HP Visualize c160 User manual

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Model C160L Owner’s Guide
HP Part No. A4200-90021
Edition E0796
Printed in U.S.A.

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Hewlett-Packard Co. 1996
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First Printing: July 1996
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Preface
This owner’s guide describes how to use your HP 9000 C Class workstation.
This manual assumes that you have installed your workstation as described
in the C Class Hardware Installation Card.

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Audience
This guide is intended for HP 9000 Model C160L workstation users.
Safety and Regulatory Statements
See Appendix A in the back of this manual for safety and regulatory state-
ments that apply to this workstation.
Release Document(s)
Please refer to the Release Document(s) you received with your system or
system software for additional information that we may not have been able
to include in this guide at the time of its publication.

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Related Manuals
Refer to the following manuals for more information:
•C Class Hardware Installation Card (A4200-90012)
•Using Your HP Workstation (A2615-90003)
•Installing and Updating HP-UX (B2355-90050)
•Configuring HP-UX for Peripherals (B2355-90053)
•HP Visual User Environment User’s Guide (B1171-90079)
•Managing Clusters of HP 9000 Computers: Sharing the HP-UX
File System (B2355-90038)
To order manuals, please contact your local sales office.
Revision History
The revision history for each edition of the manual is listed below:
HP Part No. Edition Revision History
A4200-90021 E0795 First printing

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Documentation Conventions
Unless otherwise noted in the text, this guide uses the following symbolic
conventions.
user-supplied values Italic words or characters in for-
mats and command descriptions
represent values that you must
supply.
sample user input In examples, information that the
user enters appears in color.
output Information that the system dis-
plays appears in this type-
face.
literal values Bold words or characters in for-
mats and command descriptions
represent commands or keywords
that you must use literally. Path-
names are also in bold.
KEY Text with a line above and a line
below denotes a key on your key-
board, or a key or button which is
drawn on your workstation’s
graphic display.
(In this manual we refer to the
Enter key. On your keyboard the
key may be labeled either Enter
or Return.)

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Problems, Questions, and Suggestions
If you have any problems, questions, or suggestions with our hardware, soft-
ware, or documentation, please call 1-888-301-5932 (US & Canada) or con-
tact the HP Response Center for your country.

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Contents
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Preface
1 Product Information
Product Description 3
System Unit Front Panel Controls 5
System Power Switch 5
Power LED 6
System LEDs 6
Audio Controls 7
Storage Device Controls and Features 8
CD-ROM Drive 8
DDS Tape Drive 10
Floppy Disk Drive 12
System Unit Rear Panel Connectors 13
Pullout Card 14
Security Loop 14
Audio Connectors 15
PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Connectors 17
HP Parallel I/O Connector 17
802.3 Network Connectors 17
Serial Input/Output Connectors 18
SCSI Connectors 19
TOC Button 19
Power Cord Connector 19
Monitors 20
Keyboard 21
Pointing Devices 21
Operating System Overview 22

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Contents
2 Using Your CD-ROM Drive
CD-ROM Drive and CD-ROM Media Descriptions 25
CD-ROM Drive 25
Controls and Features 26
CD-ROM Media 28
Caring for CD-ROM Discs 28
Operating the CD-ROM Drive 29
Loading and Unloading a CD-ROM in the Disc Tray 29
Disc Tray Description 29
Loading a CD-ROM Disc in a Horizontally Mounted Drive 30
Unloading a CD-ROM Disc in a Horizontally Mounted Drive 31
Loading a CD-ROM Disc in a Vertically Mounted Drive 32
Unloading a CD-ROM Disc in a Vertically Mounted Drive 34
Verifying the CD-ROM Drive Operation 35
Mounting and Unmounting a CD-ROM Disc 36
Mounting a CD-ROM Disc Using SAM 36
Unmounting a CD-ROM Disc Using SAM 38
Reading the Busy Light 39
Troubleshooting 41
3 Using Your Digital Data Storage (DDS) Tape Drive
DDS Tape Drive and Data Cassette Descriptions 45
DDS Drive 45
Storage Capacities 45
Controls and Indicators 46
LEDs 47
LED Warning Conditions 48
Data Cassettes 49
Media Life 49
Cleaning the Tape Heads 50
Media Restrictions 50

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Setting the Write-Protect Tab on a Data Cassette 51
Operating the DDS Tape Drive 52
Loading and Unloading a Data Cassette 52
Verifying the DDS Tape Drive Operation 53
Using Device Files 54
Archiving Data 55
Writing to a Data Cassette 55
Restoring Files from a Data Cassette to Your System 56
Listing the Files on a Data Cassette 56
Further Command Information 57
Troubleshooting 58
Ordering Information 58
4 Using Your 3.5-Inch Floppy Disk Drive
Using the Floppy Diskette 61
Setting the Write-Protect Tab on a Diskette 61
Inserting and Removing a Diskette 62
Operating the Floppy Drive 63
Verifying the Floppy Drive Configuration 63
Using Device Files 64
Formatting a New Diskette 65
Transferring Data To and From a Floppy Diskette 66
Saving Files to a Floppy Diskette 66
Restoring Files from a Floppy Diskette to Your System 66
Listing the Files on a Floppy Diskette 67
For More Information 68
Configuring the Floppy Driver 69
Troubleshooting 70
Ordering Information 70