4.Begin the transfer from the Scanner (see step 7 in Printing or Downloading Test Results, above). Select “text” as the Print Format. You should see the information scrolling on the Procomm Plus window while the transfer is in progress.
5.When the transfer is complete, press ALT + F1 again to close the log file. The file will be saved under the current directory.
6.Press ALT + X to exit the Procomm Plus package.
You can now use the DOS ‘COPY’ command to print the log file to a printer; i.e., “COPY filename.txt LPT1”.
Procomm Plus for Windows
To send reports to a PC using Procomm Plus for Windows, open Procomm Plus and perform these steps:
1.Press ALT + S to select terminal options. Ensure that the handshake method selected is SOFTWARE, set the port to be used (COM1 or COM2). Set the data bits (8), stop bits (1) and parity (None), and set the baud rate to the highest speed that your system will support. Set the terminal setting to VT100. Set the protocol to ASCII. Save the new settings.
2.On the Scanner, press the Extended Functions key, then select Printer Port. Set the baud rate to match the baud rate set in Procomm Plus and set the handshake to XON/XOFF.
3.Select the download folder. Type the desired file name. Give the filename a “.TXT” extension to make it easy to locate.
4.Begin the transfer from the Scanner (see step 7 in Printing or Downloading Test Results, above). Select “text” as the Print Format. You should see the information scrolling on the Procomm Plus window while the transfer is in progress.
5.When the transfer is complete, click OK.
6.Exit Procomm Plus.
You can now use the DOS ‘COPY’ command to print the report file to a printer; i.e., “COPY filename.txt LPT1”.
Uploading NEXT and Attenuation Graphs to a PC with Procomm Plus
Procomm Plus for DOS
1.Open the Procomm Plus application.
2.Press ALT + P to enter port parameters. Set the port to be used (COM1 or COM2), the baud rate (default is 9600), the data bits (8), stop bits (1) and parity (None). Press Alt + S to save settings.
3.On the Scanner, press the Extended Functions key, then select Printer Port. Set the baud rate to match the baud rate set in Procomm Plus and set the handshake to RTS/CTS. Press F3 (Printer) to display and change the Graphics Printer options. Save these changes.
4.In Procomm Plus, press Alt + S to get to the Procomm Plus setup utility.
5.On the Procomm Plus setup utility menu select FILE/PATH OPTIONS. On the FILE/PATH OPTIONS menu select C- Default path for downloaded files (PgDn) x:directory path. Make sure the path specified is the one to which you would like to save the files.
6.Press ESC to return to the Procomm Plus Setup Utility menu. Select TERMINAL OPTIONS. On the TERMINAL OPTIONS menu, set
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