Service manual

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Section 3. Interface Specifications
PN 9001080
Rev. A
SATO M-8485Se Standard Print Engine
Service Manual
Status Response (Cont)
Counter Status (SOH + ME)
Upon receipt of an SOH (hexadecimal 01) followed immediately by an ASCII ME
(hexadecimal 4D45) causes the printer to return a 28 byte Head Counter Status Word
bounded by an STX-ETX pair that reports the current status of the printer life counters.
Sensor Status (SOH + SG)
Upon receipt of an SOH (hexadecimal 01) followed immediately by an ASCII SG
(hexadecimal 5347) causes the printer to return a 4 byte Sensor Status Word bounded by
an STX-ETX pair that reports the values of the printer life counters.
Head Status (SOH + HC)
Upon receipt of an SOH (hexadecimal 01) followed immediately by an ASCII HC
(hexadecimal 4843) causes the printer to return a 1 byte Head Fault Status Word
bounded by an STX-ETX pair that reports the current operating status of the printer
head. Before the printer will respond to this command, it must be in the Head Check
Mode (DSW2-3 = On).
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