Return Status - SATO CL4NX Programming Reference Manual

Return status

The purpose of return status is to manage the status of this product from the host, and the product
returns the status by request command from host.
There are three types of return status format, Status 3, Status 4, and Status 5. Each return status is
listed below.
The product returns the status after receiving request command.
Communication
protocol
READY/BUSY
XON/XOFF
Status 3
Status 4
Status 5
* In status 3 and 4, the printer processes the command for ESC+ENQ and ESC+CAN and then returns the
status, however, for ESC+DLE and ESC+DC1, the printer neither processes the command, nor returns the
status.
Remarks
When you acquire return status from this product, please input transmission interval time after
sending each command to printer.
Command
ENQ (05H)
CAN (18H)
DLE (10H)
DC1 (11H)
Command
－
－
ENQ
CAN
ENQ
CAN
DLE
DC1
SOH + ENQ
SOH + CAN
SOH + DLE
SOH + DC1
Command name
Status request
Cancel request
Print end request
Print start request
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Command name
－
－
Status request command
Cancel request command
Status request command
Cancel request command
Print end request
command
Print start request
command
Status request command
Cancel request command
Print end request
command
Print start request
command
Transmission interval
5 ms or more
* 300 ms or more for Wireless LAN
500 ms or more
Remarks
time (Actual value)