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Plotting Using an HP-IB Interface
Note
The HP 7470A plotter does not support 2 plots per page. If you use an
HP 7470A plotter with an HP 8590 Series spectrum analyzer, you can select
one
plot per page or four plots per page, but not 2 plots per page.
Equipment
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HP 8590 Series spectrum analyzer with Option 041.
w
HP 10833 (or equivalent) HP-IB cable.
n
Any of the following plotters:
q
HP 7440A
ColorPro
plotter with HP-IB
q
HP 7445A plotter with HP-IB
q
HP
7550A/B
plotter with HP-IB
Interconnection and Plotting Instructions
1. Turn off the plotter and the spectrum analyzer.
2. Connect the plotter to the spectrum analyzer using the HP-IB cable.
Note
Because HP-IB cables can be connected together, more than one instrument can
communicate on the HP-IB. This means that both a printer and a plotter can
be connected to the spectrum analyzer (using two HP-IB cables). Each device
must have its own HP-IB address.
Note
Because the spectrum analyzer cannot plot with two controllers (the computer
and the spectrum analyzer) connected, the computer must be disconnected
from the HP-IB.
3. Turn on the spectrum analyzer and the plotter.
4. On the spectrum analyzer, press
@%FiZj,
Plot
Canf
ig , Plt Port
GonSig
,
PLT
PDRT
HPIB
PAR (so that HPIB is underlined).
5. The plotter usually resides at the fifth device address. To set the plotter address, press
PLUTTRR
ADDRESS , 5, (Hz), to enter the address 5 for the plotter.
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