Specifications

Chapter 1 APD Overview

Convenience

• Allows you to make horizontally long printings by rotated printing, for example landscape

formatreceipt.WhenusingtheTMprinterorientedvertically(wallmount),itcanprint

backwardtomakeiteasytoreadforcustomers.(ʺRotatedPrintingʺonpage29)

• Allowsyoutoprintcharactersandimagesasa

background.

(ʺBackgroundprintingʺonpage31)

• AllowsyoutoprintA4sizedocumentautomaticallyscaleddowntofitthepaperwidth.

Expandability

•Printer sharing is supported. Allows you to share TM printer with other computers on a

network.(Printersharingthroughaprintserverisnotsupported.)

• AllowsyoutouseESC/POS commandscontrol.(ʺHowtoUseControlAFontʺonpage39)

Programming

•Win32/.Net environment is supported. See theʺStatus API Manualʺ to find out which

developmentlanguageissupported.

• Allowsyoutocheckthestatusofthedevice(TMprinter)byusingtheStatusAPI.

Installation

• AllowsyoutocopytheexistingsettingsoftheAPDenvironmenttoothercomputers.(Silent

Install)

•AftertheAPDinstallation,theprinterdriverwillbeautomaticallyinstalledtotheTMprinter

equippedwithaUSBinterfacebythePlugandPlayfunction.

Compatibility

•NotethatAPD4.xxcannotcoexistwithAPD2.xxor3.xx.

•CoexistencewithOPOSinacomputerisnotpossible.

• When you install APD 4.xx in an environment in which APD 2.xx or 3.xx is already

installed, APD first automatically uninstalls the previous version before installing 4.xx

• APD 4.xx does not support some TM printers. Check that your TM printer is, in fact,

supported by APD 4.xx. If you install APD4.xx in an environment featuring an

unsupported TM printer, then you will no longer be able to use that TM printer.