ZPL commands

^ZZ · Printer Sleep

Shuts the printer down or puts it to sleep after an idle time mainly on mobile battery printers .

Shuts the printer down or puts it to sleep after an idle time (mainly on mobile battery printers).

Parameters

  • ^ZZt,b - t: Idle time in seconds before shutdown (0–999999, 0 = disabled)
  • ^ZZt,b - b: Y = shut down even if labels are still queued, N = shut down only after all labels are printed (default N)

Example

^XA
^ZZ300,N
^XZ

Tip

Saves battery on mobile printers - the first print afterwards may take a little longer.