse element in labelling problem. Thickness is now set to 1mm (not 0mm).
  • Translations update
  • Fixed printing of OLE objects
  • After memory card is formatted, "Test" and "Delete" buttons are not disabled
  • Uninstall and Uninstall All options in Printer Install Wizard will show only filtered driver list.

6.0.03

  • Import from DRS (old driver export format) now includes Custom commands.

6.0.02

  • Corrected memory allocation, so Windows system will no longer run low on memory resources.
  • Correct graphics instead of black rectangle will now be printed when printing a label with changing graphics on multiple pages.
  • Kiaro printer no longer prints a garbage in case of printing variables from the database. Also fixed elements (rectangles) are not printed on second label if they are not in lebel design.
  • NiceLabel inverse element has been disabled, because the printer does not support it.
  • Labels in landscape or rotated landscape orientation are printed correctly.

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Version

November 22, 2024

10.6.11

Installation guides

English

Tested on

Windows 8.1 | 10 | 11

Windows Server 2012 R2 | 2016 | 2019 | 2022

Supported Printers

QLS Kiaro

QLS Kiaro D

QLS Kiaro 50

QLS Kiaro 50 D

QLS QL-111

QLS QL-120

QLS QL-120 D

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Version

November 15, 2022

5.5.0

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Supported printers

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Installation guides

English

Tested on

Windows 8.1 | 10 | 11

Windows Server 2012 R2 | 2016 | 2019 | 2022 | 2012

Release Notes

5.5.0

  • Updated driver package information and driver user interface look with new branding.

Supported Printers

QuickLabel QL-30

QuickLabel QL-60

QuickLabel QL-30P

QuickLabel QL-60P

QuickLabel QL-30M

QuickLabel QL-60M

QuickLabel QL-30MP

QuickLabel QL-60MP

QuickLabel QL-20

QuickLabel QL-20P

QuickLabel QL-30MT

QuickLabel QL-60MT

Release Notes

5.5.0

  • Updated driver package information and driver user interface look with new branding.

5.2.00.6987

  • Quicklabel NiceLabel driver distribution includes also advanced TCP/IP port monitor which is needed to check printer status with Status Monitor application.

5.2.00.6976

  • Added support for printers QuickLabel QL-30MT and QuickLabel QL-60MT.
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Version

November 15, 2022

5.5.0

Installation guides

English

Tested on

Windows 8.1 | 10 | 11

Windows Server 2012 R2 | 2016 | 2019 | 2022 | 2012

Supported Printers

QuickLabel QL-30

QuickLabel QL-60

QuickLabel QL-30P

QuickLabel QL-60P

QuickLabel QL-30M

QuickLabel QL-60M

QuickLabel QL-30MP

QuickLabel QL-60MP

QuickLabel QL-20

QuickLabel QL-20P

QuickLabel QL-30MT

QuickLabel QL-60MT