Section 5: Interface Specifications
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c) Echo Status List
5.24 DRIVER PROTOCOL (CONT’D)
(2) Cancel Request Command
In receiving this command, printing is stopped and the contents of the reception buffer are all
cleared.
The status responded is the status of the printer after this procedure has been completed.
After sending the cancel request command, the next data should be sent after a lapse of more
than 100ms.
a) Command CAN (Hex 18H)
b) Status Byte Definition
(3) Print Stop Request
In receiving this command, printing is stopped.
The status responded is the status of the printer after reception has been completed
a) Command DLE (Hex 10H)
Content ASCII Hex
No errors 0 30
Ribbon near end 1 31
Buffer near full 2 32
Ribbon near end and buffer near full 3 33
Offline
Printing stopped (no errors) 4 34
No errors A 41
Ribbon near end B 42
Buffer near full C 43
Ribbon near end and buffer near full D 44
Reception Standby
Printing stopped (no errors) E 45
No errors G 47
Ribbon near end H 48
Buffer near full I 49
Ribbon near end and buffer near full J 4A
Printing
Printing stopped (no errors) K 4B
No errors M 4D
Ribbon near end N 4E
Buffer near full O 4F
Ribbon near end and buffer near full P 50
Standby
(dispenser cut
standby)
Printing stopped (no errors) Q 51
No errors S 53
Ribbon near end T 54
Buffer near full U 55
Ribbon near end and Buffer near full V 56
Online
Analyzing / Editing
Printing stopped (no errors) W 57
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
Echo Status Contents
ACK (Hex 06H) Indicates that there is no printer error
NAK (Hex 15H) Indicates that there is a printer error