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Soh b toggle pause – Datamax-O'Neil Class Series Programmer’s Manual User Manual

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Immediate Command Functions







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Where:

Possible Values

Interpretation

Byte Transmit Sequence

a

-

Y/N

Y

=

Interpreter busy (imaging)

1

b

-

Y/N

Y

=

Paper out or fault

2

c

-

Y/N

Y

=

Ribbon out or fault

3

d

-

Y/N

Y

=

Printing batch

4

e

-

Y/N

Y

=

Busy printing

5

f

-

Y/N

Y

=

Printer paused

6

g

-

Y/N

Y

=

Label presented

7

h

-

N

N

=

Always No

8

-

:

:

=

Always :

9

i

-

Y/N

Y

=

Cutter Fault

10

j

-

Y/N

Y

=

Paper Out

11

k

-

Y/N

Y

=

Ribbon Saver Fault

12

l

-

Y/N

Y

=

Print Head Up

13

m

-

Y/N

Y

=

Top of Form Fault

14

n

-

Y/N

Y

=

Ribbon Low

15

o

-

Y/N

Y

=

N (reserved for future)

16

p

-

Y/N

Y

=

N (reserved for future)

17

Table 3-1: ASCII Status Bytes




SOH B

Toggle Pause

This command toggles the printer’s paused state between on and off. (This is the same function
achieved by pressing the PAUSE Key on the printer.)

Syntax:

B

Sample:

B


Printer Response:

This command will illuminate the Paused/Stop Indicator and/or indicate
PAUSED on the LCD or graphics display panel, suspend printing, and wait
until one of the following occurs:

The B command is sent to the printer.

The PAUSE Key is pressed.

Upon which the printer will turn the Paused/Stop Indicator ‘Off’ and/or
remove PAUSED from the LCD or graphics display panel, then resume
operation from the point of interruption. (If the Receive Buffer is not full,
an character will be transmitted from the printer.)