HP 8590 E-Series User Manual page 221

041 or 043 only.
Option
initiates an output of the screen data, without an external controller, to
a previously specified graphics printer or plotter. Refer to Chapter 6 of
this manual or the HP 8590 E-Series and L-Series Spectrum Analyzer and
HP 8591C Cable TV Analyzer Programmer's Guide for detailed information
about printing and plotting.
The printer or plotter must have already been selected using (CONFIG) and
ig
either Plot Conf (for a plotter) or
a print, press C-1, COPY DEV PRNT PLT (so that PRNT is underlined), then
ig , P m P o r t Config.
Print Conf
For Option 041, use PRINTER ADDRESS to change the HP-IB address of the
printer, if necessary. Press [CONFIG], Print
PRN PORT HPIB PAR (so that HPIB is underlined), then press
PRINTER ADDRESS.
For Option 043, use BAUD RATE to change the baud rate of the spectrum
analyzer, if necessary. Press [CONF'G], Print Conf ig , Pm
PRN PORT SER PAR
(so that SER is underlined), then press BAUD RATE.
If the spectrum analyzer is connected to an HP PaintJet printer and you want
a color printout, press Set Colr Printer and then PAINTJET PRINTER.
If the spectrum analyzer is connected to an HP PaintJet printer and you
want a black and white printout, press
. More printer information can be found in the HP 8590
HP B&W PRINTER
E-Series and L-Series Spectrum Analyzer and HP 8591C Cable TV Analyzer
Programmer's G&de and chapter 6 of this manual.
If you want the softkey labels to be printed with the spectrum analyzer display
printout when using Icopv), press PRT MENU ON OFF so that ON is underlined.
Press [m) and the process will begin. The screen remains frozen (no further
sweeps taken) until the data transfer to the printer is complete. The spectrum
analyzer works with many Hewlett-Packard printers.
The plotting process is similar to the printing process.
analyzer, press [CONFIG_), Plot Conf
COPY DEV PRNT PLT (so that PLT is underlined), then Plot Conf ig ,
P l t P o r t Config.
For Option 041, use PLOTTER ADDRESS to change the HP-IB address for
the plotter, if necessary. Press [CONFIG), Plot
PLT PORT HPIB PAR (so that SER is underlined), then press
PLOTTER ADDRESS.
For Option 043, use BAUD RATE to change the baudrate of the spectrum
analyzer, if necessary Press
PLT PORT SER PAR
(so that SER is underlined), then press BAUD RATE .
Print Conf ig
(for a printer). To obtain
Conf ig , Pm Port Conf ig ,
Set B&W
Printer and then
On
the spectrum
ig
. To obtain a plot, press @5KiQ,
Conf ig , Plt Port Conf ig ,
Port Conf ig ,