User`s manual

Appendix B
This section contains status and error reporting in-
formation for color and monochrome card printers.
Parallel Port Printer
Data Handshake
Signal Lines
The Busy and Acknowledge signal lines are used to
transfer data to the printer only.
Parallel Port Printer
Error Response
The color card printers will respond to error condi
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tions with combinations of the Error and Paper Er
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ror signals at the printer’s parallel interface. Detailed
error responses are sent via the serial port only.
Paper Error Error/ Description
01
No Error
00
Syntax Error
11
Ribbon End or Empty
Feeder
10
Mechanical Error
Note: To clear an Error, Send:
.↵ (1B 2E 0D Hex)
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