IBM 3270 User manual

Option Instructions
All Points Addressable Adapter
for
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3270
Personal
Computer
This carton contains the following:
• The All Points Addressable Adapter
• One Top Card Connector
If any items are missing or damaged, notify your IBM
representative.
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First Edition (January 1984)
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Contents
Installation Requirement
Tool Required I
Installation Instructions 2
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Installation Requirement
The IBM All Points Addressable Adapter, hereafter referred
to as the AP A A dapfer, can be installed only in the IBM
3270 Personal Computer system unit.
Tool Required
Medium-sized, flat-blade screwdriver
Optional:
• 3/ l6-inch nut driver
• 1/4-inch nutdriver
APA Adapter 1

Installation Instructions
1. Set the On/Off (I/O) switch on the system unit (and on
the color display, if attached) to the Off position (0).
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2. If you have a printer (or any other externally attached
device), set the On/Off switch(es) to Off.
3. Unplug the system unit power cord from the power out-
let. (If you have the 3270 color display, unplug its power
cord also.)
APA Adapter 2
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4. Move your keyboard and all external options away from
the work area.
5. Position the system unit to allow access to the rear.
6. Using a flat-blade screwdriver or a 1/4-inch nutdriver,
remove the cover mounting screws by turning them
counterclockwise as shown in the figure below. Save
the screws for the installation
of the cover.
Cover Mounting Screws
(These three screws may not be
present
on your system unit)
APA Adapter 3

7. Carefully slide the unit cover away from the rear and to
the front as indicated in the figure below. When the
cover will go no further, tilt it up, remove it from the
base, and set it aside.
AP A Adapter 4

8. Look at the back of the system unit and locate the dis-
play card.
The display card retaining bracket is stamped
for ease
of identification (see below).
9. Look at the inside of your unit. The APA Adapter must
be installed in a long slot directly adjacent
to the display
card.
APA Adapter 5

10.Using a flat-blade screwdriver or a 3/ 16-inch nutdriver,
remove
the screw that holds the expansion slot cover in
place by turning the screw counterclockwise. Save the
screw for the installation
of the adapter card.
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11. If it is not already installed, press the card support bracket
into the corresponding holes in the front panel of the sys-
tem unit. (The card support bracket is in your option
package.)
Front Panel
Card Support
Bracket
APA Adapter 7

12. Look at the figure below and familiarize yourself with the
APA Adapter card.
13. Holding the adapter card by the top, press it into the slot.
AP A Adapter 8

14. Align the slot in the adapter card retaining bracket with
the hole in the rear of the unit. Start the screw clockwise;
then tighten
it with a flat-blade screwdriver or a 3/16-inch
nutdriver.
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APA Adapter 9

15. Install the top card connector between the APA Adapter
card and the display card.
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16. If you have any other options to install, do so now before
putting
the cover back on. Put the unit cover on by
positioning it
as shown and carefully sliding it toward the
rear
of the unit.
APA Adapter 11

17. When the cover is all the way to the rear, reinstall and align
the cover screws with the threaded tabs. Using a flat-blade
screwdriver
or a 1/4-inch nutdriver, turn the screws clock-
wise
to tighten.
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18. Plug the system unit power cord into a properly grounded
power outlet.
19. If you have the 3270 color display, plug its power cord
into a properly grounded power outlet.
20. You are ready to check out your installation.
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To check out your installation, refer to "Checkout" in
your IBM 3270 Personal Computer Guide to Operations.
After a successful checkout, for information on the use
of the All Points Addressable Adapter, see your IBM 3270
Personal Computer Control Program User's Guide and
Reference.
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