Markem-Imaje SmartLase F200 Windows Printer Drivers

10.6.27

• Print direction control replaced the mirror function on 9000 Series.

10.6.26

• The Printer installation wizard properly responds the installation status to the Control Center application.

10.6.24

• Not Accessible status is now returned when querying for status when printer is not connected.
• Prninst will no longer show empty list of ports when user asked for port selection.
• All printers get updated after Windows upgrade and no longer produce errors when opening print preferences dialog.

10.6.23

• Added custom month date format (CMMM) for DCP printers.
• Not Accessible status is now returned when querying for status when printer is not connected.
• Fixed printing UPC/EAN barcodes on DCP printers in case user input check digit manually but in software automatic check digit generation is selected..
• Fixed Julian date printout.
• Fixed issue with printer reporting duplicate IDs. Fixed issue with printer not updating graphics.
• All printers get updated after Windows upgrade and no longer produce errors when opening print preferences dialog.

10.6.21

• Fixed issue when network discovery functions freeze the installation utility.
• When installing fonts on a Windows system with the German language setting, they were not listed in the Driver Settings under Font Download. This is fixed now.

10.6.20

• Added GUI option to choose font filename which is used on the 5940 printer (arial.ttf or arialbd.ttf).
• 9030 models support register S7S font capability.

10.6.15

• Added 9712 printer model to the driver distribution.
• When user creates port with non-English letters in its name, port was not automatically selected. This is fixed now in the installation utility.

10.6.12

• Added back translations for printer status (job status in print spooler, enhanced status checking from application).
• Fixed driver installation crash on Windows Server Datacenter environments.
• An issue with some of the True Type fonts not being shown in the download dialog has been solved.
• Printing from Microsoft Universal Print Connector is working now.
• Fixed printing of labels when the graphic is positioned over the label border.
• Font download on the 9040 printer series is fixed so the messages get selected.
• Improved printing process on DCP models in case printer does not response.

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

• Supported use of downloaded GCG fonts on 9040 printer models.
• 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.

10.5.3

• Modified drivers are again recognized by NiceLabel LMS storage.

10.5.2

• Added 9222, 9232, 9232E, and 9232S models to the driver distribution.
• Added 9020, 9029, 9030, 9040, 9040 (Dual Head), 9042 and 9042 (Dual Head) printer models to the driver distribution.
• Enabled printing of internal barcode also in 90 and 270 degree rotation on 5600, 5800, 5940G.
• Updated enhanced status report on 5940G printer in case of empty ink.
• 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.

10.5.1

• Fixed issue with job file settings format in case of using latest firmware.
• Maximum print width on 5940G model is extended to 3000mm.

10.5.0

• Set default status checking option to ignore printer status during printing.
• Renamed C150 and C350 printers into SmartLase C150 and SmartLase C350.
• Added support for updating prompt variables stored in the layout on Laser printer.
• Improved fonts representation on Laser printers.
• Corrected job getting stuck when storing the same job the second time on Laser printer.
• Changed 5940 UI to prevent overlaping controls.
• Added printer internal variables lineID and machineID to DCP printers.
• Updated DCP communication to return better descriptions of why communication failed. Improved handling of network communication to enforce port closure on InkJet printers when communication is completed.
• Improved handling of multiple lines in one message on CIJ printers.
• Added support for enhanced status checking for CIJ printers.
• Added discovery of network printers during printer installation.
• Fixed issue with communication never finishing if the printer is slow to respond. Fixed issue with corrupted layout when printing graphics. Reduced the number of status checks during print to one. Improved handling of Laser printer communication and updating of variables.
• Corrected status response when multiple status queries are requested at the same time.
• 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.

10.4.3

• Added new continuous printer series model support for 93xx, 94xx and 97xx models.

10.4.2

• Added support for SmartLase F200 and SmartLase F500 models.
• Added support for enhanced status checking for SmartDate, SmartLase, 5600, 5800 and 5940G printers.
• Updated driver help for DCP models.
• Fixed communication to prevent jobs staying in print spooler on 5600, 5800 and 5940G printers.

10.4.0

• Completely redesigned the driver, based on the newest V10 driver platform. The printer naming convention has changed according to Loftware standards. Any labels created with V5 driver, will need to be re-saved with the new printer driver. Added support for 5900 series and also SmartLase C series. Improved almost all of the functionalities compared to the previous Markem DCP driver. Added support for concatenation of internal printer elements, support for GS1 function, new custom Date/Time formats, enabled storing and recalling functionality, etc.