Tektronix DAS 9221 Option 04, User Manual

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You can use a serial interface printer to print acquired data or reference memory
data in the Timing menu. The traces are printed down the long axis of the paper,
running from the top of the paper to the bottom.
To print Timing data to an RS-232 serial printer, perform these steps:
1. Select a printer with a serial interface that is compatible with one of the
supported graphics character formats. For information on the supported
graphics character formats, refer to the description of the Timing Print
overlay in your module user manual.
2. Connect an appropriate RS-232 cable between the serial port on the printer
and the Auxiliary port on the rear panel of the mainframe.
Be sure to select a cable compatible with the configuration of the serial
interface port on your printer. Refer to your printer manual for information
on the characteristics of its serial interface.
3. Set the parameters of the serial communications port on the printer and the
system. These parameters must match. Refer to your printer manual for
information on how to set the parameters for its serial interface. The
parameters for the system are set from the Communications menu. You can
also set the baud rate using the DIP switches on the Controller board near the
rear panel of the mainframe.
4. Display the Timing menu or data you want to print on your terminal. With
the mouse, point at the PRINT button at the bottom of the menu; simulta-
neously click on the left mouse button to call the print overlay.
Refer to your module user manual for information on accessing and using
the Timing Print overlay.
You can use the print overlays described in the individual module user manuals
to print Setup menu data, acquired data, reference memory data, or timing data
with PostScript printers, or to save the data as a PostScript file. If you want to
use the printed data as an Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) file with a word
processor on a host computer or workstation, you must perform a few additional
steps. The EPS files consist of a single page of output; while most files can
consist of multiple pages of output.
When saving a Print_Output EPS file to include in an application such as a word
processor, be aware that the EPS file does not contain a preview image.
Applications requiring a preview image are not compatible with the EPS output
from the system.
Hardcopy of a Timing
Menu
PostScript Applications