Note: The document station stays selected. The printer will wait for
another document until the station is changed.
Status summary
Status is sent to the system for:
vCash receipt print error. The cover is open or out of paper.
vPrinter buffer empty.If enabled, see “Status sent to system” on page 141.
vDocument sensor state changed. If enabled, see “Status sent to system” on page
141.
vCash drawer sensor change. If enabled, see “Status sent to system” on page
141.
vCommand has timed out. The printer is waiting for additional bytes to complete
the command.
vNonrecoverable home error.
vDocument not inserted after document station was selected.
vDocument has exited sensor before document print is finished.
vFlash EPROM load error.
vMemory sector is full.
vFlash Storage is full.
vPrinter ID request (extended address command).
vMICR read command.
vMCT read command.
vFlash read command.
vPrint buffer being held.
vRibbon cover sensor change.
vDocument feed error.
Message from the printer
A message from the printer has this format:
Bytes Contents
1-2 Data count (X'000A' to X'00FF'). The data count includes the two data-count
bytes.
3-10 Status bytes 1-8. See the descriptions of each byte in the sections that
follow.
11 - nEither 5 bytes of additional status from the “Extended address
command-request printer ID” on page 112 command, or up to 246 bytes of
user data that can include:
vMICR data
vUser flash data
vMCT data
Status byte 1
Bit Description
0 (LSB) Command complete (immediate command and flash storage commands). Set
to 1 when the command is complete, except for “Erase flash EPROM sector”
on page 123, for which it is set to 1 when the command is sent. (See bit 7 of
“Status byte 3” on page 185.)
1 Cash receipt right home position. Set to 1 when the print head is in the
customer receipt right home position.
2 Left home position Set to 1 when the print head is in the left home position.
Updated April 2, 2009
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