Section 5: Interface Specifications
Page 5-16 GT Series Operator’s Manual
5.13 DRIVER PROTOCOL (CONT’D)
Status Response
This transmission protocol responds to the host the printer's information, as a status by receiving
printing commands or 2 types of requested commands.
The details of each requested command or Status response is as follows.
(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 quantity 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 been specified, the ID number will be responded back as spaces (Hex 20H), and the quantity
of print jobs will be responded back as all zeroes (Hex 30H).
a) Command ENQ (Hex 05H)
b) Responded Status Definition
c) Status Byte Definition
STX (Hex 02H)
ETX (Hex 03H)
000000
~
999999
The ID specified using the ID number
specification command is set.
T
he Job name specified using
the Job Name specification
command is set.
Job name
Remaining
q
uantity
of print jobs
STX
Statu
s
I
D
number
ETX
27(Byte)
Contents 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