Specifications

・It is possible to set time-out duration for sending/receiving data through each interface (USB, COM, LPT,

LAN)

・To change the time-out duration setting, change the number of time-out setting and press “Save” button

then at Print Spooler Control, press “Restart” button. (or press “Stop” button and press “Start” button.)

・If ”Driver Watch Mode” is check-marked, printer status is always monitored and the interval to check the

status is fixed by “Watch xxx [ms]”. If “Driver Watch Mode” is not check-marked, printer status is

monitored only when printer status monitoring API is called by user application. New setting can be

effective same way as time-out duration setting. (Print Spooler Control: “Save” => “Restart”) It is

recommended to check-mark the “Driver Watch Mode”.

・”OFFLINE controllable mode” is the function to avoid/follow the offline condition when printer

error happens. If it is not check-marked, offline condition is avoided.

4.10 Status Monitor Library

Status monitoring function offers the own method to get the status from the printer. Using status monitor

API from user program, it is possible to get more status information than the status information that OS

supplies as standard way. Refer to the Status Monitor Library API specifications for the details.

“Readme.txt shows the place where the sample program is stored.

From Start menu, CITIZEN

=> Driver Port => Status

Monitor Library

・ Default values of each interface are set for optimum ones and usually do not need to change

However, the time-out value of LPT is set for 90sec as default of OS and 90 seconds is too long for

time-out. When you use LPT, change the value to 5 sec which is recommended value.

・ If you see the difficulty to get printer status, set the sending time-out value larger. Usually, this will

make it possible to get the status.