HP 8712C User Manual

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Automating Measurements
Saving Measurement Results
Faster Hardcopies using If your printer supports PCL5, be sure to select PCL5 format under
a PC15 Printer
(jHARD) Select Copy Poxt .
PCL5 uses HP-GL format, resulting
in very fast, high-resolution hardcopies. PCL5 can result in a speed
improvement of up to 10 times, compared to using raster formats such as
PCL, Epson-compatible, or PCX. Since the analyzer measurement speed
decreases while performing hardcopy rasterization, using PCL5 format will
restore your measurements to full speed more quickly.
Some printers that support PCL-5 include:
l HP LaserJet 4, 5, HP Color LaserJet
0 HP PaintJet 1200 XL
Customizing Page
layout
Custom hardcopy output, such as 2 or 4 plots per page, can be done using a
PCL5 printer and IBASIC or SCPI commands. ‘lb do this you should:
1. Put the printer into HP-GL mode.
2. Send the printer an “IP” HP-GL command
3. Perform a hardcopy dump in HP-GL format.
These steps are discussed in detail below:
Put the printer into HP-GL mode.
In order to send HP-GL hardcopy output to your PCL-5 printer, you must first
instruct the printer to accept HP-GL commands. On some printers, this can
be done using the printer’s built-m menu. You can also send the printer a
PCL-5 escape sequence to instruct it to accept HP-GL. This can be done using
IBASIC or SCPI commands. Refer to your printer manual for details. Refer,
also, to the example program titled “FAST-PRT” on the Example Programs
D&k. This program configures your PCL5 printer to accept HP-GL commands.
Send the printer an “IP” command. You will need to send the printer an
“IP’ command to specify a speciiic rectangular region on the paper. This is
done by sending the printer the IP HP-GL command.
The IP command specifies the size and the position of the printed image on
the paper. The units are thousandths of an inch, so 8500 units would be
8.5 inches. The arguments to the IP command are
IP LowerLefttx,LowerLeftt Up~R~ghtX, UpperRightY;
The paper is numbered as shown in Figure 7-12.
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HP 8712C Specifications

General

Brand	HP
Model	8712C
Category	Measuring Instruments
Language	English