Hardcopy Command


Controls printing of the VNA screen and optional data to a printer or a file.

HCOPy:

DPRinter

FILE

[IMMediate]

ITEM

     | AWINdow

     | CTABle

     | GPFail

     | LOGO

     | MKRData

     | PNUMber

     | SEGData

     | SWINdow

     | TIME

     | TTABle

     | WFRaction

     | WINDows

PAGE

     | DIMension

           | LLEFt

           | URIGht

     | ORIentation

     | SIZE

SDUMP

     | DATA?

           | FORMat

PRINters?

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Blue commands are superseded or obsolete.

See Also


HCOPy:DPRinter <string>

Applicable Models: All

(Read-Write) Sets the default printer and selects as the current printer. Use HCOPy:PRINters? to return a list of locally installed printers.

This setting survives instrument preset and VNA application restart.

Parameters

 

<string>

Name of the printer to become the default.

Examples

HCOP:DPR "MyPrinter"

hcopy:dprinter "YourPrinter"

Query Syntax

HCOPy:DPRinter?

Return Type

String

Default

Not Applicable


HCOPy:FILE <filename>

Applicable Models: All

(Write-only) Saves the screen image to a file. The image does NOT include the optional print data invoked by many HCOPy commands.

Parameters

 

<filename>

Name of the file to save the screen to.  The file is saved to the current working directory unless a valid full path name is specified.

Use one of the following suffixes:

.bmp - not recommended due to large file size

.jpg - not recommended due to poor quality

.png - recommended

Examples

HCOPY:FILE "myFile.png"

hcopy:file "c:/data/myfile.png"

Query Syntax

Not Applicable

Default

Not Applicable


HCOPy[:IMMediate]

Applicable Models: All

(Write-only) Prints the screen to the default printer.

Examples

HCOP
hcopy:immediate

Query Syntax

Not applicable

Default

Not Applicable


HCOPy:ITEM:AWINdow[:STATe] <bool>

Applicable Models: All

(Read-Write) When ON, prints only the Active window. When OFF, prints all windows.

This setting survives instrument preset and VNA application restart.

Parameters

 

<bool>

Active window state. Chose from:

OFF or (0) - Print ALL windows.

ON or (1) - Print Active window only.

Examples

HCOP:ITEM:AWIN 1

hcopy:item:awindow:state off

Query Syntax

HCOPy:ITEM:AWINdow[:STATe]?

Return Type

Boolean

Default

OFF (0)


HCOPy:ITEM:CTABle[:STATe] <bool>

Applicable Models: All

(Read-Write) When ON, prints the channel settings table.

This setting survives instrument preset and VNA application restart.

Parameters

 

<bool>

Channel table print state. Chose from:

OFF or (0) - Does NOT print the channel settings table.

ON or (1) - Prints channel settings table.

Examples

HCOP:ITEM:CTAB 1

hcopy:item:ctable:state off

Query Syntax

HCOPy:ITEM:CTABle[:STATe]?

Return Type

Boolean

Default

OFF (0)


HCOPy:ITEM:GPFail[:STATe] <bool>

Applicable Models: All

(Read-Write) When ON, prints the Global Pass/Fail status in the page header.

This setting survives instrument preset and VNA application restart.

Parameters

 

<bool>

Pass / Fail print state. Chose from:

OFF or (0) - Does NOT print Pass / Fail status.

ON or (1) - Print Pass / Fail status

Examples

HCOP:ITEM:GPF 1

hcopy:item:gpfail:state off

Query Syntax

HCOPy:ITEM:GPFail[:STATe]?

Return Type

Boolean

Default

OFF (0)


HCOPy:ITEM:LOGO[:STATe] <bool>

Applicable Models: All

(Read-Write) When ON, prints the Keysight Technologies logo in the page header.

This setting survives instrument preset and VNA application restart.

Parameters

 

<bool>

Keysight logo print state. Chose from:

OFF or (0) - Prints the Keysight logo.

ON or (1) - Does NOT print the Keysight logo.

Examples

HCOP:ITEM:LOGO 1

hcopy:item:logo:state off

Query Syntax

HCOPy:ITEM:LOGO[:STATe]?

Return Type

Boolean

Default

OFF (0)


HCOPy:ITEM:MKRData[:STATe] <bool>

Applicable Models: All

(Read-Write) When ON, includes marker data as part of the trace attributes table.

To print marker data, HCOP:ITEM:TTABle must also be set to ON.

This setting does not affect the limited marker readout data that can be displayed in the measurement window.

This setting survives instrument preset and VNA application restart.

Parameters

 

<bool>

Marker data print state. Chose from:

OFF or (0) - Does NOT print Marker data.

ON or (1) - Print Marker data.

Examples

HCOP:ITEM:MKRD 1

hcopy:item:mkrdata:state off

Query Syntax

HCOPy:ITEM:MKRData[:STATe]?

Return Type

Boolean

Default

OFF (0)


HCOPy:ITEM:PNUMber[:STATe] <bool>

Applicable Models: All

(Read-Write) When ON, prints page numbers (1 of n) in the header at the top of each page.

This setting survives instrument preset and VNA application restart.

Parameters

 

<bool>

Page number print state. Chose from:

OFF or (0) - Does NOT print page numbers.

ON or (1) - Print page numbers.

Examples

HCOP:ITEM:PNUM 1

hcopy:item:pnumber:state off

Query Syntax

HCOPy:ITEM:PNUMber[:STATe]?

Return Type

Boolean

Default

OFF (0)


HCOPy:ITEM:SEGData[:STATe] <bool> - Obsolete

Note: This command no longer works beginning with A.09.40

(Read-Write) When ON, includes ALL segment data as part of the channel settings table.

To print ALL segment data, HCOP:ITEM:CTAB must also be set to ON.

This setting survives instrument preset and VNA application restart.

Parameters

 

<bool>

Expanded segment data print state. Chose from:

OFF or (0) - Does NOT print expanded segment data, but summary data is printed.

ON or (1) - Print expanded segment data.

Examples

HCOP:ITEM:SEGD 1

hcopy:item:segdata:state off

Query Syntax

HCOPy:ITEM:SEGData[:STATe]?

Return Type

Boolean

Default

OFF (0)


HCOPy:ITEM:SWINdow[:STATe] <bool>

Applicable Models: All

(Read-Write) When ON, prints a single measurement window per page. When OFF, prints up to four measurement windows per page.

This setting survives instrument preset and VNA application restart.

Parameters

 

<bool>

Single window print state. Chose from:

OFF or (0) - Print up to four windows per page.

ON or (1) - Print only one window per page.

Examples

HCOP:ITEM:SWIN 1

hcopy:item:swindow:state off

Query Syntax

HCOPy:ITEM:SWINdow[:STATe]?

Return Type

Boolean

Default

OFF (0)


HCOPy:ITEM:TIME[:STATe] <bool>

Applicable Models: All

(Read-Write) When ON, prints the VNA computer date and time in the header.

This setting survives instrument preset and VNA application restart.

Parameters

 

<bool>

Time stamp print state. Chose from:

OFF or (0) - Does NOT print time stamp.

ON or (1) - Print time stamp.

Examples

HCOP:ITEM:TIME 1

hcopy:item:time:state off

Query Syntax

HCOPy:ITEM:TIME:[STATe]?

Return Type

Boolean

Default

OFF (0)


HCOPy:ITEM:TTABle[:STATe] <bool>

Applicable Models: All

(Read-Write) When ON, prints the trace attributes table.

This setting survives instrument preset and VNA application restart.

Parameters

 

<bool>

Trace attributes table print state. Chose from:

OFF or (0) - Does NOT print the trace attributes table.

ON or (1) - Print the trace attributes table.

Examples

HCOP:ITEM:TTABle 1

hcopy:item:ttable:state off

Query Syntax

HCOPy:ITEM:TTABle[:STATe]?

Return Type

Boolean

Default

OFF (0)


HCOPy:ITEM:WFRaction <value>

Applicable Models: All

(Read-Write) Sets the vertical amount of a page that is filled by the measurement windows.

This setting survives instrument preset and VNA application restart.

Parameters

 

<value>

Window size as a fraction of the page. Chose a value from .4 (40%) to 1.0 (100%)

Examples

HCOP:ITEM:WFR .8

hcopy:item:wfraction .5

Query Syntax

HCOPy:ITEM:WFRaction?

Return Type

Numeric

Default

.4


HCOPy:ITEM:WINDows[:STATe] <bool>

Applicable Models: All

(Read-Write) When ON, prints measurement windows.

Use HCOPy:ITEM:AWINdow to specify all windows or only the active window.

This setting survives instrument preset and VNA application restart.

Parameters

 

<bool>

Windows print state. Chose from:

OFF or (0) - Does not print measurement windows.

ON or (1) - Print measurement windows.

Examples

HCOP:ITEM:WIND 1

hcopy:item:windows:state off

Query Syntax

HCOPy:ITEM:WINDows[:STATe]?

Return Type

Boolean

Default

OFF (0)


HCOPy:PAGE:DIMensions:LLEFt <left, lower>

Applicable Models: All

(Read-Write) Sets the left and lower page margins.

This setting survives instrument preset and VNA application restart.

Parameters

 

<left>

Left page margin as a percentage of entire page width. Value must be between 0 and 1.

<lower>

Lower page margin as a percentage of entire page length. Value must be between 0 and 1.

Examples

HCOP:PAGE:DIM:LLEF .10,.10

hcopy:page:dimensions:lleft .5,.7

Query Syntax

HCOPy:PAGE:DIMensions:LLEFt?

Return Type

Numeric, Numeric

Default

Depends on selected page size


HCOPy:PAGE:DIMensions:URIGht <right, upper>

Applicable Models: All

(Read-Write) Sets the right and upper page margins.

This setting survives instrument preset and VNA application restart.

Parameters

 

<right>

Right page margin as a percentage of entire page width. Value must be between 0 and 1.

<upper>

Upper page margin as a percentage of entire page length. Value must be between 0 and 1.

Examples

HCOP:PAGE:DIM:URIG .10,.10

hcopy:page:dimensions:uright .5,.7

Query Syntax

HCOPy:PAGE:DIMensions:URIGht?

Return Type

Numeric, Numeric

Default

Depends on selected page size


HCOPy:PAGE:ORIentation <char>

Applicable Models: All

(Read-Write) Sets the page orientation.

This setting survives instrument preset and VNA application restart.

Parameters

 

<char>

Choose from:

  • PORTrait

  • LANDscape

Examples

HCOP:PAGE:ORI PORT

hcopy:page:orientation landscape

Query Syntax

HCOPy:PAGE:ORIentation?

Return Type

Character

Default

PORTrait


HCOPy:PAGE:SIZE <int>

Applicable Models:

(Read-Write) Sets the paper type, which implies the page size.

This setting survives instrument preset and VNA application restart.

Parameters

 

<int>

Choose from:I

Integer

Description

1

Letter 8 1/2 x 11 in

2

Letter Small 8 1/2 x 11 in

3

Tabloid 11 x 17 in

4

Ledger 17 x 11 in

5

Legal 8 1/2 x 14 in

6

Statement 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 in

7

Executive 7 1/4 x 10 1/2 in

8

A3 297 x 420 mm

9

A4 210 x 297 mm

10

A4 Small 210 x 297 mm

11

A5 148 x 210 mm

12

B4 (JIS) 250 x 354

13

B5 (JIS) 182 x 257 mm

For more paper type choices, see Microsoft's "wingdi.h" file, which can be downloaded as part of the Platform SDK.

Examples

HCOP:PAGE:SIZE 2

hcopy:page:size 5

Query Syntax

HCOPy:PAGE:SIZE?

Return Type

Integer

Default

1


HCOPy:SDUMp:DATA?

Applicable Models: All

(Read-only) Returns the display image in a definite-length arbitrary binary block. The format of the data is PNG by default.  Use HCOP:SDUMp:DATA:FORMat to change the format.

This command is equivalent to saving an image to the VNA (HCOPy:FILE) and then using MMEM:TRAN to transfer the file to the computer.

Examples

HCOP:SDUM?

hcopy:sdump?

Return Type

A definite-length arbitrary binary block

Default

Not Applicable


HCOPy:SDUMp:DATA:FORMat <char>

Applicable Models: All

(Read-Write) Sets the graphic format for HCOPy:SDUMp:DATA?

Parameters

 

<char>

Choose from: JPG | BMP | PNG

Examples

HCOP:SDUMp:DATA:FORMat BMP

Query Syntax

HCOPy:SDUMp:DATA:FORMat?

Return Type

Character

Default

PNG


HCOPy:PRINters?

Applicable Models: All

(Read-only) Returns a comma-separated list of printers installed on the VNA. Select a printer using HCOPy:DPRinter.

This setting survives instrument preset and VNA application restart.

Examples

HCOP:PRIN?

hcopy:printers?

Query Syntax

HCOPy:PRINters?

Return Type

String

Default

Not Applicable