HP 54520 Series - Page 33

See also
Front-Panel Overview
Control
Print
Pressing the Print key causes the oscilloscope to immediately print the
currently displayed data on a compatible plotter or graphics printer, and it
stops all other oscilloscope functions while printing. Also, the message
"hardcopy active" is displayed.
The oscilloscope must be in the talk only mode, and the printer or plotter
must be in the listen always mode. Setup of the printer or plotter options is
accessed in the HP-IB/RS-232/CENT menu. Ifa printer or plotter is not
connected to the oscilloscope or if the oscilloscope cannot communicate with
them, the oscilloscope stops the printing process after an amount of time set
by the time out softkey in the Utility menu.
"“HP-IB/RS-232/CENT Softkey" in chapter 11 for information on setting up the
oscilloscope to print to a printer or plotter.
Cancel
You can access the cance! print function by pressing the blue shift key on the
keypad, followed by pressing the Print key again. Pressing Cancel print stops
the printing process to the printer or plotter.