8.5.3. Inquire status readback entity ; 8.5.4. Entity status response ; 8.5.5. Font response - Page 121

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4 

0 
1 
2 

all downloaded entities 
downloaded entity as temporary 
downloaded entity as permanent 

5 

0 
1 

n 

All cartridge/cards 
the cartridge/card which has the highest priority. 
the cartridge/card which has the lowest priority 

• 

When the location value is 0, 1 and 2, it ignores the unit value (which might be set to any value).  The default 

value is 0,  and whenever you reset the printer,  the value is reset to the default value. 

• 

The location unit setting is retained by the printer. If the printer does not send this command to change the 

setting for an entity request, then it uses the currently available location units. 

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The printer may set the location type and unit in order. It does not identify any invalid combinations until it 

receives the inquire entity command. Hence, if the unit value is not in the correct range, it sets the unit to the 
value for a proper error response to be sent when the inquire entity command is received. 

8.5.3.  Inquire status readback entity 

ESC*s#I 

(27)(42)(115)#(73) 

<1Bh><2Ah><73h>#<49h> 

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Specifies the entity type and makes the printer produce a status response for the entity identified in the status 

readback location (type and unit). 

Value 

Entity type 

0 

Font 

1 

Macro 

2 

User-defined Pattern 

3 

Symbol set 

4 

Font extended 

8.5.4.  Entity status response  

The status response for an inquire status readback entity command differs according to the type of the requested 
entity.  

8.5.5.  Font response  

Keywords returned from the printer depend on whether the printer font is a bitmap, unbound scalable or bound 
scalable. Below is the list of keywords for a font request. 

SELECT = 

SYMBOLSETS= 

LOCTYPE= 

LOCUNIT= 

Below is an example of a font status response for inquire status command.  

Internal, bitmap, LetterGothic 16.66 

Internal, unbound scalable, PcTennessee italic 

Downloaded, bound scalable, Portugal 

Font status: 

PCL 

INFO FONTS 

SELECT="<Esc>(8U<ESC>(s0p16.66h9.5v0s0b130T" 

SELECT="<Esc>(s1p__v1s0b4101T" 

SYMBOLSETS="0D, 0I, 0N, 0S, 0U, 1E, 1F, 1G, ..." 

SELECT="<Esc>(1U<Esc>(s1p__v0s0b5111T<Esc>(22X"