Microtest TSB-67 - 568A Annex E - Manual (Page 36)

OFF . Set D-Hard flow ctrl (RTS/CTS) to ON . Press ESC to return to the Procomm
Plus Setup Utility menu.
7. Press ESC to go to the Procomm Plus main screen. Press PageDown on the PC
keyboard. The Download Protocols menu will be displayed.
8. Select R for R) RAW ASCII and press ENTER . RAW ASCII DOWNLOAD will be
displayed, with a Please enter filename: prompt. Type the file name desired and press
ENTER . A blank screen with the message DOWNLOAD IN PROGRESS - PRESS
ESC TO END will display. If you get an Error Opening File message, check the path
name in item C on the FILE/PATH OPTIONS screen. Correct this item if necessary
and try again.
9. From the Scanner, start the download of the graph information by pressing Print (F2)
from the NEXT GRAPH or ATTENUATION GRAPH screen. When the download is
complete, press ESC to close the Procomm Plus file.
10. The NEXT and Attenuation graph file will be located in the path specified in step 3
above.
11. Use the DOS copy command to send the NEXT graph information to the printer. For
example, to print a file named NXTFILE.ASC, type
COPY /B NXTFILE.ASC LPT1 .
Procomm Plus for Windows
1. Open the Procomm Plus application.
2. Press ALT + S to select terminal options. Ensure that the handshake method selected is
HARDWARE, set the port to be used (COM1 or COM2). Set the data bits (8), stop
bits (1) and parity (None), and set the baud rate to the highest speed that your system
will support. Set the terminal setting to VT100. Set the protocol to RAW ASCII.
3. On the Scanner, press the Extended Functions key, then select Printer Port. Set the
baud rate to match the baud rate set in Procomm Plus and set the handshake to
RTS/CTS. Press
F3 (Printer) to display and change the Graphics Printer options. Save
these changes.
4. Select the download folder and enter a file name to which you want to save the graph
data. For example, you might name the file TEST.GPH.
5. From the Scanner, start the download of the graph information by pressing Print (F2)
from the NEXT GRAPH or ATTENUATION GRAPH screen.
6. Exit to DOS, and use the DOS copy command to send the NEXT or Attenuation
graph information to the printer. For example, to print the file named TEST.GPH, type
COPY /B TEST.GPH LPT1 .
Troubleshooting Printing Problems
Problem: I get a blank page between each test result. How can this be corrected?
Solution:
Change the lines per page setting on the printer to 66 lines per page.
Problem: My printout is garbled. Why?
Possible Solution:
The Handshaking setting for the printer may not be set correctly. Press the
Extended Functions key; then select Printer Port . Handshaking should be set to XON/XOFF
on both the Scanner and the printer. Also, make sure the baud rate setting matches that of the
printer (9600 baud is the most common baud rate). If you experience problems at this setting,
change to a lower baud rate setting. The serial port on the printer cannot always keep up with the
flow of data from the Scanner, so if you experience printing problems, ALWAYS change to a slower
baud rate, rather than a faster baud rate.