Paxar 9430R User Manual
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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 (which
are “OR’d” with 30 hex). 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.
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. See “Setting
the Communications Parameters” for descriptions of the dip switches and for
information about this feature.