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Page 1: ...I SYSTEM AND PERIPHERALS Honey ell OPERATION SERIES 60 LEVEL 6 HARDWARE ...

Page 2: ...ll OPERATION SERIES 60 LEVEL 6 SUBJECT Control and Indicator Information and Operating and Maintenance Procedures for the Level 6 Model 6 34 and 6 36 System Control Panel and Peripheral Devices DATE February 1976 ORDER NUMBER AT04 Rev 0 ...

Page 3: ...rough 10 discuss system com ponents and peripherals including controls and indicators fault conditions and operator maintenance Documents supporting this manual and suggested for operator reference are Series 60 Level 6 Minicomputer Handbook Order No AS22 Series 60 Level 6 GCOS BES Operator s GUide Order No AS33 Computer Supplies Catalog Order No BY62 Computer Supplies Price List Catalog Order No ...

Page 4: ... Panel Lock 4 2 Cartridge Disk Unit Configuration Panel Unlock 2 2 Interconnections System Interface 4 2 Status Indicator Lights 2 2 Simultaneity 4 2 Register Display 2 3 Basic Track Format 4 3 Register Keys Hex Pad 2 3 Peripheral Commands 4 3 Board Checking 2 5 Indicators 4 5 Accessing and Checking Boards 2 5 Cartridge Disk Unit Operation 4 6 Freestanding Tabletop Central Standard Power Up Proced...

Page 5: ... System Interface 8 5 Programming Considerations 6 7 Programming Considerations 8 5 Operator Maintenance 6 7 Operator Maintenance 8 6 Characteristics 6 8 Characteristics 8 6 Section 7 Line Printers 7 1 Section 9 Teleprinters 9 1 Line Printer Assembly 7 1 Functional Description 9 1 Functional Description and Power On Off 9 1 Characteristics 7 1 Control Switch 9 1 Line Printer Design 7 1 Auto Shutdo...

Page 6: ...0 1 Configuration 4 1 10 1 4 3 Channel Assignments 4 3 10 2 4 4 Basic Track Format 4 4 10 2 4 5 Configuration Words A and B 4 4 10 2 4 6 CDU Operator Panel 4 5 10 2 4 7 Cartridge Disk Unit Assembly 4 5 10 2 10 2 5 1 DIU9l0l 9l02 Diskettes 5 1 10 2 5 2 System Mounted Diskettes 5 1 10 2 5 3 Diskette System Configuration 5 2 10 2 5 4 Channel Assignments 5 3 10 3 5 5 Basic Track Format 5 3 10 3 5 6 Co...

Page 7: ...0 2 10 4 Page 1 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 3 2 vi Table 3 2 3 3 3 4 3 5 3 6 4 1 4 2 4 3 5 1 5 2 6 1 6 2 6 3 7 1 7 2 7 3 7 4 7 5 8 1 8 2 9 1 9 2 10 1 10 2 Page Card Reader Specifications Characteristics 3 3 ASCII Code Hollerith 3 4 ASCII Bit Relation to Bits in Memory 3 5 Command Repertoire 3 5 Status Bit Definitions 3 6 Cartridge Disk Unit Capabilities 4 2 Cartridge Disk Unit Specifications Characteristics 4 3...

Page 8: ...rmatted 256 256 bytes disk formatted CDU9101 Cartridge Disk Unit low density PERIPHERALS 2 5 MB removable disk only Peripherals available for Level 6 system use are CDU9102 Cartridge Disk Unit low density listed in Table 1 1 The devices are supported by 5 0 MB fixed and removable disks the GCOS Level 6 I O drivers and executive CDU9103 Cartridge Disk Unit high density routines 5 0 MB removable dis...

Page 9: ... Memory Save and Autorestart PSS91 1 9lO2 is an optional device which INTRODUCTION Figure 1 3 Power Distribution Unit provides for the retention of up to 131 072 bytes of memory for a two hour period in the event of a power failure or fault see Figure 1 4 In the event of a normal system power down the memory contents are automatically retained with the ON OFF switch positioned ON until the system ...

Page 10: ...ls see SYSTEM SUPPLIES the Computer Supplies Catalog Order No BY62 Honeywell markets all the supplies required and the Computer Supplies Price List Catalog for the operation of the peripherals in a Level 6 Order No AR06 system printer ribbons paper card stock INTRODUCTION 1 3 AT04 ...

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Page 12: ...ystem building capabilities and efficient real time handling of communications or control problems The central processor is a state of the art device open ended powerful and flexible FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION The central processor control panel is designed for the following operator actions o Applying and removing of system power o Starting stopping the central processor o Entering and displaying reg...

Page 13: ... accept operator modifications to the contents of selected registers 1 Plus 1 White Depress the Plus1 key to place the processor in Plus 1 Mode In this mode the processor is ready to read or write successive memory locations from the control panel and each depression of the E key causes the mem ory address register to be incremented by 1 W Write White Depress to place the processor in Tite Mode In...

Page 14: ...play Operator maintenance includes such preven A six digit hexadecimal hex display in the tive maintenance as normal checking cleaning upper part of the panel marked REGISTER operating considerations etc performed periodi indicates the two digit LOCATION and four digit cally on a routine scheduled basis The purpose of CONTENTS of any of the twenty one registers the maintenance is to keep the centr...

Page 15: ... 2 D 3 D 4 D 5 D 6 D 7 E 0 E 7 I HI I H2 I CENTRAL PROCESSOR CONTROL PANEL 0 15 MEMORY ADDRESS REGISTER 0 15 MEMORY DATA REGISTER 0 15 81 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 0 8 15 IMI REGISTERI I REGISTER I 0 15 IINSTRUCTION REGISTER I 0 15 Rl R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 0 15 PROGRAM COUNTER P EGISTER 0 15 IS REGISTER I 0 4 8 12 IS I H3 I H5 I H6 H4 I I 2 4 AT04 ...

Page 16: ...etc 6 Once the light is extinguished push the white cabinet cover down to its original position ensuring that it is locked in place Rack Mounted Central Subsystem I With the power ON grasp the white face plate covering the operator s panel and CENTRAL PROCESSOR CONTROL PANEL remove The face plate is kept in place by a series of pressure fittings which are easily disengaged 2 Once the front of the ...

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Page 18: ...andard 80 column Hollerith or binary punched cards and 40 or 80 co1umn mark sense cards at the maximum rate of 300 or 500 cards per minute With Option CRF910 1 the card readers have the added capability of reading 51 column cards The card readers interface with THROAT STROBE WHEEL PICKUP OUTPUT DRIVE ROLLER L L f PINCH ROLLER CARD FOLLOWER Figure 3 1 CRU9 101 9 103 Card Reader INPUT HOPPER EMPTY S...

Page 19: ...holding 500 cards CARD READER DESIGN The card reader has been carefully engineered for simplicity of design making it a most highly reliable device with minimum intervention re quired on the part of the operator in the areas of operation and maintenance Detection of input hopper empty output hopper full failure to pick a card on three successive tries and card jam conditions will cause motor to st...

Page 20: ...o the Level 6 bus and multiple like adapters and devices can be attached to any MDC However no more than four peripheral Device Pacs can be attached to anyone MDC Both the MDC91 Oland CRM91 0I are plug in printed circuit boards The MDC contains the circuitry necessary to support the device adapter connections Circuitry pertinent to the card reader is contained in the card reader adapter Through it...

Page 21: ...1 2 9 S 1 2 0 9 S 1 1 0 9 7 1 2 0 8 5 11 0 8 7 112 11 0 8 7 111 0 9 8 5 17 I J f t t t t j I I IBS ICA N I I 8 IH IX Ih Ix I I I I I I I I I I 11000 18 111 9 6 111 9 8 112 8 518 1 2 810 7 112 0 S 111 0 7 10 9 8 19 8 112 S 1 111 0 9 8 I 12 0 S 6 112 11 0 8 1112 0 9 8 2 111 0 9 8 6 18 I f t t t t t t t t t t 1 I I IHT IEM Il 19 II IY I i Iy I I I I I I I I I I 11001 19 112 9 5 1 9 S 1 111 8 519 112 ...

Page 22: ... words are defined for the card reader Figure 3 6 illustrates the status bit assignments and Table 3 6 defines the status bits and the means by which each bit is reset Reaction of the MDC to card reader errors is as follows o Errors occurring during data transfer are indicated by a status report at the end of the card o Errors occurring on I O commands from the central processor will set the appro...

Page 23: ...eck in dicating possible device failure The card reader never reads memory and will never receive this indication from memory BSYELO Device ready condition has changed The Mark Sense STD which on the card reader is in the Mark Sense mode The 40 80 column switch on the card reader is in the 40 Col position The 51 80 column switch on the card reader is in the 51 Col position The clock track internal...

Page 24: ...ed type of cards to be read NOTE Mixing of 80 and 51 column cards is not rec ommended as the re sults are unspecified MARKS Alternate action pushbutton indica STD2 tor selects reflective mark or trans missive punch mode operation of the read station The lighted half white of the indicator displays the selected condition 40 COLI Alternate action pushbutton indica 80 COL2 tor selects either the 40 o...

Page 25: ...ds may be marked with any medium that is sufficiently nonreflective The marks should be clear and legible A standard number 2 lead pencil gives reflectance readings of about 3 percent and is ideal for marking the cards because of its general availability and the ease with which mistakes in marking may be cor rected When marking the cards it is not neces sary to scrub back and forth over a mark to ...

Page 26: ...card transport motor will stop and the RESET indica tor on the card reader panel will light The CARD READER DEVICES bottom card of the stack in the input hopper will be the defective card If not too damaged the card edge may be flattened out enough to run by drawing the damaged edge of the card between the thumb and forefinger of one hand After replacing the damaged card on the bottom of the remai...

Page 27: ...e read station These conditions are 30 to 65 Abrupt changes in relative caused by a damaged and defective card A card humidity must be avoided to prevent card that has been abused in handling and storage by warping the operator If a card jam is due to the inability of the o To reduce the problem of nicked cards device to pick a card see paragraph entitled Card never bundle them during storage Card...

Page 28: ... Figure 3 10 to advance the card into the output hopper Cleaning And Checking The Card Reader The following procedures should be scheduled by the operator and performed daily or monthly or more often as usage dicates Daily Maintenance It is recommended that the card contacting surfaces of the input hopper including the 0pening under the throat guage see Figure 3 9 Figure 3 10 Clearing a Card Jam b...

Page 29: ...r while holding the moistened up the device according to the procedures cloth against the top of the roller Continue described in paragraph entitled Standard rotating the picker roller until all dirt is Power Up Procedures removed Monthly Maintenance 4 Inspect for lint build up around the reid It is recommended that a periodic cleaning of station Excessive lint should be removed the picker roller ...

Page 30: ...nd changed as application permits Data repre sentation is in ASCII The software is optionally capable of translating from ASCII to EBCDIC to produce a drive subsystem that is compatible with IBM equipment Drives are available singly or up to a maximum of four per system The drives interface with the Level 6 processor by means of a single board Mass Storage Controller MSC91 01 and a Cartridge Disk ...

Page 31: ...access storage device in the areas of operation and maintenance Cabinet mounted slide in slide out units provide easy access for loading unloading disks the adapta CARTRIDGE DISK UNITS Type of Disk Density Unit Recorded Data Removeable Low 100 tracks per inch Removeablc Low 100 tracks per inch and fixed Removeable High 200 tracks per inch Fixed and High 200 tracks per inch removeable bility of a d...

Page 32: ... the MSC circuitry is shared simultaneously by all four disks attached to it see Figure 4 3 The MSC91 0I controller will accept instructions from one drive while another drive is in the process of transferring data However the transfer of data on a drive must be completed before any new data can be accepted and processed by that drive All other operations are executed concurrently If an MSC is con...

Page 33: ...ad or write operations and will point numeri OE Input Offset Range cally to the next sector after completion of the 02 Input Interrupt Control operation Bit 7 of Configuration Word B speci 10 Input Configuration Word A fies the upper or lower surface of the selected 12 Input Configuration Word B platter Bits 0 3 5 and 6 of Configuration Words 18 Input Status A and B respectively are Reserved for S...

Page 34: ... 4 6 File protect switches one for each of the two disks are located on the top of the disk drive as shown in Figure 4 7 POWER Figure 4 6 CDU Operator Panel Two position switch applies and re moves power from the device The CARTRIDGE LATCH ARM CARTRIDGE DISK OPERATOR PANEL Figure 4 7 Cartridge Disk Unit Assembly CARTRIDGE DISK UNITS 4 5 AT04 ...

Page 35: ...th a cartridge disk accord ing to the procedures described in para graph entitled Cartridge Disk Loading CARTRIDGE DISK UNITS 3 Normal operation of the drive is controlled by the START STOP switch on the opera tor panel a Set the switch to START The disk drive spindle is set into motion car tridge latch mechanism will automati cally close and the STOP light will extinguish The READY indicator will...

Page 36: ...tridge locking spindle the bottom cover and securing it to the rest of the cartridge 8 Once the cartridge is set firmly in place lower the handle allowing the cartridge 7 The cartridge handle may now be raised hub to make contact with the drive spindle normally to the carrying position for re The cartridge is keyed so that it cannot be moval and storage of the cartridge disk incorrectly installed ...

Page 37: ...aterial CARTRIDGE DISK UNITS 4 8 Handling Of Defective Cartridge Disk Track Although new cartridge disk packages are shipped free of defects spots on the disk itself on which records cannot be successfully written can develop If disk errors begin to occur a decision will have to be made by the operator regarding replacement of the cartridge disk If the cartridge disk is physically damaged or shoul...

Page 38: ...n the magnetic oxide coated surface of an eight inch flexible Mylar disk used with the device The disk may be removed and changed as application permits Data representa tion is in ASCII code User software can translate from ASCII to EBCDIC to produce a diskette that is compatible with IBM equipment Diskettes are available singly or in a dual configuration and interface with the Level 6 processor b...

Page 39: ...er and power supply DUAL DISKETTE CONFIGURATION Specifications and prime diskette characteristics are described in Table 5 1 I I I r I I I I I I I OlM9101 I L__ I DISKEl rE L __J ADAPTER I INTERCONNECTIONS SYSTEM INTERFACE 1 L _ O L __ J The diskette interfaces with the system bus of the Level 6 processor by means of the MDC DUAL DISKETTES Multiple Device Controller and diskette adapter c3cr DISKE...

Page 40: ...ther diskette is in the process of transferring data However the transfer of data on one diskette must be completed before data can be accepted and processed by the remaining diskette All other operations are ex ecuted concurrently If an MDC is configured with less than four peripherals it will respond to channel numbers associated only with the devices installed All data transfers are executed in...

Page 41: ...ATION Prior to powering up the diskette it is as sumed that all electrical cables have been properly connected and secured Power is supplied or removed from the diskette by the power ON OFF switch located on the front panel of the device see Figure 5 7 Setting the switch to ON supplies the power required to operate the device The power indicator will illuminate indicating that power is available S...

Page 42: ...or disk buckling the device but if you must be extremely careful as smoke and ashes are dirt Hot o Disks must not be exposed to direct sun ashes are destructive to disks Food and light or intense heat nor stacked on top of drink should be prohibited other packages a Proper storage of disks when not in use will increase the life expectancy of the disk and Handling Of Defective Disk Track reduce the...

Page 43: ...d spot develops on the disk allocated space on any track referenced as track due to excessive wear on a particular track then four On IBM formatted disks when a bad track it may be desirable to flag the affected track as is bypassed its original track number is assigned being defective in order to keep the remainder of to the next good track toward the center of the the disk in use When a track be...

Page 44: ... case capability only The PRU9l02 has a 96 ASCII character set with both upper and lower case capability Forms are fed through the printer under the control of a paper tape which is made by the operator This tape has the following capabilities space control top of form control tape reposi tioning etc The operator can create a paper tape to fit any printing situation or requirement OPERATION The fo...

Page 45: ...should ensure that the ON OFF Line switch is positioned in the OFF Line position The Form Space switch is not operational when the printer is ON Line to the Central Processor FomlS Override The Forms Override switch enables the opera tor to override the Paper Out indicator thereby allowing the current form to be completed before changing the paper This is very important so that the form currently ...

Page 46: ...ted tighten the fixing knob 4 Close the gates for the pin feed units then close the forward cover Top of Form Adjustment See figure 6 3 for identification of the com ponents discussed in this section 2 Use the platen knob to adjust the paper so that the desired top line on the form is aligned vertically with the print head This adjustment is performed by pulling out the platen knob and rotating it...

Page 47: ...the point of no smudging 5 Tighten the Lock Knob to secure the print head in position NOTE Numbers on the Penetration Control Knob do not correspond to the number of copies used Vert cal Format Unit Vertical formatting is controlled by a paper tape in the Vertical Format Unit see Figure 6 5 This unit is located on the upper left side of the printer just under the left cover The tape is a standard ...

Page 48: ...orm format The tape reader and the paper feed mechanism are mechanically linked so that each line feed advances both the paper by SPROCKET one line and the paper tape by one sprocket hole Reception of a Vertical Tab code advances the paper and tape to the next hole in Channel 5 For example if the holes in Channel 5 are spaced six sprocket holes apart each Vertical Tab will advance the paper six li...

Page 49: ...d by the printer Using multiple part forms one original and up to 4 copies can be printed all legibly Paper weight specifications are as follows Single Part Forms IS to 20 Ib Multiple Part Forms Original 12 to IS Ib Copies 9 to 12 Ib last copy 151b Maximum of five parts Carbon Paper 7 1 4 Ib with medium hardness Operator Trouble Shooting If the printer is not operating properly see Table 6 1 for p...

Page 50: ...rmal checking cleaning 1 I I I I I CENTRAL operating considerations etc performed periodi MEMORY 1 I PROCESSOR I I I I UNIT cally on a routine scheduled basis The purpose of JI I I _ _ _ _ _ _ ____ 1 the maintenance is to keep the printer in the best of operating conditions thereby reducing the pos sibility of downtime The following list is a general guide to opera DEVICE tor maintenance CONTROLLE...

Page 51: ...ture Dimensions Temperature Humidity RH Electrical Requirements 165 characters per second 60 lines per minute 132 character line 1000 to 9600 baud 5 by 7 dot matrix lO point type equivalent ASCII 64 characters standard Standard sprocket paper original and up to four carbon copies Pin feed adjustable from 4 to 14 7 8 width POWER ON OFF ON OFF LINE FORMS SPACE FORMS OVERRIDE SINGLE SPACE PAPER OUT P...

Page 52: ... PRF910J PRU9105 480LPM 96 ASCII Set 1 PRF9101 PRU9106 600LPM 64 ASCII Set PRF9101 1Upper lower alphabet print capability 2pRF9l0l Vertical Format Unit NOTE All printers offer 136 column printing and 6 or 8 lines per inch vertical spacing standard unit record for the printer is a printed line of 136 characters in length Vertical spacing may be set at either six or eight lines per inch The printer ...

Page 53: ...terface to the Level 6 processor See Figure 7 2 LEVEL 6 SYSTEM l I I MDC 9101 SINGLE BOARD MULTIPLE DEVICE CONTROLLER il I I I I I r I I 1 PRM9101 I I L LINE PRINTER ___ J 1 INTERFACE 1 ONE ADAPTER PER DEVICE I 1 1 ADAPTER _ 7 MAXIMUM CONFIGURATION OF FOUR PERIPHERALS PER ONE MDC9101 L _______J L _ _ __ LINE PRINTE R PRU9103 9104 910519106 150 60Hz Figure 7 2 Line Printer System Configuration TABL...

Page 54: ...1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 Y B4 B3 B2 Bl a 1 2 3 4 9 6 7 8 9 II II C E I Row l 0 a 0 a 0 SPACE 0 SPACE 0 P P SPACE 0 SPACE j I P I 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 A 0 II 0 1 I 1 II 0 l a 0 1 0 2 2 2 B R B R 2 2 3 fI 8 I Il 0 0 1 1 3 3 3 C S C S 3 J S C f a 1 0 a 4 4 4 0 T 0 T 4 4 T I 0 1 a 1 5 5 5 E U E U 5 5 E II E l I 0 1 1 0 6 6 6 F V r v 6 I I V 0 1 1 1 7 7 7 G w G W 7 7 If G W 1 0 0 0 8 8 8 II X II X a II x II i 1 0 0 1 ...

Page 55: ...e tape should be glued into a loop exactly as long as the form or an integral multiple of the length with identical punches for each page controlled PERIPHERAL COMMANDS Line printer operation is implemented by two sets of instructions the input and the output commands see Table 7 3 A discussion of these commands will be found in the Series 60 Level 6 Minicomputer Handbook Order No AS22 STATUS BITS...

Page 56: ...ey are concealed from view with the hood closed The ac circuit breaker is located at the front of the printer directly below the control panel as shown in Figure 7 1 The PRINT INHIBIT switch is mounted on a logic card that is located on the left side of the printer on the inside door of the TABLE 7 4 STATUS BIT DEFINITIONS Status Condition Bit Definitions Reset By Device Ready 0 Printer power on N...

Page 57: ...he electrical circuits which control the printing of characters This indicator lights in conjunction with the ALARM indicator and causes the printer to enter the offline mode with the ON OFF LINE indicator not lit When lit indicates that the paper forms are not moving in proper synchronization This fault condition may occur as a result of failure in the printer logic or because paper was adjusted ...

Page 58: ...actors in unison in a horizontal POSITION direction ING FORMS This control permits minor adjust THICK ments to accommodate forms of NESS different thickness e g when the number of carbons being used is changed PHASING Provides for adjusting and maintain CONTROL ing equal printing density at top and bottom of a character 7 7 AT04 RIBBON Fault Indicator GATE Fault Indicator PAPER Fault Indicator TAP...

Page 59: ... described in para Standard Power Up Procedure graph entitled Paper Loading Prior to powering up the printer it is assumed that all electrical cables have been properly 4 Press ON OFF LINE button Indicator will connected and secured and that ac power is illuminate indicating that the printer is available online and in full operation 1 Set the ac circuit breaker to ON The circuit 5 Observe printer ...

Page 60: ...rm Index the first line of print will occur 1f4 inch from the top of PAPER LOADING the form 1 Raise the printer hood and pull drum gate Yz inch Top Of Form Index the first line latch forward swinging the drum gate to its of print will occur l 2 inch from the top of fully opened position as shown in Figure the form 7 8 Perform alignment as follows 2 Set the ac circuit breaker to ON a Press and hold...

Page 61: ...igure 7 8 6 Hold the ribbon cores together and remove 3 Holding the paper tensioner with one hand the ribbon from the compartment see Figure 7 9 pull the tensioner plunger knob with the other hand and remove the 7 When loading a new ribbon it must be paper tensioner from the drum gate and set installed so that it unwinds from top of the aside ribbon core Place the new fully wound ribbon core again...

Page 62: ... desired End Of Form EOF location in channel 12 of the tape 5 To form the tape loop grasp the ends of the tape as it rests in the punch and loop them downward to make the joint 6 Spread a thin coat of glue on each surface to be joined and press firmly together to form the joint The tape is now ready for installation in the printer NOTE If and only if all holes are punched opposite sprocket holes t...

Page 63: ... lint free cloth clean the tenance required by an operator in maintaining paper chamber of dirt and any accumulated proper operation of the printer Preventive main paper dust tenance includes the checks cleaning operating habits etc done periodically on a scheduled 5 Using a vacuum cleaner or a low pressure routine basis even though printer operation may hose remove all dust and paper chaff from b...

Page 64: ...ot Fault condition exists as defined by Press and release ALARM switch light ALARM indicator lit indicator If fault condition remains lift printer cover and observe fault indicators GATE fault indicator lit Character drum gate unlatched Latch character drum gate PAPER and RIBBON fault Paper is torn printer is out of paper Repair torn paper install paper check indicators lit or ribbon is stalled fo...

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Page 66: ... Each character printed by the impact print head is formed by a 7 by 9 dot matrix The device can accommodate variable fan fold paper forms in widths of from 4 to 15 inches and can print 1 original and up to 4 copies Horizontal spacing is 10 characters per inch vertical spacing is 6 lines per inch The device is intended as the primary input output device for communication to and from the system OPE...

Page 67: ...he keyboard associated with the TWU9101 see Figure 8 3 includes the following groupings of keys 2 Numeric keyboard Similar in appearance to a standard numeric grouping of keys on an adding machine Numeric keys are func tionally identical to the numeric digits on the Alpha Numeric keyboard same ASCII characters 3 The key grouping between the Alpha Numeric and Numeric keyboard is not currently imple...

Page 68: ...rms as they have a tendency that it will not interfere with the to separate while being intro loading of forms duced 5 Open the left and right tractor face plates 8 Once the form is started manually feed a 6 Adjust the right tractor as necessary to segment of the form under the tractors accommodate the form being introduced using the paper advance knob 9 Position the form to be fed under the NOTE ...

Page 69: ... START pushblltton Paper Control When the Keyboard Typewriter Console is online to the Central Processor all output format ting is automatically controlled by the software online use i e form feed line feed etc When the device is offline to the Central Processor all action is in the Local mode Formatting spacing paper advancement etc are controlled through operator entered keyboard characters Load...

Page 70: ... system The device controller is a microprogrammed peripheral controller which attaches to the Level 6 Megabus and is capable of supporting up to 4 devices via a configurable series of adapters Device specific functionality is provided by the adapter and certain device specific firmware in the device controller PROGRAMMING CONSIDERATIONS Level 6 software allows for the transfer and receipt of data...

Page 71: ...he inside areas of the print mechanism CONSOLE SPECIFICATIONS AND CHARAC TERISTICS Table 8 2 is a summary of the specifications and characteristics of the TWU91 0 I Keyboard Typewriter Console KEYBOARD TYPEWRITER CONSOLE 8 6 Print speed Print format Character set Print ribbon Paper stock Device interface Matrix font Physical dimensions Operating Considerations Temperature Range Gradient Humidity R...

Page 72: ... rate The TTU9l02 does not read or punch paper tape All functions of the teleprinters are initiated by the receipt of certain codes Some of these such as carriage return and line feed have their own keys Other codes may be generated by simultaneously pressing the CTRL control key and one of the alphabetic keys Horizontal spacing is 10 characters per inch Vertical spacing is six lines per inch with...

Page 73: ...space pushbutton is used primarily for tape correction Each time it is depressed tape moves in the reverse direction one character space REL The tape release button When de pressed it allows tape to be pulled manually through the punch unit This button can be used in either the ON or OFF condition Automatic Operation Automatic operation refers to an enabled option which allows the software to star...

Page 74: ...ocked out SHIFT Key The SHIFT key causes all the ASCII keys to generate their associated upper case characters TELEPRINTERS LINE FEED Key The line feed key causes the paper to advance vertically The carriage does not return to the left margin see RETURN RETURN Key The RETURN key generates a carriage return character The type unit returns to the left margin but the paper does not advance vertically...

Page 75: ...d engage the hook at the end of the ribbon in the hub of the empty spool 6 Wind a few turns of ribbon onto the empty spool in the direction indicated by the arrow in the hub 7 Ensure that the reversing eyelet has been wound onto the empty spool TELEPRINTERS 9 4 8 Place the spools on the shafts so that the ribbon feeds to the rear from the right side of the spool and from the left side of the left ...

Page 76: ... over the sprocket feed wheeL 5 Close the tape retainer cover TELEPRINTERS 6 Ensure that the tape moves freely 7 Set the reader control to START Loading the Paper Tape Punch The paper tape punch perforates eight channel rolled oiled or fan folded paper tape at a maximum rate of 10 characters per second The following procedures are required for the loading of paper tape 1 Press the RELease pushbutt...

Page 77: ...rpose of the maintenance is to keep the teleprinter in the best of operating condition The following list is a general guide to opera tor maintenance o Always plug the device into a 3 wire grounded outlet o Ensure that all covers are secured and closed during operation o Never operate the teleprinter without paper o Avoid leaning or placing objects on any part of the teleprinter TABLE 9 1 INPUT OU...

Page 78: ...s of TTU91 Oland TTU9102 teleprinters 9 7 TELEPRINTERS Printer Feed Paper Capacity Print Speed Character Density Punch TTU91 01 Tape Tape Roll Capacity Punch Speed Character Density Reader TTU91 02 Tape Read Speed Character Density Friction 81 2 inch 21 59 cm wide 5 inch 12 70 cm diameter roll 10 characters per second Horizontal 10 characters per inch 72 characters per line Vertical 3 or 6 lines p...

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Page 80: ...ines 80 characters per line and a 60 frame per second refresh rate the display projects clear bright easily read information The console keyboard utilizes solid state high reliability switches as keys The keyboard permits the entry of variable data and program param eters The 60 keys can generate 128 characters of the ASCII code set see Figure 10 2 The characters include 26 alphabetic 10 numeric a...

Page 81: ...shbutton applies power to the device Power OFF Depressing the OFF pushbutton removes power from the device Brightness Control The brightness control knob located on the back cover is used to vary the intensity of data images on the CRT screen see Figure 10 3 Rotating the knob clockwise causes the images to become more intense Rotating the knob counterclockwise causes the images to become less inte...

Page 82: ...he screen is also moved upwards one line and therefore is lost Alarm Bell A keyboard alarm bell sounds whenever the CRT receives a BEL code from the software or when a character is entered by the operator in character position 75 of the line The bell is intended as a warning that the end of the line is near Any data entered by the operator that exceeds the line character limit 80 characters is ove...

Page 83: ...d a console compatible peripheral Figure 10 4 illus trates the structure of the subsystem and its relationship to the system CRT KEYBOARD CONSOLE 104 The device controller is a microprogrammed peripheral controller which attaches to the Level 6 Megabus and is capable of supporting up to four devices via a configurable series of adapters Device specific functionality is provided by the adapter and ...

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