HP 8712ES - Page 206

4-72 ES User’s Guide
Using Instrument Functions
Connecting and Configuring Printers and Plotters
The analyzer can send print commands in PCL5, PCL, Epson, or HP-GL
languages. Recommended usages are:
• Use PCL5 mode for maximum speed, if your printer supports it.
HP LaserJet III/4/5 models support PCL5. Typical time to generate
and send hardcopy output to a PCL5 printer is 1 to 10 seconds.
• Use PCL or Epson language if your printer does not support PCL5.
The analyzer uses Epson ESC P1 commands that are common to IBM
mode devices and FX-86e/FX-800 mode Epson compatible devices.
• Use HP-GL language for plotters.
Selecting a Device Press and turn the front panel knob
to move the highlighted bar to your printing or plotting device, then
press .
Configuring the
Analyzer for HP-IB
Devices
If your HP-IB printing/plotting device has a different address than the
analyzer default of 05, press and enter the
address of your printing/plotting device (typical factory defaults:
printer = 01, plotter = 05). Use the front panel numeric key pad to make
your entry.
Configuring the
Analyzer for a LAN
Printer
Press . Use an external keyboard connected to
the analyzer's rear panel DIN KEYBOARD connector and type in the
LAN IP address. (For information on using a keyboard, see “Using a
Keyboard” on page 4-83.) Or, use the front panel knob and
key to point to and select each character of the IP
address. Then press . Refer to The LAN Interface User’s Guide
Supplement for information on using the LAN connection for printing.
Configuring the
Analyzer for
RS-232 Devices
1. If the baud rate of your printing/plotting device is different than the
factory default (19200), press and enter the baud rate of
your printing/plotting device. (Refer to your printer or plotter manual
for the baud rate of your device.) You can set the baud rate to 1200,
2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, or 115200 baud. If you are
sending graphics to the hardcopy device, the fastest supported baud
rate is recommended.
2. Choose between Xon/Xoff which specifies a software handshake (this
is the default), and DTR/DSR which specifies a hardware handshake.
HARDCOPY
Select Copy Port
Select
Print/Plot HP-IB Addr
LAN Printr IP Addr
Select Char
Enter
Baud Rate