Toshiba B-EP Series Interface Specification page 659

Notes (1) The status is returned only to the interface which sent this command.
(2) A max. delay of 20 msec may occur until the printer sends the status after
receiving the Status Request Command.
(3) The interval from when the Status Request Command is sent to when the next
Status Request Command is sent should be 20 msec or more. If the interval is
less than 20 msec, the printer may fail to receive the Status Request Command.
(4) Status "09" is effective only when the compatible mode for the B-SP series is
enabled in the SYSTEM mode. In other modes, this status indicates label end.
Example [ESC] WS [LF] [NUL]
CHAPTER 10 SYSTEM MODE (INTERFACE COMMANDS)
Printer status for the compatible mode for the B-SP series
"00": Normal state
"01": Cover open state
"02": Operating
including the following statuses: wait for strip, pause
state, wait for battery recovery, wait for print head/motor
temperature
command save mode
"06": Command syntax error (including Ir packet error)
"09": Normal issue end + Label end
"11": Paper jam
"13": Label end
"15": Cover open error
"17": Broken head dots error
"18": Thermal head excessive temperature
including ambient temperature error, abnormal battery
temperature, and battery excessive temperature
"36": Low battery
"37": Charging error
"38": Bluetooth setting successfully completed
(Not returned when the Status Request Command is used)
"39": Bluetooth setup error (including initialization error)
("40": Normal issue end)
Response status for automatic status transmission
("41": Normal feed end)
Response status for automatic status transmission
"50": Flash ROM write error
"51": Flash ROM erase error
"54": Flash ROM storage area full state
10-20
reduction and writable
B-EP Series
character/PC