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Request alternate status (A793 emulation only)
ASCII | ESC u n |
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Hexadecimal 1B 75 n |
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Decimal | 27 117 n |
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Value and Range of n: |
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Value of n | Function | Description |
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00 | Drawer 1 | High = Open |
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| Low = Closed or Not Present |
01 | Drawer 2 | High = Open |
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| Low = Closed or Not Present |
02 | Paper Low | High = Paper Out |
| (Not Implemented. | Low = Paper Present |
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| Paper Out.) |
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03 | Paper Out (Default) | High = Paper Out |
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| Low = Paper Present |
>03 | Ignored, No Change | Printer Does Not Stay BUSY1 |
1PAPER EXHAUST LINE is valid to indicate previously requested status.
This command allows the printer to inform the host when the data in the buffer has been processed. The PAPER EXHAUST line shows the status for the cash drawer or receipt paper as shown in the table.
Status information is limited to what can be sent by the dedicated lines: BUSY, ACK, PAPER EXHAUST, and FAULT.
Exceptions
Parallel communications only.
Transmit paper sensor status
ASCII | ESC v |
Hexadecimal | 1B 76 |
Decimal | 27 118 |
Values:
Status Byte
Bit | Function | 0 Signifies | 1 Signifies |
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0 | Receipt paper | Present | Low (only if paper low sensor is enabled) |
1 | Receipt cover | Closed | Open |
2 | Receipt paper | Present | Out |
3 | Knife position | Home position | Not home position |
4 | Not used | Fixed to zero | Fixed to zero |
5 | Temperature | In valid range | Too hot or too cold |
6 | Voltage | In valid range | Too high or too low |
7 | Not used | Fixed to zero | Fixed to zero |
Sends status data to the host computer. The printer sends one byte to the host computer when it is not busy or in a fault condition. In DTS/DSR protocol, the printer waits for DSR = SPACE.
Related information
See busy line and fault conditions in the real time commands section of this document for details about fault condition reporting.
In LEGACY emulation, this command is ignored.
