Cutter Command - SATO CL408 Programming Manual

2. Command Codes
Command Structure:
<ESC><NUL>aaaa
aa:
Example:
Placement:
Default:
Function:
To control the cutting of labels when using a SATO cutter unit with the
printer printer. This command allows the cutting of a multi-part tag or
label at a specified interval within a print job.
Input:
<ESC>A
<ESC>H0020<ESC>V0020<ESC>WB1TEST LABEL<ESC>Q3
<ESC><NUL>0002
<ESC>Z
Output:
This set of commands will print 6 labels (3 x 2) with two labels between
each cut.
Note:
1. You must have the optional printer Cutter to use this function.
Contact your SATO representative for more information.
2. To use this command, the printer configuration must have the
cutter option enabled.
3. If the cutter option has been enabled in the printer configuration
and the cut value (aa = 00), the cutter is inactive.
The <NUL> represents the ASCII 00 Hex character.
4. When using the Cutter command, the total number of labels
printed is the product of the cut value and the print quantity. For
example, if the cut value is 2, and the print quantity is 20, then 20
sets of two labels will be printed.
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Cutter Command

Number of labels to print between each cut (01-9999)
<ESC><NUL>0002
Following the Print Quantity command <ESC>Q
<ESC><NUL>0001 (if cutter enabled)
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