Avery Dennison Monarch 6017 Programmer Manual - Manual (Page 30)

5-2 Using the Magnetic Card Reader
Command Description
The reader responds to the read command
with:
#trck#-(data)-'?'-CR-LF-NAK
#trck# Track indicator. Values are %/1/
(track 1), ;/2/ (track 2), and + / 3 /
(track3).
(data) The data read from the card. This
field can be empty. If an error
occurs, this field contains an E
character and the error message text
(see ”Error Messages”).
2 hex (Ctrl-B) Requests the print buffer and card reader
statuses. The printer responds with:
ESC-'B' -#pb#-CR-LF-ESC-'M'-#sleep#-CR-LF-
NAK
#pb# The number of characters currently
in the print buffer, shown as four
hex digits, which are “OR’d” with
30 hex.
#sleep# Four ASCII hex digits (which are
“OR’d” with 30 hex) representing
the time left before the printer
enters sleep mode.
ESC-'C' Cancels the reading process.