Specifications

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Transmit Printer Status
Sends status data to the host computer.
This command is available only on RS-232C printers.
Hexadecimal Decimal ASCII
1B 76 27 118 ESC v
The printer sends one byte to the host computer when it is not busy or in a fault condition.
See “Busy Line and Fault Conditions” in the following section, “Real Time Commands,”
for details about fault condition reporting.
See the table below. In DTR/DSR protocol, the printer waits for DSR = SPACE.
Status Byte
(RS-232)
Bit Function 0 Signifies 1 Signifies
0 Receipt Paper Present Out
1 Receipt Cover Closed Open
2 Receipt Paper Present Out
3 Not Used Fixed to Zero Fixed to Zero
4 Not Used Fixed to Zero Fixed to Zero
5 Not Used Fixed to Zero Fixed to Zero
6 Not Used Fixed to Zero Fixed to Zero
7 Not Used Fixed to Zero Fixed to Zero
Transmit Printer ID
Transmits the printer ID specified by n.
Hexadecimal Decimal ASCII Value of n
1D 49 n 29 73 n GS I n
1-3
49-51
The values of n are specified in the following two tables. When n is out of the specified
range, this command is ignored.
n Printer ID Specification ID (Hexadecimal)
1, 49 Printer model ID NCR 7193 0x03
2, 50 Type ID Installed options refer to next table
3, 51 ROM version ID ROM version 0x00