Ge Terminet 300 User manual

INSTRUCTIONS

Op~1·ator's

Manual

Ter•••~~1·3J!fJJ!fJJ

Pri1iter

@Copyright

General

Electric

Company,

USA,

1972

;:

'fr:1cl,

inark

of

the

Gcncrnl

Electric

Company,

U.S.A.

GENERAL

ELECTRIC

GEH-2184A

CONTENTS

Page

DESCRIPTION

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P ner aI . . . . . . . .

Model

Configuration

Optional

Equipment

Op

ti

on

al

F

ea

tu

res

. . . .

PltEPAH.ING

fHE

·rERMINET

300

PRINTER

FOR

OPERA·TION

Power

Connections

Control

Connections

Power

On . . .

Operation

......

. . . . . .

Ribbon

. . . . . . .

Paper

Installation

Punch

fape

(Optional)

OPERATION

......

.

Controls

Audible

Indicators

Keyboard

rape

Reader

Tape

Punch

OPERATING

PROCEDURE

Local

Mode

On-line

lVlode

Stand-by

Mode

. . . . . . .

. . .

. .

. . . . .

. .

CUSTO:rvlER

CARE

0?

THE

TERMINET

300

PRINTER

Cleaning

and

Maintenance

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

.

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

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

. . . . . . . .

These

1nsfruct1ons

do

not

purport

to

cover

all

details

or

variations

in

equipment

nor

to

provide

for

every

possible

contingency

to

be

met

1n

connccf1on

wd/1

installat1on,

operation

or

maintenance.

Should

further

information

be

desired

or

should

particular

problems

arise

which

are

not

covered

suff1c1enfly for

tht>

purchaser

s

purposes,

the

matter

should

be

referred

to

the

General

Electric

Company.

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

Opp1•11tor~s

illanual

'ler1-w.Wei3J/QJIQJ

Printer

DESCRIPTION

GENERAL

The

Te

rn1i

Net

300

printer

is

a

quiet.

con1pact.

high

speed

data

cornrnunications

tern1inal

designed

for

local

or

"on

line

1'

use

or

for

printin~

received

or

tra

nsn1

it

tc·~d

inf

orn1ation

from

con1pute

r

systen1

s

or

other

ter1ninals

using

the

USASCII

Code.

t

I

~

~····.

r 11

....

·.·

5

....

·

..

·.·

...

rra:

r:rw~.ii'f

:::;:~----:::::--1

ii1iil

'

·.···;~

···-~·

Fig.

J.

Desk

model

ASR Terminet

300

printer

11

he

Tern1iNet

300

printer

is

capable

of

receiv-

ing

or

transmitting

the

entire

128 USASCII

trans-

n1ission

characters

at

speed

rates

of

10, 15

and

30

characters

per

second

(cps).. It

can

print

from

re-

ceived

data

or

keyboard

operation

on

form

feed,

f'ontinuous

roll,

or

single

sheets

of

·paper.

Optional

equipn1ent

for

the

TermiNet

300

printer

i 11cludes a

tape

punch

and

a

photoelectric

·tape

reader.

both

of

\Vhich

utilize

the

eight-level

US.ASCII

code.

Con1munication

with

other

teleprinters

and

com-

puters

over

comrnon

carrier

transmission

lines

or

i1

11i11

ii

~Ldi·s

<d

l\11H·ric~1

Standard

Code

for

In-

f,

11·11i;d

i(

ll\

ltdt

·

tTILltl~

1

<'.

'-,

telephone

networks,

using

a

compatible

data

set,

is

standard

for

the

TermiNet

300

printer.

l

Print

finl2ers

7

2

Print

finger

belt

8

3

FlL1orescent

lamp

q

shield

1n

4

Paper

shield

1 l

""

Ribbon

gL1icle a

rn:

1 )

~

6

PapeT

dancer

bar

l 3

--k.::;

~··

Paper

Cover

Pa

pc

r·

I

roll

release

r-clease

Cuntrul

panel

I<.evt)o;:i

rd

j

Unpcr

CO\/er

J '

Lower

cover

Fig.

2. TermiNet

300

printer with

cover

up

MODEL

CONFIGURATION

Receive

Only

(RO)

latch

le\-

er

This

model

consists

of

a

Tern1iNet

300

printer

without

keyboard

and

is

used

for

the

printing

of

re-

ceived

information

only.

Keyboard

Send Receive (KSR)

This

n1odel

c()nsists

of

~l

Ti·

rn11I\1 t

300

printer

with

~1

k(1

yboarcl

which

('ll~1hlt·s

it

t()

print

local,

trans111ittecl,

ancl

received

infornL1tion.

3

GEH-2184A

Operator's

Manual

Automatic

Send

Receive (ASR)

This

is

a KSR

Tern1iNet

300

printer,

with

a

paper

Ltp('

pllll<'h

and

reader.

OPTIONAL

EQUIPMENT

Tape

Reader

A

photoelectric

tape

reader

is

available

which

can

re

ad

at

10, 15,

and

30

characters

per

second

when

used

with

a

printer,

and

can

also

send

data

at

120

char-

acters

per

second

if

tape

reader

options

are

included.

The

tape

reader

is

versatile

in

a

number

of

ways.

It

can

be

made

to

read

or

omit

the

word,

or

line

by

simply

pushing

the

appropriate

buttonso

The

reader

can

also

backspace

and

can

be

reversed

from

either

a

remote

or

local

location.

Tape

Punch

A

tape

punch

is

available

which

operates

at

10,

15,

and

30

characters

per

second.

The

solenoid-

dri

ven

punch

has

no

moving

parts,

except

during

the

punching

operation.

This

reduces

wear

and

noise.

The

punch

can

automatically

prepare

a

leader.

OPTIONAL

FEATURES

Long

Print

Line

Tern1iNet

300

printers

are

available

with

118

print

positions

for

those

applications

where

a

long

print

linP

is

required.

Feed

Platen

feed

platens

are

available

for

rapid

and

ac-

curate

handling

of

business

forms.

Answerback

Up

to

a

20-character

n1essage

can

be

supplied

in

the

answe

rback

option.

This

gives

a

ren1ote

lo-

cation

positive

identification

of

another

tern1inal

without

requiring

an

operator

to

be

present.

Horizontal

Tab

Set

(1)

This

feature

allows

either

local

or

remote

setting

of

the

tabs.

The

tabs

can

be

set

at

all

positions

on

the

print

line.

To

set

a

tab

move

to

the

column

po-

sition

desired.

Hold

the

escape

key

and

depress

the

Horizontal

Tab

Set

key

button.

When

the

tabs

are

set,

the

first

tab

position

becomes

the

left-hand

mar-

gin.

To

clear

tabs,

hold

the

Escape

key

and

depress

the

Horizontal

Tab

Clear

key

button.

This

will

clear

all

tabs.

4

Upper/Upper

Lower

Case

Switch

This

switch

enables

either

upper

case

printing

only

or

nor1nal

upper

and

lower

case

printing.

Additional

Options

Available

Soon

Transparency

Switch

Form

Feed

and

Vertical

Tabulation

Red

and

Black

Ribbon

Charaqter

Parity

Detection

Parallel

Interface

PREPARING

THE

TERMINET

300

PRINTER FOR

OPERATION

POWER CONNECTIONS

Plug

the

double-ended

power

cord

into

the

re-

ceptacle

at

the

right

rear

of

the

machine

and

then

into

a

115

volt

a-c,

grounded

outlet.

(See

the

Serv-

ice

Manual

for

specifications

and

power

require-

ments.)

Fig.

3. Power cable connections

N0

TE:

A

SJ~

}

II

()

rl()

f.....,·

I/(

II

'( ' II1( ) I I ') I '( )

11

(/

-(.

outlet

at

Ille

ri,shl

r<'ur

c~/

ll1c

rlcsll'.

READER--

Fig. 4.

Control

cable

connections

CONTROL CONNECTIONS

For

ren1ote

transn1ission,

plug

the

control

cord

for

the

data

set

being

used

into

the

data

set

recep-

tacle

at

the

right

rear

of

the

tern1inal.

CAUTION:

D(J

JcVC>T

PLACE

1'111~'

TER,111-

LVET

300

[-Jf-?,LVTEJ?.

iVITJI

TJJE

IJ(TSTLE

F'Lc~s11

IlGALVST

..

4 T,VALL .As I?.EAI-t

lr_EJcVTIL4TJ()1V

AiA.Y

BE

BLCJCl\·1,,'JJ.

If a

tape

reader

or

punch

is

used,

their

respec-

tive

control

cords

are

plugged

into

the

reader

and

punch

receptacles

at

the

left

rear

of the·

terminals.

Operator's

Manual

GEH-2184A

POWER

ON

The

power

ON/OFF

switch

is

located

at

the

right

rear

of

the

tern1inal.

NOTE:

In

ordc

r

(or

the

Tc:

r

;n

i1Ve

t 30fJ

to

o

/>

c r utc

~

II1c />

las

Iic

paper

s

fl

ic ld a

JI

d Ifle

ternziuo!

lo/>

COl'er

nntst

be

do1vn.

OPERATION

See

OPERATING

PROCEDURES

on

page

10.

RIBBON

InstaI

lat

ion

See

Figurtj

5

and

the

decal

under

the

top

cover

of

the

n1achi1H'.

Replacement

A

recommended

replacement

ribbon

is

the

me-

dium

inking,

#33,

150

FS

Underwood

(GE

Catalog

Number

44A417013-002).

Printing

takes

place

in

the

upper

half

of

the

ribbon.

To

utilize

the

lower

half,

remove

both

spools

with

the

ribbon,

and

in-

stall

the

original

spools

on

opposite

sides

of

the

printer.

PAPER

INSTALLATION

Friction Feed Paper

Use

standard

8 1

2''

wide,

5

inch

diameter

roll

pap

e

r,

or

8 1/

2"

and

12.8

5"

sheets

may

be

use

d.

(See

Fig.

6.)

NOTE:

NEW SPOOL OF RIBBON CAN

BE

INSTALLED

ON

EITHER

SIDE

'

4.

INSTALL RIBBON

AS

SHOWN

ROTATE

ONE

SPOOL

TO

TA

KE

OUT

SLACK.

(ONLY

ONE SPOOL

WILL

TURN

MANUALLY-DO

NOT

FORCE

3.

RIBBON MUST WIND

AND UNWIND

ON

REAR

OF

SPOOLS.

I

I.

HOOK

RIBBON

ON

SPOOL

WRAP APPROX. 3

TURNS

ON

SPOOL.

Fig.

5.

Ribbon

installation

diagram

2.

SL

I

DE

SPOOL

ON

HUB.

LEVER

MUST

ENGAGE

SLOT

,,_~....._~,

~

~:/,

)

5

GEH-2184A

Operator's

Manual

ROD

PLATEN

I

/

PA

PER

FORWARD

--"\--t_---i

FEED

DIRECTION

5

11

PAPER

ROLL

PRESS

HERE

TO

RELEASE

PAPER

OUT

SWITCH IF IN LOCKED POSITION

PRESS

DOWN

HERE

TO

"LOCK

OUT

11

PAPER

SWITCH

--

-

---

-

--

-

----

-

-.....

\ \

)

--

\

~//----;

PAPER OUT I

,,~

\\ SWITCH (EMPTY / PAPER OUT SWITCH

ROLL POS)

/~+t-'

(FULL

ROLL

POS)

LOCKED

POS)

---

CD

PAPER

OUT

SWITCH

IN

LOCKED

POSITION

-DEFEATS

ALARM

-

ENABLES

OPERATIO·N

@PAPER

OUT

SWITCH

IN

FULL

ROLL

RANGE

-

ENABLES

OPERATION

@

PA

PER

0

UT

SWITCH

IN

LOW

PAPER

POSITION

Fig.

6. Paper installation diagram

Installation

1.

The

paper

release

lever

must

be

in

the

re-

Follow

the

steps

listed

below

in

order.

1.

Press

the

cover

release

latches

and

raise

the

cover.

2.

Place

the

tube

in

the

center

of

the

roll.

3.

Set

the

roll

in

place.

4.

Feed

the

paper

from

the

bottom

of

the

roll

over

the

dancer

bar

and

under

the

platen.

5.

Push

the

platen

knob

in,

and

rotate

to

advance

the

paper.

6. To

align

the

paper,

release

the

paper

friction

lever

and

align

the

left

edge

of

the

paper

with

the

red

line

on

the

shield.

7.

Return

the

paper

release

lever

to

the

engaged

position.

8.

When

using

sheet

or

feed

paper,

depress

and

lock

the

paper-out

lever.

Pin-feed

Paper

(Optional)

Follow

the

additional

steps

listed

below

for

the

installation

of

pin-feed

paper.

6

leased

position.

2.

Lock

the

paper-out

lever.

3.

Insert

the

paper

and

align

paper

holes

with

the

sprocket

pins.

4.

Advance

the

paper

with

the

platen

knob.

NOTE:

Paper

release

lever

;nus

t

be

!e_ft

in

the

release

position

(forward) while using·a

feed

platen.

PUNCH

TAPE

(OPTIONAL)

Inserting

Punch

Tape

1.

Place

a

roll

of

1-inch

wide

tape

on

the

supply

spool

(see

Fig.

7).

2.

Feed

the

tape

around

the

guide

rolls

(2)

~111d

through

the

angle

arm.

3.

Move

the

tape

guide

arn1

forward.

PLu·<· !

IH'

tape

under

the

hold

down, leavinµ;

enou~h

<'~t·c·~~~

tape

to

fit

through

the

opening

in

the

front

()f

!

IH·

drawer.

~~""---GUIDE

\

ARM

\

)

I

Fig. 7. Tape punch with

paper

tape

in

position

OPERATION

CONTROLS

Nan1e

Type

Po\ver

On

Switch

Rate

Selector

I 3

Position

I I

Switch

I

Auto

Line

Feed

Line

Feed

Suppress

S\vitch

3

Position

S\vitch

Transparency

S\v'itch

(Optional)

1

Function

One

located

at

right

rear

of

Terminal,

another

located

in

the

desk

kneehole.

*

Turns

on

main

power

to

T e r m i n a 1

and

switch

in

desk

con-

trols

Terminal,

read-

er

and

punch.

Selects

10. 15.

or

30

characters

per

sec-

ond

rece1v1ng

and

transn1itting

speed.

Automatically

ad-

vances

paper

when

carriage

return

key

is

depressed.

Single

or

double

line

feed.

Normal,

Suppress

print

or

suppress

transn1ission.

Allows

reader

to

transmit

or

punch

to

receive

codes

other

than

ASCII.

-

-----~----4-----------------

11

\I,.

l \

Is

I

\1sld1ut

t<

,11

Tri<

i·o·c

rs

ter

n1inal

~h

(

()pl

it

)fl~l

I)

ans\verback

code.

---------~------....J----------~

=::

(ASR

models)

l

Operator's

Manual

GEH-2184A

Interrupt

Type

Illun1inated

Pushbutton

Illun1inated

Pushbutton

Print

Position

Digital

Function

1.

Illun1inates

light

if

'break"

or

·'in-

terrupt"

is

re-

1

ceived.

2.

If

received.

key-

board

is

deacti-

-vatcd.

3.

Kxting·uishcs

light

\Vhen

depressed.

1

but

does

not

send

break.

4.

When

lig:ht

is

out.

depress

to

trans-

n1it

break.

Indicates

data

set

is

ready

for

trans1nis-

!

SlOll.

Indicates

one

or

I

more

of

the

follo\v-

i

1. Lo\v

paper

2.

Paper

out

of

punch

3.

Shield

up

4.

Cover

open

5.

Son1ething

caught

in

print

belt

6 . Lo\v

vo

1

tage

7.

Other

problen1s

in

the

n1achine

1

Indicator

Display

Shows

position

of

to

be

1

printed.

Upper

'Lo\ver

S\vitch

Case

Located

in

rear

of

Tern1inal.

Allo\vs

printing

of

upper

case

letters

only.

(Optional)

On

Line

Illuminated

Turns

tern1inal

1110-

tor

on

and

after

com-

munication

channel

is

established.

per-

n1its

transn1ission

and

reception

of

data.

Standby

Local

Pushbutton

Illuminated

Same

as

On

Line

Pushbutton

with

inotor

off.

Illurninatccl

Enables

local

ter-

Pu~hbutton

i11inal

t>peration

but

d<>('S

n<>t

allo\v

re-

<'P1v1n~~-

and

trans-

1ni

tt

ing

data.

7

GEH-2184A

Operator's Manual

AUDIBLE

INDICATORS

1.

n1

·1

·p

1

l~lCh

tin1P

key

is

depressed.

2. lli:'.!1

pitch

hPPp

at

print

position

69,

and

~lftcr

pri1it

p11~itii)}l

75.

'.L

Slt(

)rt

beep

when

alarm

is

lit.

4.

Short

beep

when

interrupt

is

received.

KEYBOARD

General

Description

The

keyboard

of

the

TermiNet

300

printer

can

generate

all

of

the

128 USASCII

codes.

Special

codes

are

generated

by

the

"ESC.APE"

kev

and

the

''CONTROL"

kev.

Either

one

rnav

be

. . '

pressed

sin1ultaneously

with

another

key

to

gener-

ate

these

special

codes.

The

"ESCAPE''

key

and

its

associated

keys

are

shaded.

To

utilize

the

es-

r

ape

function,

hold

the

ESCAPE

key

and

then

de-

press

the

appropriate

shaded

key.

To

generate

any

of

the

USASCII

control

codes,

depress

and

hold

the

"CONTROL"

key

and

then

de-

press

the

desired

control

function

key.

Most

con-

trol

function

keys

are

identified

on

their

front

edge.

NOTE:

T/1('

''FSC.1\PE",

''C()~V1ROL",

and

11

/lh.J)f~'.1

l

'/'"

IN·

vs

n7usl

he

held

Lulzile llze

as

,<..,'

ocio

I<'

d

/,'

cy i

.\·

de

jJ

r

cs

sed .

The

angle

of

the

keyboard

on

the

Tern1iNt·t

3lHl

printer

is

adjustable.

Keyboard

Keys

CARRIAGE

RETURN

With

the

automatic

line

feed

switch

''off'',

the

carriage

return

key

returns

the

printer

to

the

first

column

or

printing

position.

With

the

auto1nati~

line

feed

switch

"on'',

the

carriage

return

key

ad-

vances

the

paper

at

the

same

time.

REPEAT

Holding

this

key

will

cause

any

other

depressed

key

to

repeat

at

the

rate

of

5

characters

per

sec-

ond.

SHIFT

AND

SHIFT

LOCK

Holding

the

shift

key

down

causes

the

upper

case

characters

to

be

printed

and

transmitted

when

other

keys

are

operated.

The

shift

lock

n1echanically

locks

the

shift

key

until

the

shift

key

is

depressed.

BACKSPACE

(BS)

This

key

moves

the

printing

position

one

posi-

tion

to

the

left

without

printing

a

character

.

• .

Fig.

8. TermiNet

300

keyboard

8

This

bar

n1CJVl'S

the

printing

position

one

posi-

t

ion

to

the

ri~_i,'11t

withnut

printing

a

character.

LINE

FEED

(LF)

This

key

J.dvances

the

paper

one

print

line

if

the

spac

in~

lever

is

set

for

sin~)e

spacing,,

or

t\v(

i

printed

lines

if

the

spacing

switch

is

set

for

double

spacing.

Codes

END

OF

TEXT

(EOT)

This

control

code

will

tr

an

sf

er

the

state

of

the

Tern1in~11

fron1

local

or

on-line

to

standby.

I)ATA

LINK

ESCAPE

(DLE-EOT)

ThesE:'

two

control

codes,

in

sequence,

will

in-

itiate

the

disconnect

sequence

with

the

connected

data

set,

after

which

the

l-{eady

light

will

go

off.

The

Te

rn1inal

i!::l

then

auton1atically

in

the

standby

n1ode.

!".SCA.PE J

(MOTOR

OFF)

These

two

control

codes,

when

reco~·nized

in

the

proper

sequence,

turn

the

n1otor

off.

ENQlTIRY (ENQ)

TlH'

contrc)l

coclt'

\Vht'll

rt.:"C'l'i

Vt'd

causes

the

an-

S\ve

rb~tck

nr

tt.'r111inal

identification

to

be

trans-

n1itted

if

this

option

is

included.

BELL

(BEL)

Causes

the

~tudible

alarn1

to

be

sounded

when

recog11izc'd.

ESC.:\

PE

H

(IVIOTOR

ON)

These

t\vn

cont:,ol

codes,

when

recognized

in

the

proper

sequt'lH'C',

turn

the

motor

on

topern1itprint-

1ng.

TAPE

READER

General

'I'ilt' pll()t(H'lt'C't1·ic Llpt'

r(·adc'r

will

read

and

t

r;111.~n1it

cL1Ll

:1t

tht·

10,

1

~'

~lncl

30

cps

rate,

depend-

Operator's

Manual

GEH-2184A

ing

upon

how

the

TERMINAL

RATE

SELECT

switch

is

set.

The

reader

is

capable

of

120

cps

operation.

The

READ-OMIT

switch

will

enable

the

reader

to

READ

or

OM'IT

the

word

or

line.

To

backsp<Icc th('

tape

one

space.

depress

the

back-

space

key.

Place

the

LOCK/NORMAL

switch

in

the

LOCK

position

in

order

to

provent

the

reader

from

being

turned

on

either

remotely

or

locally.

Place

the

SK

IP-DELETE

switch

in

the

"on"

posi-

tion

to

skip

tape

deletes.

To

start

a

remote

reader,

hold

the

control

key

and

press

the

READER

ON

(Q)

key

of

the

local

terminal.

To

turn

the

reader

off

press

the

INTERRUPT

button.

To

start

a

local

reader,

push

the

RUN

button.

Operation

1.

PL1ct'

tlie

LOCK-NORM

switch

in

the

~ORIV1

position.

2.

Lift

the

shield

over

the

photo-cell

head

and

insert

1-inch

wide

punched

tape

from

right

to

left,

as

shown

in

Figure.

Close

shield.

3.

Put

the

SKIP-DELETE

switch

in

the

desired

position.

The

reader

n1ay

now

be

operated

fron1

a

ren1ote

location

or

locally

by

usin~

the

reader

control

func-

tions.

Fig.

9. Tape reader

9

GEH-2184A

Operator's

Manual

T

.\I

)E E

I)ITTI\G

·r,, l)

r1

p:1

rt'

:1

rH'\V

correct

tape,

place

the

uncor-

1·, '·t , 1 I t:1!i , · i

11

tI1(, tape r ea

ct

er • Fo

11

o

\V

St

f'

I)s 1

tl11

11

11'_'!1

:~

1!!1d1'r

(Jperation,

and

then

procet'cl

'.vith

t l1! l 1 il I(I

'.\'

I I l

'.

s

tt

l ps :

1.

S<·:111

tlii·

printed

copy

n1ade

during

the

first

pun(·llir1~~

<Jf

tlH'

tape

to

detern1ine

the

areas

that

ll\'1

1!

t(>

1H'

C'(ll'rt·cted.

~.

'Turn

the

punch

and

reader

ON.

3.

Detern1ine

that

the

tape

pw1ch

has

blank

tape

re~icly

for

pw1ching·.

4.

Copy

punch

a

new

tape

until

the

incorrect

character,

word,

or

line

is

reached.

:J.

Stop

the

reader

and

place

the

RE

...

A..D-OMIT

switch

in

the

OMIT

position.

G.

To

correct

a

word,

press

the

WORD

pushbut-

ton

on

the

reader.

The

word

containing

the

error

will

run

through

the

reader,

but

will

not

be

punched

on

the

new

tape.

The

san1e

applies

to

a

character

or

line.

7.

The

correct

word

should

now

be

typed.

It

will

then

appear

on

the

corrected

tape.

8.

!)rc·c

e

cd

\Vi

th

the

new

tape

by

turning

the

reader

ON*

TAPE

PUNCH

Operation

Press

the

OFF

or

ON

button

on

the

front

of

the

punch

drawer

to

stop

or

start

the

pW1ch.

Pushing

the

TAPE

FEED

pushbutton

on

the

punch

drawer

will

produce

tape

feed

if

depressed

while

the

punch

switch

is

ON.

To

turn

a

ren1ote

punch

ON

or

OFF,

hold

down

the

control

key

and

depress

the

PUNCH

ON

(R)

or

PUNCH

OFF

(T)

key.

OPERATING

PROCEDURE

CAUTION:

.1LS

A

SAF'ETY

PRECAUTI01V

I

J(

> .V(JT

OP

Elt.11

TE

Tl!E

T

ER

AJJ1VE

T

300

1

Jf~

l.\' Tl:J? H'ITJJ

Tl!E

C011

ER

LIFTED.

LOCAL

MODE

Press

the

LOCAL

button.

The

button

will

light

and

the

print

belt

will

rotate.

Set

the

SUPPRESS

PRINT

switch

in

the

normal

position.

10

1.

Local

Printing

-

The

tern1inal

will

print-1

)ut

when

tht~keys

are

clepre

ssed.

2.

Local

Tape

Punching

-

Press

the

Punch

ON

button~

--T~puncl1-will-

generate

a

tape

in

addition

to

print-out

when

the

keys

are

depressed.

3.

Printing

fron1

tape

-

Insert

the

punched

tape

in

the

--~reicle-r

anclpre-ssthe

reader

ON

button.

Tht'

tape

will

~1clvance

and

print-out

will

take

place

~it

the

speed

of

the

rate

selector

S\Vitch

setting

on

tlli,

tern1inal.

ON-LINE

MODE

Depressing

the

ON-LINE

pushbutton

will

enable

the

Tern1iNet

300

tern1inal

to

be

operated

ren1otely.

When

in

this

condition,

all

of

the

functions

n1e11-

tioned

previously

under

LOC~A..L

MODE

can

be

used

tn

acct.'SS

~llHltht-ir

tern1inal

or

con1puter.

To

Access

a

Computer

1.

Set

the

upper-lower

case

switch

on

the

back

of

the

bustle

to

the

desired

position.

2.

Set

the

rate

switch

on

the

control

panel

to

a

speed

con1patible

with

the

con1puter.

3.

Set

the

line-feed

to

single

or

double

spaci11~

1

,.

4.

Set

the

auto

line-feed

to

the

OFF

pos1tir"·n.

5.

Set

the

suppress

switch

to

nor1nal.

If

print-

out

is

not

desired,

the

suppress

switch

should

be

in

the

Suppress

Print

position.

6.

Dial

the

con1puter

nun1ber.

When

the

audible

tone

is

heard,

push

the

data

button

on

the

data-set,

or

place

the

phone

in

the

cradle

on

the

coupler.

The

READY

light

will

come

on.

The

terrr1inal

is

now

coupled

with

the

computer.

To

Disconnect a

Computer

1.

Use

con1puter

"Cut

Off''

code,

i.e.,

''done",

"bye",

etc.

or

hold

control

key

and

depress

DLE

(P) -

EOT

(D).

This

will

drop

the

data--line

and

return

the

terminal

to

''Standby".

To

Access

Another

Terminal

The

following

steps

should

be

followed:

1.

The

suppress

switch

should

be

in

thi·

1uirnL1l

position.

2.

The

rate

select

switch

setting;

n1ust

1H'

tilt·

san1e

as

the

tern1i11al

lH'i11g

accesS('CI.

GE TermiNet 300 User manual

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