Epson Advanced Printer Driver for TM Series Ver.3.04, Installation Manual

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Rev.B APD Overview 1-1
Advanced Printer Driver Installation Manual
Chapter1
APD Overview
Introduction
The EPSON Advanced Printer Driver (hereafter referred to as APD) is a Windows driver for
EPSON TM printers and customer displays. Built into a POS, it allows the TM printer to be
monitored using the Status API.
This document describes the necessary procedures from downloading and installing the
integrated package for TM printers to printing the Windows test page. It also describes the
procedures for adding a printer and changing a printer driver interface.
Note:
The procedures in this manual are described using the Windows XP Professional screens. When using
a different OS, the screens may look different.
Not all the functions described here are available for all TM printers and printer drivers. See the
"Printer Driver Specifications" for more information on the printer driver specifications.
APD packages
The following types of APD package are available.
• APD for TM Series TM printers.
• APD for DM-D Customer displays.
Manual organization
The following manuals are available for the APD for TM Series.
• Installation Manual This manual. Describes the procedures from
installing the APD to printing the Windows test
page, for adding a printer, and changing the
interface.
• TM Driver Manual Describes how to use the APD and its functions.
For more information on TM-C100, see the "TM-
C100 Printer Driver Operation Manual."
• Printer Driver Specifications Describes the specifications of each printer
driver.
• Status API Reference Manual Describes how to acquire the printer status from
an application using StatusAPI.
• TM-C100 Printer Driver Operation Manual
Describes how to operate the TM-C100 printer
driver.