SATO WS412DT - Other Return Statuses

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3.3.3 Other Return Statuses
The following commands will return the status in a common format regardless of communication protocol setting
such as [STATUS3] and [Protocol for driver (STATUS4)]. In this section, the codes written in the return status such
as [STX] and [ETX] will be indicated as [02H] and [03H] regardless of the printer’s protocol code setting (Standard
code/ Nonstandard code).
NOTE: LAN adds the size info (4 bytes) on top of every return format.
1) Printer configuration request command
This command returns the printer configuration to the host computer.
(1) Command SOH(01H)+MG
(2) Return status format
(3) List of return status
No.
Item
Description
No.of bytes
1
Print method
00H : Thermal transfer
01H : Direct thermal
1
2
Head density
00H : 203dpi 8dots/mm
01H : 300dpi 12dots/mm
1
3
Print speed
00H : 2 (inch/sec) 50 (mm/sec)
01H : 3 (inch/sec) 75(mm/sec)
02H : 4 (inch/sec) 100(mm/sec)
03H: 5(inch/sec) 125(mm/sec)
04H: 6(inch/sec) 150(mm/sec)
1
4
Print mode
00H : Continuous
01H : Tear off
02H : Cutter
03H : Dispenser
1
5
Cutter mode
00H : Motion 1 (Head position)
01H : Motion 2 (Cutter position)
02H : Motion 3 (No backfeed motion)
1
6
Dispenser mode
00H : Motion 1 (Head position)
01H : Motion 2 (Dispensing position)
1
7
Nonsepa mode
00H : Motion 2 (Tear off position)
01H : Motion 3 (No backfeed motion)
1
8
Print darkness
Darkness A(41H) : A
Darkness level 01H : 1 Lightest
02H : 2 Slightly light
03H : 3 Normal
04H : 4 Slightly dark
05H : 5 Darkest
2
Return status: 32 bytes
STX
(02H)
1 byte
Print method Head density……Buzzer setting
(Refer to the List of return status for more details)
30 bytes
ETX
(03H)
1 byte