Asynchronous Terminals and Printer Processes Programming Manual

PRINTER PROGRAMMING CONSIDERATIONS
Resetting the 5515/5516 Printers
| SETMODE 29 is the only SETMODE parameter not affected by a
| SETMODE 28 operation or by the RESET command when the device is
| first opened. SETMODE 29 sets auto answer or control answer.
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| Do not press the RESET button on the printer during printing.
| Doing so can cause data to be lost. Pressing the RESET button
| does not reset programmable parameters or top of form, nor does
| pressing the RESTORE button on the printer.
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| Error Handling
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| Table 7-4 summarizes the meanings of various errors for the
| 5515/5516 printers.
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| Table 7-4. 5515/5516 Errors
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| Error Error
| Number Name Meaning
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| 21 ILLEGAL COUNT The specified byte count is
| greater than the configured
| record size.
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| 100 DEVICE NOT READY The printer is not ready.
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| 104 NO RESPONSE Printer did not return
| FROM DEVICE requested status. This might
| indicate that the printer is
| powered off, a hardware problem
| exists, or the cable to the
| printer is bad.
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| 120 DATA PARITY Data parity error occurred,
| ERROR which was not recoverable.
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| 121 DATA OVERRUN 1. Buffer overflow occurred
| while sending data to the
| printer, or
| 2. Buffer full condition lasted
| longer than the allowed
| time.
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7-28 November 1987