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Install Manual

Advanced Printer Driver for TM-T81 Ver.4

An overview of the APD and the description ofoperating environment.

Descriptions from installation of the APD tomaking prints with the TM printer.

Descriptions of the silent install.

M00020300-1

Rev.D

Overview

Insta lla tion and Setup

Silent Insta lla tion


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Cautions

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The c ontents of this do c ument a re subjec t to c hang e without notice. Please c onta c t us for the latest

information.

While every preca ution ha s taken in the prepa ration of this do c ument, Seiko Epson Co rporation

assumes no responsibility fo r errors or om issions.

Neither is any lia bility a ssumed for da ma ge s resulting from the use o f the information c onta ined

herein.

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and ma intena nc e instructions.

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any op tions or any c onsuma b le produc ts othe r than tho se d esigna ted as Original EPSON Prod uc ts or

EPSON Ap prove d Prod uc ts by Seiko Epson Co rpo ra tion.

Tradema rks

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countries.

MS-DOS, Mic rosoft, Win32, Windows, Windows Vista, Visual Studio, Visua l Ba sic, Visual C++,

and Visual C # are e ither reg istered trad ema rks or trad ema rks of M icrosoft Co rporation in the United

Sta tes and othe r countries.

ESC/ POSCommand System

EPSON ha s b ee n t a king ind ustry s initia tives with its own POS p rinte r c om ma nd syste m (ESC/ POS).

ESC/ POS ha s a la rge numb er of c om ma nds includ ing pa ten ted one s. Its high sc a lab ility ena b les users

to build versatile POS systems. The system is c om pa tible with a ll types of EPSON POS p rinte rs (exc luding

the TM-C100) and d isp lays. Mo reover, its flexibility ma kes it easy to up grade the futu re. The func tiona lity

and the user-friendliness is valued around the world .


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For Safety

Key to Symbols

Thesymbolsinthismanualareidentifiedbytheirlevelofimportance,asdefinedbelow.Read

thefollowingcarefullybeforehandlingtheproduct.

Restriction of Use

Whenthisproductisusedforapplicationsrequiringhighreliability/safetysuchas

transportationdevicesrelatedtoaviation,rail,marine,automotiveetc.;disasterprevention

devices;varioussafetydevicesetc;orfunctional/precisiondevicesetc,youshouldusethis

productonlyaftergivingconsiderationtoincludingfailsafesandredundanciesintoyour

designtomaintainsafetyandtotalsystemreliability.Becausethisproductwasnotintendedfor

useinapplicationsrequiringextremelyhighreliability/safetysuchasaerospaceequipment,

maincommunicationequipment,nuclearpowercontrolequipment,ormedicalequipment

relatedtodirectmedicalcareetc,pleasemakeyourownjudgmentonthisproductssuitability

afterafullevaluation.

Provides information that must be observed to avoid damage to your equipment or a

malfunction.

Provides important information and useful tips.


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About this Manual

Aim of the Manual

ThismanualisaimedtoprovidethenecessaryinformationtoinstalltheEPSONTMprinter

driver (AdvancedPrinterDriver).

Manual Content

Themanualismadeupofthefollowingsections:

Chap ter 1 Overview

Chap ter 2 Insta lla tion a nd Setup

Chap ter 3 Silent Installation


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Contents

For Safety...............................................................................................................................3Key to Symbols....................................................................................................................................... 3

Restriction of Use ..................................................................................................................3

About this Ma nual ................................................................................................................4

Aim of the Manual................................................................................................................................. 4

Ma nua l Co nte nt .................................................................................................................................... 4

Contents................................................................................................................................5

Overview ........................................................................................7

Introduction...........................................................................................................................7

Ma nua l orga nization ............................................................................................................................. 7

Operating Environment........................................................................................................8

Co mputer ............................................................................................................................................... 8

OS............................................................................................................................................................ 8

.NET Fram ew ork Version ........................................................................................................................ 9

Ap p lica tion............................................................................................................................................. 9

Restrictions..........................................................................................................................10

Installation and Setup..................................................................11

Notes on up grad ing from APD 2.xx, 3.xx........................................................................................... 11

Installation methods...........................................................................................................11

Standa rd Install ................................................................................................................... 13

Insta llation Flow .................................................................................................................................... 13

Insta llat ion............................................................................................................................................. 13

Co nnec ting the TM Printer.................................................................................................................. 17

Print Test Page ...................................................................................................................................... 18

Uninstallation.......................................................................................................................19 Plug and Play ......................................................................................................................21


Co nnec ting the TM Printer.................................................................................................................. 22

Insta lling the printe r d river................................................................................................................... 22

Custom Install......................................................................................................................23


Insta llat ion............................................................................................................................................. 23


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Shared Printer ..................................................................................................................... 27

Insta llation .............................................................................................................................................27

Uninsta llatio n .........................................................................................................................................30

Ma intena nce after Installing the APD .............................................................................. 33

Ad ding the p rinter d river .....................................................................................................................33

Uninsta lling the printe r d river...............................................................................................................35

Rep lac ing a printe r ..............................................................................................................................36

Upgrad e Insta ll of the APD..................................................................................................................37

Silent Installation ..........................................................................39

What Is a Silent Installation?.............................................................................................. 39

Flow of the Silent Insta llation ...............................................................................................................40

Setting the APD Environment To Be Copied ..................................................................... 40

APD Sett ing ...........................................................................................................................................41

Crea ting a Package or Script file ..................................................................................... 42

Executing the Silent Installation ........................................................................................ 45

How to exec ute the Silent Insta llat ion ................................................................................................45

Chec king the Insta llat ion Result .........................................................................................................46

Co mmand Options..............................................................................................................................46


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Cha pte r 1 Overview

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1

Overview

Introduction

AdvancedPrinterDriver(hereaftercalledAPD)isaWindowsprinterdriverforEPSONTMT81.

APDcanmonitorthestatusoftheTMprinterwithStatusAPIforuseofPOSembedded.

TheAPDenvironmentthatisalreadysetupcanberestored(silentinstall)onanothercomputer.

Theprinterslocallyconnectedtothecomputerscanbeusedassharedprinters(Point&Print),by

usingnetworkfunctionoftheOS.

Ma nual orga niza tion

Install Manual

Thismanual.DescriptionsoftheproceduresfrominstallingtheAPDtoperformingtestprint,

addingprinter

drivers,

and

the

silent

install

which

is

an

automated

APD

installation.

TM Printer Manua l

DescriptionsofhowtousetheAPDanditsfunctions.

Descriptions of the specifications of TMT81.

Sta tus API Manua l

DescriptionsofhowtogetthestatusoftheTMprinterfromtheuserapplicationbyusingthe

StatusAPI.

Devmode API / PRINTERINFO Manua l

DescriptionsofhowtoconfiguresomeprinterfunctionsonyourapplicationusingtheDevmode

API.ExplanationsaboutPrinterInfo,whichisoneoftheWindowsfunctions,arealsoprovided.

Screens in Windows Vista are used for the descriptions in this manual.


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Opera ting Environment

Computer

AnyPC/ATcompatiblemachinerunninganyofthefollowingWindowssystems.

OS

MicrosoftWindowsServer2003R2SP2(32bit/64bit)

MicrosoftWindowsServer2008(32bit/64bit)

Thefollowingservice/softwareissupportedinWindowsServer2003/2008environment.TerminalService

CitrixXenApp5.0

MicrosoftWindowsVistaSP1(32bit/64bit)Englishversion

MicrosoftWindowsXPProfessionalSP3(32bit)Englishversion

MicrosoftWindowsEmbeddedStandard(32bit)Englishversion

Thefollowingcomponentsarerequired.

VolumeShadowCopyService

SystemRestoreCore

OLEDialogInterfaces

LocalPrintingSupport

TaskScheduler (RequiredforUSBdriverinstallation)

Primitive:DbgHelp (RequiredforUSBdriverinstallation)

CommunicationsPort (IftheComputerhasnoserialorparallelport,oneofthem

mustbeinstalledmanually.)

Primitive:Winhlp32 Requiredforhelpfilebrowsing)

Afterinstallingthecomponentslistedabove,performadependencycheckforthecomponents

usingtheutilityoftheWindowsXPEmbedded(TargetDesigner).Formoredetails,askyour

OSdistributors.

OSs other than those listed above are not supported.


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.NET Framework Version

For.NETenvironment,useinthefollowingenvironment. .NETFramework2.0orlater.

ForWindowsVista,.NETFramework3.0orlaterisinstalled.

Application

TheAPDsupportsdirectprintingfromtheWindowsapplications.Noprogrammingisrequired

forprintingdirectlyfromcommercialapplications,suchaswordprocessingorspreadsheet.

WhenyouwanttoreceiveTMprinterstatusessuchaspaperouterrorsatyourapplication,use

theStatusAPI.Inthiscase,youneedtodeveloptheapplicationstoincorporatethemonitoring

function.


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Restric tions

TheAPD

cannot

coexist

with

OPOS

on

acomputer

at

the

same

time.

WhenusingtheprinterdriverforEPSONTerminalPrinters(laserprinter,inkjetprinterand

others)orEPSONprinterwindowtogetherwiththeAPD,installationanduninstallationmust

beperformedinthefollowingorder:

[Installation]

1. EPSONTerminalPrinterdriver

2. APD

[Uninstallation]

1. APD

2. EPSONTerminalPrinterdriver

IfyouwanttooverwritetheEPSONTerminalPrinterdriveraftertheAPDisinstalled,uninstall

theAPDfirstandthenoverwritetheEPSONTerminalPrinterdriver.

Theprinterdrivercanbe installedbyPlugandPlayafter installing theAPD;however, the

printerdrivercannotbeaddedwhentheTMprinterisoffline(coveropen,paperout,andso

on.)Whentheprinterrecoversfromtheofflinestatus,itwillbeadded.

The maximum number of printers that canbe connected simultaneously through a USB

connectionis8.

Ifyouuseaconnectionwithinterfaceconversionconnectororinterfaceexpandedboard,the

operationisnotguaranteed.


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Cha pter 2 Insta llat ion and Setup

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2

Insta lla tion and SetupThischapterdescribestheproceduresfromtheinstallationtoexecutionoftestprint.The

uninstallationprocedure(page19)andvariousmaintenanceproceduresafterinstallation(page

33)arealsoprovided.

Notes on up grad ing from APD 2.xx, 3.xx

APD2.xxor3.xxneedstobeuninstalledinordertoinstallAPD4.xx.Keepinmindthefollowing

points.

WhenyouinstallAPD4.xxtoacomputeronwhichAPD2.xxor3.xxhasbeeninstalled,the

previousversionisautomaticallyuninstalledbeforetheinstallationofAPD4.xx.

SomeprintersdonotsupportAPD4.xx.Makesure thatyourprintersupportsAPD4.xx.If

you

are

using

such

printer

and

install

APD

4.xx,

the

printer

becomes

unusable

on

your

system.

Insta lla tion methods

ThefollowingmethodsareavailabletoinstalltheAPD.

StandardInstallation page13ThisisastandardmethodtoinstalltheAPD.FortheAPDofversion4.07orlater,the

printerdriversforboth32bitand64bitversionOSareinstalled.

PlugandPlay page21TM

printer

with

USB

interface

can

be

added

as

aprinter

device

on

acomputer

on

which

theAPDisalreadyinstalled(standardorcustominstall).

Custominstallation page23ThisallowsyoutoselectspecificfunctionsandportdriverstoinstalltheAPD.

FortheAPDofversion4.07orlater,youcanselectthe32bitprinterdriveror64bitprinter

driveraccordingtoyourOSenvironment.

Installationforsharingtheprinter page27Thismethodinstallsaprintertobeshared(Point&Print).

The APD of version 4.07 or later supports 32bit and 64bit version OS.

Install with Administrator privileges.

Do not connect the TM printer, until installation of the APD completes.

Close all running applications before the installation.


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UpgradeinstallationoftheAPD page37ThisallowsyoutoperformupgradeinstallationoftheAPDofnewversion.

Silentinstallation page39ThisallowsyoutocopytheAPDenvironmenttoothercomputers.


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Sta nd ard Insta ll

Thisis

astandard

method

to

install

the

APD.

For

the

APD

of

version

4.07

or

later,

the

printer

driversforboth32bitand64bitversionOSareinstalled.

Insta lla tion Flow

Installation

Followtheprocedurebelow.

1 Insert the inc luded "Driver CD-ROM" into the c om puter.2 The sta rtup sc ree n is d isp layed . Click the [ Insta ll Now] b utton.

1. Installation (page 13)

3. Print Test Page (page 18)

2. Connecting the TM Printer (page 17)


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3 The Insta ll ShieldWizard sc reen a ppea rs. Click the [Next] b utton.4 The Lic ense Ag reeme nt sc reen a ppea rs. Rea d the c ontent and selec t"I a c c ep t the term s of the lic ense a g ree m ent ". Then c lic k the [ Next]

button.

5 The Setup Type sc ree n a ppea rs. Selec t "Sta ndard", then c lick the[Next] b utton.

6 The Printer Configura tion sc reen a ppea rs. When insta lling the p rinte rd river as we ll as the APD, c lic k the [Add] b utton. When you want to insta ll

the p rinter driver la ter, clic k the [Next] b utton a nd p roc eed to Step 9. For the USB interface, installing the printer driver at Step 6 is not necessary, the printer

driver will be installed by Plug and Play function of the computer after APD driver is

installed.

Click the [Copy] button to install more than one of the same printer driver. Up to 100

drivers can be copied. However, you can connect and use a maximum of 8 printers.

3> 4 >

5 > 6 >


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7 The Ad d Printer sc reen a ppea rs. Configure the p rinte r d river and portto use, and c lick the [Next] b utton.

8 The d isp lay returns to the Printe r Co nfigura tion sc ree n.All the printerd rivers c onfigured Step 7 appea r in the list.

To insta ll the same printer driver multip le times, c lic k the [Cop y] b utton.When the set tings of the p rinte r drivers a re finished , c lic k the [Next]

button.

9 The Sta rt Copying Files sc ree n a ppea rs. See "Current Set tings" toconfirm the insta lla tion set tings and then c lick the [Next] but ton.

Setting Desc rip tion

Select driver Se lect the prin ter driver to be insta lled .

Prin ter name The prin ter driver name. Th is is changeable .

Do not use Unic od e c harac ters for the na me.

Port Typ e Selec t Crea te a USB p ort .

Set as Default Printer Chec k when c onf igur ing the pr inter as that no rmal ly used from the

Windows applications.

8 > 9 >


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10 The APD is installed.11 The Insta llShield Wizard Co mplete sc ree n a ppea rs. Click the [Finish]button to finish insta lla tion.

12 When p rinter drivers a re added a t Step 6, confirm tha t the p rinterd rivers a re insta lled in [Ha rdwa re and Sound ] - [Printe rs] from [Sta rt] -

[Cont rol Panel]. When you ha ve no t ad ded p rinte r d rivers a t Step 6,

no p rinte r d rivers a re d isp layed in the [Printe rs].

The location for printer drivers differs depending on the OS.

Windows Vista

[Start] - [Control Panel] - [Hardware and Sound] - [Printers]

Windows XP

[Start] - [Control Panel] - [Printers and Faxes]

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Co nnec ting the TM Printer

BeforeconnectingtheTMprinter,settheHandshakingsettingoftheprinterto Receivebufferfull.

ConnecttheTMprinter.ForinformationonhowtoconnecttheTMprinterandconfigurethe

DIPSW,seetheUsersManualsuppliedwiththeTMprinterortheTechnicalReferenceGuide.

USB c onnec tionDonotconnecttheTMprintertothecomputerbeforeinstallingtheAPD.Incaseyouconnectthe

TMprinterfirst,deletetheportdriversandreinstalltheprinterdriverswithoutconnectingthe

TMprinter.

The maximum number of printers that can be simultaneously connected to multiple

computers is 8.

Turn off the power of the TM printer and wait for more than 5 seconds before turning on

the power.

USB device requirements

Maximum USB cable length is 5m, and 5 cascaded hubs maximum.

Use the USB cable and the USB hubs compliant with USB2.0 specification (12Mbps).

For USB power saving, see the C:\Program Files\EPSON\EPSON Advanced Printer Driver

4\TMUSB\readme_e.txt generated after the APD installation.


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Print Test Page

AfterinstallingtheAPD,executetestprinttocheckiftheAPDisproperlyinstalledandworknormally.

PerformPrintTestPageinthefollowingprocedures.

1 Op en the Printe rs sc ree n from [Sta rt] - [Control Panel]. Right c lick theprinte r driver you ha ve insta lled and selec t [Prop erties].

2 The Properties sc ree n o f the p rinte r appea rs. Click the [Print Test Page]button to sta rt test p rinting.

3 The follow ing sc reen a ppea rs. If the test p rint was output c orrec tly, c lic kthe [ OK] b utto n. If the te st p rint wa s not o utp ut c orrec tly, cl ic k the

[Troub leshoo t...] butto n and p erform troub leshoo ting in ac c orda nc e

with the Windows message.

Print Test Page of the APD does not print all the data, unlike normal Print Test Page does.


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Uninstallation

Uninstalleverything

related

to

APD

(port

drivers,

printer

drivers,

and

so

on).

FollowtheprocedurebelowtouninstalltheAPD.

1 End a ll the othe r op era tions on the c omputer.2 Selec t from [Sta rt] - [All Programs] - [EPSON] - [EPSON Ad vanc ed Printer

Driver 4] a nd op en [Cha nge o r delete APD4, or c rea te a silent insta ller

for APD4.]

3 The Welcom e sc reen a ppea rs. Selec t "Uninsta ll", then c lic k the [Next]button.

4 The uninsta lla tion c onfirma tion sc reen a ppea rs. Click the [Yes] b utto n.5 The APD is uninsta lled .

The APD has the silent uninstallation function that enables you to uninstall without

displaying any screens. For more details, see"/uninstall : Silent Uninstallation" on page

47.)

Do not uninstall printer drivers directly from [Start] - [Control Panel] - [Hardware and Sound]

- [Printers]. Even if the icon (the printer driver) disappeared from the screen, APD is not

uninstalled. To uninstall the printer driver, see "Uninstalling the printer driver" on page 35.

3 > 4 >

5 >


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6 The Uninsta ll Complete sc reen a ppea rs. Click the [Finish] b utton tofinish uninsta lla tion.


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Plug and Play

UsingWindows

Plug

and

Play

function,

aprinter

driver

can

be

easily

installed

on

acomputer

on

whichtheAPDisalreadyinstalled.

Insta lla tion Flow

The Plug and Play function is available only for the TM printer with the USB interface.



2. Installing the printer driver (page 22)


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Co nnec ting the TM Printe r

ConnecttheTMprinterfollowingtheprocedurebelow.

1 Check that Rec eive b uffer full is set as a busy cond ition of the p rinte r.2 Connec t the TM p rinte r.

Fordetails,seetheC:\ProgramFiles\EPSON\EPSONAdvancedPrinterDriver4\TMUSB

\readme_e.txtgeneratedaftertheAPDinstallation.

Insta lling the p rinte r driver

Theprinterdriverisautomaticallyinstalledwhentheconnectedprinteristurnedon.

Thefollowingmessageappearsinthelowerrightofthecomputerscreen.

If you inadvertently connect the TM printer to the computer before installing the APD,

delete the corresponding port driver and then, without connecting the TM printer,

reinstall the printer driver.

For information on how to connect the TM printer and check the DIP switch setting, see

the User's Manual supplied with the TM printer or the Technical Reference Guide.

The maximum number of printers that can be simultaneously connected to multiple

computers is 8.

Turn off the power of the TM printer and wait for more than 5 seconds before turning on

the power.

USB device requirements

Maximum USB cable length is 5m, and 5 cascaded hubs maximum.

Use the USB cable and the USB hubs compliant with USB2.0 specification (12Mbps).

The printer driver cannot be added when the TM printer is offline (cover open, paper out,

and so on.) When it recovers from the offline status, the printer driver will be added.


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Custom Insta ll

Thecustom

installation

allows

you

to

install

the

APD

with

specified

port

drivers

and

tools.

Usethismethodwhenyoudonotwanttoinstallunnecessaryportdriversortools.

FortheAPDofversion4.07orlater,youcanselecteitherthe32bitor64bitprinterdriver

accordingtoyourOSenvironment.

Insta lla tion Flow

Installation

Followtheprocedurebelow.

1 Insert the inc luded "Driver CD-ROM" into the c om puter.2 The sta rtup sc ree n is d isp layed . Click the [ Insta ll Now] b utton.3 The Insta llShield Wizard sc ree n a ppea rs. Then c lic k the [Next] b utton.4 The Lic ense Agreement sc reen a ppea rs. Rea d throug h it and if you

ac c ep t its terms, selec t "I ac c ep t the te rms of the lic ense a greem ent"

and c lick the [Next] b utton.

1. Installation (page 23)




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5 The Setup Type sc reen a ppea rs. Then selec t "Custom" and c lic k the[Next] button.

6 The Selec t Fea tures sc reen a ppea rs. Selec t the fea tures of the APDyou wa nt to insta ll , a nd the n c lic k the [Next] b utto n. The fol low ing

fea tures a re ava ila b le.

Features Description

32 bit printer driver Supports EPSON printer driver for 32 bit version OS.

Selec ta b le when insta lling from 64 b it version OS.

64 bit printer driver Supports EPSON printer driver for 64 bit version OS.

Selec ta b le when insta lling from 32 b it version OS.

TMFLog o Insta lls the TMF lo go too l tha t a llows yo u to sa ve bitma p pe dimage s to the TM p rinte r.

Status API .NET Support s Sta tus API in .NET env ironment .

Devmode API .NET Support s Devmode API in .NET env ironment .

Add a shortcut to the Start menu. Shortcut icon to the APD will be a dd ed in the Start menu.

Default setting : checked

Crea te a silent installation sc ript. Crea tes a sc ript file for the silent install. For more d eta ils, see

"Silent Insta lla tion" on p age 39.

Default setting : unchecked

6 >5 >


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7 The Loc a l port supp ort sc reen a ppea rs. Selec t the port d river to beinsta lled and then c lic k the [Next] b utton.

8The Printer Configura tion sc reen a ppea rs. When insta lling the p rinte r

d river as we ll as the APD, c lick the [Add ] b utton.

9 The Ad d Printer sc reen a ppea rs. Configure the p rinte r d river and portto use, and c lick the [Next] b utton.

Item Desc rip tion

Install the EPSON parallel port driver. Do not check this item.

Automa tic ally install de tec ted USB de vic es. When this is c hec ked , the Plug a nd Play func tion will

be ena bled for the TM p rinter equipp ed with the USB

interfa c e. If this is not c hec ked , the p rinte r d river

c anno t b e installed by the Plug and Play func tion.

Launc h Sta tusViewer on login.

(TM-C100 is need ed )Do not c hec k this item.





Port Typ e Selec t Crea te a USB p ort .

Set as Default Printer Chec k when c onf igur ing the pr inter as that no rmal ly used from the

Windows applications.


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10The d isp lay returns to the Printe r Co nfigura tion sc ree n. All the p rinte rd rivers configured Step 9 appea r in the list.

To insta ll the same printer driver multip le times, c lic k the [Cop y] b utton.When the set tings of the p rinte r drivers a re finished , c lic k the [Next]

button.

11The Sta rt Copying Files sc reen a ppea rs. See "Current Set tings" toc onfirm the settings to be insta lled and then c lic k the [Next] button.

12 The APD is insta lled .13 The Insta llShield Wizard Co mp lete sc reen a ppea rs. When you c lick

the [Finish] b utton, the insta lla tion end s.


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Sha red Printer

APD4supports

shared

printer

(Point&Print).

This

section

describes

how

to

install

ashared

printerintoaclientcomputer.

Theuninstallationprocedureisalsoprovided.

Installation

Beforeinstallingtheprintertobeshared,checkthefollowings.

Make sure the printer is set for sharing ona server to which the printer tobe shared is

connected.

MakesureClient for Microsoft Netw orksisinstalledonaserverandaclientcomputeron

whichtheAPDwillbeinstalled.

When you install both 32 bit and 64 bit printer drivers on a server, the shared printer

environment can be provided for clients using 32 bit and 64 bit version OS.

For example, if you connect a 32 bit client to a 64 bit server, the 32 bit printer driver installed

in the 64 bit server will be installed.

When more than one user uses one client computer, each user must install Client for

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Followtheproceduresbelowtoinstallthesharedprinterontheclientcomputer.

1 From [Sta rt] - [Control Panel] - [Ha rdwa re a nd Sound ], selec t [Add aprinter].

2 The "Choose a loc a l or netwo rk p rinter" sc reen a ppea rs. Selec t [Add anetwork, wireless or Blueto oth p rinte r].

3 The "Selec t a p rinte r" sc reen a ppea rs. Selec t a p rinte r to b e shared onthe d isp layed list, and c lick the [Next] b utton.

4 The selec ted sha red p rinte r is insta lled .

The path varies from OS to OS. See the following.

Windows Vista

[Start] - [Control Panel] - [Hardware and Sound] - [Add a printer]

Windows XP

[Start] - [Control Panel] - [Add a printer]

1 > 2 >

3 > 4 >


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5 Click the [Print a test page] button to check if the printer functionsnormally.

6 The follow ing sc reen a ppea rs. If the test p rint was output c orrec tly, c lickthe [ OK] b utto n. If the te st p rint wa s not o utp ut c orrec tly, cl ic k the

[Troub leshoo t...] butto n and p erform troub leshoo ting in ac c orda nc e

with the Windows message.

7 Click the [Finish] button to finish the insta lla tion.

8 In [Sta rt] - [Cont rol Panel] - [Hardware and Sound ] - [Printers], c hec k thatthe spec ified p rinte r d river is correc tly insta lled .

5 >

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Uninstallation

Thissectiondescribeshowtouninstallasharedprinterfromaclientcomputer. Uninstallthesharedprinter page30

UninstalltheAPD page31

Uninsta lling the sha red p rinte r

Followtheproceduresbelowtouninstallthesharedprinter.

1 From [Sta rt] - [Control Panel] - [Hardwa re a nd Sound ], selec t [Printers].2 Right c lick on the p rinter driver to be d eleted and selec t [Delete].


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Uninstalling the APD

Followtheproceduresbelowtouninstallthesharedprinter.

UninstalltheAPD.Thisshouldbemadebytheuserhavingadministratorprivilege.Formore

detailsaboutuninstallation,seeUninstallation onpage19.

WhenperformingtheuninstallationonacomputeronwhichtheAPDisnotinstalled,deletethe

printerintheprintserverproperty.Followtheprocedurebelow.

1 Uninsta ll a ll the sha red p rinters. See"Uninsta lling the sha red p rinte r" onpa ge 30.

2 From [Sta rt] - [Control Panel] - [Hardwa re a nd Sound ], selec t [Printe rs].3 From [File] - [Run a s administrato r], selec t [Server Properties].

4 The Print Server Prop erties sc ree n a ppears.Selec t a p r inte r d r iver to d elete in the [Drivers] ta b , and c lic k the

[Remove] button.

Uninstallation of the APD must be executed by an administrator.

A normal user needs an administrators password to execute the uninstallation.


Windows Vista

[File] - [Run as administrator] - [Server Properties]

Windows XP

[File] - [Server Properties]

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5 The Rem ove Driver And Packag e sc reen appea rs. Selec t Rem ovedriver only, and c lick the [OK] button.

For Wind ows XP, the screen in Step 7 d oes not appear. Go to Step 8.

6 The Print Server Properties sc reen a ppea rs. Click the [Yes] b utton todelete the p rinter d river selec ted in Step 4.

7 From [Sta rt] - [Control Panel], selec t [Uninsta ll a p rogram].

8 Selec t EPSON APD4 Point and Print Sup port, and c lic k the [Uninsta ll]button to delete EPSON APD4 Point a nd Print Support, and uninsta lla -tion o f the APD is c om pleted .


Windows Vista

[Start] - [Control Panel] - [Uninstall a program]

Windows XP

[Start] - [Control Panel] - [Add or Remove Programs]

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Ma intenanc e a fter Insta lling the APD

Maintenanceprocedures

after

the

APD

is

installed.

Addingtheprinterdriver

Uninstallingtheprinterdriver

Replacingaprinter

UpgradeinstallingtheAPD

Ad d ing the p rinter driver

Followthe

procedures

below

to

install

the

printer

driver.

1 Selec t from [Sta rt] - [All Programs] - [EPSON] - [EPSON Ad vanc ed PrinterDriver 4] a nd op en [Cha nge o r delete APD4, or c rea te a silent insta ller

for APD4.]

2 The Welcom e sc reen a ppea rs. Then selec t "Custom" and c lick the[Next] button.

3 The Selec t Fea tures sc reen a ppea rs. Selec t the fea tures of the APDyou wa nt to insta ll , a nd the n c l ic k the [Next] b utto n. The fol low ing

fea tures a re ava ila b le.

You cannot add the printer drivers directly from [Start] - [Control Panel] - [Hardware and

Sound] - [Printers].

Features Description

TMfLo go Insta lls the TMF lo go too l tha t a llow s you to sa ve bitma p pe d

images to the TM p rinte r.

Status API .NET Support s Sta tus API in .NET env ironment .

Devmode API .NET Support s Devmode API in .NET env ironment .

Create shortcut on Start menu. Shortcut icon to the APD will be ad ded in the Start menu.

Default setting : checked

Create a silent install script. Creates a script file for the silent install. For more d etails, see

"Silent Insta lla tion" on page 39.

Default setting : unchecked


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4 The Loc a l Port Support sc ree n a ppea rs. Selec t the port d river to beinsta lled and then c lic k the [Next] b utton.

5 The Printer Configura tion sc reen a ppea rs. When insta lling the p rinte rd river as we ll as the APD, c lick the [Add ] b utto n.

6 The Add Printer sc reen a ppea rs. Configure the p rinter d river and port touse, and c lick the [Next] butto n.

7 The d isp lay returns to the Printe r Co nfigura tion sc ree n. All the p rinte rd rivers c onfigured Step 6 appea r in the list.

To insta ll the sa m e p rinte r driver multiple t imes, c l ic k the [C op y]

button.

When the set tings of t he p rinte r d rivers a re finished , c lic k the [Next]

button.

8 The Sta rt Copying Files sc ree n appea rs. Confirm the p rinte r d river tobe insta lled which is d isp layed in "Current Set tings" and then c lick the

[Next] button.

9 The printe r driver ad ded in the list a t Step 7 is insta lled .10 The Ma intena nce Comp lete sc reen ap pea rs. When you c lic k the

[Finish] button, the p roc ess of insta lling the p rinte r d river ends.

Item Desc rip tion

Insta ll EPSON para lle l port d river. Do not check this item.

Automa tic ally install de tec ted USB de vic es. When this is c hec ked, the Plug a nd Play function will

be ena bled for the TM p rinter equipp ed with the USB

interfa c e. If this is not c hec ked , the p rinte r d river

c anno t b e installed by the Plug and Play func tion.

Launc h Sta tusViewer on login.

(TM-C100 is need ed )Do not c hec k this item.





Communica t ion Se lec t C rea te a USB po rt .

Set as Default Printer Chec k when c onf igur ing the pr inter as that no rmal ly used from theWindows applications.


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Uninstalling the printer driver

Followtheproceduresbelowtouninstalltheprinterdriver.


for APD4.]

2 The Welcom e sc reen a ppea rs. Then selec t "Custom" and c lick the[Next] button.

3 The Selec t Fea tures sc ree n a ppea rs. Click the [Next] b utto n.4 The Loc a l Port Support sc reen a ppea rs. Click the [Next] b utto n.5 The Printer Configura tion sc ree n a ppea rs. Selec t the p rinter diver from

the list which you wa nt to remove, and c lic k the [Delete] b utton.

6 A sc reen a ppea rs to confirm the remove ac tion. Click the [Yes] b utton.6 >

5 >


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7 The d isp lay returns to the Printer Configura tion sc reen. Click the [Next]button.

8 The Sta rt Copying Files sc ree n a ppea rs. Confirm the p rinter driver to berem ove d w hich is d isp layed in "Current Set tings" a nd the n c lic k the

[Next] button.

9 The printe r driver rem oved in Step 5 to Step7 will be rem oved .10 The Ma intena nce Comp lete sc reen ap pea rs. When you c lic k the

[Finish] button, the p roc ess of uninsta lling the p rinte r driver ends.

Rep lac ing a p rinter

WhenyoureplacetheTMprintersequippedwiththesameinterface,bewareofthefollowing.

SetthenewTMprintersDIPSWassameasthepreviousTMprinterssettingsregardless

ofinterface.

Ifthememoryswitchischanged,seetheUsersManualsuppliedwiththeTMprinteror

theTechnicalReferenceGuide.

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Upgrade Insta ll of the APD

FollowtheproceduresbelowtoperformupgradeinstallationoftheAPDofthenewversion.

1 Insert the inc luded "Driver CD-ROM" into the c om puter.2 The sta rtup sc ree n is d isp layed . Click the [ Insta ll Now] b utton.3 The Insta llShield Wizard sc reen a ppea rs. Click the [Next] button.4 The Lic ense Ag reeme nt sc ree n appea rs. Co nfirm its c ontent , selec t I

ac cep t the te rms of the lic ense a greement, and c lick the [Next] b utton.

5 The sc reen a sking whether you want to upg rade the APD to the newversion a ppea rs. Click the [Yes] b utton.

In the case of upgrade install of the APD4.06a or earlier, the screen asking whether you

want to install the 64 bit printer driver appears. Clicking the [Yes] button provides the

shared printer environment to clients using 64 bit version OS.

3 > 4 >

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6 The Sta rt Upgrad ing sc reen a ppea rs. Confirm the c ontent o finsta lla tion in the Current Set tings field , and c lic k the [Next] b utto n.

7 The upgrade insta lla tion o f the APD sta rts.8 The Upgrad e Comp lete sc reen a ppea rs. Click the [Finish] b utton to

c omp lete the up grad e installa tion.

6 > 7 >

8 >


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Silent InstallationThischapterdescribestheproceduresfortheSilentInstallation.

Wha t Is a Silent Insta lla tion?

ThesilentinstallationisamethodthatcopiestheexistingAPDsetupenvironmenttoother

computerswithoutuseroperation.Therearethefollowingtwomethods.

Usingasilentinstallationpackage(*.exe)

Createthesilentinstallationpackageonthecopysourcecomputer.

Executingthis

file

on

another

computer

enables

you

to

install

the

minimum

environment

foroperatingtheAPDfromalltheenvironmentofthecopysourcecomputer.

Whenthesilentinstallationisexecutedwiththisfile,youcannotcreatethesilentinstallationpackageorthescriptfileforthesilentinstallation,oraddanotherprinter.

Usingascriptfile(*.inf)forthesilentinstallation

Createthescriptfileforthesilentinstallationonthecopysourcecomputer.

ExecutingthisfileandtheAPDfile(APD_4xxE_T81.exe)onanothercomputerenablesyoutoinstallthecompleteAPDenvironmentofthecopysourcecomputer.

Intheenvironmentinwhichthesilentinstallationisexecutedwiththisfile,youcancreatethesilentinstallationpackageorthescriptfileforthesilentinstallation,andyoucanalso

addanother

printer.

Withthisfunction,youcanincorporatetheAPDinstallationintoabatchfile,arecoverydiscfor

the OS,andaninstallerofanapplication.

Also,youcanaddthecommandoptionsforthesilentinstallationtoenablethefollowing

functions.

Notificationwhencompletingtheinstallation

Restartsettingaftercompletingtheinstallation

Upgradeinstallationsettings

Installingwithoutdisplayingscreens.

Thismethodisusefulespeciallyinthefollowingcases:

Youcanmakethesamesettingtomultiplecomputerseasily.

Evencomputerswithnodisplayscanbesetup.

Incaseofprintingtrouble,theAPDenvironmentofthecomputerwithanerrorcanberecreatedonanothercomputerbyusingthescriptfileforthesilentinstallationofthatcomputer,anditimprovestheserviceandmaintenancefunction.(Intheenvironmentinwhichthesilentinstallationisexecutedwiththesilentinstallationpackage,thescriptfileforthesilentinstallationcannotbecreated.)

To use the silent installation, Internet Explorer version 4.0 or later is required. When APD3 or APD4 have been already installed in the target computers, uninstall

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Flow of the Silent Insta lla tion

Theflowofthesilentinstallationisdescribedbelow.

Setting the APD Environment To Be Cop ied

CreatetheAPDenvironmentforthesilentinstallationonthecopysourcecomputer.

FollowingAPDenvironmenttobecopiedcanbeselected.

APDinitialsetting

ThisisthesettingwheninstallingtheAPD.

Systemsetting

Thisisthesystemsettingfortheprinter.

Usersetting

Thisistheusersettingfortheprinter.Thesamesettingasthatofthecopysourcecomputer.

2. Crea ting a p ackag e (pa ge 42)

1. APD environm ent set ting to c op y (pa ge 40)APD initia l sett ings/ System sett ings/ User sett ings

2. Crea ting a sc rip t file (pa ge 42)

3. Exec uting the silent insta lla tion (pa ge 45)(Adding command options)

Cop y sourc e c omputer

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APD Setting

Whencopyingtheusersettingorsystemsettingoftheprinter,seetheTM/ BA/ EU PrinterManualtomakesettings.

Ma king the system set ting

Select[Sta rt] - [Con trol Panel] - [Hardwa re and Sound ] - [Printers], rightclicktheprinter,andselect

[Prop erties] - [Ad vanc ed ] - [Printing Defaults] tomakesettings.

Ma king the user set ting

Select[Sta rt] - [Con trol Panel] - [Hardwa re and Sound ] - [Printers],rightclicktheprinter,andselect

[Properties] - [General] - [Printing Preferences] tomakesettings.

Location of the printer driver is different depending on the OS. See the following:

Windows Vista

[Start] - [Control Panel] - [Hardware and Sound] - [Printers]

Windows XP

[Start] - [Control Panel] - [Printers and Faxes]


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Crea ting a Package or Sc rip t file

Createthe

silent

installation

package

or

the

script

file

for

the

silent

installation.

First,confirmwhichAPDenvironmenttocopyonthecopysourcecomputer.(SeeSettingthe

APDEnvironmentToBeCopied onpage40.)

Followthestepsbelow.


for APD4.]

2 The "Welc om e" sc ree n a ppea rs. Selec t "Silent", then c lic k the [Next]button.3 The Selec t a file na me sc reen a ppea rs.

Spec ify a destinat ion folder and file na me , and spec ify which type of file

to c rea te. Click the [Next] button.


Loc ation to save the file a nd file nam e Spec ify a d estination and a file nam e for the file to be

created.

Create silent installation package Check when you want to create a silent installation

package.

Uncheck when you want to create a script file for the

silen t insta lla tion.

(Checked by default.)

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4 The Silent Insta lla tion sc reen a ppea rs. Selec t the sett ing you want tocop y from [Printer Configura tion], and selec t the p rinter to b e insta lled .

If you do no t wa nt to selec t a ll the p rinte rs insta lled in the c op y sourcecom puter with the APD, unc hec k [Inc lude a ll c urrent ly insta lled p rinters].

Click the [Next] b utton.

The set ting in [Printe r Co nfigura tion] is the d efault value for the cop y de stination

p rinter. When insta lling mult ip le p rinters, you c a nno t c ha ng e e a c h p rinte r

individually.

Go to Step 7 when you c hec k [Inc lude a ll currently insta lled p rinters].

5 Printe r Selec tion sc reen appe ars. Selec t the p rinter d river you want to c opy.To c hang e the printer name , click the [Rena me] b utton. If you do not wa nt to

chang e the printer nam e, go to step 7 by clicking the [Next] b utton.


Inc lude all currently

installed printers

If che cked, a ll the APD printers insta lled in the c op y source c om puter

are selecte d.

If unche c ked, ea c h APD printer installed in the c opy sourc e c omp uter

ca n be selected.

(Chec ked by default.)

Printer Configuration Select the printer sett ing that you want to c opy.

Use Printer Defaults Sett ing when the APD is insta lled is used .

Curren t System

Set tings

System settings of t he printe r

You c an c hec k them b y selecting [Prop erties] - [Adva nce d]

- [Printing Defaults].

Current User

Set tings

User Set tings of the p rinte r

You c an c hec k them by selec ting [Prop erties].

Lo c a l Po rt Info rm atio n No t ava ila b le .

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6 The "Rena me Printer" sc reen a ppea rs. Cha nge the p rinter driver nam e,and c lic k the [Next] b utton.

7 The Sta rt Crea ting Silent Insta lla tion Sc rip t File sc ree n a ppea rs. Ma kesure tha t t he file informa tion d isp layed in Current Set tings is c orrec t

and c lic k the [Next] butto n to c rea te the silent insta lla tion pa c kage or

the sc rip t file for the silent insta lla tion.

8 The Maintenanc e Comp lete sc reen a pp ears. Click the [Finish] butto n.The silent insta llation pa ckag e or the sc rip t file for the silent insta lla tion

has been c rea ted in the d estination folde r spec ified in Step 3.

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Exec uting the Silent Insta lla tion

Youcan

execute

the

silent

installation

using

the

following

methods.

Executethesilentinstallationpackageonthecopydestinationcomputer.

CopythescriptfileforthesilentinstallationandtheAPDfile,andexecuteacommandfromthecommandprompt.

DevelopabatchfileoranapplicationfortheAPDinstallation,andexecuteit.

How to exec ute the Silent Insta lla tion

Followingtheproceduresbelowtoexecutethesilentinstallation.

Insta lling using the silent insta lla tion package

Copythesilentinstallationpackagetothecopydestinationcomputer,andexecutethefollowing

command.

>[Package File Name(specified with the full path)]

Ex: D:\APD>Apd4Silent.exe

Whencheckingtheresultofsilentinstallationusingapackagefile,checkthatthespecified

printerdriver

is

correctly

installed

in

[Start]

[Control

Panel]

[Hardware

and

Sound]

[Printers].

Insta lling using the sc rip t file for the silent insta lla tion

CopythescriptfileforthesilentinstallationandtheAPDfile,andexecutethefollowing

command.

>[APD_4xxE_T81.exe (specified with the full path)]

[/s /f1 "Apd4Silent.inf (specified with the full path)"]

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Checking the Insta lla tion Result

Thesilentinstallationresultsofthesilentinstallationpackage/scriptfileforthesilentinstallationcanbecheckedintheResultCodeofsetup.logwhichiscreatedinthesamelocationasthat

ofthepackageorthefile.

ThecontentsofResultCodeareasfollows.

Comma nd Op tions

Thecommandoptionsofthesilentinstallationandhowtomakesettingsaredescribedbelow.

/ s / f1 : Silent insta lla tion using the sc rip t fileUsingthiscommandoptionenablesyoutoexecutethesilentinstallationusingthescriptfilefor

thesilentinstallation.

Formoredetails,see"Installing using the script file for the silent installation" on page 45.

/ s / a : Upgrade

UsingthiscommandoptionenablesyoutoupgradetheAPD.Printersnotsupportedbythe

APD4aredeleted.

ExampleD:\APD4\APD_407E_T81.exe /s /a

Result Code Desc rip tion

0 Comp leted suc c essfully

-3 The APD has a lread y been insta lled .

2 The file s ne ed e d fo r sile nt insta lla tio n c o uld no t b e fo und .

1151 The OS d oes not sup port the APD.

1223 The silent installa t ion was cancelled by the use r.

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/ uninsta ll : Silent Uninsta lla tion

Usingthiscommandoptionenablesyoutouninstallusingthecommandline.

Example

D:\APD4\APD_407E_T81.exe /s /uninstall

/ d : Disp lay the silent insta lla tion result in a d ia logUsingthiscommandoptionenablesyoutodisplaythesilentinstallationresultinadialogwhen

theinstallationiscompleted.

Example

Packa ge File

D:\APD4\Apd4Silent.exe /d

Script File

D:\APD4\APD_407E_T81.exe /s /f1D:\APD4\Apd4Silent.inf /d

/ w / m :

Disp lay a window message o f the silent insta lla tion c omplet ion

AddingtheWindowshandleandmessageIDtothecommandenablesyoutodisplayawindow

messageofthesilentinstallationcompletion.

Example

Intheexamplebelow,Windowshandleis0x6789abc,andmessageIDis0x0501

Packa ge File

D:\APD4\Apd4Silent.exe /w6789abc /m0501

Script File

D:\APD4\APD_407E_T81.exe /s /f1D:\APD4\Apd4Silent.inf

/w6789abc /m0501

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/ r : Resta rt set ting a fte r the insta lla tion

UsingthiscommandoptionenablesyoutomaketherestartsettingofOSafterthesilentinstallationis

completed.

Examp le w hen you want to resta rt

Packa ge File

D:\APD4\Apd4Silent.exe /rY

Script File

D:\APD4\APD_407E_T81.exe /s /f1D:\APD4\Apd4Silent.inf /rY

Examp le w hen you do no t wa nt to resta rt

Packa ge File

D:\APD4\Apd4Silent.exe /rN

Script File

D:\APD4\APD_407E_T81.exe /s /f1D:\APD4\Apd4Silent.inf /rN

/ l : Spec ify the insta ll log file

Usingthiscommandoptionenablesyoutospecifytheoutputdestinationoftheinstallationlog

(Apd4Setup.log).NormallythisisoutputintheWindowsfolder.

ExamplePacka ge File

D:\APD4\Apd4Silent.exe /lD:\APD4\log.txt

Script File

D:\APD4\APD_407E_T81.exe /s /f1D:\APD4\Apd4Silent.inf

/lD:\APD4\log.txt

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