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Page 1: ...UIPMENT OPERATORS MANUAL MODEL 120 This manual describes the operating procedures for the Type 121 Central Processor and the peripheral devices most co m monly associated with the Model 120 FILE NO 113 0006 0000 O ill When ordering this publication please specify Title and Underscored portion of File Nu mber ...

Page 2: ... operating inforInation for a particular device is presented following the brief description of that unit The second section of the Inanual presents Inaterial describing the operator s control panel and how it is used in conjunction with the central processor Sections III IV and V cover punched card equipInent Sections VI and VII pertain to high speed printing and Inag netic tape equipInent respec...

Page 3: ...l Indicators PARITY Indicator VOLTAGE Indicator F AN Indicator CB Indicator EXTERNAL Indicator PROGRAM Indicator Operating Procedures Abnormal Stop Procedures Control Panel Checkpoint Procedures 2 9 2 10 2 10 2 11 2 11 2 12 2 12 2 12 2 12 2 12 2 13 2 15 2 16 Type 123 Card Reader 3 1 Control Panel Switches and Indicators 3 2 Main Control Panel Switches 3 2 Main Control Panel Indicators 3 3 Auxiliar...

Page 4: ...cedures Applying and Removing Power to the Printer Preparing the Printer for Operation Start Procedures Restart Procedures Operator Adjustments to the Printer Types 204B ll 204B 12 Magnetic Tape Units Manual Tape Control Functions Tape Address Switches Tape Control Unit Clear Tape Unit Controls and Indicators Tape Status Switch Operating Procedures Write Enable Ring Standard Power Up and Shutdown ...

Page 5: ...AR Button INITIALIZE Button Page 8 3 8 3 8 5 8 5 8 5 8 6 8 6 8 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 8 10 8 11 8 11 8 12 8 12 8 12 TYPE Button 8 12 Carriage Return Key 8 12 LIST OF ILLUSTRA TIONS Card Path in Type 123 Card Reader Auxiliary Control Panel Controls and Indicators Card Path in Type 214 1 Card Punch Auxiliary Control Panel Controls and Indicators Card Path in Type 214 2 Card Reader Punch Auxiliary Control...

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Page 7: ... the need for complex machine language coding schemes to represent addresses in expanded memory configurations The basic memory complement is 2 048 character locations which may be expanded in modular increments to 32 768 locations The first memory module added must be 2 048 characters after which up to seven modules of 4 096 characters each may be added The memory cycle time of the Model 120 i e ...

Page 8: ...ntrol facilities available to the operator and increases the scope and power of the associated central processor The Type 220 1 and 220 3 Consoles perform the same basic functions as a control panel and provide the capability for some important auxiliary operations as well see Section VIII PERIPHERAL DEVICES The basic Model 120 can be equipped with a card reader a card punch and a printer connecte...

Page 9: ...lve the central processor in any way When each character of information is transferred one main memory cycle is allocated for the transfer The Model 120 contains two integrated i e built in peripheral controls The inte grated printer control directs the operation of a Type 122 Printer while the integrated card control can handle a Type 214 2 Card Reader Punch or a Type 123 Card Reader and a Type 2...

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Page 11: ...em and enables the operator to enter binary or octal from an operator s standpoint information manually into control memory and main memory The switches and push buttons in the control panel permit the operator to 1 Start or stop the execution of a stored program 2 Turn the power supply on or off 3 Load information from peripheral units into main memory 4 Clear all indicators 5 Execute single inst...

Page 12: ...o D s by depressing the ADDRESS CLEAR button or the INITIALIZE button The desired lIs may then be set by depressing the appropriate push buttons The contents of the memory address register can be changed manually only in the STOP mode since the ADDRESS buttons are interlocked to be effective only when the STOP button is illuminated The lights in the ADDRESS push buttons are effective at all times ...

Page 13: ...e CONTENTS ENTER button is depressed the character and the punctuation bits displayed in the CONTENTS indicators are written with correct parity into the ITlain ITleITlory location whose address is displayed in the ADDRESS indicators The previous contents of the ITlain ITleITlory location are destroyed and if that location contained incorrect parity before it contains correct parity after the ENTE...

Page 14: ...ddressed location does not exist the PARITY indicator is il luminated See page 2 11 for a complete description of the PARITY in dicator 3 The address displayed in 1 above is incremented by one and returned to the control memory register designated by the CONTROL indicators For example if the CONTROL indicators specify the sequence register octal 17 whose contents are 31478 depressing the CONTROL D...

Page 15: ... to be de energized when the RESET DC OFF button is depressed If an interrupt signal is received while the system is in the STOP mode the EXTERNAL indicator see page 2 12 becomes il luminated when the RUN mode is subsequently entered In a normal stop the instruction under extraction or execution at the time of the stop is fully executed and is the last one performed regardless of interrupt process...

Page 16: ...TEM CLEAR button is depressed the transfer is not completed If data is being transferred from the console or tape when the SYSTEM CLEAR button is depressed no further information enters memory However tape movement continues until an interrecord gap is sensed If an instruction is stored in a peripheral device the STOP indicator does not illuminate after the SYSTEM CLEAR button is depressed INITIAL...

Page 17: ...lowing machine stop conditions e g error check conditions program or machine malfunctions etc It is extremely important that the operator use discretion in clearing error check conditions and performing restart procedures If the INITIALIZE button is depressed at any time during the operation of the program or during either a normal or abnormal stop condition the resulting eight conditions outlined...

Page 18: ...ddress registers and both the starting and current location counters of read write channel one 2 A simulated peripheral read or write instruction specifying read write channel one is generated The peripheral control addressed is des ignated by the setting of the low order six bits of the CONTENTS push buttons memory local register If a tape control is designated by the memory local register bits t...

Page 19: ...ecks viz VOLTAGE FAN or CB see page 2 12 2 The DC ON button is effective only after the AC ON button has been de pressed The DC ON button applies d c power to the system illuminates the DC ON indicator and turns off the RESET DC OFF indicator If the RESET DC OFF indicator is illuminated red it must be pressed to enable the DC ON button to become effective The DC ON indicator is turned off by the p...

Page 20: ... two char acter mode without item mark trapping is entered regardless of the previous mode INTERRUPT Push Button Indicator The Type 121 Central Processor control panel is equipped with an INTERRUPT push button indicator The INTERRUPT button is effective at all times even when the system is in the STOP mode If the INTERRUPT button is pressed while the system is in the STOP mode the control panel in...

Page 21: ...e visible only when illuminated The INTERRUPT indicator is white and all other indicators are red RE SET moo PARITY Indicator mrEM o l t j riJ HOIEYIELL 120 ADDRESS m j r p AiiTvTFAN l IEXTERNAl IPROGRAMI I I L___1 ___ 2 A 5_ 8_J SENSE The PARITY indicator is illuminated when incorrect parity is detected in a main memory location or when the location addressed does not exist The indicator may be e...

Page 22: ...conjunction with external interrupt processing It is illuminated automatically whenever the central processor enters the external interrupt mode Provided that the four conditions outlined on page 2 10 are satisfied the external interrupt mode is entered in anyone of the following three ways 1 By receipt of an interrupt signal from a peripheral control 2 By pressing the control panel INTERRUPT butt...

Page 23: ... m ernory register now appears in the illum inated CONTROL indicators b Press the CONTROL DISPLAY button The m ain m em ory address specified by the setting of the control m em ory register now ap pears in the ADDRESS indicators and the character referenced by the setting of the address indicators is displayed in the CONTENTS indicators 2 To di play characters in successive m ain m em ory location...

Page 24: ...the CONTROL buttons to designate the desired controlling register octal 16 or 07 c Press the CONTROL ENTER button to set the control memory register selected in step b above to the starting address selected in step a above d Press the CONTROL DISPLAY l or the CONTROL DISPLAY l button depending on the desired direction of character entry into main memory NOTE No incrementation or decrementation tak...

Page 25: ...her than two character addressing mode press the appropriate ADDRESS MODE button to select the proper addressing mode NOTE It is usually not necessary to manipulate the AD DRESS MODE buttons since the program usually contains the appropriate instruction for address ing mode control g Press the RUN button Abnormal Stop Procedures The control panel power indicators viz VOLTAGE FAN andCB the PARITY i...

Page 26: ...g it to a No Operation NOP in struction Program execution resumes at the next op code identi fied by a word mark The operator may also perform any other set of procedures specified locally by the installation for handling a program check Control Panel Checkpoint Procedures A checkpoint is a programmed condition whereby processing is delayed or stopped to await an operator decision The operator can...

Page 27: ...when the last column is read or when a record mark is sensed in memory whichever occurs first As shown in Figure 3 1 the basic components of the Type 123 Card Reader are an input hopper a wait station a reading station and an output stacker The input hopper has a capacity of 3 000 cards the output stacker has a capacity of 2 500 cards Cards may be loaded into the input hopper or removed from the o...

Page 28: ...s the transport motor s If the TRANSPORT OFF switch is pressed while a card is being read the effect upon data transfer is unspecified Pressing the TRANSPORT OFF switch extinguishes the TRANSPORT ON indicator This switch is effective only when the reader is in the STOP mode Pressing the RUNOUT switch generates the clear signal and causes the card in the wait station to be moved through the read st...

Page 29: ...r is illuminated NOTE After a TRANSPORT indication it becomes necessary to cycle up the device again by pressing the POWER OFF POWER ON RUNOUT and TRANSPORT switches The CYCLE indicator is illuminated when the reader control detects a cycle check The indicator remains illuminated until the next PDT instruction is issued to the integrated card control A cycle check indicates a failure in the photo ...

Page 30: ...l Controls and Indicators MODE NORMAL This toggle switch selects either the NORMAL operational TEST mode or the TEST mode The READER indicator on the main control panel of the card reader is illuminated when this switch is in the TEST position CARD FEED SINGLE CONT This toggle switch is effective only when the MODE switch is in the TEST position In the SINGLE position the wait station is filled wh...

Page 31: ...80 column cards The reader may also process 51 column punched cards when the 51 Column Card Capability Feature 1043 is included Cards are loaded face down nines edge first into the input hopper Cards may be loaded into the input hopper or removed from the output stacker while cards are being processed Initial Setup Procedures If it is necessary to process cards with irregular right hand edges the ...

Page 32: ... shows the input hopper in the 51 column posi tion To change the position of the hopper the longitudinal piece which the trailing edges of the cards rest against while in the input hopper may be lifted upward and swung in an arc on a me chanical linkage to the opposite 80 column position When reading 51 column cards it is necessary to use a 51 column card weight in the input hopper Start Procedure...

Page 33: ...rolls NOTE When the reader is running care should be taken in reTI10ving cards froTI1 the output stacker to avoid a possible CARDS indication and a subsequent halt b Press the START switch 3 To restart following a stop condition for an INPUT indication a ReTI10ve the reTI1aining cards froTI1 the input hopper or slide the deck up the hopper The cards causing the feed failure are nearest the throat ...

Page 34: ...ards NOTE It is possible for the card causing the jam to be in a position where it cannot be seen by the operator e g near the output stacker mechanism care must be exercised to insure that the entire transport mechanism has been cleared b Press the POWER OFF and POWER ON switches c Press the RUNOUT switch It is likely that a card remains in the wait station after the jam condition has been cleare...

Page 35: ...witch This action extinguishes the VALIDITY indicator and also moves the card currently registered at the wait station through the device into the output stacker NOTE This card is not read as it is moved into the output stacker The next to last card in the output stacker is the card actually in error d Correct or replace the error card whichever is most appropriate e Reload with the remainder of t...

Page 36: ...a service engineer 7 To restart following a stop condition for a POWER PICKER or HEAT indication on the auxiliary control panel a Press the POWER OFF switch b Attempt to correct the condition causing the indication In the case of a POWER indication one of the logic power supplies has failed or one of the logic power circuit breakers has opened in which case the operator may reset the circuit break...

Page 37: ... punch iITlage area As shown in Figure 4 1 the basic cOITlponents of the Type 214 1 Card Punch are an input hopper a wait station a punching station and an output stacker The input hopper has a capacity of 1 200 cards the output stacker has a capacity of 1 300 cards Cards ITlay be loaded into the input hopper or reITloved froITl the output stacker during a punch operation Selected cards or error c...

Page 38: ...he START switch is pressed when the STOP indicator is not illuminated no action results Pressing the STOP switch removes the punch from the ready status and illuminate s the STOP indicator The busy signal to the central processor is activated and remains active until the START switch is pressed If a punch instruction is in process in the card control when the STOP switch is pressed that instructio...

Page 39: ...ion by the operator is required see page 4 6 and in most cases may be performed while the machi ne covers are in place The STOP indicator is illuminated whenever the busy signal is active This indicator is also illu minated whenever a TRANSPORT error occurs The START indicator is illuminated to signify that the punch is either operating or ready for operation The POWER ON indicator is illuminated ...

Page 40: ...l is also illuminated NOTE When the top cover is opened to investigate an AUXILIARY indi cation on the main control panel caused by the picker motor the INTERLOCK indicator will over ride the PICKER error indication The FUSE indicator is illuminated when a power cir cuit breaker opens The indicator remains illu minated until the condition is corrected The A UXILIARY indicator on the main control p...

Page 41: ...p with the nines edge at the bottom When processing normal cut cards either reference edge track may be used by the electronic checking and timing circuits of the card control When processing cards which have been burst from either longer cards card sets or continuous forms such as those used on a printer the reference edge may be somewhat irregular and may require an operator selection of the app...

Page 42: ...ubsequent halt b Press the START switch 3 To restart following a stop condition for an INPUT indication a Remove the remaining cards from the input hopper The cards causing the feed failure are nearest the throat as the deck is removed These cards mayor may not be damaged or bent out of shape b If the cards are damaged or bent out of shape they should be replaced with new cards c Place the deck in...

Page 43: ...e the last card that was correctly punched proceed with lid II below If it is not possible to determine accu rately the last card processed it is necessary to process the entire deck from the beginning to insure that no program infor mation is lost NOTE The position of the card s in the output stacker following the detection of a punch check condition depends on the conditioning of the punch by th...

Page 44: ... software manuals NOTE If successive PDT instructions are not issued to the punch within 30 second intervals then all punch and transport motors turn off and the punch strobe lamps are reduced to half brilliance The punch however remains in the ready status A subsequent PDT instruction after a time delay of one second causes the motors to turn on and the lamps to be brought to full brilliance 4 8 ...

Page 45: ...s been read The information contained in each column is decoded i e translated into a six bit character by the integrated card control and is transferred by this control to main memory Data transfer is terminated when the last column is read or when a record mark is sensed in memory which ever occurs first As shown in Figure 5 1 the basic components of the Type 214 2 Card Reader Punch are an input...

Page 46: ...h moves a card into the wait station if it is empty resets the CARDS and INPUT indicators and deactivates the busy signal to the central processor If the START switch is pressed when the STOP indicator is not illuminated no action results Pressing the STOP switch removes the reader punch from the ready status and illuminates the STOP indicator The busy signal to the central processor is activated ...

Page 47: ...ction is is sued to the integrated card control The TRANSPORT indicator is illuminated when a jam condi tion occurs which may require the operator to raise the top cover on the device in order to clear the jam condition see page 5 7 The transport motors are turned off automatically when this indicator is illuminated NOTE After a TRANSPORT indication it is necessary to cycle up the reader punch aga...

Page 48: ...t TEST modes The AUXILIARY indicator on the main control panel is illuminated when this switch is in one of the TEST positions Auxiliary Control Panel Indicators The indicators on the auxiliary control panel are illuminated only when the conditions described below exist NOTE If one of the following indications occurs it is necessary to press the POWER OFF switch before the POWER ON switch is press...

Page 49: ...rence edge selection must be made The Type 214 2 is designed to be compatible with cards having a reference edge either between card rows six and seven or between rows seven and eight The reference edge is the trailing edge of the card i e the right hand edge of the card if it is viewed face up with the nines edge at the bottom When processing normal cut cards either reference edge track may be us...

Page 50: ...normal stop with no error conditions indicated a Press the START switch 2 To restart following a stop condition for a CARDS indication a Refill the empty input hopper or empty the full output stacker as required and or insure the cards are pressed against the stacker pressure switch NOTE When the reader punch is running care should be taken in removing cards from the output stacker to avoid a poss...

Page 51: ...RUNOUT switch is operable To accomplish this it is necessary to cycle up the device again by pressing the POWER OFF and POWER ON switches c Press the RUNOUT switch It is likely that a card remains in the wait station after the jam condition has been cleared Press ing the RUNOUT switch to move the card through the device to the output stacker insures that the device is operable and that the jam con...

Page 52: ...the wait station must be reread b Press the STOP switch c Press the RUNOUT switch to extinguish the CYCLE indicator and to move the card currently registered at the wait station through the device into the output stacker NOTE As in procedure 5 c above the card registered at the wait station is not read upon depression of the RUNOUT switch d Reload with the remainder of the deck the error card and ...

Page 53: ...ineer should be called The above procedure for restarting after a PUNCH error would not apply to most Honeywell software When a programmed halt for a PUNCH error occurs 1 If there is a card offset insert a marker card and continue the run Later throwaway the cards in front of and in back of the marker card 2 If there is no card offset immediately throwaway the last card stacked Some programs may b...

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Page 55: ...ng is 55 inches per second The integrated control regulates the transfer of data between the m ain m em ory print im age area and the printer so as to reconcile the differing m echanical and electronic speeds and to m inim ize the interruption of central processor activities by data transfer Data transfer is terrn inated when a com plete line im age has been printed or when a record m ark is sense...

Page 56: ...ernier controls for adjusting the side tension of the paper A side tension adjustment can also be performed while the printer is either running or stopped A o 1 B A Head of Form Adjustment B Paper Tension Adjus tment C Tractor Position Adjustment G D Charac te r Index Adju s tment E Form Thickness Adjustment F Type Roll F E c H G Tractor Pin Feeds H Auxiliary Control Panel I Ribbon Feed Unit Figur...

Page 57: ...utes The type roll is ITlost easily changed when it is in a horizontal position i e not tilted upward Print ColuITln TiITling AdjustITlent The drawer containing the printer electronics located at the rear of the printer logic cabinet can be rotated outward to provide access to the controls for individually adjusting the print haITlITlers for the correct tiITling FORMAT CONTROL The horizontal forIT...

Page 58: ...oto above shows the vertical format control assembly in detail CONTROL PANEL SWITCHES AND INDICATORS There are two operator control panels on the Type 122 Printer a main control panel which contains all controls and indicators necessary for normal printer operation and an auxiliary control panel which contains additional controls that must be used by the operator in special situations Main Control...

Page 59: ...OLL ON switch is used to control the ap plication of power to the type roll print drum The TYPE ROLL ON indicator associated with this switch is illuminated when the type roll is rotating at full speed After pressing this switch there is an auto matic delay of approximately three seconds before the printer can be started This delay is necessary for the type roll to reach full velocity The TYPE ROL...

Page 60: ...tting the operator to perform logical start and stop operations easily during all operating conditions Pressing the STOP switches when the printer is run ning causes the printer to STOP Activation of this switch causes the printer to signal printer busy to the printer control until the START switch is pre s sed In addition pressing the STOP switch causes a con trolled stop in the printer i e any s...

Page 61: ...ype roll is stopped Pressing the FORM SPACE switch while the type roll assembly is disengaged results in the same paper movement as when the assembly is seated and locked in place NOTE When activating the FORM SPACE switch while the type roll is disengaged it is necessary to hold the switch depressed until paper movement stops i e until the head of form is reached otherwise the advancing of the pa...

Page 62: ...tch is marked in the LOW MEDIUM and HIGH positions To alter the setting of this switch it is necessary to raise the top cover of the printer In the HIGH position printing up to seven ply forms is possible In the LOW position the impact of the printing slugs is reduced to avoid punching through lesser ply forms To obtain the best print quality the setting of the PRINT DENSITY switch should be chose...

Page 63: ...ause the printer is now completely out of paper and synchronization with the program is lost To avoid this situation the SINGLE ORDER switch is automatically deactivated when the operator has printed the last line and the tractors are advanced to the head of form position To reload the printer with paper and continue it is only necessary to put the form in the proper position in the tractors right...

Page 64: ...ilure the printer will not maintain a c power for more than ten seconds after which the POWER ON indicator will be extinguished If the POWER ON indicator remains illuminated after ten seconds has elapsed the operator may then perform a normal start procedure 2 To perform a standard power down procedure when the printer is in a ready condition to receive a print instruction a Press the TYPE ROLL OF...

Page 65: ...cal format control tape This tape is mounted on the sprocket wheel which is visible below the vertical format head of form adjustment knob on the left side of the printing mechansim a Lift the curved control tape retainer clamp above the sprocket wheel so that the control tape may be inserted between the lamp housing and the cells b Place the prepared control tape over the sprocket wheel and betwe...

Page 66: ...bar and pulling the type roll housing upward away from the print hammer base h Unwind a portion of the new ribbon leader and thread it between the two paper standoff bars making sure that the aluminum foil side of the ribbon is on the outside of the roll as it is unwound Pull the leader through the ribbon feed path until there is sufficient slack to enable it to be attached to the lower take up ma...

Page 67: ...aper tension adjustment knob in the lower left corner of the printing mechanism until the paper and the tractor pins mate NOTE Clockwise turning of the paper tension adjustment knob increases paper tension Drop the paper over the pins and close the tractor cover Determine whether the upper and lower tractors on the right side of the printer need to be adjusted to accommodate the width of the new f...

Page 68: ...t stopped by pressing the TYPE ROLL OFF button the POWER OFF button on the main control panel must be pressed NOTE If all the holes punched in the control tape are opposite sprocket holes the tape may be used for either six or eight lines per inch vertical format ting provided that no more than one hole is punched opposite any given sprocket hole j Check the condition of the printer ribbon If a ri...

Page 69: ...led 2 To perform a restart operation following a printer stop for a LAMP FAN RIBBON or BRK DC indication a Determine the cause of the printer check condition by surveying the indicators on the printer main control panel Table 6 1 below may also be used in determining the cause of the check condition b Correct the condition that caused the printer check c Check the toggle clamp bar to determine whe...

Page 70: ...26 volt power supply 5 Depression of AC OFF button or the button on back of main control panel front of the main control panel Indicator circuitry remains energized In the case of a conditional stop the print instruction is properly executed and then fol lowed by a logical interruption in the program sequence In the case of an unconditional stop or complete shutdown the print instruction may not b...

Page 71: ...e stock thickness adjuster on the right side of the printer mechanism to the desired position Use higher num bered settings for thicker forms b Examine the printed output and adjust the character index control until the proper setting is obtained If clipping or ghosting still occurs readjust the control until the best print quality is obtained 3 To perform a hammer timing adjustment Whenever any c...

Page 72: ...N VI TYPE 122 PRINTER If the range on a potentiometer is exceeded and it becomes impossible to align certain columns set all the potentiometers near the center of their range and do a complete realignment 6 18 ...

Page 73: ...acteristics 1 Data transfer rate is 13 344 characters per second 2 Time required to cross the interrecord gap is 19 milliseconds for the short gap and 31 milliseconds for the long gap 3 Erase time is 146 milliseconds an erase command automatically erases 3 112 inches of tape 4 Time to reach the first tape record is 344 milliseconds a rewound or newly mounted tape must be moved 8 1 4 inches before ...

Page 74: ...gh three may be assigned to anyone of the physical tape units on line to the central processor provided that each logical address is assigned to only one tape unit System behavior is unspecified if more than one physical tape unit is assigned to the same logical address When the blank position is used the tape drive assigned to this position appears inactive i e not accessible to the program Tape ...

Page 75: ...tion to write and no rewind operation may be in progress When the PROTECT indicator is illuminated the tape drive is unable to write i e one of the con ditions outlined above in the description of the PERMIT indicator is absent Pressing this push button indicator switch remOves power from the vacuum and pressure supplies and from all components of the tape unit Pressing this push button indicator ...

Page 76: ...in the side of the reel that is nearest the tape unit when the reel is mounted If the tape being mounted is to be written the write enable ring must be installed before beginning the tape mounting procedure This is done simply by orienting the write enable ring to the correct position and pressing it firmly into place with the fingers No special tools are required Standard Power Up and Shutdown Pr...

Page 77: ...UUM ON button Make sure the tape is aligned properly in the tape feeding guide on each side of the read write head then back off both reels approxiITlately one or two turns to provide the tape slack for sucking into the loop chaITlbers e Set the tape status switch to either the PERMIT or the PROTECT position to activate the tape unit for the desired status If the tape being ITlounted is to be writ...

Page 78: ...bove for tape rewinding procedure 1 2 When tape movement stops press the VACUUM OFF button Then manually rotate the supply reel counterclockwise to wind up the re maining tape from the take up reel and the loop chambers 3 Remove the supply reel from the reel mount Grasp the opposite sides of the reel with the fingers while pressing firmly with the thumbs against the reel hub thus removing the reel...

Page 79: ...ram is reading or writing on a tape and the operator wishes to select another tape by means of the appropriate TAPE ADDRESS switch he must be aware of the following restric tion If while a TAPE ADDRESS switch is being manipulated it momentarily passes through the address of a tape that is being read or written an error will result To avoid this situation the operator should address all tapes prior...

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Page 81: ...er cabinet such that the operator ITlay have convenient access to both the console keyboard and the Model 120 control panel located on the power cabinet The Type 220 3 Console consists of a console cabinet a typewriter keyboard a Teletype ITlodel 33 paper carriage and typing ITlechanisITl a control panel containing various indicators and push buttons and a control unit The Type 220 3 Console which...

Page 82: ...anel Table 8 1 Series 200 Console Character Set Octal Character Typed Graphic Octal Character Typed Graphic 00 0 40 01 1 41 J 02 2 42 K 03 3 43 L 04 4 44 M 05 5 45 N 06 6 46 0 07 7 47 P 10 8 50 Q 11 9 51 R 12 52 13 53 14 54 15 space 55 16 56 f 17 57 20 60 21 A 61 22 B 62 S 23 C 63 T 24 D 64 U 25 E 65 V 26 F 66 W 27 G 67 X 30 H 70 Y 31 I 71 Z 32 72 33 73 34 74 35 75 C r 36 76 0 37 77 The item and w...

Page 83: ...s from the pro gram or for entering parameters into the central processor In the peripheral mode the type writer keyboard except the Carriage Return key is not effective unless the TYPE indicator is illuminated LOGGING MODE At the risk of delaying the program the operator may log while a program is running In the logging mode the typewriter operates off line and appears busy to all central process...

Page 84: ...er controls SENSE switches ADDRESS MODE SYSTEM CLEAR INITIALIZE RUN and STOP button S are exactly the same q s those of the corresponding controls on the central processor control panel Note that these controls pro duce no printed record The functions of the PARITY VOLTAGE FAN EXTERNAL PRO GRAM and CB indicators are also the same as described on page 2 12 for the central processor control panel Th...

Page 85: ...ance with certain specific requirements If the STOP indicator is illuminated and the carriage is fully returned the space blank 0 through 7 A B P R and S keys have special significance The L key has special significance if the carriage is returned and the TYPE indicator is off The keys with special significance and the functions they perform are listed below A Address insertion P Printing control ...

Page 86: ... and LOG indicators appear only on the Type 220 1 Console Figure 8 2 Console Keyboard Layout Console Output Message Typing When an output message is to be written by the console typewriter the program issues a standard Peripheral Data Transfer PDT write instruction Execution of the PDT instruction causes one record to be typed out starting with the location specified in the A address of the instru...

Page 87: ...ses one character to be printed by the console and the same character to be delivered via the assigned read write channel to the memory address specified in the PDT read instruction in I above The operator continues striking keys until a record mark is encountered in the data input area of memory When the record mark is sensed or when the Carriage Return key is pressed data transfer is terminated ...

Page 88: ...To perform this operation 1 Strike the A key and two octal keys to specify the control memory register 2 Strike five octal keys to specify the desired address This address is inserted into the memory address register and the designated control memory register An example follows A 16 06143 After the last keystroke the carriage returns Using the address inserted as a reference the A operation may be...

Page 89: ...ter the 64th graphic position 16th character in each line has been typed The first keystroke of each character specifies its punctuation bits and can be only one of the following a space 6 0 1 2 or 3 to specify punctuation bits of 00 00 01 10 and 11 respectively where the word mark bit is the right bit of the pair and the item mark bit is the left bit of the pair If the carriage is in position to ...

Page 90: ...tal 5 key I I is struck leave the contents of the control memory register octal 16 standing at address 06146 since only three complete characters are written into memory Note that the partial character represented by 25 above is not written into memory A carriage return manual or automatic which inter rupts a sequence of character entries can be followed safely by a continuation of the sequence pr...

Page 91: ...nctuation into the ITleITlory local register When the fifth starting address key is struck the following operations occur 1 The specified starting address is inserted into the ITleITlory address register the sequence register the A address register the B address register and both the starting and current location counters of read write channel one 2 A siITlulated PDT read instruction specifying re...

Page 92: ... is assigned 2 Central processor operations terminate at the end of the current memory cycle and the RUN indicator is turned off 3 The central processor cycle counter is reset 4 The PARITY indicator is turned off 5 The carriage is returned and 6 The PROGRAM indicator is turned off Peripheral operations except typing and magnetic tape operations are allowed to be completed If the STOP indicator doe...

Page 93: ...l memory register designated by the A or P operation are incremented by as many characters as are typed out If the TYPE button depres sion is not immediately preceded by an A or P operation the locations addressed and the effect on control memory cannot be specified The TYPE button is physically located so as to avoid accidental depression Carriage Return Key This key is effective at all times exc...

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Page 95: ...CONTENTS KEY 8 8 CONT CONTEtnS CaNT PUSH BUTTON INDICATORS 2 2 CONTROL DC AUXILIARY CONTROL PA EL CONTROLS AND INDICATORS 3 5 4 4 5 4 CONSOLE CONTROLS AND OPERATING PROCEDURES 8 8 FORMAT CONTROL 3 fUNCTIOHS MANUAL TAPE CONTROL fUNCTIONS 7 2 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND ADJUSTMENTS 6 1 MEMORY CONTENTS P PRINT CONTHOL MEMORy CONTENTS KEY 8 8 MODE 8 5 OPERATOR CONTROLS 2 1 PANEL OPERATOR S CONTROL PANEL 2...

Page 96: ...cONT 5 2 6 4 MAIN CONTROL PANEL SWITCHES 3 2 4 2 5 2 MAIN CONTROL PANEL SWITCHES AND INDICATORS h 4 TYPE 220 3 CONSOLE CONTROL PANEL 8 4 PARAMETER ENTRY CONSOLE PARAMETER ENTRY 8 7 PARITY INDICATOR 2 11 PATH CARD PATH IN TYPE 123 CARD READER 3 1 CARD PATH IN TYPE 214 1 CARD PUNCH 4 1 CARD PATH IN TYPE 214 2 CARD READER PUNCH 5 1 PERIPHERAL DEVICES 1 2 MODE 6 3 8 5 POWER REMOVING POWER APPLYING AND...

Page 97: ...TICAL fORMAT CONTROL TAPE 6 3 123 CARD READER 3 1 CARD PATH IN TYPE 123 CARD READER 3 1 214 1 CARD PUNCH 4 1 CARD PATH IN TYPE 214 1 CARD PUNCH 4 1 214 2 CARD READER PUNCH 5 1 CARD PATH IN TyPE 214 2 CARD READER PUNCH 5 1 220 1 CONSOLE 6 3 220 3 CONSOLE 6 3 220 3 CONSOLE CONTROL PANEL 6 4 TyPES 204B ll 204B 12 MAGNETIC TAPE UNITS 7 1 TYPEWRITER OPERATION CONSOLE TYPEWRITER OPERATION 8 6 TYPING CON...

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Page 99: ...S FORM DATED MARCH 1966 EQUIPMENT OPERATORS MANUAL MODEL 120 FILE NO 113 0006 0000 0 278 HARDWARE MANUAL ERRORS NOTED Fold SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT o Fold FROM NAME ___________________ DATE ______ COMPANY ___________________ TITLE ___________________ ADDRESS __________________ ...

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