Avery Dennison Monarch 6017 Programmer Manual - Manual (Page 19)

Configuring the Printer 3-3
Command
Description
16 hex (Ctrl-V)
Requests the print buffer and battery statuses.
The printer responds with:
ESC-'B' -#pbchars#-CR-LF-ESC-'V' -#volts#-
CR-LF-ESC-'M'-#card#-CR-LF-NAK
#pbchars# The number of characters
currently in the print buffer,
shown as four ASCII hex digits,
which are “OR’d” with 30 hex.
#volts#
Four ASCII decimal digits. The
first three are the battery
voltage (form x . x ).
The fourth character categorizes
the voltage listed to give it a
reference. Values are 1-4,
where 1 is high and 4 is low.
#card#
Four ASCII hex digits (which are
“OR’d” with 30 hex) representing
the time left before the printer
enters sleep mode.
U s i n g t h e P o w e r - O f f T i m e r
The printer has a power-off timer to conserve battery life. After a specified
period of inactivity occurs, the printer goes into sleep mode. This feature is
similar to the Auto-Off feature on your handheld.
The printer returns to normal mode when it starts receiving commands
again, but the countdown re-starts after every character received.
Before powering down, the printer transmits Auxon then Xoff.