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GS j n
[Name] Enable/disable Automatic Status Back (ASB) for ink
[Format] ASCII GS j n
Hex 1D 6A n
Decimal 29 106 n
[Range] 0 ≤ n ≤ 255
[Default] n = 0
[Description] Enables of disables the ASB for ink
n specifies the status for the ASB in the table below :
Bit Function Binary Hexadicimal Decimal
Disable online/offline status
of the ink mechanism
0 00 0
0
Enable online/offline status
of the ink mechanism
1 01 1
Disable the status of ink
detection
0 00 0
1
Enable the status of ink
detection
1 02 2
2~7 Reserved 0 00 0
[Notes]
• ASB(Automatic Status Back) transmits the status such as ink near-end, ink
cartridge installed/not installed automatically to the printer in real-time. It is
called [ASB function] and the status is [ASB status]. If you use ASB,
application can acquire the printer change in real-time and passively.
• Enabling any status (except n =0) starts ASB. Then the current ASB status
is transmitted. After that, when ASB is active, the selected enabled ASB
status is transmitted each time the status changes.
•
When n = 0, ASB is disabled. During ASB is disabled, ASB status is not
transmitted.
•
ASB status for ink is 4-byte, consisting of [header + status A + status B +
NUL].
•
Header is [Hexadecimal = 35H/Decimal = 53]
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• Status A :
Bit Function Binary Hexadicimal
Decimal
Ink near-end not detected (1
st
color) 0 00 0
0
Ink near-end detected (1
st
color) 1 01 1
Ink end not detected (1
st
color) 0 00 0
1
Ink end detected (1
st
color) 1 02 2
Ink cartridge installed (1
st
color) 0 00 0
2
Ink cartridge not installed (1
st
color) 1 04 4
Ink cartridge installed (2
nd
color) 0 00 0
3
Ink cartridge not installed (2
nd
color) 1 08 8
4 Reserved - - -
Cleaning is not being performed 0 00 0
5
Cleaning is being performed 1 20 32
6 Fixed 1 40 64
7 Fixed 0 00 0
•
Status B :
Bit Function Binary Hexadicimal Decimal
Ink near-end not detected (2
nd
color) 0 00 0
0
Ink near-end detected (2
nd
color) 1 01 1
Ink end not detected (2
nd
color) 0 00 0
1
Ink end detected (2
nd
color) 1 02 2
2~5 Reserved - - -
6 Fixed 1 40 64
7 Fixed 0 00 0
• ASB is enabled if any status item is selected. The printer transmits a 4-
byte status when this command is executed. The printer automatically
transmits a 4-byte status message whenever the status changes. Each
status represents the current status.
n ASB status
Bit Status ASB status Bit
Detect ink end Status A: Bit 1
Detect ink cartridge Status A: Bit 2
0 Online/offline status of ink
mechanism
Cleaning Status A: Bit 5
Detect ink near-end Status A: Bit 0
Detect ink end Status A: Bit 1
1 Ink detection status
Detect ink cartridge Status A: Bit 2
