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Printing Using an RS-232 Interface
Equipment
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HP 8590 Series spectrum analyzer with Option 043.
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One of the following cables:
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HP 245426
g-pin
to
25-pin
RS-232 cable
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HP 24542U
g-pin
(f) to
g-pin
(f) RS-232 cable
•I HP
C2932A
g-pin
(f) to
g-pin
(m) RS-232 cable (for use with LaserJet 4P and
4Plus)
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Printer with RS-232 Interface, choose one of the following:
•I HP 500 Series* DeskJet
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HP 2225 ThinkJet
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HP 3630A
PaintJet
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MX-80 Epson
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LQ-570 Epson
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HP LaserJet
* Some models support color printing
Interconnection and Printing Instructions
1. Turn off the spectrum analyzer and the printer.
Note
The RS-232 interface allows only one device (either the printer or the plotter)
to be connected to the spectrum analyzer. Refer to the Appendix C for more
information on RS-232 protocol and cable wiring.
2. Connect the printer using an RS-232 cable.
3. Turn on the spectrum analyzer and printer.
4.
Press
(j-1,
Print
Cunfig
, Pm
Pdrt
Gunfig
,
PRI?
PORT
SER
PAR (so that SER is
underlined).
5.
To set the baud rate to 9600 baud, press BAUD RATE, 9600, (Hz).
lb
set the baud rate to
1200 baud, press: BAUD RATE, 1200,
@.
Note
Some of the programs in this manual utilize 1200 baud. If your system uses the
RS-232 handshake lines, you can use 9600 baud for all of the programs.
6. Press
(ZF@,
Print
Config.
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