SATO CT410, CT400 manual Print Quantity, Command Structure ESCQaaaaaa

Section 4. Programming Reference

Print Quantity

Command Structure	<ESC>Qaaaaaa
	aaaaaa =	Total number of labels to print (1-999999)
	Example:	<ESC>Q500
	Placement:	Just preceding <ESC>Z, unless Cut command exists,
		then preceding that. This command must be present in
		every print job.
	Default:	None
Command Function	To specify the total number of labels to print for a given print job.
Input to Printer	<ESC>A
	<ESC>H0100<ESC>V0100<ESC>WB1CT400
	<ESC>Q3
	<ESC>Z
Printer Output	Three labels containing the data “CT400” wll be printed.
Special Notes	1. To pause during a print job, you must press the LINE key on the
	Operator Panel.

2. To cancel a print job, you must turn off the printer, or you may send the <CAN> code if using the Bi-Com mode. Multi-Buffer jobs can be cleared with the <ESC>* Clear Print Jobs and Memory command.

3. When used with the <ESC>F Sequential Numbering command, the Print Quantity value should be equal to the total number of labels to be printed.

4. If you do not specify a Print Quantity, the printer will not print a label.

5. For this command, leading zeroes do not have to be entered. The command Q1 is equivalent to Q000001.

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