CBM-270 User’s Manual

 

 

 

 

 

ESC v

(Serial Interface Only)

 

 

[Function]

Transmitting the printer status

 

[Code]

<1B> H <76> H

 

[Outline]

Current printer status is transmitted..

 

[Caution]

Status sent out consists of 1 byte whose content is as in the table below.

 

 

In DTR/DSR control, after receptible state of the host (DSR signal being in SPACE state)

 

 

is confirmed, only 1 byte is transmitted. In XON/XOFF control, DSR signal state not

 

 

being confirmed, only 1 byte is transmitted.

 

 

In DTR/DSR control, when the host is in unreceptible state(DSR signal being in MARK

 

 

state), it waits until receptible state is created.

 

 

In paper end (paper near end) status, this command may be unreceptible state due to

 

 

BUSY state.

Remarks. This command is valid only for serial interface model.

Bit

Function

 

Value

0

 

1

 

 

 

0

Not defined

 

 

 

1

Not defined

 

 

 

2

Paper end

With paper

 

Without paper

3

Not defined

 

 

 

4

Not used

Fixed to 0

 

5

Not defined

 

 

 

6

Not defined

 

 

 

7

Not defined

 

 

 

[Sample Program]

OPEN "COM1:N81NN" AS #1 ;

PRINT #1, CHR$ (&H1B) ; "v" ;

A$ = INPUT$ (1, #1) ;

CLOSE #1

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Citizen Systems CBM-270 user manual ESC Serial Interface Only, Fixed to Not defined Sample Program