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Query Commands
Several special characters can be used to query the device about its settings.
^ What is the default value for the setting(s).
? What is the device’s current value for the setting(s).
* What is the range of possible values for the setting(s).  (The de-
vice’s response uses a dash (-) to indicate a continuous range of 
values.  A pipe (|) separates items in a list of non-continuous val-
ues.)
Tag Field Usage
When a query is used in place of a Tag field, the query applies to the 
entire
 set 
of commands available for the particular storage table indicated by the Storage 
field of the command.  In this case, the SubTag and Data fields should not be 
used because they are ignored by the device.  
SubTag Field Usage 
When a query is used in place of a SubTag field, the query applies only to the 
subset of commands available that match the Tag field.  In this case, the Data 
field should not be used because it is ignored by the device.
Data Field Usage
When a query is used in place of the Data field, the query applies only to the 
specific command identified by the Tag and SubTag fields.
Concatenation of Multiple Commands
Multiple commands can be issued within one Prefix/Storage sequence.   Only 
the Tag, SubTag, and Data fields must be repeated for each command in the 
sequence.  If additional commands are to be applied to the same Tag, then the 
new command sequence is separated with a comma (,) and only the SubTag 
and Data fields of the additional command are issued.  If the additional com-
mand requires a different Tag field, the command is separated from previous 
commands by a semicolon (;).
Responses
The device responds to serial commands with one of three responses:
ACKIndicates a good command which has been processed.
ENQIndicates an invalid Tag or SubTag command. 
NAKIndicates the command was good, but the Data field entry was out of the 
allowable range for this Tag and SubTag combination, e.g., an entry for a mini-
mum message length of 100 when the field will only accept 2 characters.
When responding, the device echoes back the command sequence with the 
status character inserted directly before each of the punctuation marks (the 
period, exclamation point, comma, or semicolon) in the command.