Version 5.8.0.1282

Released: 01/24/2008

The following printer families are supported:

Avery Dennison

cab/Gemini

Citizen

C.Itoh

Datamax/Fargo

Godex

HP

Intermec

Novexx

Postscript

Printronix

RJS

Sato

Systemwave

TEC

Tharo

TSC

Zebra

Any Windows Printer Driver

This version includes the following new printers:

Datamax M-4206 Mark II

Datamax M-4210 Mark II

Datamax M-4308 Mark II

Godex EZ-2100+

Sato CX410

Sato CT408i

Sato CT412i

Sato CT424i

Sato LM408e

Sato LM412e

Sato MB200i

Sato MB400i

Sato MB410i

Zebra ZM400 203 DPI

Zebra ZM400 300 DPI

Zebra ZM400 600 DPI

Zebra ZM600 203 DPI

Zebra ZM600 300 DPI

TEC/Toshiba B-SX6T

TEC/Toshiba B-SX8T

TEC/Toshiba B-452-HS

TEC/Toshiba B-852/B-852-R

TEC/Toshiba B-882

TEC/Toshiba B-SA4TM 203 DPI

TEC/Toshiba B-SA4TP 203 DPI

TEC/Toshiba B-SA4TM 300 DPI

TEC/Toshiba B-SA4TP 300 DPI

TEC/Toshiba B-SV4D

TEC/Toshiba B-SV4T

TSC TTP-2410M

TSC TTP-346M

TSC TTP-246M Plus

TSC TTP-344M Plus

Important Note: As of Version 5.7.0 EASYLABEL will only install on Windows 2000 or higher. Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME and Windows NT are no longer supported. EASYLABEL 5.6 should be used on Windows 98, Windows ME and Windows NT. Windows 95 is not supported.

Important Note: If you used Visual Studio 2003 to compile a project using EASYLABEL’s ActiveX objects with version 1.1 of the .NET framework, you may experience a crash when you run your project after upgrading to EASYLABEL 5.7.0 or higher. This is because the project tries to load .NET framework version 1.1 and then tries to load .NET framework version 2. This loading of the second .NET framework fails and that causes the crash. To correct this, compile your project using Visual Studio 2005. If this is not possible you can correct the problem if you un-install version 1.1 of the .NET framework.

The following changes/additions have been made:

  1. Memory card download and field incrementation

Label formats downloaded to a printer memory card could use only numeric incrementation. If the printer supports other incrementation (alphanumeric or hexadecimal), then these can now be used when created formats for downloading.

  1. Downloading formats and “Store Backup Format”

When downloading multiple formats to a Tharo “H Series” printer, the “Store Backup Format” prompt might not appear. Also, the selection for storing backup formats might not have been applied to all of the selected formats. This has been corrected.

  1. Rectangular DataMatrix symbols

Added the ability to print a DataMatrix symbol as a rectangle in addition to the normal square symbol type. If the printer supports this internally, it will be sent as a printer command otherwise it will be sent as a graphic image.

  1. Print Queue “Printer Test” Button

Added option for all printers to allow for a printer test to make sure that the interface is configured correctly and communicating with the printer. This prints a test label so make sure printer is online and loaded with media.

  1. Command Files and ActiveX use default printer

If a label format has a default printer defined, then a command file or ActiveX object can use the default by simply not defining a specific printer to be used.

  1. Datamax Printers and Downloaded Fonts

Fonts downloaded as bitmaps were previously limited to no more than 255 dots in height or width. This caused fonts to be magnified, making them look ragged. This was fixed to use the maximum size allowed for downloaded fonts for the I, W, H, A and E Class printers.

  1. Zebra Date/Time fields and TrueType fonts

Zebra printers can now use TrueType fonts for date or time fields and use the internal printer clock. Previously, if the font was a TrueType font, then the date or time field did not use the printer’s internal clock command.

  1. Default value for number of formats or batch size

The value entered for the number of formats printed or the batch size and number of batches is remembered between sessions and is used as the default.

  1. Arithmetic fields using “DATE”

When using an Arithmetic field with the keyword “DATE”, the word “DATE” can be in any language supported by EASYLABEL.

  1. Change in Security Settings

If the security option “Username/Password is required for saved changes” is enabled, then the username and password must match exactly to the username/password entered when signing into EASYLABEL.

  1. Circular Arc Text field and paragraphs

A circular arc text field as a paragraph does not work, this option has been disabled.

  1. Parallel Ports greater than LPT3

If the system supports multiple parallel ports, you can now select ports greater than LPT3.

  1. Format Created for Another Printer Controller

When the message “Format created for another printer controller” is displayed, the printer model that the format was designed for is also displayed. The user can then install the correct printer for the format.

  1. Barcode interpretations disappearing

When making changes to other fields on a label, sometimes the barcode interpretation of another field would disappear from the display. The label printed correctly. This has been corrected.

  1. Default print image DPI

When using the “Create Print Image” option, the default DPI was 1 (too small to be useful). The DPI now defaults to 203.

  1. TSC printers and TrueType fonts

In some cases, text fields using TrueType fonts would sometimes print in a different location after upgrading the software. This has been corrected.

  1. “Enter” key not working sometimes

If you double-click on a field name from the “Field List” and changed the field properties, using the “Enter” key to place the field on the format did not always work correctly. This has been fixed.

  1. Note on Multi-Source Barcodes

When choosing a multi-source barcode, a message is displayed that notes it is easier to use a “link” source of data to create the field. This message can be disabled so it won’t appear again.

  1. Default Font is printer scalable font

If a printer supports an internal scalable font, then this font is the default font when creating a new text field.

  1. “Undo” not working correctly

Fixed several problems with the “Undo” feature. It previously did not work correctly in all cases.

  1. Sato printers and UPC-E0 barcode

Entering the wrong number of characters for a UPC-E0 symbol gave an incorrect error message saying the length must be 10 for UPC-E1. The “E1” was incorrect and has been fixed.

  1. Date/Time field using another field as an offset

If the printer supports date/time offsets, then the value of the offset field is sent as part of the printer command. This is disabled if the label format is designed for download to printer memory card.

  1. Multi-Source fields

Barcode check digits are now valid as a source of data to be linked into a multi-source field.

  1. Symbol name changed from RSS to GS1 DataBar

All of the RSS symbol names have been changed to the new standard of GS1 Databar.

  1. “cab” printers and barcode header/trailer

When downloading a format to a “cab” printer where a barcode had a header or trailer, the header or trailer was not included in the barcode. This has been corrected.

  1. Zebra cutter option

Previously it was difficult to select cutter mode for Zebra printers because both the printer configuration and the label format configuration had to specify cutter option. This has been corrected so that this option is easier to enable.

  1. Windows Vista and selecting network printers

Corrected a problem under Windows Vista where it was not possible to select a network printer. Networked printers were displayed in the browse dialog, but could not be selected.

  1. Set printer darkness and printer speed

Added the option for many printers to enable or disable the setting of printer darkness and print speed. This allows for print darkness to be specified in the printer front panel to account for differences between printers.

  1. Godex printers and Tharo H and V series printers

When printing formats that contained a date field using an offset and also using TrueType fonts downloaded as a bitmap font, not all of the correct characters were included in the font, resulting in missing characters in the printed date.

  1. DatabaseView application

The DatabaseView application now requires that the user have database authorization (as defined in the EASYLABEL user configuration).

  1. EAN/UCC Wizard in EASYLABEL Gold

The EAN/UCC Wizard is a feature of EASYLABEL Gold but the fields were lost after saving the format because of the Wizard’s use of multi-source fields which are not a feature of EASYLABEL Gold. This has been corrected, any fields created by the EAN/UCC Wizard will now remain when the format is saved in EASYLABEL Gold.

  1. ActiveX Printer Object “Status” property

The “Status” property and the “RefreshStatus” method now work for the Tharo H-427, H-436, H-626, H-634 and all of the new Godex “Plus” printers. The status string has the format “ee,nnnnncl” where ee is a two digit status code, nnnnn is the number of labels remaining to be printed, and cl is acarriage return and line feed combination (0x0D,0x0A)

  1. Network TCP/IP port number

The default port number is 9100 for networked TCP/IP printers.

  1. Date field 1 and 3 digit year

In some cases, formatting a date to use 1 digit or 3 digit year would not print correctly. This has been corrected.

  1. New option for Windows drivers

Added a new option for Windows printer drivers that allows for creating a true monochrome bitmap. Some Windows printer drivers do not correctly convert color bitmaps to monochrome. This results in incorrect label images. Choose this new option if you experience errors printing labels to Windows printers.

  1. Sato UPC barcode errors

The Sato printer driver might print a bad UPC barcode if the “Optimize UPC” option was set to “No” and the barcode was set to print without interpretation. The resulting barcode was not scanable. This has been corrected.

  1. Crash using certain Windows printers

Most Windows printer drivers work correctly with EASYLABEL. A small minority of drivers have a bug which can cause a crash in EASYLABEL. A change was made to get around the driver bugs.

  1. Optimized printer incrementation

The printer drivers can now detect a multi-level link or copy of an incremented field. This allows the incrementation to be done in the printer.

  1. “cab” printers using Arithmetic “DATE+nn”

On some “cab” printers, using an Arithmetic field with DATE+nn does not work correctly. The wrong date command was being sent to the printer. This has been fixed.

  1. Tharo H and V series label format downloading

Made a change to allow date fields that have an offset value to be downloaded to the memory card. Previously, the date was sent without the offset.

  1. Tharo H and V series USB printing

Corrected a problem where if the printer is connected using a USB port, in some cases after turning the printer off and then back on, then label formats would get “stuck” in the print queue even if they were cancelled.

  1. Date fields and ISO week of year

If the “ISO week of year” option was enabled, using a date field that referenced the week would not print correctly or might cause a program crash. This has been fixed.

  1. Zebra printers and left margin

On some Zebra printers, including a left margin in the label format settings would cause part of the label image to be cut off. This has been corrected.

  1. Zebra center justified printers

On the Zebra center justified printers (like the 2844) using the label format “flip” option would cause the label image to be printed incorrectly. This has been fixed.

  1. Zebra bidirectional parallel option

On some Zebra printers that allow for bidirectional parallel communications, this option was not available in the printer configuration screen. This has been fixed.

  1. PDF417 symbols

On some printers, certain values of data could not be encoded in a PDF417 symbol. The printer would give an error. This has been corrected.