Basic Status Responses - Microcom 226 User Manual

Printer Modes
4.2.3

Basic Status Responses

Basic status responses are enquiry responses that are not immediate. These enquiry
responses are sent from the printer to the host, when the appropriate condition occurs, by
issuing the "Ctrl+E" (^E) combination or by issuing the "^D327)" command. The following
sections provide further explanations of the non-immediate basic status responses. Refer to
the ^D550) command regarding the types of enquiry response sets.
NOTE: The following section titles are the responses that the printer will generate once the
associating condition occurs. The first response (between and including the ">" and "<"
characters) is generated if text and verbose responses have been enabled using the ^D550)
command. The ASCII hex value listed between the parenthesis characters, indicate the
4.2.3.1 >OK< (06)
The ">OK<" response is generated in conjunction with the "^D726)1" command and
indicates that a command completed successfully while in text or verbose response modes.
If the printer is configured for byte responses, the code ASCII 0x06 is issued from the printer
in response to an enquiry command.
4.2.3.2 >INPUT 1< (21)
The ">INPUT 1<" response indicates that the INPUT 1 sensor option is tripped while in text
or verbose response modes. If the printer is configured for byte responses, the code ASCII
0x21 is issued from the printer in response to an enquiry command. This sensor and
response is intended to provide the user with the flexibility for custom configurations.
4.2.3.3 >INPUT 2< (22)
The ">INPUT 2<" response indicates that the INPUT 2 sensor option is tripped while in text
or verbose response modes. If the printer is configured for byte responses, the code ASCII
0x22 is issued from the printer in response to an enquiry command. This sensor and
response is intended to provide the user with the flexibility for custom configurations.
4.2.3.4 >RESTARTED< (80)
The ">RESTARTED<" response is issued the first time the printer's status is queried after a
power up or reset condition while in verbose and/or semi byte responses. If the printer is
configured for byte responses, the code ASCII 0x80 will be issued from the printer in
response to an enquiry command.
4.2.3.5 >READY< (81)
The ">READY<" response indicates that the printer is in the normal operating state and that
it is ready to accept data while in text and verbose response sets. If the printer is configured
for byte responses, the code ASCII 0x81 will be issued from the printer in response to an
enquiry command.
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enquiry response if byte mode has been enabled.
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