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EPSON Advanced Printer Driver for TM series
StatusAPI
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1.Introduction
Status API is a program that offers an Application Program Interface for obtaining the printer and presenter status during
printing and when not printing, in conjunction with the TM printer drivers made by Epson. By using this API, printer status
handling functions can be integrated more simply with applications.
This manual explains concerning the Status API. In order to utilize this API’s functions fully and in order to use them
correctly, please use this manual as a reference guide when developing applications.
The following sample programs and source codes are also available. Please use these for reference also when developing your
applications.
• Visual Basic 5.0 with Office Service Pack 3, 32-bit Sample Program.
• Visual C++ 4.0 Sample Program
1.1.Modification from the old version
Ver2.07
- Supported for the TM-U950, TM-U295, TM-L60II.
- The performance of the No response status is improved.
- The TM-H6000II with Image Scanner connected through an Ethernet is supported.
- Can process the following for scanned check data, save it in memory or a file on a PC, and extract it when
necessary:
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Convert the check data into 90°-rotated data.
• Cut both right and left sides of the check data using the selected width.
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Crop selected areas of the data and save them in memory or a file on the PC.
• Calculate the size of the scanned check data.
Ver2.06
- Supported of the TM-J7000/7100.
- The following functions related to Check Scanner have been added.
BiSCNDeleteImage, BiSCNGetImageList, BiSCNGetImageRemainingCapacity
- BiGetPrnCapability is added.
- When a user other than an administrator uses a printer with a USB connection, printing will perform correctly
when the printer is turned on after starting the OS.
- In Windows 2000/XP, the time-out process with a parallel port is improved.
- With a USB connection, the performance of the printing completion status is improved.
- An installation failure on a specific PC is corrected.
Ver2.05
- Supported of the TM-U325.
- Supports WindowsXP.
- Supports printing with a spooler in Windows2000.
- A trace log can be recorded as an initial state.
- A spool writing error dialog display is prevented when data from a PC is sent while the printer power is off with
a USB connection. (Windows2000)
- With WindowsNT4.0/ 2000, No Response notification is sent when turning off the printer power during printing.
(WindowsNT4.0/2000)
- With a USB connection, the problem of continuous increment of handle/memory if BiOpenMonPrinter is called
while the printer power off is corrected. (Windows2000)
- Problem of a spool error occurring when BiOpenMonPrinter is called repeatedly is corrected.
(WindowsNT4.0/2000)