Section 3. Calendar Commands
Page 3-4 SATO Programming Reference 
Calendar Print 
Command Structure  <ESC>WA(elements)
(elements) = YYYY
YY 
MM
HH 
hh 
mm
ss 
TT 
JJJ 
WW 
ww )
4 digit Year (1981-2080) 
2 digit Year (00-91)
Month (01-12) DD Day (01-31)
12 Hour Clock (00-11)
24 Hour Clock (00-23) 
Minute (00-59) 
Seconds (00-59)
AM or PM 
Julian Date (001-366) 
Week (00-53)
Week (01-54
Example:  <ESC>WAMM/DD/YY hh:mm
Placement: Anywhere within the data stream.
Default: None
Command Function To specify the printing of a date and/or time field from the printer’s 
internal clock. This may be used to date/time stamp your labels. 
Input to Printer <ESC>A
<ESC>H0100<ESC>V0100<ESC>XB1The current date is:
<ESC>XB1<ESC>WAMM/DD/YY
<ESC>H0100<ESC>V0200<ESC>XB1The current time is:
<ESC>XB1<ESC>WAhh:mm
<ESC>Q1<ESC>Z
Printer Output