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5000 Series Programmer’s Manual
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DSR
Device Status Requests: The host sends the Device Status Request
listed below to request a printer status report.
General Command Syntax
ESC [ Ps n
Decimal:
27 71 Ps 86
Hex
:
1B 5B Ps 6E
BASIC:
CHR$(27);"[";Ps;"n";
DSR Sequences to Request Status
Request Sequence
Printer Response
Sends an extended status report
Sends a cursor position report
The host sends the Device Status Request listed below to enable or
disable unsolicited status reports.
DSR Sequences to Enable or Disable Unsolicited Reports
Request Sequence
Printer Response
Disables all unsolicited reports
Enable brief unsolicited status
reports and sends an extended status
report.
Enable extended, unsolicited status
reports and sends an extended status
report.
Responses:
Cursor Position Report
Pn1 is the active line
Pn2 is the active column
Brief Unsolicited Messages Enabled
Pn1 = 0 After an error condition has been corrected or
no error exists.
Pn1 = 3 If an error is detected.
Extended Unsolicited Messages Enabled
No error exists.
A error is detected. (See
following table)