Datamax-O'Neil PrintPAD AN-14 (Line Printer and Easy Print Modes) - Manual

AN-14 (Line Printer and Easy Print Modes)
December 28, 2005
AVAILABLE GENERAL QUERIES
The printer can return a lot of information to the host. It can give some status of its current state as well as the current
configuration. This is all done through a series of query commands that can be issued to the printer. Not all queries are
in all printers, and some queries are available in later versions of printer firmware. All queries are of the same form and
contain 6 bytes (0x1b, “{“ or 0x7b, TWO LETTER QUERY, “?” or 0x3f, and “}” or 0x7d):
ESC {?}
Legal two letter queries include:
QUERY MEANING
ORIGINAL
MF2/MF3/2t/4t
RADIO READY
2t/3l/4t
ESC{BL?} Bluetooth Configuration X
ESC{BT?} Battery Condition X X
ESC{CF?} General Configuration X X
ESC{CL?} Label Related Configuration Values X
ESC{CV?} Configuration Version X X
ESC{FN?} Font list – resident and downloaded X X
ESC{GR?} Graphics list – resident and downloaded X X
ESC{FM?} Formats list – resident and downloaded X
ESC{IR?}
IrDA Configuration (historical in newer printers without IrDA for
returning printer type)
X X
ESC{MD?} Manufacturing date is returned X
ESC{MY?} Memory size and status X X
ESC{PH?} Printhead size X X
ESC{SN?} Serial Number is returned X
ESC{ST?} Status – current state of printer X X
ESC{TC?} TCP/IP and 802.11 radio configuration X
ESC{VR?} Version – returns all versions X X
CARD READER SPECIFIC (2t/4t ONLY)
CR
1
SCR
2
SCR
3
ESC{MC?} Return mag card configuration X X
ESC{MR?} Return data read from magnetic card X X X
ESC{RS?} Returns card reader status information X X X
ESC{SC?} Return smart card configuration X X
1
Original card reader on non-radio ready printers is approximately 1 inch thick. .BIN files that support this card reader will
have a cr-xyz suffix on the name. The xyz are replaced by “m”, “s”, and “b”, if the Magnetic Card, Smart Card, or Button
features are supported. An “x” occupies that position if the feature is not supported. For example, the 2tcr-msx.bin file is
for the 2t printer with the original thick card reader that supports the Magnetic and Smart cards. Support for this card
reader was last in Version 4.22 firmware.
2
The newer “Slim Card Reader” or SCR was first supported in Version 4.23 firmware and last supported in the 4t in
version 4.33 and the 2t in version 4.34. This card reader is approximately ½ inch thick. The .BIN files that support this
card reader have and scr suffix in the name. For example, 2t-scr.bin is for the 2t printer with the slim card reader. All scr
.bin files support both the magnetic and smart card readers but do not support the button readers.
3
The radio ready printers have supported only the “Slim Card Reader” or SCR, beginning with Version 6.52. The .BIN
files that support the card reader have an “s” in the suffix. For example, 2tr-s.bin is a radio ready 2t printer that supports
the card reader.