Tally Genicom Matrix Printer - Manual (Page 329)

Enquiry for Status ENQ
Data Structure ASCII ENQ enquiry for status
hex. 05
dec. 5
Description With this code it is possible to get a status byte from the printer:
Status byte: Bit 0 1 = BUSY
Bit 1 1 = offline
Bit 2 0 = paper end
Bit 3 1 = always 1
Bit 4 1 = cover open
Bit 5 1 = buffer overflow
Bit 6 1 = parity or framing error
Bit 7 0 = always 0
This code concerns only serial data transfer with ENQ/STX protocol.
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