Status Byte 1; Status Byte 2 - IBM 4610-TM6 - SureMark Printer TM6 Two-color Thermal Transfer User Manual

3 - 10 Status bytes 1-8. See the descriptions of each byte in the sections that
11 - n Either 5 bytes of additional status from the "Extended address

Status byte 1

Status byte 2

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command–request printer ID" on page 109 command, or up to 246 bytes of
user data that can include:
v MICR data
v User flash data
v MCT data
Bit Description
0 (LSB) Command complete (immediate command and flash storage commands). Set
to 1 when the command is complete, except for "Erase flash EPROM sector"
on page 121, for which it is set to 1 when the command is sent. (See bit 7 of
"Status byte 3" on page 167.)
1 Cash receipt right home position. Set to 1 when the printhead is in the
customer receipt right home position.
2 Left home position Set to 1 when the printhead is in the left home position.
3 Document right home position. Set to 1 when the printhead is in the document
right home position.
4 Reserved. Always 0.
5 Ribbon cover open. Set to 1 when the ribbon cover is open.
6 Cash receipt print error. Paper cover is open, the customer receipt station is
out of paper, or the cutter is jammed in the closed position.
7 (MSB) Command reject.
Bit Description
0 (LSB) Document ready. Set to 0 when the document insert station is ready for
printing. This occurs when both document sensors detect the document and the
document has been fed to the first print position.
1 Document present under the front sensor. Set to 0 when a document is under
the front document sensor.
2 Document present under the top sensor. Set to 0 when a document is under
the top document sensor.
3 Reserved. Always equals 1.
4 Print buffer held. Set to 1 when the print buffer is being held. Cleared when
buffer released.
5 Open throat position. Set to 1 when the printhead is in the open throat position.
6 Buffer empty. Set to 1 when no print data and no commands are in the buffer.
7 (MSB) Buffer Full. Set when only 1K bytes are available in the buffer.
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