Star Micronics DOT MATRIX PRINTER SP2000 User Manual
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Printer Status
Printer Status is the overall status transmitted in the third byte of the auto-
matic status. Printer status is returned as transmission byte count -2 added
by the Header 1. It always updates with new information. (There is no
historical record existing.) Tables 3-5 to 3-9 show the composition of the
overall status. The status of bits described as “Invalid” in the tables are
always “unknown.”
Table 3-5 Printer Status 1
Bit
Content
Status 0
Status 1
0
Always 0
1
Not Executed
Executed
2
Compulsion SW Status
Open
Closed
3
Online/Offline Status
Online
Offline
4
Always 0
5
Invalid
6
Offline using the Online SW
Does not occur
Occurs
7
Not Used (Fixed at 0)
*
Bit 1 is cleared to 0 when returned to the host. (Clearing bit 1 to 0 is not a
target for the automatic status.)
Table 3-6 Printer Status 2 (Error Information) (Fourth Byte)
Bit
Content
Status 0
Status 1
0
Always 0
1
Invalid
2
Mechanical Error
No Error
Error Occurred
3
Auto Cutter Error
No Error
Error Occurred
4
Always 0
5
Reset Not Possible Error
No Error
Error Occurred
6
Stopped Because of
Hot Print Head
Not Stopped
Stopped
7
Not Used (Fixed at 0)