Star Micronics Dot Impact Printer - Manual (Page 94)

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STAR Command Specifications
Rev. 0.70
3. Printer Status
Printer status is the status of the printer sent from the 3
rd byte of the automatic status.
For the printer status, (the number of bytes added in Header 1 minus two) is returned.
Printer status is always updated or new information. (No log exists.)
The following shows the composition of the status.
Bit Contents
Status By model
“0” “1”
BD100 SP2000 BD500 SP500 SP700
7 Fixed at “0” - - - - - -
6 OFFLINE By Switch Input No Occurs ○ ○ ○ x ○
5 Cover Status Closed Open x x x x ○
4 Fixed at “0” - - - - - -
3 ON-LINE/OFF-LINE Status ON-LINE OFF-LINE ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
2 Compulsion SW Open Closed ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
1 Command Not Executed Executed ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
0 Fixed at “0” - - - - - -
(*) Bit 1 cleared to zero (0) when received at the host (by clearing bit 1 to 0, auto status is not targeted to occur).
Bit Contents
Status By model
“0” “1”
BD100 SP2000 BD500 SP500 SP700
7 Fixed at “0” - - - - - -
6
Stopped by high head tem-
perature
Not stopped Stopped ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
5 Non-recoverable Error No Error Error x x ○ ○ ○
4 Fixed at “0” - - - - - -
3 Auto-cutter Error No Error Error ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
2 Mechanical Error No Error Error ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
1 Not Used (Fixed at “0”) - - - - -
0 Fixed at “0” - - - - - -
Bit Contents
Status By model
“0” “1”
BD100 SP2000 BD500 SP500 SP700
7 Fixed at “0” - - - - - -
6 Buffer overflow No Error Error ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
5 Not Used (Fixed at “0”) - - - - -
4 Fixed at “0” - - - - - -
3 Black mark detection error No Error Error x x ○ ○ ○
2 Not Used (Fixed at “0”) - - - - -
1 Not Used (Fixed at “0”) - - - - -
0 Fixed at “0” - - - - - -
(*) Bit 6 is cleared to 0 when sent to the host.