SATO s84ex - Printer Status

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6.15 Printer status
1) Status mode
There are 3 modes of status return when using LAN interface.
(1) Status 4/Cyclic response mode (2 port connection or 1 port connection)
The printer uses port 1024 for print data port, port 1025 for status return, and port 9100 for both print data port and status
return.
The printer output the printer status at a constant period (500 msec to 1000 msec interval). Also, the printer returns the
latest printer status by receiving the status request command sent from the host.
(2) Status 4/ENQ response mode (2 port connection or 1 port connection)
The printer uses port 1024 for print data port, port 1025 for status return, and port 9100 for both print data port and status
return.
The printer returns the printer status by receiving the status request command sent from the host.
(3) Status 3, Status 5/ENQ response mode (1 port connection)
The printer uses port 1024 for print data port and status return, or uses port 9100 for both print data port and status return.
The printer returns ACK by receiving the print request command sent from the host, and returns the printer status by
receiving the status request command sent from the host.
Printer driver cannot be used for label printing while using Status 3. Also, the printer setting tool cannot be used.
The switching status mode is available by changing the setting of the communication protocol and the printer status reply timing
in the interface mode of the printer. Type of status mode and the setting items in the interface setting mode is as follows.
Type of status mode
Setting items in the interface setting mode
Communication Protocol
(PROTOCOL)
Printer status reply timing
(REPLY TIMING)
1 port or 2 port connection
Cyclic response mode
Status 4 (STATUS4)
Cyclic response (CYCLE)
1 port or 2 port connection
ENQ response mode
Status 4 (STATUS4)
ENQ
1 port connection
ENQ response mode
Status 3 (STATUS3)
-
Status 5 (STATUS5)
2) Status return data format
(1) 2 port connection (Status 4 return)
Please refer to the "2.2.3
Return status of Status 4
" for the status contents.
(2) 1 port connection (Status 5 return)
STX
1 byte
02H
Specified item
Number.
5 bytes
Specified
item Status
2 bytes
Currently
processed item
5 bytes
Currently
processed item
Status
2 bytes
Currently processed
item Number
of print
6 bytes
ETX
03H
1 byte
Please refer to the "2.2.4
Return status of Status 5
" for the status contents.
(3) 1 port connection (Status 3 return)
Please refer to the "2.2.2
Return status of Status 3
" for the status contents.
(Total: 11 bytes)
STX
1 byte
02H
ID number
2 bytes
Status
1 byte
Remaining print
number
6 bytes
ETX
1 byte
03H
Number of send bytes
4 bytes
0000001CH
ENQ
1 byte
05H
STX
1 byte
02H
ID number
2 bytes
Status
1 byte
Remaining print
number
6 bytes
JOB name
16 bytes
ETX
1 byte
03H
(Total: 32 bytes)
(Total: 22 bytes)