Plots Per Page; Connecting A Printer To The Spectrum Analyzer - HP 8590 E-Series User Manual

With PLTS/PG 1 2 4 , you can choose a full-page, half-page, or quarter-page
plot. Press PLTS/PG 1 2 4 to underline the number of plots per page desired.
If two or four plots per page are chosen, a softkey function is displayed that
allows you to select the location of the plotter output on the paper. If two
plots per page are selected, PLT _ -LOC _ _ is displayed. If four plots per
page are selected, PLT _ ,LDC _ _ is displayed. Press the softkey until the
rectangular marker is in the desired section of the softkey label. The upper
and lower sections of the softkey label graphically represent the position of the
page where the plotter output will be located.
Note
The HP 7470A Plotter does not support two plots per page output. If you use
an HP 7470A Plotter with an HP 8590 Series Spectrum Analyzer, you can select
one or four plots per page, but not two plots per page.
For a multipen plotter, the pens of the plotter draw the different components
of the screen as follows:
To plot, press Previous Menu, COPY DEV PRNT PLT (PLT should be
underlined), and [ml.
Printing is usually faster than plotting, but plotting provides higher resolution
output. The spectrum analyzer works with plotters such as the HP 7440A.
Figure 7-4 shows the rear view of a typical printer/spectrum-analyzer
configuration.
Pen
Number
Draws the annotation and graticule.
2 Draws trace A.
3 Draws trace B.
4 Draws trace C and the display line.
5 Draws user-generated graphics and the lower limit line.
6 Draws the upper limit line.
Figure 7-4. Connecting a Printer to the Spectrum Analyzer
Description
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