Status Messages (5250 Printer Sessions)
Printer messages that appear in the Status box are color-coded:
- Green indicates that the printer session is online.
- Yellow indicates that the printer session is offline.
- Red indicates an error condition.
The messages that can appear in the Status box (and their respective colors) are:
Message |
Meaning |
Color |
Bell |
The Bell data stream control was received. |
Green |
Cancelled |
The pending print job (if any) has been cancelled. |
Yellow |
Connected |
Indicates the session is connected, but the host is not yet ready to send print data. |
Yellow |
Disconnected |
No host connection. |
Yellow |
Error |
An unknown error has occurred. |
Red |
Exception nn |
A data stream formatting error has been encountered; nn is the exception code. |
Red |
Hold |
The printer is offline. |
Yellow |
Host Link Down |
The link between the gateway and the host has been lost. |
Yellow |
Printer Error |
An error has occurred in writing to the printer. |
Red |
Printing |
The printer is printing. |
Green |
Ready |
The printer is ready to print. |
Green |
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