SATO CX208/212 - Manual (Page 60)

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>~ Cutter
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” wll be printed.
Special Notes 1. To cancel a print job, you must turn off the printer.
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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