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Printing, Plotting, and Saving Measurement Results
Configuring a Print Function
3. Select one of the following printer interfaces:
• Choose if your printer has a GPIB interface, and then
configure the print function as follows:
a. Enter the GPIB address of the printer, followed by .
b. Press and if there is no external controller
connected to the GPIB bus.
c. Press and if there is an external controller
connected to the GPIB bus.
• Choose if your printer has a parallel (Centronics) interface, and then
configure the print function as follows:
Press and then select the parallel port interface function by pressing
until the correct function appears.
❏If you choose , the parallel port is dedicated for normal copy
device use (printers or plotters).
❏If you choose , the parallel port is dedicated for general
purpose I/O, and cannot be used for printing or plotting.
• Choose if your printer has a serial (RS-232) interface, and then configure
the print function as follows:
a. Press and enter the printer's baud rate, followed by
.
b. To select the transmission control method that is compatible with your printer,
press (transmit control - handshaking protocol) until the correct
method appears.
❏If you choose , the handshake method allows the printer to control
the data exchange by transmitting control characters to the network analyzer.
❏If you choose , the handshake method allows the printer to control
the data exchange by setting the electrical voltage on one line of the RS-232
serial cable.
NOTE Because the handshake takes place in the hardware rather than
the firmware or software, it is the fastest transmission control method.
PRNTR PORT GPIB
x1
Local
SYSTEM CONTROLLER
Local
USE PASS CONTROL
PARALLEL
Local
PARALLEL
PARALLEL [COPY]
PARALLEL [GPIO]
SERIAL
PRINTER BAUD RATE
x1
Xon-Xoff
DTR-DSR
DTR-DSR