Contents of the ESC f (extended status) data block

Order of

byte

Data (in

Contents

Explanation

 

 

hex)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

02

STX code

Header: indicates the beginning of the

 

 

 

 

data block

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

xx

Status byte

Byte: indicates the status of the scanner

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

00

33 bytes

Byte counter: indicates the number of

4

 

00

 

bytes of status data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

xx

Scanner status

‘‘1’’ in bit 7 indicates a fatal scanner error

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

xx

ADF status

Bit 7: IST

 

 

 

 

Bit 6: EN

 

 

 

 

Bit 5: ERR

 

 

 

 

Bit 3: PE

 

 

 

 

Bit 2: PJ

 

 

 

 

Bit 1: OPN

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

xx

Maximum area

Indicates maximum scanning area with

 

 

 

(4 bytes)

ADF

8

 

xx

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

xx

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

xx

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

xx

T.P.U.

Bit 7: IST

 

 

 

status

Bit 6: EN

 

 

 

 

Bit 5: ERR

 

 

 

 

Bit 1: OPN

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

xx

Maximum area

Indicates maximum scanning area with

 

 

 

(4 bytes)

Transparency Unit

13

 

xx

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

xx

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

xx

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1636

 

00

Reserved

Reserved bytes

 

 

 

(22 bytes)

 

 

 

 

 

 

IST:

’1’ indicates option is installed

 

EN:

’1’ indicates option is enabled (otherwise, it is disabled)

ERR:

Logical OR of PE, PJ, and OPN

 

PE:

’1’ indicates paper empty

 

PJ:

’1’ indicates paper jam

 

OPN:

’1’ indicates cover open

 

Note:

The numerical value of the byte counter consists of two bytes, with the lower byte preceding the higher byte.

Command Reference 3-11