Datamax-O'Neil Class Series Programmer’s Manual - Manual (Page 27)

Immediate Command Functions
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SOH E Send Batch Remaining Quantity
This command causes the printer to return a four-digit number indicating the quantity of labels that
remain to be printed in the current batch, followed by a carriage return. Communications latency may
cause this value to be higher than actual on some printers.
Syntax:
E
Printer response: nnnn
Where: nnnn - Are four decimal digits, 0-9999.
SOH e Send Batch Printed Quantity
This command causes the printer to return a four-digit number indicating the quantity of labels that
have been printed in the current batch, followed by a carriage return. Communications latency may
cause this value to be lower than actual on some printers.
Syntax: e
Printer response:
nnnn
Where: nnnn - Are four decimal digits, 0-9999.
SOH F Send Status Byte
This command instructs the printer to send a single status byte where each bit (1 or 0) represents one
of the printer’s status flags, followed by a carriage return (see below). If an option is unavailable for
the printer, the single bit will always be zero. See A.
Syntax:
F
Printer response format: X
Where ‘X’ is 0 through 0xef with bits as indicated in the ‘Condition’ column below:
Bit [1] Value Condition
8 0 Always zero
7 1 or 0 Label presented
6 1 or 0 Printer paused
5 1 or 0 Busy printing
4 1 or 0 Printing batch
3 1 or 0 Ribbon out or Fault
2 1 or 0 Paper out or Fault
1 1 or 0 Command interpreter busy (imaging)
[1] One is the least significant bit.