7167 Owner’s Manual Chapter 6: Commands
November 2003
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Transmit Printer Status
ASCII: ESC v
Hexadecimal: 1B 76
Decimal:
27 118
Sends status data to the host computer. The printer sends one byte to the host computer
when it is not busy or in a fault condition. In DTR/DSR protocol, the printer waits for DSR
= SPACE.
Status Byte (RS-232C)
Bit
Function
0 Signifies 1 Signifies
0 Receipt Paper
Ok Low
1 Receipt Cover or Front Cover
Closed Open
2 Receipt Paper
Ok Out
3 Knife or Slip
Ok Jam
4 Always Zero
5 Slip Leading Edge Sensor
Not Covered Covered
6 Slip Trailing Edge Sensor
Not Covered Covered
7 Thermal Head Temp or Voltage
Ok Out of Range
Example:
MSComm1.Output = Chr$(&H1B) & Chr$(&H76)
Related Information:
See Real Time Commands, in this document for details about fault condition reporting.
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