
Contents
1 Introduction 7
1.1 Preface ......................................................................................................... 7
1.2 Arrangement of the documentation .......................................................... 8
1.2.1 Structure of this operating manual ............................................................... 8
1.3 Typographical conventions ........................................................................ 9
1.3.1 Warning signs ............................................................................................... 9
1.3.2 Note signs ..................................................................................................... 9
1.3.3 Presentation ............................................................................................... 10
2 Instrument description 11
2.1 Display and controls ................................................................................ 11
2.2 Basics of operation ................................................................................... 12
3 Operation and visualisation 23
3.1 Limit monitoring by limit comparators ................................................... 23
3.2 Open-collector outputs ............................................................................ 25
3.3 Different chart speeds (paper feed) ........................................................ 26
3.4 Graphic print-out ...................................................................................... 27
3.4.1 Measurement traces (signal traces) ............................................................ 29
3.4.2 Event traces ................................................................................................ 30
3.5 Text printing ............................................................................................... 31
3.5.1 Printing priorities ......................................................................................... 31
3.5.2 Printing modes ........................................................................................... 34
3.5.3 Queuing during text printing ....................................................................... 35
3.5.4 Limit comparator texts, external text, binary-linked external text .............. 36
3.5.5 Report ......................................................................................................... 38
3.5.6 Switching the chart speed .......................................................................... 41
3.5.7 “Power On” and “Power Off” texts ............................................................. 42
3.5.8 Scaling ........................................................................................................ 43
3.5.9 Time ............................................................................................................ 46
3.5.10 Print out channel numbers ......................................................................... 47
3.5.11 Recording start and stop ............................................................................ 47
3.5.12 Incrementing the two event counters ......................................................... 48
3.5.13 Print test ..................................................................................................... 49
3.5.14 Service print ................................................................................................ 50