Printing Using an HP-IB Interface
Equipment
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HP 8590 Series spectrum analyzer equipped with Option 041.
n HP 10833A (or equivalent) HP-IB cable.
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Printer with HP-IB Interface, choose one of the following:
q HP 2225A
ThinkJet
q HP 3630A
PaintJet
q HP 500 Series* DeskJet (with HP-IB to Centronics converter)
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q HP
310*
Portable DeskJet (with HP-IB to Centronics converter)
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q HP LaserJet (with HP-IB to Centronics converter) t
q MX-80 Epson (with HP-IB to Centronics converter)
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q LQ-570 Epson (with HP-IB to Centronics converter)
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* Some models support color printing.
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Part number HP
ITEL-45CHVU,
US and Canada, and Part number HP
ITEL-45CHVE,
international.
Interconnection and Printing Instructions
1. Turn off the printer and the spectrum analyzer.
2. Connect the printer to the spectrum analyzer using the HP-IB cable.
3. The printer usually resides at device address 1. See figure Figure 6-3 for a typical HP-IB
printer switch setup.
ADDRESS=1
Figure 6-3.
ThinkJet
Printer Switch Settings
6-4
Printing and Plotting