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Interaction Commands
These commands only apply to the serial port. They allow the host to request the status and
configuration of the printer.
Command Description Response Contents
<SOH># Reset Y <XOFF><XON>T
<SOH>A Send a readable
status string Y <8 bytes, Y/N> <CR>
byte 1 : Y - printer busy
byte 2 : Y - paper out
byte 3 : Y - ribbon out
byte 4 : N (always)
byte 5 : Y - printing
byte 6 : Y - printer paused
byte 7 : Y - label presented
byte 8 : N (always)
<SOH>B Toggle pause
condition N
<SOH>E Send the number of
labels to be printed Y 0000<CR>
no label left to be printed
<SOH>F Send status byte Y n <CR>
Same as <SOH>A, except bit 1 to 8
corresponding to byte 1 to 8 of
<SOH>A.
Notes:
1. Control codes for the printer commands.
Symbol Code (hexadecimal)
XON 11H
XOFF 13H
STX 02H
SOH 01H
ESC 1BH
LF 0AH
CR 0DH
2. There is no space code in the command.