Datamax 7A300007 Rev. 2 manual Printer Status Commands, Stx, Syn

Printer Status Commands

Query Print Buffer & Timer-MCR Status			STX
This command will cause the printer to print the battery status
		Printer Response
	Print Buffer Status	ESC B <4 ASCII digits> CR LF
	Timer-MCR Status	ESC M <4 ASCII digits> CR LF

Note that the first three digits of the Timer-MCR field correspond to the printer times. The last byte indicates that the MRC track is currently activated in the printer.

Query Print Buffer, Battery Voltage, Timer-MCR & Print Head Temperature SYN

This command will cause the printer to send the following information to the host:

	Printer Response
Print Buffer Status		ESC B <4 ASCII digits> CR LF
Battery Voltage Status		ESC V <4 ASCII digits> CR LF
Timer-MCR Status		ESC M <4 ASCII digits> CR LF
Print Head Temperature		ESC T <4 ASCII digits> CR LF

Note that the first three digits of the Timer-MCR field correspond to the printer times. The last byte indicates that the MRC track is currently activated in the printer.

Print Battery Voltage ESC P ^

This command will enable the printer to output the battery voltage reading.

Escape Sequence:	ESC	P	^
Hexadecimal:	1B	50	5E
Decimal:	27	80	94
Query Printer Firmware Version				ESC P (

This command will cause the printer to send the Firmware Version to the host.

Escape Sequence:	ESC	P	(
Hexadecimal:	1B	50	28
Decimal:	27	80	40

After sending the previous command, the printer will respond with the following ASCII sequence:

ASCII Sequence: <string> CR LF

The <string> field represents the firmware version.

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