Printing And Plotting; Printing Or Plotting With Hp-Ib - HP 8590 E-Series User Manual

Printing and Plotting

You may obtain a permanent record of data displayed on the spectrum analyzer screen by using
the (copy) key of the spectrum analyzer, and a printer or plotter.
This chapter describes how to print or plot the results displayed on your spectrum analyzer
screen. There are three different interfaces used for this purpose:
HP-IB
n
RS-232
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Printing or Plotting with HP-IB

More than one instrument can communicate on the same HP-IB. Therefore, each device must
have a unique HP-IB address. This means that both a printer and a plotter can be connected to
the spectrum analyzer at the same time (using two or more HP-IB cables).
The printer must be configured with an address which can be recognized by the spectrum
analyzer.
The spectrum analyzer will not print if it senses another controller on the HP-IB. Therefore,
other controllers, such as computers, must be disabled. In most cases, it is sufficient to simply
turn the other controllers OFF.
Printing and Plotting