BD2-2880/2890 User’s Manual
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ESC v (Serial Int
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Transmitting the printer status (Serial Type)
<1B>H<76>H
Current printer status is transmitted.
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Status sent out consists of 1 byte whose content is as in the table below.
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In DTR/DSR control, after revertible state of the host (DSR signal being in SPACE
state) is confirmed, only 1 byte is transmitted. In XON/XOFF control, DSR signal state
not being confirmed, only 1 byte is transmitted.
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In DTR/DSR control, when the host is in unrespectable state (DSR signal being in
MARK state), it waits until receptacle state is created.
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In paper end (paper near end) status, this command may be unrespectable state due to
BUSY state.
Remarks. This command is valid only for serial interface model.
Va lue
Bit Function
0 1
0 Not
defined
1 Not
defined
2
Paper end
With paper
Without paper
3 Not
defined
4 Not
used
Fixed
to
0
–
5 Not
defined
6 Not
defined
7 Not
defined
OPEN "COM1: N81NN" AS #1;
PRINT #1, CHR$ (&H1B) + "v”;
A$ = INPUT$ (1, #1);
CLOSE #1
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