Metrohm 746 VA Trace Analyzer - Manual (Page 78)

3.11 Connection of printers via parallel interface
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3.11 Connection of printers via parallel interface
The 746.0010 VA Trace Analyzer has a parallel interface dedicated to connect ex-
ternal printers with parallel interfaces. The external printers are connected to the
printer connection 14 14 of the 746 VA Trace Analyzer by means of the cable delivered
with the printer (see Fig. 23).
Before connecting a printer to the printer connection 14 14, the 746 VA
Trace Analyzer must be switched off by means of mains switch 11 11.
With the 2.746.0010 VA Trace Analyzer the internal battery of the
instrument can be discharged after comparatively short time if certain
external printers are connected to the parallel printer interface 14 14. This
malfunction arises when the 746 VA Trace Analyzer is switched
off and the external printer remains switched on. Please mind
that certain printers are still in a stand-by mode when switched off and
thus show the faulty behavior also in the off-state. It is therefore
necessary in any case to separate the external printer from the mains.
To avoid battery discharge we recommend to do the following:
Interconnect the mains cables of the instruments concerned (incl.
external printer) to an ordinary socket board with a common mains
switch. A 615 Mains distributor with RFI filter available from Metrohm
as an option can be used also (this enables additional noise suppres-
sion).
The type of the printer is selected on dialog page "VA TRACE ANALYZER". The fol-
lowing printer drivers are available (see also section 5.3.1):
IBM Propr.
IBM Proprinter and printers with IBM emulation
Epson 80*60 EPSON printers and printers with EPSON emulation
with 80 × 60 dpi graphics resolution (24-pin dot matrix,
ink jet and laser printers)
Epson 60*72 EPSON printers and printers with EPSON emulation
with 60 × 72 dpi graphics resolution (9-pin dot matrix,
ink jet and laser printers)
HP Deskjet HP printers (HP DeskJet, HP LaserJet) and printers
with HP PCL3 emulation
HP Thinkjet HP ThinkJet, HP QuietJet and compatibles
HP Thinkj.E HP ThinkJet in EPSON mode and compatibles
If you connect other printers, ensure that these emulate a printer mode supported
by the 746 VA Trace Analyzer. In some cases, a reset on the printer may be neces-
sary before the printer works properly (see printer manual).
With single sheet printers, graphical printouts (curves, screen) are cut
if they exceed the page. Therefore we recommend to use a printer
with endless paper and the operation with Auto form feed = no (see
section 5.6.5)