Lexmark Printer manual Status and Error Messages, Tagged Binary Not Active, Tagged Binary Active

4-106 PostScript

Status and Error Messages

Printers return PostScript emulation error messages and status information to the computer through any active interface. To send information to the computer through the parallel interface, configure the interface as bidirectional.

Tagged Binary Not Active

Your printer responds and processes a Ctrl-T (x'14') command as a status query when:

•The PostScript emulation interpreter is processing a print job.

•The printer is idle and the PostScript emulation interpreter is the selected interpreter.

Your printer responds and processes a Ctrl-T (x'14') command as normal data andnot a status query when:

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Another interpreter is processing a print job.

The printer is idle and another interpreter is the selected interpreter.

Notes:

•Status queries cannot be received while the printer is in an error state.

•Your printer always selects the PostScript emulation interpreter and pro- cesses a Ctrl-T (x'14') command as a status query when data is received through the LocalTalk interface.

Tagged Binary Active

When Tagged Binary is active, your printer always responds to a Ctrl-T (x'14') command as a status query and selects the PostScript emulation interpreter to process the current print job. Tagged Binary mode is immediately exited at the end of the print job.

Note: Status queries cannot be received while the printer is in an error state.