Adds Viewpoint/60 User manual

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VIEWPOINT/SO'

USER MANUAL

518-32300

VIEWPOINT®/60

USER

MANUAL

November 1983

518-3~300

ADDS

Appled

Digital

Data

Systems

Inc.

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USER

MANUAL

This

equipment

complies

with

the

requirements

in

Part

15

of

FCC

rules

for

a

Class

A

computing

device.

Operation

of

this

equipment

in

a

residential

area

may

cause

unacceptable

inter-

ference

to

radio

and

TV

reception

requiring

the

operator

to

take

whatever

steps

are

necessary

to

correct

the

interference.

Viewpoint

is

a

registered

trademark

of

Applied

Digital

Data

Sys

tems,

Inc.

ADDS

Applied

Digital

Data

Systems

Inc.

NOVEMBER

1983

This

reVISIon

of

the

Viewpoint/60

User

Manual

supersedes

the

last

issue

dated

JANUARY

1983.

A

list

of

changed

pages

appears

below,

with

a

margin

bar

on

affected

text

pages

to

indicate

these

changes.

There

are

no

changes

to

this

version

of

the

Viewpoint/60

User

Manual.

ADDS

Applied

Digital

Data

Systems

Inc

It

is

the

policy

of

ADDS

(Applied

Digital

Data

Systems

Inc.)

to

improve

products

as

new

technology,

software,

components,

and

firmware

become

available.

ADDS,

therefore,

reserves

the

right

to

change

specifications

without

prior

notice.

All

features,

functions,

and

operations

described

herein

may

not

be

marketed

by

ADDS

in

all

parts

of

the

world.

Consult

your

ADDS

supplier

or

nearest

ADDS

office

for

the

latest

information.

1983

Applied

Digital

Data

Systems

Inc.

Hauppauge,

New

York

ADDS

Applied

Digital

Data

Systems

Inc.

CHAPTER

1:

1.1

1.1.1

1.1.

2

1.1.3

1.1.4

1.1.

5

1.1.

6

1.2

1.

2.1

1.

2.2

1.3

1.

3.1

1.

3.2

1.4

CHAPTER

2:

2.1

2.1.1

2.1.

3

2.2

2.3

2.3.1

2.3.2

2.3.3

2.3.4

2.3.5

2.4

2.5

INTRODUCTION

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TABLE

OF

CONTENTS

Overview.

. . . . .

..

.......

1-1

Manual

Description..

......

1-1

Chapter

1

Description..

. . .

1-1

Chapter

2

Description.

. . . .

1-1

Chapter

3

Description.

. . . . . . . .

..

1-1

Chapter

4

Description.

. . . . . . . .

..

1-1

Appendix

Description

. . . . . • . . .

..

1-2

Identifying

Features

. . . . .

1-3

Section

Overview

.......

1-3

Identifying

Features

. . . . . . . . .

..

1-3

Reader

Information

..

.

..

1-6

Notes,

Cautions

and

Warnings

Key

Depress

Notation.

.

..

INSTALLATION

PROCEDURES

Selecting

An

Operating

Site

.

Physical

Requirements

...

.

Power

Requirements

.....

.

Environmental

Requirements

..

Unpacking

Procedures.

. . • .

Getting

Started

. . . . . .

Identifying

External

Controls

Self

Test

. .

.......

.

Setup

Procedure

....

.

Interface

Installation

..

Summary Check . . . . . . . .

Repair

Policy

.

Warranty

.•.

1-

6

• • • . . • 2- 1

• • . • • •

2-

1

• . • •

•.

2-

1

• . . . . •

2-

1

•

2-2.

• • • • • • • 2- 3

• • • • • • 2- 3

. . . .

2-4

• •

••

2- 5

• • • • • • • • 2- 7

• • • • •

••

2- 9

2-10

2-11

CHAPTER

3:

OPERATOR

INFORMATION

3.1

3.2

3.2.1

3.2.2

3.2.2.1

3.2.2.2

3.2.2.3

3.2.2.4

INTRODUCTION

. . .

Terminal

Information

. . . . • . . . . . . .

Introduction

. . . .

The

Display

....••.

Introduction

. . . . . . . . . . . .

Screen,

Status

Line,

Self-Test

.

Character

and

Cursor

Displays

.......

.

Display

Features

. . . . . . . . . . . .

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Data

Systems

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3-1

3-3

3-4

vi

i

3.3

3.2.3

3.2.3.1

3.2.3.2

3.2.3.3

3.2.4

3.2.4.1

3.2.4.2

3.2.4.3

3.2.4.4

3.2.4.5

3.2.4.6

3.2.4.7

3.2.4.8

3.2.4.9

3.3.1

3.3.2

3.3.2.1

3.3.2.2

3.3.2.3

3.3.2.4

3.3.3

3.3.3.1

3.3.3.2

3.3.3.3

3.3.4

3.3.4.1

3.3.4.2

3.3.4.3

3.3.5

3.3.5.1

3.3.5.2

3.3.5.3

3.3.5.4

3.3.5.5

3.3.5.6

3.3.5.7

3.3.5.8

3.3.5.9

3.3.5.10

3.3.5.11

3.3.6

3.3.6.1

3.3.6.2

3.3.6.3

viii

Communications

. . . .

Introduction

.

XMI

T Por

t.

Print

Port

.......

.

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TABLE

OF

CONTENTS

.

'.

3-4

3-

5

Keyboard.

. . . . . . . . . . . . .

3-7

Introduction

............

3-7

Alphanumeric

Group

...

......

3-7

Numeric Group. . . . . . . . . .

3-8

Cursor

Control

Group .

.......

3-8

EDIT

Group . . . . . . . . . . .

3-9

Data

Communications

Group. . . . .

..

.

3-11

Mode

Group . . . . . • . .

..

.

....

3-13

Special

Function

Group .

........

3-13

Function

Key

Group

.............

3-14

Operating

Procedures

. .

Introduction

. . . . . .

Getting

Started.

..

...

....

Introduction

. . . . . . .

Terminal

On

and

Self

Test.

.

.....

3-15

·

3-15

·

3-15

·

3-15

·

3-15

Adjusting

the

Screen

Viewing

Angle

and

Intensity

...............

3-16

TAB

Stops

and

Defining

TABS.

. .

..

..3-16

Data

Entry

Concepts

.•....•......

3-17

Introduction

. . . . . .

..

......

3-17

Cursor

Concepts

...............

3-17

Formatted

and

Unformatted

Screens..

..

3-17

How

to

Enter

Data

.........

~

. . . •

3-19

Introduction

.........•...•..

3-19

Data

Entry

on

an

Unformatted

Screen.

. . . .

3-19

Data

Entry

on a

Formatted

Screen

. .

....

3-19

How

to

Edit

Data.

. . .

..

.

.....

3-20

Introduction

. . . . • . .

..

.....

3-20

Inserting

a

Line

. . • . . . . . . . . • . .

3-20

Deleting

a

Line.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3-20

Inserting

a

Character

EOL/EOF. . . •

3-21

Inserting

a

Character

EOP

..........

3-22

Delecting

a

Character

EOL/EOF. .

.•..

3-22

Deleting

a

Character

EOP

..

..•...

3-23

Erase

to

EOL

or

to

EOF

. . . • . . . . . . .

3-23

Erase

to

EOP

• . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3-24

Erasing

all

Variable

Fields

......•..

3-24

Erasing

an

Entire

Page . .

......•

3-24

How

to

Transmit

Data

............

3-25

Introduction

. . . . . . . . . . . . . • . .

3-25

How

to

Transmit

to

the

Computer

.......

3-25

How

to

Send

to

the

Printer

Only

(Print

Local)

...............

3-27

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3.3.6.4

3.3.6.5

Computer

to

the

Printer

(Transparent

Mode)

.....

.

How

to

Send

to

the

Computer

and

Printer

Simultaneously

..

CHAPTER

4:

PROGRAMMER

INFORMA

T.ION

4.1

4.2

4.2.

1

4.2.2

4.2.3

4.2.4

4.2.

5

4.2.6

4.2.7

4.3

4.3.1

4.3.2

4.3.3

4.3.4

4.3.

5

4.3.6

4.3.

7

INTRODUCTION

Programmer's

Concepts

..

In

troduc

t

ion

....

Display

Commands . . .

Cursor

Commands

....

.

Mode

Commands

.....

.

Communication

Commands .

Keyboard

Commands

...

Miscellaneous

Commands .

Terminal

Command

Descriptions

..

Introduction

..

.

.........

.

Display

Commands

..

..........

.

Cursor

Commands. . .

..

.

..

Ed

it

Commands. . . . . . . . . . . .

Mode

Commands

................

.

Communication

Commands . .

.......

.

Keyboard

Commands. .

..

.

.......

.

APPENDICES

Appendix

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

TERM

I

NAL

COMMANDS.

. . .

..

.

ASCII

CHART.

. . . .

..

.

.......

.

CURSOR

ADDRESSING.

..

.

........

.

VISUAL

ATTRIBUTE

CHART

.........

.

SPECIAL

GRAPHICS

CHART

.....

.

INTERNATIONAL

KEYBOARD

LAYOUTS

.

STORAGE

OF

CONTROL

CODES

. . . . . . .

TERMINAL

COMPARISON

CHART

....

ILLUSTRATIONS

Figures

2-1

2-2

2-3

Diagram

of

Cabinet

Illustrating

External

Controls

.........

.

Screen

Display

with

Status

Line

..

SETUP

Mode

Status

Line

.....

.

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4-1

4-2

4-4

4-6

4-7

4-8

4-10

4-11

4-12

4-13

A-I

B-1

C-1

0-1

E-l

F-1

G-1

H-1

2-3

2-4

2-5

ix

3-1

3-2

3-3

3-4

3-5

3-6

Tables

3-1

3-2

4-1

x

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Detail

of

:Screen

Demonstrating

the

User

Ent~y

Area

and

the

Status

Line

. . . .

Detail

of

iStatus

Line

with

all

Possible

Messages

•••.......

-.

Detail

of

Character

Dot

Matrix

Construction.

Business

.Graphic

Application

.......

.

Detail

of

Cabinet

Illustrating

Comm

Ports

•.

Detail

of

Keyboard

W/Key

Groupings

. . . . .

Status

Line

Self

Test

Messages

....•

Insert/Delete

Character

Functions

..

Codes

Generated

by Keys

Fl-F8

...

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3-3

3-4

3-5

3-6

Page

3-3

. .

3-11

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CHAPTER

1:

OVERVIEW

1.1

OVERVIEW

1.1.1

Manual

Description

This

publication

is

a

User

Manual

for

the

Viewpoint/60.

It

provides

the

reader

with

an

introductory

description

of

the

terminal's

many

features

and

detailed

reference

material

concerning

the

installation,

operation,

and

application

of

the

terminal.

The

manual

is

compr

is

ed

of

four

chap

ter

s ,

each

dis-

cussing

a

different

aspect

of

the

terminal.

The

following

paragraphs

provide

a

brief

description

of

what

is

discussed

in

each

chapter.

1.1.2

Chapter

1

INTRODUCTION

The

Introductory

chapter

describes

the

terminal,

its

fea

tur

es

and

its

op

t

ions.

I t a

Iso

prov

ides

the

reader

with

information

about

the

structure

and

content

of

the

manual

as

well

as

a

reference

to

other

nical

publications.

1.1.3

Chapter

2

INSTALLATION

The

Installation

chapter

provides

procedural

informa-

tion

for

unpacking

and

inspecting

the

terminal,

selecting

all

terminal

operating

parameters,

and

connecting

the

terminal

to

the

power

outlet,

printer

and

computer.

This

is

followed

by

an

installation

procedure

tes

t.

Also

inc

luded

are

an

exp1ana

t

ion

of

the

repair

policy

and

a

copy

of

the

warranty.

1.1.4

Chapter

3

OPERATOR

INFORMATION

The

Operator

Information

chapter

consists

of

two

major

sections.

In

the

first

section,

information

is

given

about

the

screen

display

as

well

as

a

full

description

of

the

keyboar

d.

The

second

sect

ion

cons

is

ts

of

oper-

ating

procedures,

data

entry,

edit

techniques,

and

information

about

formatted

and

unformatted

screens.

1.1.5

Chapter

4

PROGRAMMING

INFORMATION

The

Programmer

Information

Section

contains

all

of

the

information

necessar,Y

for

the

programmer

to

properly

utilize

the

terminal

s

capabilities.

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CHAPTER

1:

OVERVIEW

Included

within

the

chapter

are

sections

about

the

.

keyboard

and

computer

(remote)

generated

codes,

display

formats

and

their

creation,

communications

and

interface

information.

1.1.6

THE

APPENDIX

The

Appendix

contains

that

information

which

sup-

plements

the

text

of

the

preceding

chapters

and

presents

it

in

a

quick

reference

format.

Contained

within

the

appendix

are

sections

containing

remote

command

codes

and

sequences,

cursor

addressing

char

ts

for

both

row/column

and

absolu

te

cursor

addressing

and

an

ASCII

code

chart.

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Systems

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CHAPTER

1:

IDENTIFYING

FEATURES

1.2

IDENTIFYING

FEATURES

1.2.1

Section

Overview

Your

terminal

has

many

features

that

make

it

very

easy

to

use.

Becoming

familiar

with

the

terminal's

capabilities

will

help

you

take

advantage

of

its

features.

1.

Easy

to

Read

Display

2.

A

Variety

of

Display

Formats

3. A Wide

Variety

of

System

Features

4.

Versatile

Keyboard

5.

Full

Editing

Capabilities

6.

Ease

of

Operation

7. A

Choice

of

Communication

Interfaces

8.

Available

Options

1.2.2

Identifying

Features

1.

Easy

to

Read

Display

The

terminal

has

a 12

inch

diagonal

display

with

minimal

reflection

available

in

either

white

(P4)

or

green

(P31)

phosphor.

The

display

consists

of

24

lines

of

80

charac

ter

s

each,

prov

id

ing

1,920

c

ha

r

ac

ter

positions.

An

additional

25th

line

(Status

Line)

displays

operating

information.

Characters

are

displayed

with

a 7

by

8

dot

matrix

formed

within

an

8

by

10

dot

matrix

boundary.

2.

A

Variety

of

Display

Formats

A

variety

of

display

features

are

included

both

for

aesthetic

appeal

as

well

as

for

expediting

data

entry.

I

ncluded

among

thes

e

fea

tures

are:

fine

line

gr

aph

i

cs

and

extensive

visual

highlights

(full,

half

and

zero

intensities,

blinking,

underlining,

reverse

video

and

combina

t

ions)

.

3.

System

Features

The

terminal

has

many

system

features

which

relieve

the

connected

host

computer

from

unnecessary

operations

thereby

increasing

its

efficiency.

Included

among

these

features

are:

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CHAPTER

1:

IDENTIFYING

FEATURES

Forward

and

backward

tabbing

to

variable

fields;

a

terminal

self-test;

and

compatability

to

Regent

and

Viewpoint

products

where

functions

operate

similarly.

4.

Versatile

Keyboard

The

movable

keyboard

has

stepped,

sculptured

keys

in

a

typewriter

style

array

with

tactile

feedback,

typamatic

(repeating).

operation,

two

key

rollover

and

selectable

audible

click.

There

are

separate

numeric,

cursor

control,

edit

and

mode

groups.

There

are

8

discrete

pre-programmed

function

keys.

5.

Full

Editing

Capability

I n

order

to

make da

ta

en

try

eas

ier

and

to

min

im

i

ze

ed

i t i ng

and

compu

ter

time,

the

terminal

is

des

igned

to

perform

a

wide

variety

of

editing

functions.

The

termi

nal

has

sever

al

discrete

keys

wh

i ch

permi

t

fu

11

control

of

the

cursor

and

enables

the

operator

to

insert

and

delete

characters,

to

insert

and

delete

lines,

and

to

erase

characters,

lines

and

entire

screens.

6.

Ease

of

Operation

The

terminal

is

easy

to

use.

It

is

small,

light

weight

and

the

display

has

two

vertical

viewing

positions.

For

user

comfor

t,

the

keyboard

is

moveable

and

has

a

stepped

and

sculptured

typewriter-style

array.

In

addi

tion

to

these

operator

conveniences,

there

is

a

built-in

terminal

self

test.

It

can

easily

be

configured

for

operation

via

the

keyboard

with

all

operating

parameters

displayed

on

the

Status

Line

(Set-Up).

7. A

Choice

of

Communication

Interfaces

Both

the

communication

and

auxiliary

ports

have

ex-

tens

i

ve

commun

ica

t

ion

capabi

1i

ties.

A

var

ie

ty

of

interfaces

are

available

for

the

communication

port

(i.e.

RS-232C, RS-422

and

current

loop).

The

terminal

supports

X/ON

-

X/OFF

protocol

while

the

AUX

device

is

enabled.

The

terminal

can

permi

t

communication

directly

from

the

computer

to

a

peripheral

device

without

disturbing

screen

contents

(transparent

print).

The

terminal

can

also

print

the

entire

screen

content

(local

print)

on

a

peripheral

device.

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IDENTIFYING

FEATURES

8.

Available

Options

The

terminal

has

available

several

options

which

increase

its

flexibility

and

its

application

potential.

The

options

involve

the

terminal

display,

the

terminal

interface

and

the

keyboard.

Display

-The

terminal

comes

available

with

either

a

black

and

white

screen

(P4)

or

with

a

green

phosphor

screen

(P31).

This

selection

is

made by

user

preference

and

is

available

at

no

extra

charge.

The

standard

terminal

is

equipped

with

an

RS-232C

interface.

The

terminal

may

also

be

equipped

with

the

RS422

or

with

the

Cur-

rent

Loop

interfaces

when

required

by

the

individual

application.

International

Character

Sets

and

Keyboard

Layouts

-

In

order

to

further

enhance

its

application

potential,

the

terminal

is

available

with

either

a

domestic

character

set

and a

110vac

power

supply

or

with

a

foreign

power

supply

only.

A

separate

foreign

language

package

containing

a

foreign

keycap

set

and

an

insertable

foreign

language

PROM

is

available

for

both

foreign

and

domestic

units.

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CHAPTER

1:

READER

INFORMATION

1.3

READER

INFORMATION

Th

is

sec

t

ion

will

descr

i be

to

the

reader

informa

t

ion

which

will

aid

in

the

understanding

of

the

rest

of

the

manual.

1.3.1

Notes,

Caueions

and

Warnings

In

order

to

direct

the

reader's

attention

to

a

specific

idea

or

detail

that

require

emphasis

there

are

three

notes:

NOTE:

A

note

emphasizes

a

procedure

or

fact

that

should

be

considered

for

correct

inter-

pretation

of

the

text.

CAUTION:

A

caution

identifies

and

defines

a

procedure

which

must

be

followed

to

ensure

correct

use

of

the

equipment.

WARNING:

A

warning

identifies

and

defines

a

procedure

which

must

be

followed

to

ensure

safe

use

of

the

equipment.

1.3.2

Key

Depress

Notation

Instructions

for

depressing

keys

in

sequence

will

use

either

a comma, a

hyphen,

or

a

combination

of

the

two.

A

comma

indicates

that

the

keys

should

be

depressed

in

sequence.

One

key

should

be

depressed

then

released

and

the

pressed

and

released.

(Example:

ESc,0,c)

A hyphen

ind

ica

tes

tha

t

pressed

simultaneously:

the

two

keys

shou

Id

be

de-

(Example:

CTRL-G)

1.4

This

manual

concerns

itself

with

the

installation,

operation

and

application

of

the

terminal

as

it

comes

from

the

factory.

For

more

detailed

information

concerning

the

terminal

in

ternal

ar

chi

tec

ture,

p

lease

refer

to

the

following

documents.

Viewpoint/60

Maintenance

Manual

This

manual

provides

all

of

the

information

pertinent

to

the

maintenance

and

repair

of

the

terminal.

The

manual

provides

an

overview

of

the

terminal's

systems,

discusses

the

terminal's

operational

theory,

and

offers

a

troubleshooting

guide

and a

reference

section

with

schematics.

1-6

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