Raster Command Reference

Brother PJ-600/700/800 Series Command Reference

2. Overview

The printing procedure is described below. For detailed flow charts, refer to “6. Flow Charts” For details

on each command, refer to “5. Command Reference”.

1. Open USB/Bluetooth Serial/IrDA/Network port

Open the USB/Bluetooth Serial/IrDA/network port in the operating environment. In addition, since the

procedure for opening the USB port is not described in this material, perform the appropriate operation for

the environment being used.

2. Check machine status

The “Status information request” command is sent to the printer, the status information received from the

printer is analyzed, and then the status of the printer is determined. For details on the “Status information

request” command and on the definition of “status”, refer to “Status information request” in “Command

Reference”.

Printing is possible if the analysis results show that the following conditions are met.

・ Paper compatible with the print data is installed in the printer.

・ No error has occurred.

This step is not necessary with a unidirectional transmission.

3. Send print data

The print data is sent. The structure of the print data is explained in the next section, “3. Print Data”.

4. Confirmation of printing completion

When printing is completed, the status is sent from the printer. This status is analyzed and, if printing is

completed, one page is printed. If the print job has multiple pages, 2 through 4 are repeated.

In addition, the status is not sent with a unidirectional transmission.

5. Close USB/Bluetooth Serial/IrDA/Network port

After all printing is finished, close the port.