3. Printer Status
Printer status is the status of the printer sent from the third byte of the automatic status.
Printer status is returned for (transmitted byte count – 2 in Header – 1).
Printer status is always updated for new information. (No log exists.) The following shows the composition of the status.
<Printer status 1 Printer status (Third Byte)>
Bit
Contents
7
Fixed at "0"
6
OFFLINE By Switch Input
5
Cover Status
4
Fixed at "0"
3
ONLINE/OFFLINE Status
2
Conversion SW
1
<ETB> Command
0
Fixed at "0"
• <ETB> Command
Cleared when received at the host (by clearing bit 1 to 0, automatic status is not targeted to occur).
<Printer status 2 Error Information (Fourth Byte)>
Bit
Contents
7
Fixed at "0"
Stopped by high head
6
temperature
5
Non-recoverable Error
4
Fixed at "0"
3
Auto-cutter Error
2
Mechanical Error
1
Not Used (Fixed at "0")
0
Fixed at "0"
<Printer status 3 Error Information (Fifth Byte)>
Bit
Contents
7
Fixed at "0"
6
Receive Buffer Overflow
Command Error (in Page
5
Mode)
4
Fixed at "0"
3
BM Error
2
Presenter Paper Jam Error
1
Head Up Error
0
Fixed at "0"
• Receive Buffer Overflow
Overflow errors cleared to 0 when returned to host.
• Command Error (in Page Mode)
Command errors cleared to 0 when returned to host.
• BM Error
On models that use a common PE and BM sensor, if a continuous error is detected beyond a determined amount, it
indicates not a black mark error, but a paper out error.
(*) TSP828L (Label Printer) BM errors occur for the following reasons.
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STAR Line Mode Command Specifications
Status
"0"
"1"
-
No
Yes
Closed
Open
-
ONLINE
OFFLINE
Open
Closed
Not Executed Executed
-
Status
"0"
"1"
-
Not stopped
Stopped
No
Yes
-
No
Yes
No
Yes
-
Status
"0"
"1"
-
No
Yes
No
Yes
-
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
-
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Model Compatability
TSP800
TSP700
TSP600
TUP900
-
-
-
-
No
No
No
No
OK
OK
OK
OK
-
-
-
-
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
No
OK
OK
OK
OK
-
-
-
-
Model Compatability
TSP800
TSP700
TSP600
TUP900
-
-
-
-
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
-
-
-
-
OK
OK
OK
OK
No
No
No
No
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Model Compatability
TSP800
TSP700
TSP600
TUP900
-
-
-
-
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
No
No
No
-
-
-
-
No
No
No
OK
No
No
No
OK
No
No
No
No
-
-
-
-
TSP1000 TSP828L TSP700II
TSP650
-
-
-
No
NO
NO
NO
OK
OK
OK
OK
-
-
-
OK
OK
OK
OK
No
NO
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
-
-
-
TSP1000 TSP828L TSP700II
TSP650
-
-
-
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
-
-
-
OK
NO
OK
OK
No
NO
NO
NO
-
-
-
-
-
-
TSP1000 TSP828L TSP700II
TSP650
-
-
-
OK
OK
OK
OK
No
NO
NO
NO
-
-
-
OK
OK*
OK
NO
No
NO
NO
NO
No
NO
NO
NO
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-