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Chapter 6: Programming Information A794 Owner’s Guide
March 1999104
Real Time Status Transmission
Transmits the selected one byte printer status specified by n in Real Time according to
the following parameters. This command includes two sequences: GS and DLE.
GS Sequence DLE Sequence
ASCII GS EOT n DLE EOT n
Hexadecimal 1D 04 n 10 04 n
Decimal 29 4 n 16 4 n
Value of n GS Sequence
1 = Transmit printer status
2 = Transmit RS-232C busy status
3 = Transmit error status
4 = Transmit receipt paper status
DLE Sequence
1 = Transmit printer status
2 = Transmit RS-232C busy status
3 = Transmit error status
4 = Transmit receipt paper status
Exceptions
The command is ignored if n is out of range.
Related Information
1 = Transmit Printer Status
Bit Status Hex Decimal Function
0 Off 00 0 Fixed to Off.
1 On 02 2 Fixed to On.
2Off
On
00
04
0
4
One or both cash drawers open.
Both cash drawers closed.
3Off
On
00
08
0
8
Not busy at the RS-232C interface.
Printer is Busy at the RS-232C
interface.
4 On 10 16 Fixed to On.
5 Undefined.
6 Undefined.
7 Off 00 0 Fixed to Off.