Specifications

Chapter 1 APD Overview
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APD Overview
Introduction
TheAdvancedPrinterDriver(APD)isaWindowsdriverfortheEPSONTM/BA/EUprinters
(referredtoastheTMprinterhenceforth).UsingtheStatusAPI,theAPDalsocanbeusedto
monitortheTMprinterstatusinyourPOSsystem.
Manual organization
Install Manual
DescriptionsoftheproceduresfrominstallingtheAPDtoperformingtestprint,addingprinter
drivers,andthesilentinstallwhichisanautomatedAPDinstallation.
TM Printer Manual
Thismanual.DescriptionsofhowtousetheAPDanditsfunctions.
DescriptionsofthespecificationsofTM‐T81
Status API Manual
DescriptionsofhowtogetthestatusoftheTMprinterfromtheuserapplicationbyusingthe
StatusAPI.
Devmode API / PRINTERINFO Manual
DescriptionsofhowtoconfiguresomeprinterfunctionsonyourapplicationusingtheDevmode
API.ExplanationsaboutPrinterInfo,whichisoneoftheWindowsfunctions,arealsoprovided.