DR300 Operator Manual | Chapter 10 - Serial Interface |
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Status Transmission
Printer sends status based on 2 types of command. Status Request Command and Print Command. Following are details description on each command.
1 : Status Request Command
Printer status consists of ID No., status, remaining print quantity. Printer sends all spaces
(20 Hex) as ID and all “0” as remaining print quantity under the following conditions:
•End of printing
•No print data
a) | Command | ENQ (05 Hex) |
b)Status format
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| STX (02H) | |
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| ETX (03H) | |
STX | ID | No. | Status | Remaining Print Quantity |
| ETX |
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(11 Byte)
The ID No. is set based on the ID sent from Host with <ID> command. For multiple print jobs, current printing job ID will be sent.
Status Summary Table
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Normal mode |
| No error | 0 | 3 0 | |
Buffer near full | 2 | 3 2 | |||
Receive wait |
| No error | A | 4 1 | |
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| Buffer near full | C | 4 3 |
| Printing |
| No error | G | 4 7 |
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| Buffer near full | I | 4 9 |
| Dispense wait |
| No error | M | 4 D |
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| Buffer near full | O | 4 F |
| Analyze, edit |
| No error | S | 5 3 |
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| Buffer near full | U | 5 5 |
Error | Receive | buffer full | a | 6 1 | |
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| Head open | b | 6 2 | |
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| Paper end | c | 6 3 | |
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| Ribbon end | d | 6 4 | |
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| Media error | e | 6 5 | |
| Sensor error | f | 6 6 | ||
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| Head error | g | 6 7 | |
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| Card error | i | 6 9 | |
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| Cutter error | j | 6 A | |
| Other error (Interface error, machine error, etc) | k | 6 B | ||
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