IBM 5280 Manual

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IBM 5280
Distributed Data
System
User's SetupProcedures

First Edition (February 1980)
Use this publication only for the purpose of setting up the IBM 5280 System.
_Changes are periocically made to the information herein; changes will be reported
in technical newsletters or in
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Use this publication only for the purpose stated in the Preface. It is possible that
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This manual is divided into ten sections. Section 1
provides information about
what should have been done
prior
to setup. Sections 2 through 6 provide procedures
for setting up the 5281, 5282, 5286, 5285, and 5288
respectively.
Section 7 provides the procedures
for labeling the
system. Section 8 provides a procedure
for running the
verification program. The program checks the devices
after you have set them up. Section 9 presents the
procedures
for connecting the communications lines to
the 5280 system. Section 10 provides general
instructions
for disconnecting and relocating your
system.
Preface
The tabs on the side of the manual indicate the name of
the procedure in each section.
This manual should be used after your devices are
unpacked and placed where you intend
to use them.
When you have finished setting up and verifying the 5280
system, save one of the User's Setup Procedures manuals
by placing
it in the Machine Verification binder.
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Contents
SECTION 1. WHAT MUST BE DONE PRIOR TO SETUP ................. 1
SOME IMPORTANT POINTS TO REMEMBER ABOUT SETUP ............ 2
SECTION 2. 5281 SETUP PROCEDURE ............................ 5
SECTION 3. 5282 SETUP PROCEDURE ........................... 17
SECTION 4.5286 SETUP PROCEDURE ........................... 31
SECTION 5. 5285 SETUP PROCEDURE ........................... 45
SECTION 6. 5288 SETUP PROCEDURE ........................... 61
SECTION 7. LABELING YOUR SYSTEM .......................... 79
LABELING THE DISKETTE DRIVES ............................ 80
LABELING THE PRINTER ................................... 84
SECTION 8. VERIFICATION PROCEDURE ........................ 87
BASIC OPERATIONAL INFORMATION .......................... 88
Keyboards
............................................. 88
Displays .............................................. 89
Diskettes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
91
Diskette Drives .......................................... 92
SYSTEM CHECKOUT PROCEDURE ............................. 94
Diskette 1 Drive System Checkout Procedure
..................... 106
Diskette 2D Drive System Checkout Procedure .................... 109
Printer Test Pattern ...................................... 118
SECTION
9. COMMUNICATIONS LINE CONNECTION ............... 135
DDSA Communications Line ................................ 136
Local DDSA Communications Line ........................... 136
1200 BPS Integrated Nonswitched (38LS) Communications Line ........ 137
1200 BPS Integrated Switched Communications Line ............... 137
1200 BPS Integrated Nonswitched/Switched Communications Line ...... 138
SECTION 10. DISCONNECTING AND RELOCATING
YOUR SYSTEM
.......................................... 145
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Section 1. What Must Be Done Prior to Setup
Before you start to set up your system, the following must have been
completed (as defined in the Planning and Site Preparation Guide):
• Installed grounded outlets
• Completed system setup form and floor plan
• Labeled system cables and placed them where they will be connected to the
devices
• Assigned physical addresses to the printers and diskette drives (on the
setup form)
• Assigned a number to each keyboard (on the setup form)
• Placed each device where it will be set up
• If you have communications, the following must also have been completed:
-Installed communications equipment
-Completed a procedure for establishing communications with your host
system
If these activities have not been completed, ask your supervisor to see the IBM
5280 System Planning and Site Preparation Guide, GA21-9351.
During the setup procedure you will be:
• Connecting cables
• Setting switches
• Labeling your system devices
• Inserting diskettes
• Loading programs
• Operating the keyboard
• Responding to system prompts
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SOME IMPORTANT POINTS TO REMEMBER ABOUT SETUP
Contents Page
(machine number)
• Do not skip from page to page or from section to section looking for
information. All the information you need to set up a device is in a section
designated
for that device.
• Do not attempt to set up more than one device at a time, even though they
look alike. Return to the beginning of each section for like devices.
• When you start a section, read each step slowly and carefully. Be sure that
you understand each step before completing it.
It is unlikely that you will
encounter any problems; but if you do, contact your supervisor.
• The cables and cable connectors are durable, but can be damaged if thrown
or stepped on.
• Before you begin a setup procedure, look at the machine number on the
device. The machine number is always your starting point. Find the
machine number in this manual by looking at the Contents page
or by
looking at
the page edge tab.
Page Edge Tab
Machine Number
(5281 or 5285)
\'\then you begin the setup procedure for your system, it is very important
that you set up the devices in the following order:
1. Auxiliary devices (set up 5281 s first and 5282s second).
2. Printer: If you have a printer(s), see the printer customer setup manual.
Do not connect the printer cable(s). The printer cable(s) will be
connected using this manual.
3. Controller (5286, 5285, or 5288).
Machine
Number
(5282 or 5286)

Safety Precaution: A 5280 device can weigh up to 90 kilograms (200
pounds). NEVER LIFT A DEVICE BY YOURSELF.
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Section 2. 5281 Setup Procedure
Safety Precaution: This device weighs approximately 68 kilograms
(150 pounds).
NEVER LIFT IT BY YOURSELF.
1. Place the keyboard to the left of the display screen.
Keyboard
Machine Number
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2. Connect the keyboard cable by positioning the connector so
that the IBM logo is up; and then push the connector into the
socket.
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3. Make sure that the snap-locks lock into position.

4. Check to see if you have a magnetic stripe reader taped to
the top of your data station.
Magnetic Stri pe Reader
5. If you have a magnetic stripe reader, remove, unwrap, and
place the reader beside the keyboard.
Magnetic Stripe Reader
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6. If you have a diskette drive(s), open the diskette locking
lever(s).
7.
Make sure that the Power switch is set to the 0 (Off)
position.

You will be connecting one or two more cables to the 5281. The cables are:
• One data station cable
• One diskette drive cable (optional)
Note: The cables do not carry high voltage. There is no danger of electrical
shock.
Each cable connector is color coded. The data station cable connector is color
coded green. The diskette drive cable is color coded yellow.
Green or Yellow Label
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Each socket is also color coded. The data station socket is color coded green.
The diskette drive socket
is color coded yellow.
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In addition to the color-coded connectors and sockets, there should be
identification labels.
If not, see the IBM Planning and Site Preparation Guide.
The label identifies which device the cable connects to.
Back View

8. Read the following four steps (a, b, c, and d) before
connecting the data station cable.
a. Look at the data station socket with the green label. This is
where you will connect the data station cable.
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Green Label
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Back View of the 5281
b. Find a cable connector with a green label. Read the identification
label to be sure that it connects to 5281.
c.
Position the cable so that the IBM logo is on top; then push the
cable end into the socket (make sure that the colors match).
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d. Make sure that the snap-locks lock into position.
9. If the 5281 has a diskette drive(s), go to step 10. If not, go to
step 11.
10. Read the following four steps (a, b, c, and d) before
connecting the diskette drive cable.
a. Look at the diskette drive socket (with the yellow label). This is
where you will connect the diskette drive cable.
b. Find a cable connector with a yellow label. Read the
identification label to be sure that it connects to the 5281.

c. Position the cable so that the IBM logo is on top; then push the
cable end into the socket (make sure that the colors match).
d. Make sure that the snap-locks lock into position.
11. Cut and remove the string from the power cord plug.
12. Insert the power cord plug into a grounded receptacle.
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13. Label the IBM binder(s) that came with your device (if they
have not been labeled) by doing the following:
a. Open an IBM binder and cut out the identification tab printed on
the back cover of each manual.
b. Fold the identification tabs (except for the first tab) in the
following manner:
Note: Depending on the binder, you may only have two tabs to insert.
MANUAL NAME
MANUAL NAME
First Tab
MANUAL NAME
c. Insert the tabs into the plastic cover found on the binder, as
shown below:
MANUAL NAME
MANUAL NAME
MANUAL NAME
Plastic Cover
You have completed the setup procedure for the 5281. The unconnected cable
ends
will be connected in another section.