Control Codes
When the printer receives a reset command, the printer goes
If the host application continues to send information to the printer after a reset command, some of that information may be processed before the reset is processed.
After the reset the transport is cleared. If it cannot be cleared a jam status may be issued.
Note: If reset inhibit is set in the configuration menu, this command is ignored.
[ENQ] <11> | Inquire power cycle status | |
ASCII | [ENQ] <11> | |
Hexadecimal | 05H 0BH | |
Decimal | <5> <11> | |
Function | Has the printer been power cycled since the last request? | |
Response | ACK <11> (06H 0BH) | |
Printer has been power cycled since the last [ENQ] <11>
NAK <5> (15H 0BH)
Printer has not power cycled since the last [ENQ] <11>
Description The first time after a reset, the command returns [ACK] <11>, after that the command returns [NAK] <11>. The command allows the application to determine if the printer has been power cycled and needs to be reinitialized. The [ENQ] <10> command and the INIT signal on the parallel port both cause the printer to return power up status.
[ENQ] <14> |
| Inquire Mechanical error status | |
ASCII | [ENQ] <14> |
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Hexadecimal | 05H 0EH |
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Decimal | <5> <14> |
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Function | Error status |
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Response | ACK <14> (06H 0EH) | No mechanical errors | |
| NAK <15> (15H 0FH) | Mechanical error has occurred | |
(Use [ENQ]<22> to identify the error)
Note: For this status request to function, the "Buffer Full Only"
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