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Saving a Display Image to an HP-GL File
1. Press
, then
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Save/Recall
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2. Press
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GRAPHICS .
3. Select where to store the le by pressing either
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STOR DEV [MEMORY] (RAM disk).
4. Enter lename. Then press
The 4286A saves an HP-GL le with an \ .HPG " extension for a DOS format, or a \ _G " sux for
a LIF format. If you want to change the extension for a DOS format, press
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SAVE FILE ,
ASCII SAVE ,
de ning menu. Then enter a new extension. This feature is only available for a DOS format
disk.
Saving Measured Data for a Spreadsheet
1. Insert a DOS format disk into the built-in disk drive.
2. Press
, then
Save/Recall
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5
3. Press
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DATA ONLY (ASCII) .
4. Select the built-in disk drive as the storage device by toggling to
5. Enter a lename. Then press
The 4286A saves an ASCII le with a \ .TXT " extension. If you want to change the
extension, press
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Save/Recall
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ASCII DATA [.TXT] to call the extension de ning menu.
Then enter a new extension. The measured data is saved as ASCII text. Each value is
separated by a tab. When you open this le from the spreadsheet software, specify the le
format as the \TEXT with TAB delimiter".
Purging a File
If there is a le on the disk that has the same name you entered when saving a le, the error
message, \ lename error" is displayed. To save the le, you must use another lename or purge
the old le. To purge a le, press
select the displayed lename by pressing the associated softkey.
Initializing a Disk/RAM Disk for Use
1. Insert a disk that is not write protected (if you are initializing the RAM disk, skip this step).
2. Press
, and then
Save/Recall
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3. Select the disk format (either DOS or LIF) by toggling
4. Select the initialized storage device by toggling
5. Press
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INITIALIZE .
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SAVE FILE and
ASCII SAVE .
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DONE .
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DEFINE EXTENSION , and
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SAVE FILE and
ASCII SAVE .
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DONE .
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, then
SAVE FILE ,
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, then
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Save/Recall
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FILE UTILITIES .
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STOR DEV [DISK] (built-in disk drive) or
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GRAPHICS [.HPG] to call the extension
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ASCII SAVE ,
DEFINE EXTENSION , and
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FILE UTILITIES and
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FORMAT [DOS] or
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STOR DEV [DISK] or
, then
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Save/Recall
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STOR DEV [DISK] .
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PURGE FILE then
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[LIF] .
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[MEMORY] .
T ypical Functions
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