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Chapter 3 Getting Started
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be extracted using the GetPrinterData MSDN API call. The standard message and the
printer meaning are listed below.
3.16.15.1 PRINTER_STATUS_WAITING
This message indicates that the printer is okay and ready to print. LDS1 control language
printer message would be the >READY<.
3.16.15.2 PRINTER_STATUS_BUSY
Message indicates that the printer is busy printing a job. No LDS1 equivalent control
language printer message.
3.16.15.3 PRINTER_STATUS_PAPER_OUT
This message indicates that the printer does not detect media in the printer or has run out of
media. The LDS1 equivalent control language printer message would be >STOCK NOT
LOADED< or >LOW STOCK<.
3.16.15.4 PRINTER_STATUS_PAPER_JAM
Message is used to indicate that the printer has detected a media jam. The LDS1 control
language printer message would be the >LPD STOCK JAM<.
3.16.15.5 PRINTER_STATUS_PAPER_PROBLEM
This message is used to indicate that the optional >INPUT 1< sensor is active. The >INPUT
1< message is the equivalent LDS1 control language printer message that is reported.
3.16.15.6 PRINTER_STATUS_USER_INTERVENTIO N
This message indicates that the printer is in an error condition that needs to be corrected
before the printer may continue. The LDS1 messages that generate this error would be
>CUTTER ERROR<, >DATA ERROR<, >FAIL TIMEOUT<, or >FAIL SIZE< LDS1 control
messages.
3.16.15.7 PRINTER_STATUS_OFFLINE
Message indicates that the printer is powered down or the driver is unable to communicate
with the printer. No LDS1 equivalent control language printer message.
3.16.15.8 PRINTER_STATUS_OUTPUT_BIN_FULL
This message is used to report that the printer is reporting that its catch tray is full or that the
printer’s media is advanced blocking the LPD sensor while in a dispense mode. The LDS1
control language messages that generate this message would be the >TRAY FULL< and
>TAKE LABEL< messages.
3.16.15.9 PRINTER_STATUS_DOOR_OPEN
This message is generated when the printer detects that its printhead assembly is not fully
closed. Not all printers support this feature. The LDS1 control language message
equivalent would be the >HEAD UP< message.
3.16.15.10 PRINTER_STATUS_IO_ACTIVE
This message is used to indicate that the optional >INPUT 2< sensor is active. The >INPUT
2< message is the equivalent LDS1 control language printer message that is reported.