4.Status; 4.1. Overview; The status is sent from the printer to the computer as a reply to the “status information request” command or as an error message. The size is fixed to 32 bytes.- Page 13

4.Status 

4.1. Overview 

The status is sent from the printer to the computer as a reply to the “status information request” 

command or as an error message. The size is fixed to 32 bytes. 

Number 

Offset 

Size 

Name 

Value/Reference 

1 

0 

1  Print head mark 

Fixed to “80 Hex” 

2 

1 

1  Size 

Fixed to “20 Hex” 

3 

2 

1  Reserved 

Fixed to ’B’ (42 Hex) 

4 

3 

1  Reserved 

QL-500/550/650TD/1050:  

  Fixed to ’0’ (30 Hex) 

QL-560/570/580N/700/1060N: 

  Fixed to ’4’ (34 Hex) 

5 

4 

1  Reserved 

QL-500/550: Fixed to ‘O’ (4F Hex) 

QL-560: Fixed to ‘1’ (31 Hex) 

QL-570: Fixed to ‘2’ (32 Hex) 

QL-580N: Fixed to ‘3’ (33 Hex) 

QL-650TD: Fixed to ‘Q’ (51 Hex) 

QL-700: Fixed to ‘5’ (35 Hex) 

QL-1050: Fixed to ‘P’ (50 Hex) 

QL-1060N: Fixed to ‘4’ (34 Hex) 

6 

5 

1  Reserved 

Fixed to ’0’ (30 Hex) 

7 

6 

1  Reserved 

Fixed to “00 Hex” 

8 

7 

1  Reserved 

Fixed to “00 Hex” 

9 

8 

1  Error information 1 

Refer to section 

4.2.1.

10 

9 

1  Error information 2 

Refer to section 

4.2.1.

11 

10 

1  Media width 

Refer to section 

4.2.2.

12 

11 

1  Media type 

Refer to section 

4.2.3.

13 

12 

1  Reserved 

Fixed to “00 Hex” 

14 

13 

1  Reserved 

Fixed to “00 Hex” 

15 

14 

1  Reserved 

Not set 

16 

15 

1  Reserved 

Not set 

17 

16 

1  Reserved 

Fixed to “00 Hex” 

18 

17 

1  Media length 

Refer to section 

4.2.2.

19 

18 

1  Status type 

Refer to section 

4.2.4.

20 

19 

1  Phase type 

Refer to section 

4.2.5.

21 

20 

1  Higher order bytes of 

phase number 

Refer to section 

4.2.5.

22 

21 

1  Lower order bytes of  Refer to section 

4.2.5.

Brother QL-500/550/560/570/580N/650TD/700/1050/1060N Command Reference 

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