CognitiveTPG A799 User Manual
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Chapter 4: Programming Commands
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A799-PG00001D
Request alternate status (A793 emulation only)
ASCII
ESC u n
Hexadecimal 1B 75 n
Decimal
27 117 n
Value and Range of n:
Value of n Function
Description
00
Drawer 1
High = Open
Low = Closed or Not Present
01
Drawer 2
High = Open
Low = Closed or Not Present
02
Paper Low
High = Paper Out
(Not Implemented. Low = Paper Present
Interpreted as
Paper Out.)
03
Paper Out (Default) High = Paper Out
Low = Paper Present
>03
Ignored, No Change Printer Does Not Stay BUSY
1
1
PAPER EXHAUST LINE is valid to indicate previously requested status.
This command allows the printer to inform the host when the data in the buffer has been processed. The PAPER
EXHAUST line shows the status for the cash drawer or receipt paper as shown in the table.
Status information is limited to what can be sent by the dedicated lines: BUSY, ACK, PAPER EXHAUST, and FAULT.
Exceptions
Parallel communications only.
Transmit paper sensor status
ASCII
ESC v
Hexadecimal 1B 76
Decimal
27 118
Values:
Status Byte (RS-232C)
Bit Function
0 Signifies
1 Signifies
0
Receipt paper
Present
Low (only if paper low sensor is enabled)
1
Receipt cover
Closed
Open
2
Receipt paper
Present
Out
3
Knife position
Home position Not home position
4
Not used
Fixed to zero
Fixed to zero
5
Temperature
In valid range
Too hot or too cold
6
Voltage
In valid range
Too high or too low
7
Not used
Fixed to zero
Fixed to zero
Sends status data to the host computer. The printer sends one byte to the host computer when it is not busy or in a fault
condition. In DTS/DSR protocol, the printer waits for DSR = SPACE.
Related information
See busy line and fault conditions in the real time commands section of this document for details about fault condition
reporting.
In LEGACY emulation, this command is ignored.