Star Micronics DOT MATRIX PRINTER SP2000 Benutzerhandbuch
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Printer Status
Printer Status is the overall status transmitted in the third byte of the auto-
matic status. Printer status is returned as transmission byte count -2 added
by the Header 1. It always updates with new information. (There is no
historical record existing.) Tables 3-5 to 3-9 show the composition of the
overall status. The status of bits described as “Invalid” in the tables are
always “unknown.”
Printer Status is the overall status transmitted in the third byte of the auto-
matic status. Printer status is returned as transmission byte count -2 added
by the Header 1. It always updates with new information. (There is no
historical record existing.) Tables 3-5 to 3-9 show the composition of the
overall status. The status of bits described as “Invalid” in the tables are
always “unknown.”
Table 3-5 Printer Status 1 <Printer Status> (Third Byte)
Bit
Content
Status 0
Status 1
0
Always 0
1
<ETB> Command
Not Executed
Executed
2
Compulsion SW Status
Open
Closed
3
Online/Offline Status
Online
Offline
4
Always 0
5
Invalid
6
Offline using the Online SW
Does not occur
Occurs
7
Not Used (Fixed at 0)
*
Bit 1 is cleared to 0 when returned to the host. (Clearing bit 1 to 0 is not a
target for the automatic status.)
target for the automatic status.)
Table 3-6 Printer Status 2 (Error Information) (Fourth Byte)
Bit
Content
Status 0
Status 1
0
Always 0
1
Invalid
2
Mechanical Error
No Error
Error Occurred
3
Auto Cutter Error
No Error
Error Occurred
4
Always 0
5
Reset Not Possible Error
No Error
Error Occurred
6
Stopped Because of
Hot Print Head
Hot Print Head
Not Stopped
Stopped
7
Not Used (Fixed at 0)