Tektronix TDS3PRT Instruction Manual

(for Series only)
TDS3000 & TDS3000B
Instruction Manual
Safety Summary
The TDSJPRT thermal printer is designed for
exclusive use with TDS3000 and TDS3000B
Series oscilloscopes. When you use this printer,
consult the oscilloscope user manual as well as
this manual.
Review the following safety precautions to avoid
personal injury and prevent damage to this
product or any products connected to it.
Symbols and Terms
The following symbol may appear on the
product.
Indicates Caution, Warning or Danger.
Refer to the manual.
The following term may appear in this manual.
Caution statements identify
or practices that could result
property.
For TDS3000 Series oscilloscopes, power is
supplied to the TDS3PRT printer even if the
front-panel stand-by switch is in the Off position.
To power off the printer, disconnect the power
cord from the oscilloscope, or disconnect the
mini-plug cable from the 15VDC Out terminal on
the back panel.
For TDS3000B Series oscilloscopes. the
front-panel stand-by switch also powers off the
Do not remove the cover
Do not remove the cover from this printer. There
are no user-servicable components inside the
printer.
Do not operate in an explosive or corrosive
atmosphere
Do not use this printer in an explosive gas
environment. To prevent equipment failure
caused by erosion or corrosion of metal
components, do not use this printer in a
corrosive gas environment.
Operating environment
Do not operate this printer in extremely high or
low temperatures or humidity, in direct sunshine,
in a strong electromagnetic field, or in a dusty
environment.
Operating in an automobile
Do not leave this printer in an automobile.
Doing so may result in printer failure due to high
temperatures.
Caution: The TDS3PRT is a
dedicated printer for the TDS3000 and
A
not connect the TDSJPRT printer to any
equipment or device other than a TDS3000 or
Series oscilloscope.
Caution: To avoid personal injury
and/or unexpected equipment failure,
rear panel of the oscilloscope before installing or
removing the printer from the oscilloscope.
Thermal Paper
The TDS3PRT uses thermal paper, which
creates images through a thermo-chemical
reaction process. Because the paper is
affected by temperature, humidity, and chemical
agents, read the following instructions carefully
before handling and storing the paper.
Handling Thermal Paper
.
Use only TDS3PRT-specific
(Tektronix part number 016-A323-00).
.
Touch the paper as little as possible with
your hands. Fingerprints and skin oils can
cause paper discoloration.
. Do not scratch the paper with a hard object.
.
Exposing the paper to chemical agents,
organic solvents, or oil can cause paper
discoloration or darken already printed
paper.
. Liquid or paste glues cause the paper to
discolor where the glue contacts the paper.
Storing Thermal Paper
.
Store thermal paper in a dry, cool, and dark
place. The paper can gradually darken at
temperatures above 70 degrees C.
.
Use thermal printer paper as soon as
possible after removing the printer paper
from the package.
.
Avoid placing thermal paper in long-term
contact with vinyl chloride films, pencil
erasers, or adhesive tapes.
.
Do not place thermal paper on top of or
between just-copied diazo-process or
wet-process copy paper.
Firmware Update (TDS3000
Series only)
(If
your oscilloscope is a TDS3000B
Series, ignore this section)
If your current oscilloscope firmware version is
earlier than 2.24, you need to update your
firmware in order to use the TDS3PRT thermal
printer. To update the oscilloscope firmware, use
the floppy disks provided with the software
package. You do not need to update your
firmware if your current firmware version is 2.24
or greater.
Note: The following procedure applies to
TDS3000 Series oscilloscopes with firmware
ver.l.10 or greater.
dealer or sales representative, or visit the
Tektronix web site for specific ver. 1 .OO update
procedures.
firmware version number on the power-up
display screen, or by pushing UTILITY >
System: Config > Version on the oscilloscope.
To update firmware, do the following steps:
Power off the oscilloscope.
2. Insert Disk 1 into the floppy disk drive of
the oscilloscope.
3. Power on the oscilloscope.
4. Press the OK Install menu button; the
oscilloscope starts the firmware update
process.
loading.
When prompted, remove Disk 1 and insert
Disk 2.
Press the OK Install menu button to
continue the firmware update.
When Disk 2 is done loading,
oscilloscope reboots itself.
The display language returns to English
after the firmware update is done.
reset the oscilloscope to your local
language, push UTILITY > System:
language from the side menu.
9. Push UTILITY > System: Hard Copy z
Format and select Tektronix TDSBPRT
Thermal Printer from the side menu.
Figure 1 shows the Hard Copy Format
thermal paper
screen.
Figure I. Utility > System: Hard Copy screen with
new TDS3PRT format menu item
Product Overview
The TDS3PRT thermal printer features include:
.
Ease of operate.
.
Automatic or manual paper loading
mechanism.
.
Small size and light weight to maintain
oscilloscope portability.
Figure 2 shows the TDS3PRT thermal printer.
If your TDS3000 Series
You can see your oscilloscope's
Wait until Disk 1 is done
the
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