Commands Listed in Alphabetical Order
NOTE. The Hardc
opy command with no arguments is equivalent to pressing the
“HardCopy” button on the front panel, when the data is sent to the printer. As
there is no front panel equivalent of the HARDCOPY START, you can choose to
save the images to a different location u sing the “SAVE” button.
Examples
HARDCOPY initiates a screen copy to the active printer.
HARDCopy:ACTIVeprinter
This command specifies the currently active printer. When a hard copy operation
is performed, the output will be sent to this printer. One of two methods of
specifying the printer can be used: specifying an index value obtained from
looking at the list of attached printers or by specifying the printer name.
Group
Hard Copy
Syntax
HARDCopy:ACTIVeprinter {<NR1>|<name>}
HARDCopy:ACTIVeprinter?
Arguments
<NR1> is the index of the desired printer as returned from HARDCopy:PRINTer:
LIST?
<name> is the name of the printer as specified in the printer list. This name is case
sensitive and must be entered exactly as shown in the list.
HARDCopy:INKSaver
Changes hard copy output to print traces and graticule on a white background
while retaining waveform color information (except for channel 1, which prints as
dark blue because yellow does not show up well and is difficult to see on a white
background). This option can significantly reduce print time and quantities of ink
required compared with WYSIWYG dark background images.
Group
Hard Copy
Syntax
HARDCopy:INKSaver?
Arguments
ON or <NR1> ≠ 0 sets the ink saver mode on.
OFF or <NR1> = 0 sets the ink saver mode off.
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