Epson ES-1000C Reference Manual page 102

ESC F
Format:
Command:ASCII:
Parameter:
Handshaking:
1 ESC F command
2 data block
Explanation:
When this command is received, the scanner sends a data block
indicating the current status of the scanner. The current status can be
determined by reading the flags of the status byte. See Chapter 2 for
details on the status byte.
The data block contains only an information block, and is not
followed by data. Because of this, the value of the byte counter is
always null.
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Command Reference
ESC F
Decimal: 27
Hexadecimal: 1B
(none)
Request status
B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 A5
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