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85103F Performance Upgrade Installation Manual
The 85103F Upgrade Package (8510A/B to 8510C)
Converting Files from Tape to Disk
5. On the controller, load the program:
a. Type
GET “TAPE_DISC”
, and press
Return
.
b. Wait approximately 2 minutes.
NOTE
You can store a version of this program so that it loads faster for future
use. See
at the end of this procedure.
c. Select
Run
.
d. In approximately 10 seconds, the analyzer presets and the controller displays:
HP 8510A/B TO HP 8510C TAPE FILE CONVERSION UTILITY
6. Read and follow the main menu instructions displayed on the controller.
7. Replace the tool kit disk with a blank, initialized disk (the data disk).
8. Place the data tape you want to convert to disk into the 8510A/B tape drive.
9. If you wish the conversion process to run unattended, select
Convert
. If not, see
The controller shows the transfer activity, and displays a conversion
summary when the transfer completes. A complete tape to disk conversion can take
from 1 to 20 minutes.
NOTE
When transfer completes, you can use the
[RENAME]
softkey to rename
disk files. Because transferred files overwrite existing disk files, you
must rename files if you transfer the contents of more than one tape to
a single disk.
10. Remove the data disk from the disk drive and label it appropriately.
11. When you have completed the upgrade to 8510C, verify that the necessary files have
been transferred:
a. Insert the data disk into the 8510C disk drive.
b. Press
AUXILIARY MENUS TAPE (
or
DISC)
and select the
[DIRECTORY]
.
Attended Mode
If you want to recall special instrument states before you recall each file from tape (to
include S-parameter and frequency information), select
ConvertMode Attended
. The
program prompts you to recall or set up the correct instrument state (for example S
11
, at
2 to 20 GHz) before the data loads from tape and transferred to disk. (In
Normal
conversion
mode, all data files convert to User 1, and the preset frequency range.)
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