Epson Commands
PcOS Series 80PLUS
Programmer's Guide
Command Descriptions
Page 96
Rev B 4/13/99
Function
Transmit cash drawer status
[A*]
ASCII
ESC
u
0
Hexadecimal
1BH
75H
0
Decimal
<
27>
<117>
0
[Usage]
*Axiohm 7193 mode definition, serial printer
Description
This command transmits current status of the cash drawers. One byte is
sent to the host system. If a drawer is not connected, the status will indicate
closed.
Bit
1 Signifies
0 Signifies
0
Drawer 1 closed
Drawer 1 open
1
Drawer 2 closed
Drawer 2 open
Function
Transmit printer status
[A]
ASCII
ESC
v
Hexadecimal
1BH
76H
Decimal
<
27>
<118>
Description
This command sends one byte of status data to the host system. The printer
will always respond with a NULL character (00 Hex) indicating a no fault
condition. If the printer has one of the error conditions indicated in the
table below, it will go busy and not respond.
Bit
Status
0 Signifies
0
Receipt paper
Present
1
Receipt cover
Closed
2
Receipt paper
Present
3
Knife
OK
4
Not used
5
Print head
OK
6
Input voltage
OK
7
Not used
Function
Transmit printer status
[E]
ASCII
ESC
v
Hexadecimal
1BH
76H
Decimal
<
27>
<118>
Description
This command transmits the status of the paper sensor as 1 byte of data.
When the paper roll end sensor detects a paper-end, the printer goes off-
line and does not execute this command until the paper-end condition is
corrected.
Bit
Off/On
Hex
Decimal
Status
0,1
-
-
-
Not used; fixed to Off
2,3
Off
00
0
Paper roll sensor: paper present
On
0C
12
Paper roll sensor: paper not present
4
Off
00
0
Not used; fixed to Off
5,6
-
-
-
Undefined
7
Off
00
0
Not used; fixed to Off