Command Descriptions; Printer Status - Toshiba DB-EA4D Command Manual

2.2 Command Descriptions

2.2.1

Printer Status

ASCII:
Hexadecimal:
Decimal:
This command returns the following status.
The responses consist of 6 bytes.
Byte #1 : Sensor status-1
Bit
0 Undefined
1 PE(Paper End) sensor
2 BM(Black Mark) sensor
3 Cover Open sensor
4 Cutter HP(Home Position) sensor
5 Feed Switch
6 Paper Exit/Jam sensor
7 Undefined
Byte #2 : Sensor status-2
Bit
0 TOF sensor* / Label Sensor (Label/Liner or off)
1 CAM motor HP(Home Position) sensor*
2 Label sensor (Liner or Label)
nd
3 2 CAM motor HP(Home Position) sensor*
4 Undefined
5 Undefined
6 Undefined
7 Undefined
Byte #3 : Printer status
Bit
0 Printing status
1 Cutting status
2 Receiving status
3 Busy status
4 Printer status (Ready/Pause)
5 Undefined
6 Warning status
7 Error status
Byte #4 : Error status-1
Bit
0 Paper jam
1 Cutter jam (option)
2 Thermal head temperature
3 Black mark detection error
4 Paper Empty
5 Cover open
6 Unable to load paper
7 CAM motor jam (1
Since this command is used by Control transfer, command strings are not defined. (USB)
DC4 01 00 (Parallel I/F)
14 01 00 (bRequest = 0x14, wValue = 0x01 0x00)
20 01 00
Function
Function
Function
**It is set when there is an error in Error status1 and 2 (Bit #4, #5).
Function
st nd
or 2 )
Fixed to 0
Not PE
Not Black
Close
HP
Released
Not Jam
Fixed to 0
Paper Off
HP
Liner
HP
Fixed to 0
Fixed to 0
Fixed to 0
Fixed to 0
Not Printing
Not Cutting
Not Receiving
Not Busy
Ready
Fixed to 0
No warning
No error
*** Not set during Paper loading (Bit #0, #1).
No error
No error
No error
No error
No error
Close
Success
No error
4
0
-
PE
Black Mark
Open
Not HP
Pushed
Jam
-
0
Paper On
Not HP
Label
Not HP
-
-
-
-
0
Printing***
Cutting***
Receiving
Busy
Pause
-
Warning*
Error**
0
Error
Error
Error
Error
Error
Open
Unable
Error
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