Storing, Logging and Printing

Logging Results

Optional Internal printer fitted into the instrument front cover (Option 602)

External HP-IB printer (option 601)

External RS-232-C printer (option 601)

External Parallel Port printer (option 601)

Disk Drive

HOW TO:

1

Choose LOGGING [ON] - enables the logging of results and alarms.

 

2

Choose LOGGING PERIOD - determines how regularly the results

 

 

and alarms are logged.

 

 

USER PROGRAM provides a choice of 10 minutes to 99 hours.

 

3

Choose RESULT LOGGED - allows you to log all results to or choose

 

 

only those results you require.

 

4

Choose WHEN - allows you to choose to only log when the error count

 

 

for the logging period is greater than 0. If the error count is 0 then the

 

 

message NO BIT ERRORS is displayed.

 

5

Choose CONTENT - allows you a choice of error results to be logged.

 

 

Error Results, Analysis or Error and Analysis (ER & ANAL)

 

 

and

 

 

Period, Cumulative or Period and Cumulative (PER & CUMUL).

 

6

If LOG ERROR SECONDS [ON] is chosen a timed and dated message

 

 

is logged each time an error second occurs (excessive occurrences of

 

 

error seconds during the logging period will result in heavy use of

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HP BER 718 37718A manual Choose Logging on enables the logging of results and alarms