^MM — Print Mode
Plain English
Selects how the printer **handles each label after printing**. The mode letter selects the post-print behaviour: `T` Tear-off (label advances to the tear bar; user tears manually — default for most printers), `P` Peel-off (label is dispensed past the peel bar with backing retracted; printer waits for the operator to remove the label before printing the next), `R` Rewind (entire output is wound onto an internal rewind spindle, no per-label dispense), `C` Cutter (the cutter blade fires after each label), `D` Delayed Cut (cutter fires only when an explicit `^CN` cut-now command is sent — used for batches), `A` Applicator (handshake with an external label-applicator device via the applicator interface).
When to use
Setting must match the **physical hardware fitted to the printer** — `^MMP` on a model without the peel-off kit, `^MMC`/`^MMD` without the cutter, `^MMR` without the rewinder, or `^MMA` without the applicator interface returns an error and the printer stays in its previous mode. Choose the mode that matches the dispense workflow: tear-off for manual operations, peel-off for one-at-a-time application, cutter for separated stickers from a continuous roll, applicator for inline labelling cells. Persisted via `^JU`; can also be set in the operator menu.
Syntax
^MMm
Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
m | Mode letter: `T` Tear-off (default), `P` Peel-off, `R` Rewind, `C` Cutter, `D` Delayed Cut, `A` Applicator. Modes other than `T` require the corresponding printer hardware option |
Example
^XA ^MMP ^FO50,50^A0N,25,25^FDPeel and present^FS ^XZ
Switches into peel-off mode: the printer dispenses the label past the peel bar and pauses until the operator removes it before starting the next print. Requires the peel-off hardware option — on a tear-only printer this returns an error and the mode does not change.