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Printing
QUESTempº II
Note
: if the unit is in the RUN mode when printing is initiated, the RUN mode will
be canceled and data logging will cease.
COMPUTER CABLES:
Connect the meter to a computer using cable #58-867 for a 25
pin serial port.
[The standard for a computer's serial port is a 25 pin or a 9 pin male
(pins) connector. Do not connect to the computer's printer output port which is a 25 pin
female (holes) connector. If you have cable #58-867 but your computer's serial port has
only 9 pins, then you may use a 25 to 9 pin converter available at most computer or
electronic stores. No other cables should be used.]
PRINTER CABLES:
Connect the meter directly to a serial printer using cable #58-847.
[A serial printer's input is typically a 25 pin female (holes) connector. Do not use cable
#58-847 in conjunction with a computer's printer cable because that connects into the
printer's parallel input port. Many printers are parallel only and can not accept data from
the QUESTemp
II. For printers that have both serial and parallel inputs, refer to the
printer's manual for configuring the serial port.]
Note
: Cables #58-867 and #58-847 are internally wired the same. The only
difference between them is the gender. A straight through 25 pin gender converter
available at most computer or electronic stores can allow you to use one cable for
either a computer or printer.
To initiate printing, use the following sequence:
1.
With the unit
ON,
plug the printer cable into the
OUTPUT port
of the QUESTemp
II.
2.
Be sure the desired
PRINT RATE
is selected (see the key function
PRINT RATE
).
3.
Press the
PRINT/DATA key
. If the default baud rate (speed of data transmission)
in the display is not the desired baud rate, press the
PRINT/DATA key
a second
time and use the
ARROW key
to select a new rate.
[If you are downloading to a
computer, be sure that it is ready to accept data prior to moving to step #4.]
4.
Press
ENTER
and the data will be sent. "
Prn
" will appear in the display until all of
the data has been sent.
5.
To halt printing, simply press the
PRINT/DATA key
while "
Prn
" is still in the display.