SATO GT424 Operator's Manual page 98

Section 5: Interface Specifications
5.13 DRIVER PROTOCOL (CONT'D)
Status Response
This transmission protocol responds to the host the printer's information, as a status by receiving
printing commands or 2 types of requested commands.
The details of each requested command or Status response is as follows.
(1) Status Request Command
In receiving this command, the ID number of received data currently being printed and the
printer's condition, as well as the remaining quantity of print jobs and their names, are responded
to the host. Furthermore, after printing or if no data has been received, or if the ID command has
not been specified, the ID number will be responded back as spaces (Hex 20H), and the quantity
of print jobs will be responded back as all zeroes (Hex 30H).
a) Command ENQ (Hex 05H)
b) Responded Status Definition
STX (Hex 02H)
The ID specified using the ID number
specification command is set.
c) Status Byte Definition
Offline
Online
Error detection
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Remaining quantity
of print jobs
000000 ~ 999999
Contents
No errors
Ribbon near end
Buffer near full
Ribbon near end and buffer near full
Printing stopped (no errors)
Reception Standby No errors
Ribbon near end
Buffer near full
Ribbon near end and buffer near full
Printing stopped (no errors)
Printing No errors
Ribbon near end
Buffer near full
Ribbon near end and buffer near full
Printing stopped (no errors)
Standby No errors
(dispenser cut
Ribbon near end
standby)
Buffer near full
Ribbon near end and buffer near full
Printing stopped (no errors)
Analyzing / Editing No errors
Ribbon near end
Buffer near full
Ribbon near end and Buffer near full
Printing stopped (no errors)
Head open
Paper End
Ribbon end
Media error
Sensor error
Head error
Card error
Cutter error
Other errors
Cutter sensor error
Stacker Full
ETX (Hex 03H)
Job name
The Job name specified using
the Job Name specification
command is set.
ASCII Hex
0 30
1 31
2 32
3 33
4 34
A 41
B 42
C 43
D 44
E 45
G 47
H 48
I 49
J 4A
K 4B
M 4D
N 4E
O 4F
P 50
Q 51
S 53
T 54
U 55
V 56
W 57
b 62
c 63
d 64
e 65
f 66
g 67
i 69
j 6A
k 6B
l 6C
m 6D
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