Gs s return printer status, Gs s – Epson LABELWRITER SE450 User Manual
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Commands
GS S Return Printer Status
Description
Returns a single status byte. The printer status is determined by testing the individual
bits within the returned status byte. Only bits that have defined values should be tested.
Do not test bits designated as reserved.
When polling for the status byte, your program must wait for the status byte to arrive.
The printer will take several milliseconds to process the request and then transmit the
status byte. If your program does not wait for a received character, you may receive
erroneous results.
ESC A
and GS S are functionally identical. ESC A is provided for compatibility with
the LabelWriter raster bitmap label printer. If possible, you should use GS S in order to
ensure future compatibility.
See Also
Expression
ASCII
GS S
Decimal
29 83
Hex
1D 53
Parameters
None
Returns
Bit
Bit =0
Bit =1
0 LSB
Printer ready
Printer not ready
1
Not top of form
Top of form
2
RESERVED
RESERVED
3
RESERVED
RESERVED
4
RESERVED
RESERVED
5
Paper loaded
Out of paper
6
RESERVED
RESERVED
7 MSB
Printer has no error
Printer has error
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