Press Done (F2) to exit the editing screen.

Printing or Downloading Test Results

To send test results directly from the Scanner to a printer or PC:

1.Configure the Printer Port settings in the PRINTER PORT SETUP screen. To display this screen on the PentaScanner or PentaScanner Cable Admin, press Extended Functions key, then select Printer Port. To display this screen on the PentaScanner+, press the Extended Functions key, then select User Preferences, then select Printer Port.

1.Press the or arrow key to highlight a setting to modify — Baud rate or Handshaking. The default settings for Baud rate and Handshaking are 9600 and XON/XOFF. The settings for Data Bits, Stop Bits and Parity are fixed at 8, 1 and None and cannot be changed. After highlighting the Baud rate or Handshaking setting, press Change (F2) to toggle through the available settings.

DB-9 to DB-9 Cable

DB-9 to DB-25 Cable

2. Press Printer (F3) to display the

graphics printer screen. Press Save (F1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

to store the new settings and exit or press

 

 

 

 

the ESCAPE key to exit without saving.

 

 

 

 

3. Choose the appropriate serial

 

 

 

 

communications cable. A DB-9 to DB-9

 

 

 

 

serial cable is included in the kit, or you

 

 

 

 

can use a DB-9 to DB-25 cable. Note:

Male

Female

Male

Female

The cable must be wired as in Appendix

C: Pin-outs.

 

 

 

 

1.Attach the DB-9 end of the cable to the Scanner and the other end to the serial port on the back of the printer or to COM 1 or COM 2 on the back of the PC:

Connection for Printing Test Results

Printer (rear view)

ScannerDB-9

Serial Port

Serial Cable

DB-9

Connection for Downloading Test Results

IBM-compatible PC

COM 1 or COM 2

Scanner

DB-9 to DB-25 or

DB-9 to DB-9

Serial Cable

1.Use the PRINT OPTIONS screen to set the criteria to determine which Autotests to print. To display the PRINT OPTIONS screen, press the Extended Functions key, then select

Memory, then press Print (F3).

2.To display the PRINT FORMAT screen, press Print (F3) from the AUTOTEST RESULTS screen, or press Print (F3) from the PRINT OPTIONS screen. Press Change (F2) from the

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Microtest TSB-67 - 568A Annex E manual Printing or Downloading Test Results, Memory, then press Print F3