Commands

7193 Owner’s Guide

Transmit Printer Status

Sends status data to the host system.

This command is available only on RS-232C printers.

Hex Decimal ASCII

1B 76 27 118 ESC v

The printer sends one byte to the host system when it is not busy or in a fault condition. See “Busy Line and Fault Conditions” in the following section, “Real Time Commands,” for details about fault condition reporting.

See the table below. In DTR/DSR protocol, the printer waits for DSR = SPACE.

Status Byte (RS-232)

 

 

 

Bit

Function

0 Signifies

1 Signifies

0

Receipt Paper

Present

Out

1

Receipt Cover

Closed

Open

2

Receipt Paper

Present

Out

3

Not Used

Fixed to Zero

Fixed to Zero

4

Not Used

Fixed to Zero

Fixed to Zero

5

Not Used

Fixed to Zero

Fixed to Zero

6

Not Used

Fixed to Zero

Fixed to Zero

 

 

 

 

7

Not Used

Fixed to Zero

Fixed to Zero

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M-S Cash Drawer 7193 manual Transmit Printer Status