Ustatus command – Brother HL-2170W User Manual

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Parameters

Variable

Value

Description

DEVICE

ON

Makes unsolicited device status valid for any status
change

VERBOSE

Makes unsolicited device status valid for any of PJL
parser warning, error and status change

OFF

Makes unsolicited device status invalid for any
status change

JOB

ON

Makes unsolicited job status (reporting job start/job
end) valid

OFF

Makes unsolicited job status invalid

PAGE

ON

Makes unsolicited page status (reporting respective
page printed and ejected) valid

OFF

Makes unsolicited page status invalid

TIMED

5 to 300

Makes timed unsolicited status (allowing the printer
to send back unsolicited status after an interval
specified in seconds) valid

0

Turns TIMED USTATUS off (Makes timed
unsolicited status invalid)

Example

The application sends the following command to the printer :

<ESC>%-12345X@PJL <CR><LF>
@PJL COMMENT the INFO USTATUS command <CR><LF>
@PJL ECHO This is a sample 2-28-1993 21:15:00 <CR><LF>
@PJL INFO USTATUS <CR><LF>
<ESC>%-12345X

The printer may send back the following answer for the above command :

@PJL ECHO This is a sample 2-28-1993 21:15:00 <CR><LF>
<FF>
@PJL INFO STATUS<CR><LF>
DEVICE=VERBOSE [3 ENUMERATED]<CR><LF>
OFF<CR><LF>
ON<CR><LF>
VERBOSE<CR><LF>
JOB=ON [2 ENUMERATED]<CR><LF>
OFF<CR><LF>
ON<CR><LF>
PAGE=ON [2 ENUMERATED]<CR><LF>
OFF<CR><LF>
ON<CR><LF>
TIMED=0 [2 RANGE]<CR><LF>
5<CR><LF>
300<CR><LF>
<FF>

7.6.

USTATUS Command

Sending the USTATUS command makes unsolicited printer status (sending the printer status information to
the host computer automatically without being requested for it) valid or invalid. If the unsolicited status is
set to ON with the USTATUS command, the printer sends unsolicited status information to the host
computer at the time interval set by USTATUS TIMED command from when the status changes. On the
other hand, the DINQUIRE, INQUIRE and INFO commands make the printer send a response only once,
just after they are received.

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