FORD HIGGINS POWERFRAME User manual

INSTALLATION GUIDE
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MicrocomputerSystems
4755 Walnut Street
Boulder, Colorado 80301
[phone]
TLX: 752267 FHL BLDR
TWX: 910-997-0429
EASYLINK: 62317580
PART NO. 20224600

Contents
PAGE
1 ••••••••••••• Inspecting
2
••••••••••••• Unpackaging
3 ••••••••••••• Removing Unit from Box
4 ••••••••••••• Removing Styrofoam Frame
5 ••••••••••••• Attaching Bezels
6
••••••••••••• Plugging in Unit
7•• :
•••••••••• Connecting Console
8.~ ••••••••••• Checking Switches
9
••••••••••••• Turning Power On
10 ••••••••••••• Checking Indicator Lights
11 ••••••••••••• Setting Switches
12 ••••••••••••• Booting System
13 ••••••••••••• Unlocking Heads {Double-wide systems only)

March 20, 1984
REGARDING:
PROBLEM:
SOLUTION:
NOTE:
Technical Bulletin No. 1
Booting
System
When the system responds: START? and you type in: NO, th~
system responds again with: START?
When the system responds: START? type in: N instead of NO.
For your own convenience, please make note of this in your
Installation Manual.

March 20, 1984
REGARDING:
PROBLEM:
SOLUTION:
NOTE:
Technical Bulletin No. 2
Booting
System
When the system is booted to unit DMI (fixed) without a formatted
cartridge in unit DMO, the system will "hang."
Do not boot a DMI (fixed) disk unless there is a formatted cartridge
in DMO.
For your own convenience, please make note of t.his in your
Installation Manual.

March 20, 1984
REGARDING:
PROBLEM:
SOLUTION:
NOTE:
Technical Bulletin No. 3
RSTS/E Password
Some users have experienced difficulty when trying to log into
account 1,2 on the RSTS/E distribution.
The password is: LIBRA.
For your own convenience, please make note of this in your
Installation Manual.

FCC Compliance
This equipment generates and uses radio frequency energy and if
not installed and used properly, i.e., in strict accordance with
the operating
instructions, reference manuals, and the service
manual, may cause interference to radio or television reception.
It has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a
Class A
computing device pursuant to Subpart J of Part 15 of FCC
Rules, which are designed to provide reasonable protection
against
such interference when operated in a commercial
installation. If this equipment does cause interference to radio
or television reception,
which can be determined by turning the
equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct
the interference
by one or more of the following measures:
1) · Reorient the receiving antenna.
2) Relocat~ the equipment with respect to the receiver.
3) Move the equipment away from the receiver.
4) Plug the equipment into a different outlet so that equipment
and ireceiver are on different branch circuits.
If necessary, consult your dealer service representative for
additional suggestions.
The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio or TV
interference caused by unauthorized modifications to this
equipment. It is the responsibility of the user to correct such
interference.

Inspecting
Inspect box for any damage.
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Unpackaging
Open top of box. Remove power cable,
manuals,
and front and back bezels (wrapped
in styrofoam) from cardboard shelf.
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Remove cardboard shelf.
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Removing Unit
Carefully lay the box down on its side.
CAUTION: The weight of the unit is
approximately 100 pounds.
The unit is packed in a styrofoam shipping
frame. Carefully slide the
unit and
styrofoam out of the box.
3

Removing Styrofoam
Tip unit upright.
: ... Remove styrofoam shipping frame.
4

Attaching Bezels
Attach the front and back bezels to the unit
as shown in the illustrations.
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Plugging In Unit
Ensure that the power switch on the back of
the unit is in the OFF position ("O"). Then
plug one end of the power cable into the back
of the unit and the other end into a wall
socket.
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Connecting Console
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Connect a console terminal to the unit. The
console should be set at 9600 baud rate. The
plug at the back of the unit is an RS232,
designed to interface with a modem. If you
are connecting straight from the computer to
a terminal, use a "null-modem" cable.
7

Checking Switches
Check the switches below the disk door on the
front
of the unit. Make sure that the three
switches
(POWER, BOOT, RUN/HALT) are in the
OFF position, which is down. The disk
START/STOP switch (to the left of the disk
door)
should be in the STOP position and the
WRITE PROTECT switch (directly above) should
be in the OFF position.
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Turning Power.On
Turn the POWER switch, located on the back of
the unit, to the ON {
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Checking Indicator Lights
Turn the POWER switch on the front of the
unit to the ON position.
The POWER, LOAD, DC ON, and RUN lights on the
front of the unit should light up. The
system will arrive with the disk cartridge
already inside, so no insertion is necessary.
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Setting Switches
After the terminal is plugged in, put the RUN
switch (on the-front of the unit) in the RUN
position. Also, set the START/STOP switch
(to the
left of the disk door) to START. The
LOAD light will extinguish when the disk
begins to spin.
The READY light will
illuminate when the system is ready to boot.
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Booting System
Depress the BOOT switch (on the front of the
unit) momentarily. On the console screen,
the message:
TESTING MEMORY will appear.
After the
memory test, the system will
respond with the amount of memory listed in
the format:
XXX.KW on the following line.
Then the system will ask: START? To answer,
type in
either: Y or DMn ("n" representing
the unit to be booted). The removable
portion
of the disk is unit .0'; the fixed
portion
is unit 1.
NOTE: Do not boot a DMl (fixed) disk unless
there is a formatted cartridge in DM@.
The system should now be booted up and ready
for use.
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Unlocking Heads
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The following procedure for unlocking the
heads should only be performed after the
computer has
been positioned in place, and
before it has been plugged in. Do not move
the computer after the heads have been
unlocked, as damage may occur to the disk
drive.
· STEP 1: Remove the four flathead screws
located
on the front panel board.
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