CHAPTER 11 OTHER FUNCTIONS
B-EP
Series
11-5
11.11 STATUS
11.11.1 FUNCTIONS
The printer has the status response functions as listed below:
(1) Status transmission at the end of a normal issue or in the event of the occurrence of an error
(automatic status transmission)
This function is available for IrDA: IrCOMM, IrDA: TEC Protocol, USB, RS-232C and Bluetooth
interfaces, or socket communications (during connection).
If the option “status response is returned.” has been selected (and if the automatic status
transmission is enabled for the IrDA: IrCOMM or USB interface), the printer sends the status to
the host computer when the printer completes an issue normally. (For the batch/cut mode: after
the designated number of labels has been printed. For the strip mode: after one label has
been printed.)
When an error occurs, the status is sent to the host computer.
The remaining count included in the status response indicates the remaining print count of the
batch currently in progress only. No remaining count of the batch waiting to be printed is
transmitted.
(2) Status transmission in response to a status request (Status Request Command)
This function is available for IrDA: IrCOMM, IrDA: TEC Protocol, IrDA: IrOBEX, RS-232C, USB
and Bluetooth interfaces, or socket communications.
Upon receipt of the Status Request Command, the printer sends the latest status indicating its
current state to the host computer, regardless of the status response parameter setting (and
regardless of whether the automatic status transmission is enabled for the IrDA: IrCOMM or
USB interface). The remaining count indicates the remaining print count of the batch currently
in progress only. No remaining count of the batch waiting to be printed is transmitted. This
command is not stored in the receive buffer, but executed immediately after received.
(3) Receive buffer free space status transmission in response to a status request
(Receive Buffer Free Space Status Request Command)
This function is available for IrDA: IrCOMM, IrDA: TEC Protocol, IrDA: IrOBEX, RS-232C, USB
and Bluetooth interfaces, or socket communications.
Upon receipt of the Receive Buffer Free Space Status Request Command, the printer sends the
latest status indicating its current state and free space of the receive buffer to the host
computer, regardless of the status response parameter setting (and regardless of whether the
automatic status transmission is enabled for the IrDA: IrCOMM or USB interface). The
remaining count indicates the remaining print count of the batch currently in progress only. No
remaining count of the batch waiting to be printed is transmitted. This command is not stored
in the receive buffer, but executed immediately after received.
