Using An External Vga Monitor; Customizing Color On An External Monitor - HP 8712ET User Manual

Using Instrument Functions

Using an External VGA Monitor

Using an External VGA Monitor
The rear panel VIDEO OUT COLOR VGA connector can be connected to
a VGA compatible monitor for enhanced measurement viewing. This
section describes how to customize the color on an external VGA monitor.
Refer to Chapter 7, "Front/Rear Panel,"
VIDEO OUT COLOR VGA connector.

Customizing Color on an External Monitor

Although the analyzer's built-in monitor is monochrome, you can connect
an external color monitor to the analyzer for customized viewing. Your
analyzer is equipped with a standard VGA compatible connector on the
rear panel. See Chapter 7
The analyzer's default colors, selected by pressing
More Display Color Options
were chosen for optimal viewing of measurement data and text on an
external VGA color monitor. (
settings differ only in the colors assigned to Trace 1, Trace 2, Mem 1, and
Mem 2.) However, you can customize the color of various display items if
desired.
When importing screen images into a web browser or word processor via
the LAN interface, it is often desirable to select the inverse display
option to give plots with white backgrounds
To customize the color on an external display, press
More Display Color Options
item you want to change by pressing the
the front panel knob or the
to change. You can also use the analyzer's keypad to input the number of
the item you want to change. Refer to the table below to identify item
numbers.
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for more information on the
for information on this connector.
Factory Default
Factory Default
Custom Colors
Select Item
keys to select the item you want
DISPLAY
or Default 2
and Default 2
DISPLAY
. First, select the
key, and then use
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