Setting Up And Testing The Rs-232 Interface - Tektronix TPS2000 Series User Manual

4. Power on the oscilloscope and the printer.
5. If you have not done so already, define an appropriate printer
setup. Refer to page 6- - 3.
6. Push the PRINT button. The printer begins printing a copy of the
oscilloscope screen within twenty seconds, depending on the
selected printer.
Printing an Oscilloscope Screen Image
To print a screen image, push the PRINT button. The oscilloscope
takes a few seconds to capture the screen image. The settings of your
printer and print speed determine how long it takes to print the data.
Additional time may be required according to the format selected.
NOTE. You can use the oscilloscope while the printer prints.

Setting Up and Testing the RS-232 Interface

You may need to set up and test the RS-232 interface. RS-232 is an
8-bit serial communications standard that lets the oscilloscope
communicate with an external RS-232 device such as a computer,
terminal, or printer. The standard defines two device types: Data
Terminal Equipment (DTE) and Data Communications Equipment
(DCE). The oscilloscope is a DTE device.
The RS-232 Connector Pinout Diagram on page 6- - 12 shows the pin
numbers and signal assignments of the 9-pin RS-232 connector.
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