Giga-tronics 8003 - Plotter GPIB Installation Interconnections & Pen Colors; Hp 7550 A; HP 7550 A Pen Color Format (8 Pens

8003 Precision Scalar Analyzer
B-10 Manual 20791, Rev. C, June 2001
B.5 Plotter GPIB Installation Interconnections & Pen
Colors
The 8003 Analyzer can plot data on most compatible GPIB plotters. The instructions given on the next
5 pages cover the plotters that are generally the most commonly used in the industry.
• HP 7550A
• HP 7440A
• HP 7475A
• HP 7470A
• HP 7090A
When you wish to connect a plotter to the analyzer, please refer to the installation instructions given for
your particular plotter. Initial pen colors to correspond with the 8003’s default color format are also
defined.
B.5.1 HP 7550A
B.5.1.1 HP 7550A Pen Color Format (8 Pens)
(When pens are formatted as follows, the colors will correspond to the 8003's default display.)
Instrument Connector Label To Set Printer Address
CONNECT FROM:
8003 Analyzer GPIB/PRIVATE Press: CONFIG → GPIB DEVICES → (softkey) →
PLOTTER (softkey) → 5 → GHz/dB
CONNECT TO:
HP 7550A Plotter HP-IB Connector The HP 7550A should be set to its default address
of 5. This can be checked by following the
instructions given in the HP operating manual
pertaining to HP-IB operation.
Pen Number Color Displayed Function
1 Black Giga-tronics Logo
2 Red Channel 2
3 Yellow Channel 3
4 Green Grid, Title, Channel Title, and Frequency
5 Cyan Channel 1
6BlueNot Used
7 Magenta Channel 4
8Not Used