Datamax A-4310 User Manual

Immediate Command Functions
Class Series Programmer’s Manual 13
SOH E Send Batch Remaining Quantity
This command causes the printer to return a four-digit number indicating the quantity of labels that
remain to be printed in the current batch, followed by a carriage return. Communications latency may
cause this value to be higher than actual on some printers.
Syntax:
<SOH>E
Printer response:
nnnn<CR>
Where:
nnnn
- Are four decimal digits, 0-9999.
SOH e Send Batch Printed Quantity
This command causes the printer to return a four-digit number indicating the quantity of labels that
have been printed in the current batch, followed by a carriage return. Communications latency may
cause this value to be lower than actual on some printers.
Syntax:
<SOH>e
Printer response:
nnnn<CR>
Where:
nnnn
- Are four decimal digits, 0-9999.
SOH F Send Status Byte
This command instructs the printer to send a single status byte where each bit (1 or 0) represents one
of the printer’s status flags, followed by a carriage return (see below). If an option is unavailable for
the printer, the single bit will always be zero. See <SOH>A.
Syntax:
<SOH>F
Printer response format:
X<CR>
Where ‘X’ is 0 through 0xef with bits as indicated in the ‘Condition’ column below:
Bit
[1]
Value Condition
8 0 Always zero
7 1 or 0 Label presented
6 1 or 0 Printer paused
5 1 or 0 Busy printing
4 1 or 0 Printing batch
3 1 or 0 Ribbon out or Fault
2 1 or 0 Paper out or Fault
1 1 or 0 Command interpreter busy (imaging)
[1]
One is the least significant bit.

Datamax A-4310 Specifications

General

Brand	Datamax
Model	A-4310
Category	Printer
Language	English