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Note: The document station stays selected. The printer will wait for
another document until the station is changed.
Status summary
Status is sent to the system for:
v Cash receipt print error. The cover is open or out of paper.
v Printer buffer empty. If enabled, see “Status sent to system” on page 141.
v Document sensor state changed. If enabled, see “Status sent to system” on page
141.
v Cash drawer sensor change. If enabled, see “Status sent to system” on page
141.
v Command has timed out. The printer is waiting for additional bytes to complete
the command.
v Nonrecoverable home error.
v Document not inserted after document station was selected.
v Document has exited sensor before document print is finished.
v Flash EPROM load error.
v Memory sector is full.
v Flash Storage is full.
v Printer ID request (extended address command).
v MICR read command.
v MCT read command.
v Flash read command.
v Print buffer being held.
v Ribbon cover sensor change.
v Document feed error.
Message from the printer
A message from the printer has this format:
Bytes Contents
1-2 Data count (X'000A' to X'00FF'). The data count includes the two data-count
bytes.
3-10 Status bytes 1-8. See the descriptions of each byte in the sections that
follow.
11 - n Either 5 bytes of additional status from the “Extended address
command-request printer ID” on page 112 command, or up to 246 bytes of
user data that can include:
v MICR data
v User flash data
v MCT data
Status byte 1
Bit Description
0 (LSB) Command complete (immediate command and flash storage commands). Set
to 1 when the command is complete, except for “Erase flash EPROM sector”
on page 123, for which it is set to 1 when the command is sent. (See bit 7 of
“Status byte 3” on page 185.)
1 Cash receipt right home position. Set to 1 when the print head is in the
customer receipt right home position.
2 Left home position Set to 1 when the print head is in the left home position.
Updated April 2, 2009
184 SureMark Printers User’s Guide