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Section 5: Interface Specifications
Page 5-28
GT Series Operator’s Manual
5.15 MULTI JOB BUFFER (CONT’D)
Status Response
This transmission protocol responds to the host, the printer's condition or response as a status by
receiving 2 types of printing or requested commands.
The details of each request or echo command are explained below.
(1) Status Request Command
In receiving this command, the ID number of received data currently being printed and the
printer's condition, as well as the remaining number of print jobs and their names are responded
to the host. Furthermore, after printing or if no data has been received, or if the ID command has
not be specified, the ID number will be echoed back as spaces (Hex 20H), and the quantity of
print jobs will be responded back as all zeroes (Hex 30H).
i) Command ENQ (Hex 05H)
ii) Responded Status Definition
iii) Status List
STX (Hex 02H)
ETX (Hex 03H)
000000
~
999999
The ID number is set u
sing the ID specified command specified within
ESC+”A” – ESC+”Z”.
If the data received is multiple, the ID number of the data currently being
printed will be echoed.
ETX
STX
ID number
Status
Remaining number o
f print jobs
Contents ASCII Hex
No errors 0 30
Ribbon near end 1 31
Buffer near full 2 32
Offline
Ribbon near end and buffer near full 3 33
No errors A 41
Ribbon near end B 42
Buffer near full C 43
Reception Standby
Ribbon near end and buffer near full D 44
No errors G 47
Ribbon near end H 48
Buffer near full I 49
Printing
Ribbon near end and buffer near full J 4A
No errors M 4D
Ribbon near end N 4E
Buffer near full O 4F
Standby
(dispenser cut
standby)
Ribbon near end and buffer near full P 50
No errors S 53
Ribbon near end T 54
Buffer near full U 55
Online
Analyzing / Editing
Ribbon near end and Buffer near full V 56
Head open b 62
Paper End c 63
Ribbon end d 64
Media error e 65
Sensor error f 66
Head error g 67
Card error i 69
Cutter error j 6A
Other errors k 6B
Cutter sensor error l 6C
Error detection
Stacker Full m 6D