PuppyByte Label Printer Driver
Version 1.1.0.74 (10/10/2026)
Windows 7 SP1, 8, 8.1, 10 and 11 - 32-bit and 64-bit. Free of charge.
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PRINTERS
  PB-9124   3 inch (80 mm)    76.2 - 254 mm/s     direct thermal
  PB-2120   2 inch (56 mm)    76.2 - 152.4 mm/s   direct thermal
  PB-420    4 inch (104 mm)   50.8 - 254 mm/s     direct thermal
  PB-424    4 inch (104 mm)   50.8 - 254 mm/s     direct thermal
  PB-490    4 inch (104 mm)   50.8 - 152.4 mm/s   thermal transfer (ribbon) + direct thermal

NEW IN 1.1.0.74
  - The chosen label stock is remembered by name. Two stocks with the
    same size (for example "100 mm x 150 mm" and "flipkart 100*150")
    are no longer mixed up in Foxit and other programs.

NEW IN 1.1.0.73
  - New label stocks are added to the Windows paper list as
    "<model>: <stock name>" (for example "PB-2120: 40 x 30 mm"), like
    Seagull. Foxit, Word and other programs now list them and keep the
    stock chosen in Printing preferences.

NEW IN 1.1.0.72
  - PB-2120: Printer properties now opens. The default paper is now
    called "PB-2120 50 x 30 mm" (the old name clashed with a
    "50 x 30 mm" paper already saved in Windows by other drivers).

NEW IN 1.1.0.71
  - One Setup for Windows 7 SP1 to Windows 11, 32-bit and 64-bit.
  - Setup uses standard Windows functions (no PowerShell needed).
  - Nothing to install first: Setup uses the .NET that is built into
    Windows (3.5 on Windows 7, 4.x on Windows 8 - 11).

WHAT IS IN THIS VERSION
  - One Setup for all five models. A connected printer is found
    automatically and its model and USB port are selected.
  - Installing again updates the existing printer (no second copy).
  - Remove option for printers and drivers.
  - Label stocks of any size up to the printer width and 2286 mm long,
    including labels wider than long (for example 47 x 25 mm).
  - Portrait, Landscape and both turned 180 degrees.
  - Continuous printing without pauses between labels.
  - Graphics: dithering, brightness, contrast, negative, mirror.
  - Printer Properties > Tools: test prints, self test, settings page,
    print head test, calibration (auto / gap / black mark), restart,
    factory defaults, send commands or files, set printer clock.
  - PB-490: Diagnostic tab in Printing Preferences (calibration, self test,
    printer settings including ribbon, ribbon-end and encoder sensors).

KNOWN POINTS
  - Windows may show "Windows protected your PC" or "Unknown publisher"
    when Setup starts. Click More info > Run anyway, then Yes.
  - Windows 7 asks "Would you like to install this device software?"
    (Publisher: PuppyByte). Tick "Always trust" and click Install.
  - After installing a new version, close and reopen label programs
    (BarTender, Foxit, ...), they keep the old driver until closed.
  - PDF files: print with "Actual size".

FILES (extract the zip first and keep the files together)
  PuppyByte-Driver-Setup-1.1.0.74.exe     Setup (install / update / remove)
  PuppyByte-Driver-Setup-1.1.0.74.exe.config   needed by Setup (.NET 3.5 / 4)
  PuppyByte-Driver-User-Guide.pdf      User guide
  Release-Notes.txt                    This file
