ESC/ P Command Reference

ESC/P Command Reference
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5. Control Command Details
ESC i S Status information request
ASCII: ESC i S
Hexadecimal: 1B 69 53
Parameters
None
Description
 Returns the printer status. The printer status consists of 32 bytes.
 The printer does not return status during the printing operation.
Offset
Name
Value/Standard
0
Print head mark
Fixed at 80h
1
Size
Fixed at 20h
2
Brother code
Fixed at “B” (42h)
3
Series code
Refer to table (6) below.
4
Model code
Refer to table (7) below.
5
Country code
Fixed at “0” (30h)
6
Power status
Refer to table (5) below.
7
Reserved
Fixed at 00h
8
Error information 1
Refer to table (1) below.
9
Error information 2
Refer to table (2) below.
10
Media width
Refer to “3.1 Print area” on page 11.
11
Media type
Refer to table (3) below.
12
Number of colors
Fixed at 00h
13
Media length (higher order bytes)
Refer to “3.1 Print area” on page 11.
14
Media sensor value
Not used
15
Mode
Fixed at 01h
16
Density
Fixed at 00h
17
Media length (lower order bytes)
Refer to “3.1 Print area” on page 11.
18
Status type
Refer to table (4) below.
19
Phase type
Fixed at 00h
20
Phase number (higher order bytes)
Fixed at 00h
21
Phase number (lower order bytes)
Fixed at 00h
22
Notification number
Not used
23
Expansion area (number of bytes)
Fixed at 00h
24-31
Reserved
Fixed at 00h