Tektronix, Inc. P6240, User Manual

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Printing a Hardcopy
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NOTE . Upon power on, the logic scope creates the “wild card” file
TEK?????.FMT for storing hardcopies, where “.FMT” is replaced by the
hardcopy format you select. Selecting this file and pressing Hardcopy stores a
hardcopy in a uniquely named, sequentially numbered file. For instance, the
logic scope saves the first hardcopy you save to the file TEK00001.FMT, the
second to TEK00002.FMT, and so on.
5. Press HARDCOPY to print your hardcopy to the selected file.
Saving files to the floppy disk provides a convenient way to store hardcopies for
later recall and display at a remote site. You can recall them using another logic
scope at the remote sight. You might also load the into your desktop publishing
software that runs on a PC compatible.
To Print Using a Controller
To make your hardcopies, use the procedures that follow.
To connect a controller with two ports between the logic scope and the hardcopy
device, connect from the logic scope GPIB connector (rear panel) to the
controller GPIB port and from the controller RS-232 or Centronics port to the
hardcopy device. (See Figure 3-46.) Use the GPIB port to remotely request and
receive a hardcopy from the logic scope
Use the RS-232 or the Centronics port
on the controller to print output.
GPIB Cable
PC Compatible
Centronics or
RS-232 Cable
Hardcopy Device Logic Scope
Figure 3-46:
Connecting the Logic Scope and Hardcopy Device Via a PC
Connect to a
Hardcopy Device