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
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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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