Tektronix VM700A - Connecting an ASCII Printer; Table 2-4: HP Laserjet Cable Connections

Section 2 - Installation and Operation
VM700A Option 01 (NTSC) & Option 11 (PAL) User Manual
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HP ThinkJet as appropriate for your printer/plotter. Set the Copy Port and Report
Port to Serial Port 0 or Serial Port 1 as needed for your application.
For the selected port, set the Baud Rate to any value from 300 to 19200 (9600 is
recommended), set Protocol to None, Flow Control to XON/XOFF, Reset
Character to None, Parity to None, Character Size to 8, and Carrier Detect to
Disabled.
Setting up the HP LaserJet, ThinkJet, or DeskJet. Set the baud rate to the same as
the VM700A. Refer to the appropriate user manual for the printer setups.
Connect the serial printer cable between the VM700A and the printer. An
optional accessory cable is available from Tektronix. The part number for that
cable is 012-1285-00. Should you want, you may wire your printer cable for the
HP to VM700A connection. The necessary wiring information is provided in
Table 2-4.
Making Your Own Printer Cable. Table 2-4 lists the wiring connections for making
a cable to use with an HP LaserJet, ThinkJet, or DeskJet printer/plotter.
Table 2-4: HP LaserJet Cable Connections
ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ
Á
ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ
Á
ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ
Male DB-25 Connector Pin Number
(HP LaserJet, ThinkJet, or DeskJet end)
ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ
Á
ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ
Á
ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ
Female DB-25 Connector Pin Number
(VM700A end)
ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ
ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ
1 (shield ground)
ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ
ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ
1 (shield ground)
ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ
Á
ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ
Á
ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ
3 (RXD)
ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ
Á
ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ
Á
ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ
2 (TXD)
ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ
ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ
2 (TXD)
ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ
ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ
3 (RXD)
ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ
ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ
7 (signal ground)
ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ
ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ
7 (signal ground)
ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ
ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ
20 (DTR)
ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ
ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ
5 (CTS)
1
1
The pin 20 to pin 5 connection is required only for hardware flow control. It may be omitted for
XON/XOFF flow control.
The VM700A can also be configured to operate with a generic ASCII printer. In
the Communication Setup file, set the Report Format and Log Format to ASCII
Printer. A generic ASCII printer is assumed to only print text; graphic functions
are not supported.
NOTE. When Copy Format is set to ASCII Printer, the Copy function is disabled
in Waveform, Vector, Picture, and Measure modes; only the text from Auto mode,
text from Measurement Results files in Configure mode, and the Print File soft
key function in Configure mode are enabled.
Connecting an ASCII
Printer