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Chapter 5, Reference (Alphabetical)
Printing
To Setup Printer Using HP 8920A FW Below Rev A.14.00
1. Press TESTS
2. Select Edit Cnfg from the Test Function field.
3. Position the cursor to the Inst# field and select it.
4. Rotate the knob until an empty Calling Name field appears, and select it.
5. Position the cursor to the Calling Name field and select it.
6. Using the list of characters in the Choices menu, enter the word Printer. Select
Done when complete.
7. Position the cursor to the Model field and select it (optional).
8. Using the DATA keypad, enter the Model # and press ENTER.
9. Position the cursor to the Addr (address) field and select it.
10. Using the DATA keypad, enter 9 for serial printers, 15 for parallel printers, or 70X for
HP-IB printers, then press ENTER. .
11. Position the cursor to the Options field (directly under Calling Name) and select
it.
12. Using the list of characters from the Choices menu, the following commands may be
entered. Separate the commands with commas (example; LN=60,START,END)
• LN equals the number of printed lines per page.
• START causes a form feed at the start of each printout.
• END causes a form feed at the end of each printout.
13. From the To Screen menu, select More.
14. From the Choices menu, select IO CONFIG.
15. For Serial Printers:
a. Set the Serial Baud field and other serial communications fields listed under it
to correspond to your printer’s configuration.
16. For HP-IB Printers:
a. Position the cursor to the Mode field and select it.
b. From the Choices menu, select Control.
c. Position the cursor to the Print Adrs field and select it.
d. Rotate the knob and select the HP-IB address of your printer.
e. Position the cursor to the Print To field. Pressing knob will toggle the underlined
selection. Select to underline HP-IB.
17. Press TESTS to return to the TESTS screen.