Genicom GEK 00031B User Manual

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GEK-00029A

5000 Series Programmer’s Manual

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DSR

Device Status Requests: The host sends the Device Status Request
listed below to request a printer status report.

General Command Syntax
ESC [ Ps n

Decimal:

27 71 Ps 86

Hex

:

1B 5B Ps 6E

BASIC:

CHR$(27);"[";Ps;"n";

DSR Sequences to Request Status

Request Sequence

Printer Response

<ESC>[0n or <ESC>[5n

Sends an extended status report

<ESC>[6n

Sends a cursor position report

The host sends the Device Status Request listed below to enable or
disable unsolicited status reports.

DSR Sequences to Enable or Disable Unsolicited Reports

Request Sequence

Printer Response

<ESC>[?1n

Disables all unsolicited reports

<ESC>[?2n

Enable brief unsolicited status
reports and sends an extended status
report.

<ESC>[?3n

Enable extended, unsolicited status

reports and sends an extended status
report.

Responses:

Cursor Position Report

<ESC>[Pn1;Pn2R

Pn1 is the active line
Pn2 is the active column

Brief Unsolicited Messages Enabled

<ESC>[Pn1n
Pn1 = 0 After an error condition has been corrected or

no error exists.

Pn1 = 3 If an error is detected.

Extended Unsolicited Messages Enabled

<ESC>[?20n

No error exists.

<ESC>[?Pn1;Pn2n

A error is detected. (See

following table)

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