5-1
STARCommandSpecications
Rev. 0.70
5. APPENDIX

5-1 Status Specications

Thisfunctioniseffectiveonlywhenusinganinterfacecapableofbi-directionaldatacommunications.
Refertoyourprinter’sproductspecication manualtoverifyiftheinterface cableontheprinteryouuse iscapableof
bi-directionaldatacommunications.

5-1-1 ENQ Command Status

This status is the one the printer transmits using the ENQ command.
Bit Contents Status By model
“0” “1” BD100 SP2000 BD500 SP500 SP700
7 Compulsion SW Open Closed ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
6Bufferoverow No error Overow ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
5Reception Buffer
Empty Has Data Empty ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
4Fixedat“0” - - - - - -
3 Paper end Paper No paper ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
2 Mechanical Error No Error Error ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
1 Framing Error No Error Error ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
0 Parity Error No Error Error ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
• Framing error/parity error
These errors occur when using a serial I/F.(For anything other than a serial interface, always Bit 0 = Bit 1 = 0.)
With these errors, the information at that time is held and the error status is sent when there is an inquiry of the status
bythiscommand.
• Compulsion SW
When the conversion switch is ON, Bit 7 = 1.

5-1-2 EOT Command Status

This status is the one the printer transmits using the EOT command.
Bit Contents Status By model
“0” “1” BD100 SP2000 BD500 SP500 SP700
7 - - - - -
6 - - - - -
5 - - - - -
4Fixedat“1” - - - - - -
3 Paper end Paper No paper ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
2 Paper near-end Paper No paper x ○x○ ○
1Black mark detection
error No Error Error x x ○ ○ ○
0Fixedat“0” - - - - - -
• Paper end
Same as the ENQ status Bit 3
• Bit 5 to 7 states are unknown