Tektronix 071-0855-05 user manual Muting Event Printer behavior with continuous events

Operating Basics: User Interface

Checking a check box on a receiver’s panel enables logging for the corresponding event on that receiver.

The events selected are saved in persistent storage on the OTS system and are restored when the Event Printer application is next started.

Muting: Event Printer behavior with continuous events

When Event Printer logs events in five consecutive seconds, it follows the last event with the words MUTE ON and suppresses further logging. When a one-second interval occurs in which no loggable events occur, Event Printer logs the event as MUTE OFF and resumes normal event logging.

Minimizing the Event Printer window

The Event Printer application may be minimized, so that its window is not displayed but its button is visible in the Windows Taskbar. It continues to log events while minimized.

Exiting the Event Printer application stops the logging of events.

Configuring a printer in Windows

Printing events as they occur is only possible with a printer capable of printing a single line at a time, e.g., a dot-matrix printer. Printers such as laser printers, which print an entire page at a time, cannot do this.

To use a suitably capable printer for line-at-a-time operation, configure it as follows:

1.In the Windows Start Menu, select Settings->Printers

2.Right-click the printer selected as the default Windows printer, and select Properties.

3.Select the Scheduling tab

4.Select “Print directly to the printer” and click OK

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