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Lab eling Functions and Operations
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Annotating Measurements
The HP
7090
front-panel controls can be used to label measurement infor
mation directly onto your hardcopy plots. In addition to the
PEN POSITION
labeling function described in Chapter
4,
the following annotations are
available:
•
The current time and date.
•
The time at which a trigger occurred (trigger time).
•
The front-panel measurement setup conditions.
When interfaced with a host computer or controller, the HP
7090
can also
be used as a digital plotter to produce custom labeling or other types of
graphics output. Refer to the Interfacing and Programming Manual for
details. Because certain instructions issued to the HP
7090
via the interface
have an affect on the performance of front-panel labeling operations, this
chapter assumes that no such I/O instructions have been issued.
Any available color and width pen may be used for labels (a
O.3-mm
black
pen is suggested), and labeling always begins at the current pen position.
Use the pen cursor controls to position the selected pen before invoking a
label function. The pen should be positioned so that the entire label can be
printed within the hard·clip limits of the paper, otherwise the label will be
clipped. The label area required for each type of label is provided
in
the
following sections.
NOTE:
Once invoked, label functions are carried out until completed and
cannot be terminated using the
STOP
push button. Therefore, always posi
tion labels carefully before invoking label functions
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Before printing the time and date label, select a pen and position it so that
the label will fit within the hard-clip limits. The area required for the time
and date label in relationship to the initial pen position is shown by the
following illustration.
Printing the
Time and Date
Labeling Functions and Operations
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