SATO CX Series Printer
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Print Quantity
Print QuantityPrint Quantity
Print Quantity
Command Structure
<ESC>Qaaaaaa
aaaaaa= Total number of labels to print (1 to 65535)
Example: <ESC>Q500
Placement: Just preceding <ESC>Z, unless <ESC>~ Cut-
ter 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>WB1SATO
<ESC>Q3
<ESC>Z
Printer Output
Three labels containing the data “SATO” will be printed.
Special Notes
1. To cancel a print job, you must turn off the printer.
2. When used with the <ESC>F Sequential Numbering
command, (See page 70), the Print Quantity value
should be equal to the total number of labels to be prin-
ted.
3. If you do not specify a Print Quantity, the printer will not
print a label.
4. For this command, leading zeroes do not have to be
entered. The command Q1 is equivalent to Q000001.