[time-nuts] E1938A Schematic
Brian Kirby
kilodelta4foxmike at gmail.com
Tue Aug 4 00:35:36 UTC 2009
Rex wrote:
> Richard W. Solomon wrote:
>
>> Anyone know where I can get a "C" or "D" size schematic of the E1938A?
>> One that I can read !!
>>
>> 73, Dick, W1KSZ
>>
>>
>>
>
> I assume you have the pdf schematic that Rick K shared with us a while
> ago. There's plenty of detail in there, you just can't see it if you
> print the whole thing to one letter-sized page. One option is to take
> the file to a copy place like Kinkos (or what ever they are called
> now) and have them print it on bigger paper.
>
> Or, on your own, you can try this... (your mileage may vary depending
> on OS, tools, or printer driver.) Open the file in Adobe reader. On
> the size-percentage at the top, set it to 100% or 125%. Scroll to the
> upper left corner of the schematic on your screen. Send it to the
> printer. When I do this my printer driver window opens. Change the
> Print Range to 'Current View' so you're just printing the section you
> were viewing. You may need to change to Landscape mode for best fit -
> for me this is buried in Properties. I changed Page Scaling to 'Fit to
> Printer Margins' to best fill the page. You probably want that or Normal.
>
> Print it. If it is readable, your are close, if not, go back to Adobe
> and increase the % setting. When you can read the section on the
> printed version ok, print the whole schematic by scrolling the view in
> Adobe and printing it in sections. If you keep the % setting the same
> in reader between pages they should match. Get some scissors and tape
> and put the pieces together.
>
> Not pretty, but I've done it before to get something I can work with.
>
>
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In Acrobat you should also have a "tile" command in the print/setup
windows where you can spread a page print across four pages. Then you
can manually cut and paste the print outs to get a larger view.
Brian - KD4FM
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