HP ESA-E Series - Printer Setup and Operation; Equipment; Interconnection and Setup

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Programming Fundamentals
Printer Setup and Operation
Printer Setup and Operation
Equipment
• HP ESA Spectrum Analyzer equipped with Options A4H (HP-IB and
Parallel Interface) or 1AX (RS-232 and Parallel Interface).
• IEEE 1284 compliant printer cable (such as C2950A).
• Supported printer equipped with a parallel interface. (A supported
printer is one that accepts Printer Control Language Level 3 or 5).
— PCL3 printers include most HP DeskJet printers.
— PCL5 printers include most HP LaserJet printers and the
HP 1600C DeskJet printer.
Interconnection and Setup
1. Turn off the printer and the analyzer.
2. Connect the printer to the analyzer parallel I/O interface connector
using an IEEE 1284 compliant parallel printer cable.
3. If appropriate, configure your printer using configuration menus or
switches. Refer to your printer’s documentation for more specific
information on configuring your printer.
4. Turn on the analyzer and printer.
5. Press
Print Setup on the front panel and then press the Printer Type
menu key. Printer Type accesses the following keys:
None None disables the analyzer from attempting to print
to a printer. This is the appropriate setting if no
printer is connected to the analyzer.
Custom Custom allows you to access the Define Custom menu
keys. The
Define Custom menu keys allow you to
specify printer characteristics such as PCL Level
and printer color capability.
Auto Auto enables the analyzer to automatically attempt
to identify the connected printer when the
Print key
is pressed or when
Printer Type is set to Auto.