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Plotting Using an RS-232 Interface
Equipment
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HP 8590 Series spectrum analyzer with Option 043.
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HP 245426 9-25 pin RS-232 cable
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HP
C2932A
9-9 pin RS-232 cable (for use with LaserJet 4P and
4Plus)
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Any of the following Plotters:
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HP 7440A
ColorPro
plotter with an RS-232 interface.
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HP 7445A plotter with an RS-232 interface.
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HP
7550A/E?
plotter with an RS-232 interface.
Interconnection and Plotting Instructions
1. Turn off the spectrum analyzer.
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 Programmer’s Guide for
more information on RS-232 protocol and cable wiring.
2. Connect the plotter using an RS-232 cable.
3. Turn on the spectrum analyzer and the plotter.
4.
Press
(j-J,
underlined).
Plot
&dig,
Pit
Port
Config,
PLT PORT
SER
PAR
(so that
SER is
5.
lb set the baud rate to 1200 baud, press:
BAUD
RATE, 1200, [Hz).
&
Press
CCONFIG],
Plot
&&kg.
You can choose a full-page, half-page, or quarter-page plot
with the
PLTSIPC
1 2 4
softkey.
Press
PLTS/PG
1 2 4 to underline the number of plots
per page desired.
7. If two or four plots per page are chosen, a function is displayed that allows you to select
the location on the paper of the plotter output. If two plots per page are selected, then
PLT
Cl
PLT
U
_
LOC
-
-
function is displayed. If four plots per page are selected, then
LOC
_
_
is
displayed. Press the softkey until the rectangular marker is in the desired section of the
softkey label. The upper and lower sections of the softkey label graphically represent where
on the page the plotter output will be located.
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