To set up your hardcopy device—serial
1 Turn off your hardcopy device and analyzer, then connect their serial ports with an
RS-232-C cable.
2 Turn on the device and analyzer.
3 Make sure the device is configured for serial operation.
4 Press [
Plot/Print
][
MORE SETUP
][
SERIAL SETUP
], then press each softkey in the
resulting menu until its value matches the requirements of your hardcopy device.
5 Press [
Plot/Print
][
PLOT/PRNT DESTINATN
][
OUTPUT TO SERIAL
] to configure the
analyzer for serial operation.
6 Press [
Rtn
][
PLOT/PRNT DEVICE
], then press the softkey corresponding to the type of
device you have connected to the analyzer: [
HP-GL PLOTTER
], [
RASTER PRINTER
], or
[
HP-GL PRINTER
].
You can use the Agilent 24542G serial cable to connect the analyzer to most
Hewlett-Packard plotters and printers. This cable and many others are available
through your local Agilent Technologies, Inc. Sales and Service Office. (Online help
for [
PLOT/PRNT DESTINATN
] may help you select a cable: It shows you which signal is
connected to each pin of the serial port.) The cable you order should not be more than
15 meters long.
You can refer to your hardcopy device’s documentation to determine which values
you should select for the softkeys in the [
SERIAL SETUP
] menu. If that documentation
is not available, the following information should help you complete step 4:
• Select the highest baud rate that provides reliable plotting or printing.
• Most hardcopy devices use seven or eight character bits and one stop bit.
• Devices that use eight character bits usually require [
PARITY
] to be set to NONE.
• Most hardcopy devices work with [
XMIT PACE
] set to XON/XOFF.
• You can ignore the settings of [
PRTY CHK
] and [
RCVR PACE
]: they are not used for
plotting or printing.
See the previous task for the location of the serial port.
Agilent 35670A
Operator's Guide Plotting and Printing
14-3
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