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ESCz Extended status request
ESC z = exteded status request which is also accessible using the PEEK „xstatus“ in abc
ESCz
Answer: ABCDEFGHIJK CR
A = Y = Printer is paused
B = Y = Printer has a job
C = Y = Printer not ready for print data
D = Y = Paper is moving
E = Y = Ribbon pre-warning (hardware dependend)
F = Y = Paper prewarning (hardware dependend)
G = Y = Label in demand position
H = Y = Label on vacuum plate (hardware dependend)
I = Y = Applicator not ready (hardware dependend)
J = Y = External pause signal active (hardware dependend)
K = Y = External print signal acive (hardware dependend)
All characters are normally N. In addition to ESCs this string is finalized with a carriage return, which
allows additional status information in the future.
Syntax: