Tektronix TDS3000C Series - Acquire Menu

Reference
Format Description
PCX mono PC Paintbrush
monochrome image file format
PCX color PC Paintbrush
color image file format
BMP mono
Windows mono
chrome image file format
BMP color
Windows col
or image file format
EPS mono Encapsulat
ed PostS cript monochrome image
EPS color Encapsula
ted PostScript color image
Bubble Jet
Canon BJC
-50, BJC-80 color printers
DPU-3445
Seiko DPU
-3445 thermal printer
PNG colo
r
Portabl
e N etwork G raphics color image
Hard Copy File Compression. When compression is set to On, the oscilloscope
compresses the h ard copy data, using the current printer format, into a gnuzip file
format, with the extension .gz.The.gzfiles can be decompressed using PK ZIP
or WinZip programs.
Color and Gray-Scale Printing. You can print a color hard copy that uses the
display colors. Gray-scale waveform information is printed as shades of color.
If you have a Deskjet or Laserjet monochrome printer, gray-scale waveform
information is printed as a dithered image.
Ink Saver and Preview. As an alternative to printing the display colors, turn
on the Ink Saver function to print a hard copy w ith a white background. This
function saves printer ink while it preserves the color coding of the waveforms
and readouts, except for channel 1. Because yellow ink is hard to see on white
paper, Ink Saver prints channel 1 using a dark blue ink. Ink saver also works
with the monochrome print formats.
Push and hold the Preview screen button to show how the colors will appear
on the paper.
Clear Spool. You can push the Clear Spool screen button to empty the print
spooler to stop a hard copy operation in progress, if the hard copy port connection
is not made due to incompatible settings (such as baud rate), or if you lose the
hard copy port connection before the hard copy is complete.
Date and Time Stamp. To print the current date and time on your hard copies,
follow these steps:
1. Push the Utility button.
2. Push the System bottom button to select Config.
3. Push the Set Date & Time bottom button.
4. Set the Display Date/Time to On to add the current date and time to the
display screen.
5. Push the Menu Off button.
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