Printer Setup And Operation; Equipment; Interconnection And Setup - Agilent Technologies ESA-E Series User Manual

Getting Started

Printer Setup and Operation

Printer Setup and Operation

Equipment

• Agilent ESA Spectrum Analyzer equipped with Options A4H (GPIB
and Parallel Interface) or 1AX (RS-232 and Parallel Interface)
• IEEE 1284 compliant printer cable (such as HP/Agilent C2950A)
• Supported printer equipped with a parallel interface. (A supported
printer is one that accepts Printer Control Language (PCL) Level 3
or 5.)
— PCL3 printers include most Hewlett-Packard (HP) DeskJet
printers.
— PCL5 printers include most HP LaserJet printers (LaserJet III
and after) and the HP 1100C, 1200C, 1600C, and 2000C DeskJet
printers. (Early HP LaserJet printers, such as the HP LaserJet II,
are not PCL5 compatible.)

Interconnection and Setup

1. Turn off the printer and the analyzer.
2. Connect the printer to the analyzer parallel I/O interface connector
using an IEEE 1284 compliant parallel printer cable.
3. If appropriate, configure your printer using configuration menus or
switches. Refer to your printer's documentation for more specific
information on configuring your printer.
4. Turn on the analyzer and printer.
5. Press on the front panel and then press the
Print Setup
menu key.
Printer Type
None None
to a printer. This is the appropriate setting if no
printer is connected to the analyzer.
Custom Custom
keys. The
specify printer characteristics such as PCL Level
and printer color capability.
Auto Auto
to identify the connected printer when the
is pressed or when
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accesses the following keys:
disables the analyzer from attempting to print
allows you to access the
menu keys allow you to
Define Custom
enables the analyzer to automatically attempt
Printer Type
Printer Type
menu
Define Custom
key
Print
is set to .
Auto
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