HP 8712ET User Manual page 176

Define and Save
Data
NOTE
Using Instrument Functions
Saving and Recalling Measurement Results
• Press Internal 3.5" Disk
analyzer's built-in disk drive. Only MS-DOS format disks can be
used. If your disk is not formatted, refer to the procedure
in"Formatting a Floppy Disk" on page
1. Press
Prior Menu Define Save
Inst State
• Toggle
state saved. (This will save measurement data only.)
• Toggle Cal to ON if you want to save the active measurement
calibration.
• Toggle Data
that is displayed on the network analyzer screen.
Note that the Inst State
Cal key is toggled ON.
2. Press
Prior Menu Save State
The filename appears on the screen as STATE#.STA (where # is a
number the analyzer selects from 0 to 999).
3. If you own older model network analyzers (HP 8711A,
HP 8711B/12B/13B/14B, HP 8711C/12C/13C/14C), and you need your
saved files to be recalled on any of these older model analyzers, select
File Format ,
HP 8711C Compatible
4. If you do not need your files to be compatible with older model
analyzers, always choose
This is the default format.
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to save to the 3.5" disk in the
.
to OFF if you do not want the instrument
to ON if you want to save the measurement data
key is automatically toggled ON when the
to save the instrument state file.
HP 8711A/B Compatible
.
File Format
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or
HP 8712E Compatible
ET User's Guide
.