Symmetricom 5115A, Operation And Maintenance Manual

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fcounter - Frequency Counter Table
settings - The Settings Screen
all - All of the above except settings screen (please see the note at end of this section)
The following commands would print the phase noise plot and the spur table:
print spectplot
print spurtable
Both data sets can be printed with this command:
print spectplot spurtable
Both variations ultimately print the same data sets. Issuing the print command once for each set
results in two print jobs with one page each, while listing both sets in a single command produces
a single print job with two pages. The second variation is more efficient because fonts must be sent
to the printer (or stored in a file) only once instead of twice. When printing to a file the second
variation also has the benefit of bundling the related data sets in a single file that can be viewed
with third party software. The
print all command creates a single job with all data sets.
Data sets can only be printed once per print command:
print spectplot spectplot spurtable
Does not result in a print job that prints the phase noise plot twice. Neither does the following:
print all spectplot
The print command is also used to cancel all pending print jobs. To cancel print jobs, enter:
print cancel
Note
The Allan deviation data printed corresponds to the current
τ
0
value. See “7.2.6.4 Setting the Allan
Deviation t0 Value” on page 63 for information on setting
τ
0
on a command connection.
7.2.5 Printer Configuration from the Command Port
Current printing options can be examined and modified from the command port. This section
explains how to make the settings with little regard to their effects. For more information about
printer setup in general see
“4.1.3 Printer Configuration” on page 26.
You can retrieve the current printer configuration using the show printoptions command. The
command returns the current print job destination and selected print format.
The print format is changed using the set command as follows:
set print format <formatname>
Where <formatname> is one of the possible formats returned by the show printformats
command. The valid <formatname> values are: pcl5 and postscript . To print in postscript format
enter:
set print format postscript