Bering EconoPac 7300 User manual

EconoPac 7300
User's Manual
Man u a l No. 1 1 -173 2 0-0 1
Revisio n A
Co p yr igh t 1 9 99
Ber in g Tech n olo gy, In c.
1 7 1 7 De ll Ave n u e
Ca m p b ell, CA 9 5 0 0 8
(408)3 6 4-65 00

Econ oPa c 7 3 0 0 User's Ma n u a l iii
OVERVIEW
Im p orta n t FCC In form ation
Note: Co p yrigh t 19 99 b y Berin g Te ch n ology, In c. All righ ts res er ved . Prin ted in
t he Un it ed St ates of Am er ica . No p a rt of th is d ocu m en t m a y b e re p ro d u ced
in a n y wa y wit h o u t t h e exp r es s wr it t en p e r m is s io n of Ber in g Te ch n o lo gy,
In c.
Th e in fo rm a t io n co n t ain e d in t h is d o cu m e n t is s u b ject t o ch a n ge wit h o u t
n ot ice. Ever y re as on a b le p r ecau t io n h as b ee n t ak en in t h e p r ep a ra t io n o f
t h is m an u a l t o in s u r e it s a ccu r acy. Ho weve r, Ber in g Te ch n o lo gy, In c.
as s u m es n o lia bilit y r es u lt in g fr om a n y err o rs o r o m is s io n s in th is m a n u al,
or fr om t h e u s e of th e in for m a t io n co n ta in ed h er ein , n o r d o es it m a ke a
co m m it m e n t t o u p d a te t h e in fo rm a tio n co n ta in ed h er ein .
Ber in g Eco n o Pac is a tr ad em a rk o f Be rin g Te ch n o lo gy, In c.
HP, 9 00 0 Ser ies 300, 900 0 Ser ies 700, HP 90 00 Series 8 00 , HP 3000 Series
90 0, HP 300 0 MPE, HP Ba sic, HP-UX, and HP Pas cal a re t rad em arks of Hewlet t
Packar d Corp .
Important FCC
Information
Th is p er ip h er al d evice gen er at es an d u s es rad io fr equ en cy en er gy, an d if it
is n o t in s t alled a n d u s ed p r o p er ly, th a t is , in acco rd an ce wit h t h is m a n u a l,
it m a y ca u s e in t er fer en ce t o r ad io an d te le vis ion recep t io n . It h a s b ee n t yp e
t es t ed an d fou n d t o co m p ly wit h t h e lim it s fo r a Cla s s-A co m p u t in g d evice
in accor d an ce with th e s p ecificatio n s in s ubp a rt J of p art 15 of FCC Ru les ,
wh ich are d e sign ed t o p ro vid e reason a ble p ro te ct io n a gain st su ch
in t er fer en ce in a co m m e rcia l in s t a llat io n . Ho weve r, t h er e is n o gu a ran t e e
t h at in t er fer en ce w ill n o t occu r in a p a r t icu la r in s t alla tio n . Op er at io n o f t h is
eq u ip m e n t in a re sid e n tia l a rea m a y ca u s e in t er fe ren ce a n d is u p t o yo u , a t
yo u r own e xp en s e, t o ta ke wh a te ver m eas u r es m a y b e r eq u ir ed t o co rr ect
t h e in t er fer en ce. Yo u can t es t t o s ee wh et h er t h is eq u ip m e n t d oe s ca u se
in t er fe ren ce wit h r a d io or t ele vis ion r ecep t io n b y t u r n in g t h e Eco n oPa c off
an d on wh ile t h e r eceiver s ar e on to s ee wh et h er in te rfer en ce s top s wh en
t h e d r ive is off. If t h e d r ive is ca u s in g in t er fer en ce, t r y t o co rr ect th e p r o blem
b y on e o r m o r e o f t h e f o llo win g m e as u r e s :
• Be s u r e you 'r e u s in g s h ield ed in t er co n n ect cab les .
• Reo rien t t h e receivin g a n t en n a.
• Relocat e the d rive wit h resp ect t o t he receiver.
• Mo ve t h e r ec eive r awa y f r om t h e Eco n o Pa c, o r vice ver s a .
• Plu g t h e co m p u t er in t o a d iffer en t o u tlet s o t h a t t h e co m p u t er an d r e ceiver
ar e o n d iffer en t cir cu it s.
If n eces sa ry, con s u lt you r d e aler or a n exp er ien ced rad io/ t elevis ion
t ech n icia n fo r ad d it io n al s u gges t io n s . You m a y a ls o fin d a b oo klet p r ep ar ed
by th e Fed eral Com m u n icat ions Co m m is s ion h elp fu l. It is en t itled How to
Iden tify a n d Resolv e Ra d io-TV In terf er en ce Prob lem s. Req u es t Sto ck No. 00 4-
0 00 -0 03 4 5-4 , fr om t h e U.S. Go ver n m e n t Pr in t in g Office, Was h in gt o n , D.C.,
2 0 4 0 2.

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OVERVIEW
Prin tin g Histor y
Printing History Ne w r evis ion le ve ls o f t h e m a n u al in d icat e a n ew rewrit e of t h e
m a n u al. Th is m a y in clu d e n ew in s talla t io n in s t ru ct io n s fo r a
p ar t icu lar op era tin g s ys te m , or a n ew ROM ve rs io n of t h e Eco n oPa c
s u bs ys t em wh ich a ffe ct s fu n ct ion a lit y. Yo u ca n d et er m in e t h e ROM
ver sio n of you r Econ o Pa c by u sin g t h e fr on t p a n el LCD co n tro ls . See
ch ap t er 4 fo r d et ails.
If you h ave u p gr ad e d yo u r Eco n oPac a n d th e LCD fu n ct io n s n o lon ge r
m atch t h ose d es cr ib ed in t h is m a n u al, yo u s h ou ld co n tact Be rin g
Cu s to m er Service t o d et er m in e t h e p ro p er re vis io n of t h e Econ oPac
7 3 00 User 's Ma n u a l r eq u ir ed for yo u r Econ oPac su bsys tem .
Date = Date t h is m an u al wa s p rin t ed
Rev = Re vis io n level of t h is m a n u al
Date Re v Chan g e s to m an ual
Ma y 1 9 99 A Fir s t Pr in t in g

Econ oPac 7 3 0 0 Use r's Ma n u a l v
OVERVIEW
Wa rra n ty St atem en t
Warranty
Statement
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wa rr an ty again s t d efect s in m a ter ia ls an d wor km an s hip .* Du r in g t h e
wa rr an ty p eriod , Ber in g will, at it s o ption , r ep air or rep lace eq u ip m ent wh ich
p r o ve s t o b e d ef ect ive.
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as o n -s it e se rvice, will b e a t yo u r exp e n s e. Be fo r e a n y p r o d u ct is re tu r n e d
fo r rep air , a Ret u r n Ma t er ials Au t h o riz at io n n u m b er (RMA# ) m u s t fir st b e
o bt ain e d fro m a Cu s t om e r Ser vice r ep r es en t a tive .
Cu s to m e r Se rvice
Ber in g Tech n o logy, In c.
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Cam p b ell, CA 95 00 8
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d a m a ge ca u s ed b y m is u s e o f t h e p r od u ct , u n a u th o r iz e d m o d if icat io n ,
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cle an in g su p p lies .
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CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY RELATED TO THE
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d istr ib utor , rep r esen tat ive, o r d ealer fo r warr an ty term s . Rep air s an d
u p gr a d es ca rr y a lim it ed t im e wa r r an t y. Co n t act a Be rin g sa le s
r ep r e s en t a tive o r Cu s t o m e r Ser vice Re p r es en t a t ive fo r d e t ails o n t h e
wa rra n ty p er iod fo r rep laced p ar t s an d u p gr ad es .

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Con fig u ra tion Settin g s
Configuration
Settings
Use th is t ab le to re co rd t h e co n figu r at ion s et tin gs o f yo u r Ber in g
Econ oPa c d is k d r ive s u bsys tem .
Model: _______________ S/ N: _______________
Tim e Zone _______________
HP-IB Address _____
Default Sector Size ❏256 ❏512
❏1024
Em ulation (HPx x x x ) ❏Enabled ❏Disabled
Fixed disk ❏Yes ❏No
volume prot ect
CS 80 format ❏Enabled ❏Disabled
Auto Spin down/ up ❏Enabled ❏Disabled
Spin down time __________
Spin up time __________

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OVERVIEW
T able of Con ten ts
Table of Contents
1INT RODUCT ION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Con ven t ions in t h is Man u al . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Un p ackin g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2INST A LLING THE ECONOPA C DRIVE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Qu ick -Start Proced u r e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Con n ect in g th e Econ oPac 7 3 00 Dr ives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
3OPERA T ING T HE DISK DRIVE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Po wer Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Load in g a Dis ket te . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Eject in g a Diskette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Writ e-Prot ectin g a Dis k et t e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
4ECON OPA C SY ST EM FUN CT ION S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
System Overviews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0
Econ oPac Men u Tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0
Main Men u . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Sp in Down Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Sp in Up Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Con figu r ation s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Utilit ies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Disp lay Tim e an d Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Con figu r ation s Subm en u . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2
Ch an ge HP-IB Ad d res s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Ch an ge Defau lt Sec[t or] Siz e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Ch an ge Em u latio n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 3
Ch an ge Fix[ed ] Dis k Volu m e Prot ect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 3
Ch an ge CS80 For m at . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 3
Set Tim e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 4
Set Da t e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Set Au t o Sp in Down / Up Tim e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Utilit ies Su bm en u . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Fixed Disk Utilit ies Su bm en u . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 7
Show Dis k In fo rm ation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Sp in Down / Up Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Verify Dis k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 8
For m a t Dis k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 9
Flop p y Dis k Ut ilities Su b m en u . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 0
Show Flop p y In form atio n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Verify Flop p y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1
For m a t Flop p y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Test s Su bm en u . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Show Stat is t ics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3
Test LCD Dis p lay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3
Certify Med ia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3
Verify Med ia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 4

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T able of Con ten ts
5CONFIGURING YOUR HP SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Un it Nu m b er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 7
For m a t tin g a Flopp y Dis k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Series 2 00/ 300 - BASIC 5.0 / 6 .0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Series 2 00/ 300 - PASCAL 3 .2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 3
HP 1 000 A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
HP 1 000 M/ E/ F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Series 8 00 HP-UX 8 .0 / 9 .0 / 10.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
6CA R ING FOR T HE DISK DRIVE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 3
Gen er al Safegu ard s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Dis kette Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
7TROUBLESHOOTING & SERVICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 5
Before You Do An yt h in g Else . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Main ten a n ce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 5
Fu s e Replacem en t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Tech n ical Sup p o rt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 6
ASPECIFICA T IONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
200 MB Fixed Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
500 MB Fixed Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
1 GB Fixed Dis k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
2.1 GB Fixed Dis k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 0
Flop p y Dis k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 1
Gen er al. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Po wer Req u irem en ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Gen er al Dim en s io n s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Acces s ories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 2
BRA CK MOUNT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 3
Installa tion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 3
IN DEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Econ oPac 73 00 User's Ma n u al 1
1
Con gra tu la tio n s o n p u r ch a sin g wh at we t h in k is th e fin es t d is k
s u bs ys t em on t h e m ark et . Berin g d r ives a re b u ilt for yea rs of r elia ble
s ervice . We're s u re you 'll agr ee a s yo u co n tin u e t o wo rk wit h yo u r d r ive .
Ber in g Eco n oPac 730 0 s eries d rives ar e co m p atib le wit h HP co m p u ter
s ys t em s wit h a n HP-IB in t er face. In th is m a n u al we re fer t o th e Ber in g
Econ oPac s u b sys tem as EconoPac an d all HP s ys t em s a s com p u ter u n les s
oth er wis e in d ica te d .
Th e Berin g Econ oPac 7 0 00 Ser ies is a s u bs ys tem con sis t in g of a fixe d
d is k d r ive wit h fixed d is k ca p acit ies ra n gin g fr om 2 0 0 MegaByt es t o 2.1
GigaByt es t o m eet t h e m a ss s to rage r eq u ir em e n ts of a n y op er atin g
sys tem . Th ey h ave a 2.0 MB flo pp y d isk d rive.
Ber in g Tech n o lo gy offers t h e fo llo win g Eco n oPac m o d els :
•Mod el 73 20 — a 2 00 MB fixed d is k d rive wit h a 2.0MB flo p p y d rive
•Mod el 73 50 — a 5 00 MB fixed d is k d rive with a 2.0 MB flop p y d rive
•Mod el 73 10 — a 1 GB fixed d is k d rive wit h a 2.0 MB flo p p y d rive
•Mod el 73 21 — a 2 .1 GB fixed d is k d rive wit h a 2.0 MB flo p p y d r ive
Th e Econ oPac su bsys t em s p r ovid e fa st, reliable s t orage t h at 's always
availa ble . Th e in s t allatio n p roced u re is alm os t id en t ica l fo r a ll m o d els .
No s oft wa re o r h ar d ware m o d ifica tio n s ar e re qu ir ed . All Econ o Pa c
d rives s up p or t th e lates t HP d is k CS80 com m an d s et .
INTRODUCTION
1

INTRODUCTION
Con ven tion s in th is Ma n ua l
2Econ oPac 7 3 0 0 User 's Ma n u a l
1
Conventions in this
Manual
We'll u s e th e fo llo win g con ven t ion s t o m a ke t h e in fo rm atio n m ore
p r ecis e:
•Ke y s on t h e k eyb oa rd are in d icat ed b y ca p it al let t ers en clos ed in squ ar e
brackets, e.g., [ENTER], rega rd les s of wh et h er t h e ch aracters o n you r
ke ys a re act u ally ca p it aliz ed . On t h e o th er h a n d , b utto n s o n t h e
Econ oPa c are in d icated b y u n d er lin ed cap it al lett er s alo n e fo llo wed b y
t h e wo rd b u tt on , e.g. POWER b u tton .
•A m o n os p a ced t yp e fo n t, like this, is u s ed to co n vey t ext you s h ou ld
s ee o n you r s cr een , e.g., “yo u 'll s ee :
Welcome! o n you r m o n it or.”
•Th e s am e fon t in co n t rast (eit h er b old o r re gu la r) t o t h e s u rro u n d in g
text, like this, is u s ed to p r es en t t h e e xact ch a ra ct ers or keys you a re
to typ e or p res s, e.g., “t yp e UTIL an d p res s [ENTER] t o co n t in u e.”
Ho wever , t h es e ke ys t ro kes will n o t b e t yp o gr ap h ica lly d iffer en t ia ted if
t h ey are co n d it ion a l or t h eo ret ical. Th at is , yo u h ave t h e op t io n of
m akin g on e o f s eve ral e n tr ie s or we a re s p ea kin g of h yp o th e tica l
s it u at ion s, e.g., “If you t yp e Ya n d p r es s [ENTER] t h e d is k will b e
r efo rm a tt ed , b u t if you t yp e Na n d p r es s [ENTER] yo u will exit t h e
p r o g r am .”
•Com m an d s, p r ogram , u t ilit y, an d file n am es are cap italiz ed t o
d is tin gu is h t h em from t h e r es t o f t h e t ext . Ho wever , wh en in a co m m a n d
lin e , t h ey will b e rep r es en t ed in lowe r ca se let t er s u n le ss u p p e r ca se
(ca p it al) let t er s a re a ct u ally r eq u ired , e .g.
in text : “... u se t h e TYPE co m m an d t o read t ext files.”
to b e t yp ed :
t yp e a:readme
•Ita lics in an y t yp e fa ce, lik e th is, h ave a lim it ed n u m b er o f p o ss ib le
m ea n in gs :
Wor d s a s word s , lett er s a s let t ers, or n u m era ls as n u m era ls , e.g., “t h e
wor d en ter ca n b e con fu s ed wit h t h e key o n you r keyboa rd , th ere fo re
we will u s e ty p e in it s p la ce.”
Titles of books, booklets, o r d is ks , e.g., Econ oPa c 7 30 0 User's Ma n u a l.
Sym b olic of va ria ble wor d s, ch a ra ct er s, o r n u m e ra ls . Th at is , som et h in g
m u s t be in t h e va ria ble 's p la ce , b u t th e exact con ten t s va ry wit h d iffe ren t
s it u at ion s a n d ca n n ot b e s p ecified wit h o u t kn o win g a p a rt icu lar
s it u at ion . Var ia ble is n ot s yn o n ym ou s wit h o p t io n al. Fr eq u en t ly th e
letter(s) n(for n u m er als ), or x(fo r wo rd s o r ch a ra ct er s) a re u s ed to h o ld
t h e p la ce of t h e variable , e .g., “t h e p r ogr am will an s wer th at t h er e ar e n
wid get s .” No te h o wever , t h at a cap it al Nis u s ed fo r clarit y wh en you
are t o t yp e t h e letter nu s u a lly t o s ign ify No even t h o u gh you d on 't
act u a lly h ave to cap it aliz e t h e let t er wh en you t yp e it .

INTRODUCTION
Un p a ck in g
Econ oPac 73 00 User's Ma n u al 3
Unpacking Ca refu lly u n p a ck you r Eco n oPac n ea r th e lo ca tio n wh e re yo u wa n t t o
s et it u p , n o tin g t h e p a ck in g m et h od as yo u go . Save t h e p a ckin g
m ater ials — t h ey'll com e in h an d y if yo u ever wa n t t o t ran s p ort t h e u n it .
Bes id es t h is m a n ua l, t h e ca rt on co n tain s :
•Th e Eco n oPa c d r ive
•A flop p y d is kette
•A p ower cab le
•A warr an t y card
If a n y it em is m is sin g, p lea se call yo u r d ealer or call Ber in g Cu s t om er
Ser vice a t (4 08 )3 64 -6 50 0 .

INTRODUCTION
Un p a ck in g
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Th is ch a p ter d es cr ib es t h e in s t allatio n p r oced u re fo r t h e Econ oPac an d
is d ivid ed in t o t h r ee sect io n s . Th e “Qu ick -St art Pr o ced u r e” s ect io n
en a bles exp er ie n ced u ser s t o begin o p er at ion r igh t awa y. Th e
“Co n n ect in g th e Econ oPac 730 0 Dr ives ” se ct ion h e lp s n ew u s er s
con n e ct th e d is k d r ive t o HP-IB b as ed s ys te m s before go in g on t o t h e
n ext ch a p t er for ad d it ion al op era tin g in s t ru ct ion s.
Quick-Start
Procedure
Th is sect io n d es cr ibes th e q u ick-s t ar t p r oced u r e t o s et u p t h e Econ o Pa c
7 30 0. Mos t of t h e p a ram e ters a re a lr ead y s et at t h e fact ory. Th er e m a y
be s om e ad ju s tm e n ts n eces s ar y b efo re t h e Eco n oPac ca n o p er at e in yo u r
p art icu lar e n vir on m en t . Refer t o Ch a p ter 5 fo r d etailed in s t ru ct io n s.
Th e d efa u lt p ar am eter s et tin gs are as fo llows :
Date/ Tim e: Pacific time
HP-IB address: 0
Emulation: disabled
Default sector size: 1024
CS80 form at: enabled
1. Turn off your computer and connect the EconoPac.
If n ece ss ar y, refer t o t h e n e xt s ect io n in t h is ch ap t er.
2. Turn on the EconoPac and wait for the self-test to end.
Wh en t h e t es t e n d s wit h ou t in cid e n t, t h e t im e a n d d a t e s h ou ld b e
d is p la yed o n th e fr on t p an el LCD an d t h e clo ck s h o u ld b e ru n n in g.
3. Check the time and date. Adjust the clock if required.
4. Check the HP-IB address in the configuration function. Make sure all
devices on the HP-IB have a unique address.
5. Turn on your com puter.
6. Init ialize the disk and begin using the EconoPac.
▲CAUTION: Ma k e su re th a t oth er eq u ip m en t or app lian ces w h ich m ig h t g en era te
electr ica l n oise or a pow er su rg e (su ch as electric ty p ew riters or h eaters)
are on sep arate circu its.
INSTALLING THE ECONOPAC DRIVE
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INSTALLING THE ECONOPAC DRIVE
Con n ectin g th e Econ oPac 73 00 Driv es
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Connecting the
EconoPac 7300
Drives
For sp ecific in st a lla tio n a n d con figu r at io n in s t ru ct ion s for yo u r
com p u t er , r efer t o t h e Ch a p ter 5 , “Co n figu r in g yo ur HP Sys te m .”
Th ese in s tru ct ion s a re for con n ect in g an Econ o Pa c 7 30 0 t o a n HP-IB
b as e d co m p u t e r.
▲CAUTION: T u rn of f y ou r com p u ter an d u n p lu g th e p ow er cord f rom th e w a ll ou tlet.
Discon n ect a n y oth er ca ble s a tta ch e d to t h e b a ck p a n el of y ou r com p u ter
th a t m a y b e in y ou r w a y .
Fig u re 2 -1 : Con n ect in g Econ oPac 73 00 to a n HP-IB com p u ter
1. Connect one end of the HP-IB cable to the HP-IB connector on the back
of the com puter and the other end to t he HP-IB connector on the back
panel of the EconoPac. Tighten the thumb screws by hand.
2. Connect the power cable to the back of the EconoPac. Make sure there
is at least two inches of space around the back and two inches around
the sides of the drive.
3. Plug the EconoPac and the computer into grounded electrical outlets.
Be s u re t h at th e ou t let s a ct u ally a re gr ou n d e d — t h at t h e t h ir d p ron g
r ea lly is co n n ect ed to a gr ou n d . Th e Eco n oPac sh ou ld b e o n t h e s am e
cir cu it a s yo u r com p u t er .
▲CAUTION: Ma k e su re th a t oth er eq u ip m en t or app lian ces w h ich m ig h t g en era te
electrica l n oise or a pow er su rg e a re on sep a ra te circu its.
4. Turn on the EconoPac, the computer, and any other peripherals.
HP-IB connector AC receptacle
with fuse holder
and spare fuse
Power cable
HP-IB cable
Status indicator

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Th is ch a p t er d escr ib es t h e o p er at in g p r oced u r es fo r t h e Econ o Pa c ser ies
d r ive s. It is d ivid ed in t o fou r s ect ion s : “Po wer Up ,” “Load in g a Diskette,”
“Eject in g a Dis kette,” an d “Writ e-Pr ot ect in g a Disk et t e.”
Power Up Figu r e 3-1 illu s tra tes a ll co n t ro ls an d in d icat o rs re qu ir ed for op e ra tin g
t h e Eco n oPac.
Fig u re 3 -1 : Econ oPa c 7 30 0 Fron t Pa n el
1. Press the POWER but ton on the front panel of the EconoPac.
Th e Eco n oPac will b egin it s p owe r u p s elf-t es t p r oced u res . Th e Econ oPac
h as a r ed acces s LED in t h e lo wer r igh t cor n er o f t h e fro n t p a n el. Th is
LED will fla sh d u r in g s tar t u p t o in d icat e a s elf-t es t o p er at ion fo r t h e
fixed d rive an d t h en go o u t. It will als o flash wh e n ever th e fixed d is k
d r ive is acces s ed . Th is o p er at ion s h o u ld t ake les s t h an a m in u t e.
Power button
Fixed disk access LED
Eject button
Floppy disk slot
Access LED
OPERATING THE DISK DRIVE
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OPERATING THE DISK DRIVE
Loa din g a Disk ette
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Loading a
Diskette
In se rt an d rem o ve flo p p y d is ke tt es ju s t as yo u wo u ld on a PC.
1. Hold the labeled edge of the disk between thumb and forefinger - the
label up, the metal shutter facing the drive slot, and the angled corner
of the disk on your right.
2. Insert the diskett e into the drive slot with the label side up and the write-
prot ect switch toward you and push the diskette straight in, keeping it
parallel with the top and bottom of the drive, unt il it seats wit h a click.
Ejecting a
Diskette
It is im p ort an t t o r em ove t h e d is ket t e b efor e yo u t u rn o ff t h e Eco n oPac.
If you lea ve t h e d is kette in t h e d r ive, t h e sh u tt er r em ain s op en a n d th e
r eco rd in g m ed ia it s elf is vu ln er able t o d u s t a n d co n tam in a t io n .
1. To eject a diskette, depress t he eject button until the diskette pops out.
Rem em ber to lab e l an d d ate t h e d is ket t e fo r fu t u r e r eferen ce.
Write-Protecting
a Diskette
Yo u m a y wa n t t o wr it e-p r ot ect t h e flop p y d is kett e aft er rem o vin g it
fro m t h e flop p y d rive. Writ e-p rot ectio n p reven ts accid en t ally erasin g
d ata o n th e d is ket t e. Th e writ e-p r ot ect io n s wit ch is loca ted o n th e fron t
le ft ed ge o f t h e d is ket te .
Fig u re 3 -2 : Wr ite-pr otectin g a d isk ett e
1. To write-protect the floppy diskette, slide the tab away from the metal
shutter until the t ab snaps into place.
A fin ger n ail or t h e tip o f a p en m a y p r ove u s efu l in m o vin g th e t ab .
Wh en yo u can s ee t h ro u gh t h e r ect an gle t h is o p en s in t h e d is kett e, d a ta
can n o t b e wr it ten to t h e ca rt rid ge an d e xistin g d a ta ca n n ot be eras ed
b y an y o rd in a ry m ea n s.
Read/write
position
Read only
position
(write-protected)
Write-protect switch

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Th is ch a p ter d es cr ib es t h e Eco n oPac co n figu r atio n an d o p er at in g
p r oced u r es . Th e Eco n oPac fea tu res a p u s h -b u tt o n o p er at io n fo r
p er fo rm in g co n figu r at ion an d o p er at in g p roced u res. Th is p r oce d u re is
bas ed o n a h iera rch ical s t ru ct u r e o f s ys t em fu n ct io n s d is p layed o n t h e
d is k d r ive's LCD. All p r oced u r es ca n b e p er fo rm ed u s in g t h e t wo fron t
p an el p u s h -b u tto n co n tro ls : SELECT a n d ENTER.
Th ese in s tr u ct ion s sh ou ld be u sed in co n ju n ct ion wit h yo u r s p ecific HP
com p u t er 's co n figu r at ion p r oce d u re give n in Ch ap t er 5 , “Con figu r in g
Yo u r HP Sys t em .”
Fig u re 4 -1 : Fr on t pa n el LCD a n d p u sh -b u tt on con t rols
All s ys tem o p er at io n s a re p erfo rm ed b y first s elect in g a fu n ct io n an d
t h en en te rin g it fo r e xecu t io n . Th e SELECT b u t t on en a b le s yo u t o s cr oll
t h ro u gh a ll t h e ava ila ble s ys te m fu n ct io n s a n d s elect d es ir ed ch o ices .
Th e ENTER b u t to n e n ab les yo u t o execu t e t h e ch o sen fu n ct ion .
•To s ele ct a s ys te m fu n ct io n , p r es s t h e SELECT bu tto n u n t il t h e d es ir ed
fu n ct io n a p p ea rs on t h e LCD.
•To execu t e t h e ch o sen fu n ct io n o r d is p lay it s op tio ns, p r es s t h e ENTER
b u tt o n .
•If yo u wa n t to ab or t t h e cu r ren t op e ra tio n , p r es s th e SELECT an d ENTER
b u tt o n s sim u lt an eo u sly.
Th e a bo rt fu n ct io n is allo we d o n ly d u r in g cert a in op er at io n s.
•To s cr oll o r st ep b ack wa rd in a m en u , p r es s an d h old t h e SELECT b u t to n
first an d th en t h e ENTER b u t t on .
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ECONOPAC SYSTEM FUNCTIONS
Sy ste m Ov er v iew s
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System
Overviews
Th is s ect ion co n tain s a m en u st r u ct u re o f t h e com m a n d s wh ich can b e
acces s ed from t h e fron t p a n el LCD d is p la y an d co n tr ols .
EconoPac Menu Tree Th e LCD d is p lay com m and s tr u ct u re fo r th e 7 3 00 m o d els :
Dis play tim e an d m e s s age s
Tim e / Date
Co nf ig u ratio n s
Chan g e HPIB ad dre s s
Chan g e e m u latio n
Chan g e de fau lt s e c to r s iz e
Chan g e CS8 0 f o rm at
Se t tim e
Se t date
Re tu rn to m ain
Utilitie s
Be rin g m o d e l
ROM v e rs io n / d ate
Fix e d dis k utilitie s
Sh o w d is k in fo rm atio n
Ve rif y d is k
Fo rm at d is k
Te s ts
Sho w s tatis tic s
Te s t LCD dis p lay
Ce rtify m e d ia
Ve rif y m e d ia
Pre v io u s m e n u
Pre v io u s m e n u
Flo p p y d is k u tilitie s
Sh o w f lo p p y in fo rm atio n
Ve rif y f lo p p y
Fo rm at f lo p p y
Pre v io u s m e n u
Chan g e fix e d dis k v o lu m e pro te ct
Sp in d o w n / u p d is k
Se t auto s pin up/ d ow n dis k
Spin up dis k
Re tu rn to m ain
Spin d ow n dis k

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Main Menu Th e d efau lt d is p la y o n t h e fr on t p a n el LCD is t h e t im e/ d a te . Wh en th e
SELECT bu t t on is p r es se d , t h e fir st ch o ice of t h e Ma in m e n u will b e
d is p la yed . Yo u ca n scr oll t h e Ma in m e n u b y r ep ea ted ly p re ss in g t h e
SELECT bu t t on . To execu t e th e se lect ed fu n ct ion o r t o en t er t h e su b-
m en u , p r es s t h e ENTER b u t to n . Th e fo llo win g o p t io n s are a vaila ble fr om
t h e Ma in m en u :
Spin down disk
Spin up disk
Configurations
Utilities
Display time and messages
Spin Down Disk Th is fu n ct io n will s p in t h e fixed d is k d r ive d o wn . Us in g t h is fu n ct io n
will h elp p reven t wea r o n a d rive wh ich is co n st an tly p owere d on . Th ere
is a n Au t o s p in -d o wn fu n ct ion a vaila ble in t h e Co n figu r at ion s m en u .
1. Press the ENTER but t on to ex ecut e t he displayed function.
Th e d r ive will t h en s pin d o wn .
Spin Up Disk Th is fu n ct io n will s p in t h e fixed d is k d r ive u p . If t h e d r ive is a lr ea d y
s p in n in g, th is fu n ct ion will h a ve n o effect .
1. Press the ENTER button to ex ecute the displayed function.
Th e d r ive will t h en s pin u p .
▲CAUTION: If t h e com p u ter sy st em a tt em p ts to a cce ss t h e Econ oPa c w h ile it is sp u n
d ow n , th e d r iv e w ill a u tom a tica lly sp in u p , b u t th e com p u ter sy stem m a y
tim e-ou t bef ore th e d riv e is r ea d y , ca u sin g a sy st em er ror .
Configurations Th is fu n ct ion s et s t h e HP-IB a d d res s, em u latio n m od e, d efau lt s ect or
s iz e, CS8 0 fo rm at, co m m an d m od e, s et s au t o m a tic sp in d own an d u p ,
an d set s th e d a te a n d t im e . (See t h e “Con figu r at io n s Su b m e n u ” s ect io n
for d et ailed in fo rm atio n .)
Utilities Th is fu n ct io n sh ows d is k/ flop p y in fo rm at ion ; ver ifies , an d form a ts t h e
fixed d is k, fo rm at s t h e flop p y d is k; era ses d ata ; a nd p er form s test
fu n ct io n s. Refer t o th e “Ut ilit ies Su b m en u ” sect io n fo r d et a iled
in for m a tio n .
Display Time and
Messages
Th is fu n ct io n exit s th e Ma in m en u a n d d is p lays th e cu r re n t d a te, t im e,
an d s ys t em m e ss age s.

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Configurations
Submenu
Th is fu n ct ion s et s t h e HP-IB ad d res s, ch an ges t h e em u la tio n , ch an ge s
t h e d rive b u t to n fu n ct ion , an d se ts t h e d at e an d tim e.
1. Press the ENTER button when the Configurations function is displayed
on the Main menu.
Th e Co n figu r at io n s s u bm e n u will offer t h es e fu n ct io n s:
Change HP-IB address
Change default sector size
Change emulation
Change fixed disk volume protect
Change CS80 format
Set time
Set date
Set auto spin down/up disk
2. Press the SELECT butt on to scroll through the functions.
3. To return to the Main menu, press the ENTER button when you see
Return to main.
Change HP-IB
Address
Th is fu n ct io n set s t h e HP-IB a d d re ss of t h e Econ o Pa c. Th e valu e s r an ge
fro m 0 t o 7 . Wh en s elect in g t h e HP-IB ad d r es s , m a ke s u re each d e vice
on t h e s am e HP-IB h a s a n u n iq u e ad d r es s .
1. Press the ENTER but ton to execute this function.
Th e fo llowin g m es s age will ap p ear :
HP-IB address = 0
2. Press the SELECT button to scroll through all the choices, then press
the ENTER button to select the correct address.
Th e Eco n oPac will re set t o t h e n e w va lu e .
Change Default
Sec[tor] Size
Th is fu n ct io n s et s t h e d efa u lt p h ys ical s ect o r siz e wh e n t h e fixed d is k
if fo rm atted b y t h e h o st com p u t er .
1. With the Change default sec size function displayed, press the ENTER
button to choose this function.
Yo u 'll s ee t h is m es s age:
Set bytes/sector
to same/256/512/1024
2. Press the SELECT button to scroll through the selections:
same = no change
256 = 256 bytes/sector
512 = 512 bytes/sector
1024 = 1024 bytes/sector