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Page 4: ...purposes and is subject to change without notice Digital Equipment Corporation assumes no responsibility for any errors which may appear in this manual Printed in U S A The following are trademarks of...

Page 5: ...Mode Keys 9 Keyboard Indicators 10 Monitor Controls 12 Audible Indicators 12 PART 2 SET UP MODE SET UP A 13 SET UP B 14 SET UP C 15 Determining What a SET UP Feature Does 16 Changing a SET UP Feature...

Page 6: ...25 Print Extent 25 Print Termination Character 25 Receive Parity 26 Receive Speed 26 Reverse Protected 26 Screen Background 26 Screen Brightness 26 Scroll 26 Space Compression 27 Tabs 27 Transmit 27...

Page 7: ...Current Loop Interface 43 20 mA Current Loop Interface Electrical Characteristics 44 External Video Connections 44 Composite Video Output 45 Video Input 46 VT132 Specifications 46 Ordering Hardware D...

Page 8: ...CCKM Cursor Keys Mode 71 DECCOLM Column Mode 72 DECDHL Double Height Line 72 DECDWL Double Width Line 72 DECEDM Editing Mode 72 DECEKEM Edit Key Execution Mode 73 DECHCP Hard Copy 73 DEClO Identify Te...

Page 9: ...C Tabulation Clear 84 TIM Transfer Termination Mode 84 Modes 84 ANSI Specified Modes 84 DEC Private Modes 85 Valid VT52 Mode Control Sequences 86 VT132 Control Sequence Summary 88 CHAPTER 4 VT132 OPTI...

Page 10: ...t with Data 33 2 1 VT132 Terminal Dimensions 39 2 2 VT132 Terminal Rear View 40 2 3 20 rnA Current Loop Interface 44 2 4 Composite Video Output 45 3 1 VTl 32 Keyboard 52 3 2 SCFDM and GATM Mode Intera...

Page 11: ...asy to use even if you have never operated a video terminal before It is designed to work very much like a typewriter with additional features which allow you to edit the data before it is sent to the...

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Page 15: ...ture in detail Part 3 Edit Mode describes the edit mode and functions the operator can perform in this mode Part 4 Self Testing the VT132 outlines the steps required to start the built in tests and ho...

Page 16: ...ds data to the host computer as soon as it is typed The terminal does not store data to send later Insert mode The operator can insert characters into an existing field or line Data already there move...

Page 17: ...RANSMIT RECEIVE 801132 CLEAR TAB TABS LOCAL AlBIC 110 SPEED SPEED COLUMNS RESET _ _ B HBBBBB __B___ 1I1I1I1I allllllllll I II II_all111111111111111111 II 11_11111111111111111111_11 Figure 1 2 VT132 Ke...

Page 18: ...1 3 VT132 Keyboard Special Function Keys SET UP Places the VT132 in SET UP mode While in SET UP mode terminal features such as tabs and scrolling can be changed Each of these keys transmits a code tha...

Page 19: ...y corresponds to the RETURN key These keys may also be interpreted by the host computer as special function keys Consult your local operating proceddures for the meaning of these keys SET UP Mode keys...

Page 20: ...SET UP B this key steps the terminal through the receive baud rate settings in ascending order 80 132 COLUMNS In SET UP A this key switches the display line size from 80 to 132 characters per line or...

Page 21: ...4 BIC 1 0 SPEm EED COI u tS Run ____BBBBBBB_____ 111111111111111111111111 II II_IIIIIIIIRIIIIIIIIIIII II ____aaall__BBB___ Figure 1 5 VT132 Keyboard Edit Mode Keys INSERT LINE IlIIIiI 11111111 111111...

Page 22: ...e start of the current unprotected field the previous unprotected field the last tab position or the first unprotected field whichever comes first PRINT ENTER Starts the transmission of edited data to...

Page 23: ...e L1 and L2 These indicators are turned on and off by the host computer Consult your local operating procedures for the meaning of the indicator The L1 L2 INSERT and EDIT indicators are also used to s...

Page 24: ...but only modify the codes transmitted by other keys 2 KBD LOCKED indicator is turned on in which case the characters typed are lost 3 The keyclick feature has been turned off in SET UP mode Long Tone...

Page 25: ...lowing events occur A Recall operation is performed The terminal is reset The terminal power is turned off SET UP mode provides three brief summaries of the current feature status The first summary SE...

Page 26: ...tation SCROLLfo JUMP 1 SMOOTH AUTOREPEAT O OFF 1 ON o DARK BACKGROU ND SCREEN 1 LIGHT BACKGROUND CURSOR O UNDERLINE 1 BLOCK ___ 6 SHIFTED O 1 WRAP AROUN D O OFF 1 ON o OFF NEW LINE 1 ON INTE RLACE 0 O...

Page 27: ...resentation EDIT MODE O OFF 1 ON EDIT KEY 0 DEFER 1 IMMEDIATE CHAR SENT O UNPRO 1 ALL SP COMPRES g F B C BOLD O OFF PROTECTED 1 ON r __ UNDERLINE 0 OFF PROTECTED 1 ON BLINK 0 OFF PROTECTED 1 ON REVERS...

Page 28: ...he terminal and the computer The editing category contains SET UP features associated with the VT132 s edit ing capability These features define which characters will be protected and what occurs duri...

Page 29: ...sent X Cursor X Edit key X Edit mode X X Erasure mode X Interlace X Keyclick X Line Local X Local echo X Margin bell X New line X Normal protected X Parity X Power X Print extent X Print terminantion...

Page 30: ...ncluding space and control characters Control characters are dis played as a character to indicate their presence in the message 5 Type the message delimiter character Once the message delimiter chara...

Page 31: ...rlace X 6 Keyclick X 6 Line Local X X X 4 Local echo X 6 Margin bell X 6 New line X 6 Normal protected X 6 Parity X 6 Power X 6 Print extent X 6 Print termination char X 6 Receive parity X t see note...

Page 32: ...er completing these steps SET UP features which were temporarily stored are now stored in nonvolatile memory on a fixed basis until the next Save operation is performed Recalling SET UP Features Tempo...

Page 33: ...default settings are listed below and are shown in Figures 1 13 and 1 14 Parity Transmit speed Receive speed Tabs Characters per line Line Local Answerback 7S 9600 9600 Every 8 columns 80 Local None...

Page 34: ...rwise stated entering SET UP mode and changing features does not result in the loss of data displayed on the screen ANSI VT52 Mode The VT132 terminal follows two programming standards American Nationa...

Page 35: ...e key board In interactive mode this feature is disregarded Bold Protected When the VT132 is in edit mode this feature protects all bold characters on the screen A protected character cannot be change...

Page 36: ...on options Interlace should be turned off if such an option is not installed Keyclick Tone The keyclick tone is generated every time a key is pressed It may be turned on or off but research shows that...

Page 37: ...d Parity defines the type of parity bit the VT132 generates for transmitted characters and checks the received characters if the Receive Parity feature is set to check The terminal can generate the fo...

Page 38: ...perator to select the background of the screen In normal mode the screen displays light characters on a dark background in reverse mode the screen displays dark characters on a light background Screen...

Page 39: ...he scrolling region up to but not including the cursor location or from the last partial page transmit marker up to but not including the cursor location A nondisplayable partial page transmit marker...

Page 40: ...r is typed These features used either singly or in combination increase host computer effi ciency They permit changes to data within the terminal and ensure that data sent to the host computer is accu...

Page 41: ...e the new line is to be added Figure 1 15 2 Press the INSERT LINE key once The line where the cursor is located and all lines under it up to either the end of the scrolling region or the first line co...

Page 42: ...characters at and to the right of the cursor move right one character position for every character typed If more characters are inserted than there is room for characters already on the line or unprot...

Page 43: ...ed character the terminal beeps and moves the cursor to the first character of the next unpro tected field Correcting Typing Errors 1 Position the cursor over the character just to the right of the ch...

Page 44: ...is an example of a typical editing format In the example all reverse video characters are protected Turning on the reverse protected SET UP feature from the keyboard or by remote command from the host...

Page 45: ...OPERATOR INFORMATION 33 MA JS68 Figure 1 25 Sample Format ass 01234 MA 3565 Figure 1 26 Sample Format with Data...

Page 46: ...the keyboard LEDs However no terminal func tion including the lighting of LEDs is guaranteed if a fatal error is found Nonfatal errors do not halt the terminal processor Instead the terminal is force...

Page 47: ...aracter Fault Detected Displayed AVO NVR KBD Data EIA X 2 X 3 X X 4 X 5 X X 6 X X 7 X X X 8 X 9 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X A X X B X X C X X X 0 X X E X X X F X X X G X X X X H X X X X X...

Page 48: ...all outlet Check outlet with a known good electrical device such as a lamp If no power call your electrician AC line fuse blown turn terminal OFF and have the fuse replaced See Figure 1 7 for location...

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Page 51: ...its on a desk or tabletop Dimensions are shown in Figure 2 1 8 9 eM 3 1 2 IN rI 4 8 eM It 718 IN 36 114 IT 8 CM 1 2 IN r y L 24 5 CM 19 518 IN I 30 5 eM 12 IN 36 2 eM t14 1 4 INJ 51 4 eM 20 1 4 IN J I...

Page 52: ...r of the terminal NOTE When installing the system ensure that all power and signal cables are free from obstructions sharp bends and stress UNPACKING AND INSTALLATION The VT 132 shipping carton contai...

Page 53: ...ntenance The terminal surfaces may be cleaned with a moist cloth and mild detergent Avoid using cleaners with solvents and excess amounts of water To clean the keyboard rub the keys with a dry or bare...

Page 54: ...cator 23 Same as pin 19 24 Not used 25 Not used Protective Ground Pin 1 This conductor is electrically bonded to the VT132 chassis Use of this conductor for reference potential purposes is not allowed...

Page 55: ...es On all signals designated from VT132 the mark or unas serted state is 6 0 V to 12 0 V the space or asserted state is 6 0 V to 12 0 V the space or asserted state is 6 0 V to 12 0 V Input Voltages On...

Page 56: ...current Marking current Min 5 0V 20mA 15mA Max 50V 4 0V 2 0 mA 50mA 2 5V 3 0mA 50mA In addition to the above specifications for passive operation active mode places the transmitter or receiver in ser...

Page 57: ...h the out put Failing to do so violates the 2 mA dc short circuit current requirement This presents no problem with most monitors which are ac coupled 60 Hz NON INT 22 SCANS I ___ V_E_ RT _ C _A _L_B...

Page 58: ...posite sync on the composite video output This means that the VT132 video input will not synchronize with any composite video source in cluding the composite video output of another VT 132 VT132 SPECI...

Page 59: ...nders 80 column mode 3 35 mm X 2 0 mm 0 132 inch X 0 078 inch 132 column mode 3 35 mm X 1 3 mm 0 132 inch X 0 051 inch 202 mm X 115 mm 8 inch X 4 5 inch 95 character displayable ASCII subset upper and...

Page 60: ...ice Guide VT100 Series Technical Manual VT132 Illustrated Parts Breakdown lPB VT 132 Print Set All purchase orders for hardware manuals should be forwarded to Digital Equipment Corporation Accessories...

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Page 63: ...l acts differently in edit mode In this mode local editing block trans mit and field related features of the terminal are in effect Character entries from the keyboard are compared to the protection c...

Page 64: ...ol commands and to show the current terminal status ON LINE LOCAL KSOlOCKEO L1 L2 INSERT EDIT SET CLEAR LIN Sf ro LE TR NSMIT EIVE 32 IIa1111 CLEAR TAB TABS LOCAL AlBIC 110 SPEED PHD COLUMNS RESU ____...

Page 65: ...bed in detail under the control sequences Alphabetic Keys The VT132 transmits lowercase code unless either or both SH IFT keys are down or unless the CAPS LOCK key is down Pressing CAPS LOCK locks onl...

Page 66: ...es Interlace Yes DECINLM Yes Keyclick No Yes Newline Yes LNM Yes Margin bell No Yes Normal protected Yes DECPRO Yes Origin mode Yes DECOM No Page extent Yes DECLTM Yes Parity No Yes Power No Yes Print...

Page 67: ...e of Code Sent or Received by VT132 015 012 010 all 040 033 177 Neither Either or SHIFT both SHIFT Key Down Uppercase Keys Down Octal Character Octal 061 062 063 064 065 066 067 070 071 055 075 133 07...

Page 68: ...d any key pressed with CTRl Auto repeating works as follows when a key is pressed its code s is sent once immediately If the key is held down for more than one half second the code s is sent repeatedl...

Page 69: ...oves one character up down right or left Table 3 7 shows the control sequences generated by each key Table 3 7 Cursor Control Key Codes Cursor Key VT52 ANSI Mode and Cursor ANSI Mode and Cursor arrow...

Page 70: ...NE PF11 ESCP ESCP DELETE LINE PF21 ESCQ ESCQ CHAR INSERT PF31 ESCR ESCR EDIT PF41 ESCS ESCS NOTE The interactive mode functions of the keys are indicated in brackets Table 3 9 ANSI Mode Auxiliary Keyp...

Page 71: ...pressed with this key to activate the function Moves the cursor to the start of the current unprotected field or to the start of the previous unprotected field Initiates block mode transmission Start...

Page 72: ...s not from the currently designated GO or G1 sets the terminal redefines G1 by sending the appropriate SCS control sequence followed by a SO if needed The character is then sent 5 If at the end of dat...

Page 73: ...corner Upper right corner Upper left corner L Lower left corner Crossing lines Horizontal line scan 1 Horizontal line scan 3 Horizontal line scan 5 Horizontal line scan 7 Horizontal line scan 9 I Lef...

Page 74: ...o respond to XOFF No of characters to overflow X bits per character parity bit 2 receiver speed Example 1 The VT132 is transmitting 8 bit characters with no parity at 1200 baud and re ceiving at 1200...

Page 75: ...XOFF is not sent Instead of sending XON when the buffer empties the VT132 waits until the oper ator presses the NO SCROLL key again before sending XON Also entering SET UP mode causes the VT132 to te...

Page 76: ...the modes set The cursor moves to the start of the first unprotected field on the next line with an unpro tected field If the current line is at the end of the scrolling region or there are no more un...

Page 77: ...X X EOL ET Space compression field delimiter 25 00 RS FOB RS NO PPD RS SBA RS mode on Guarded area transfer mode transmit all Notes U P RS ET tOL 134208 RS XXX EOL ET Used to indicate the presence of...

Page 78: ...as selected by ESC sequence Terminal resumes transmission Terminal stops tra nsmitting all codes except XOFF and XON If sent during an escape or control sequence the sequence in immediately terminate...

Page 79: ...1977 X3 4 1974 and X3 64 1977 The VT132 implements a subset of these standards Valid ANSI Mode Control Sequences Definitions The following glossary defines the basic elements of the ANSI mode control...

Page 80: ...ARACTER FINAL CHARACTER I Alternate sequences which accomplish the same thing Sequence a ESC 4 5 m b ESC m ESC 4 m ESC 5 m c ESC 0 0 4 0 0 5 m VT132 Control Functions Octal representation of sequence...

Page 81: ...o Host ESC Pn Pn R default value 1 The CPR sequence reports the active position by means of the parameters This sequence has two parameter values the first specifying the line and the second specifyin...

Page 82: ...with no parameters pre sent is equivalent to a cursor to home action In the VT132 this control behaves identically with its format effector counterpart HVP The numbering of lines depends on the state...

Page 83: ...parameter applicable to set mode SM and reset mode RM control sequences The reset state causes no keyboard keys to auto repeat The set state causes certain keyboard keys to auto repeat DECAWM Autowra...

Page 84: ...the same character position unless it would move beyond the right margin in which case it is moved to the right margin NOTE Using double width characters reduces the number of characters per line by...

Page 85: ...echo the sequence back to the VT132 to put it in interactive mode DECHCP Hard Copy DEC Private ESC 7 This causes the screen to cease updating and freeze while the hardcopy output is enabled The scree...

Page 86: ...et mode SM and reset mode RM control sequences When set the VT132 is in line transmit mode When reset the VT132 is in page or partial page transmit mode See the TTM control sequence below DECOM Origin...

Page 87: ...isplayed on the screen or of the characters received The sequence merely changes the way the characters with the specified attributes are interpreted by the editing and transmis sion modes DECRC Resto...

Page 88: ...only report in response to a request This message is a report DECREP TPARM This message is a report and the terminal is only reporting on request No parity set space parity mark parity Parity is set a...

Page 89: ...vate To set ESC 4 h smooth To reset ESC 41 jump This is a private parameter applicable to set mode SM and reset mode RM control sequences The reset state causes scrolls to jump instantaneously The set...

Page 90: ...al page or page data as appropriate When reset and the VT132 is in edit mode pressing the ENTER key sends ESC S alerting the host that the terminal wishes to transmit data No further transmission occu...

Page 91: ...eted without regard to protected fields The area moved up is bounded by the bottom of the scrolling region New lines are placed at the bottom of the scrolling region to replace the deleted lines The n...

Page 92: ...h and the cursor does not move EL Erase In Line ESC Ps K default value 0 Erases some or all characters in the active line according to the parameter The actions of this command are dependent upon the...

Page 93: ...line or column in the display respectively The default condition with no parameters present moves the active position to the home position In the VT132 this control behaves identically with its editor...

Page 94: ...t state causes the interpretation of the line feed LF defined in ANSI Standard X3 4 1977 to imply only vertical movement of the active position and causes the RETURN key CR to send the signal code CR...

Page 95: ...OM set Special graphics set The United Kingdom and ASCII sets conform to the ISO international register of character sets to be used with escape sequences The other sets are private character sets Spe...

Page 96: ...Transfer Termination Mode To set ESC 16 h page To reset ESC 161 partial page Format Effector This control sequence is applicable only when the DECLTM control sequence is reset This parameter is appli...

Page 97: ...erlace Edit Line transmit Space compression field delimiting Transmit execution Edit key execution The following modes specified in ANSI standard X3 64 1977 may be considered permanently set permanent...

Page 98: ...bottom margin Cursor Right ESC C Move the active position to the right If an attempt is made to move the cursor beyond the right margin the cursor stops at the right margin Cursor Left ESC D Move the...

Page 99: ...Move the cursor to the specified line and column The line and column numbers are sent as ASCII codes whose values are the number plus 0378 e g 0408 refers to the first line or column 0508 refers to t...

Page 100: ...g of ASCII digits Multiple parameters are separated by the semicolon character 073s If a parame ter is omitted or specified to be 0 the default parameter value is used For cursor movement commands the...

Page 101: ...From beginning of screen to cursor Entire screen Programmable LEOs ESC Ps Ps Ps q ESC Po P ESC Po M ESC Po L ESC K or ESC 0 K ESC 1 K ESC 2 K ESC J or ESC 0 J ESC 1J ESC 2 J Ps are selective paramete...

Page 102: ...sertlreplace Insert ESC 4 h Replace ESC 41 Erasure All ESC 6h Unprotect ESC 61 Xfer termination Page ESC 16 h Part page ESC 161 Line feed new line Newline ESC 20 h Linefeed ESC 20 I Cursor key mode Ap...

Page 103: ...Response ESC 5 n ESC 0 n terminal ok ESC 3 n terminal not ok ESC c or ESC Oc ESC 4 Ps c PROGRAMMER INFORMATION 91 Ps is the option present parameter with the following meaning Ps Meaning 2 No options...

Page 104: ...rsor up Cursor down Cursor right Cursor left Weight 2 loopback connector required 4 loopback connector required 8 Select special graphics character set Select ASCII character set ESCA ESCB ESCC ESCD E...

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Page 107: ...formation Installation Use the following procedure to install the 20 mA Current Loop Option 1 Remove power from the terminal by disconnecting the ac plug 2 Unplug the keyboard 3 Unplug any connectors...

Page 108: ...A CURRENT LOOP BOARD TRANSMIT LINE SWITCH RECEIVE LINE SWITCH 20mA t iliiiliiii ll ___COMMUN ICATIDNS CONNECTOR MA 1996 Figure 4 1 20 rnA Current Loop Option Figure 4 2 20 rnA Current Loop Option Inst...

Page 109: ...is detected check the 20 mA board connectors and switch settings and then repeat step 5 If the error persists contact your service organization 7 Once the test is complete return the 20 mA current lo...

Page 110: ...tween VT132 and line unit 6 conductor cable Null modem direct con nection between VT132 and line unit 6 conductor cable Extension connects VT1 32 to a modem 14 conductor cable Extension connects VT132...

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Page 113: ...rpreting data This can be a control character escape sequence or control sequence Control sequence A sequence of characters used to perform a control function It begins with the control sequence intro...

Page 114: ...itor function Graphic character A character other than a control character that has a visual representation normally handwritten printed or displayed Home The character position at the origin See orig...

Page 115: ...74 and used in the VT132 is where ESC I I F ESC is the introducer control character 33s named escape 1 1 are the intermediate bit combinations that mayor may not be present I characters are bit combin...

Page 116: ...151 012 LF 052 112 J 152 j 013 VT 053 113 K 153 k 014 FF 054 114 L 154 015 CR 055 115 M 155 m 016 SO 056 116 N 156 n 017 SI 057 117 0 157 0 020 OLE 060 0 120 P 160 P 021 DCl 061 1 121 Q 161 q 022 DC2...

Page 117: ...Qi t j Qi t c j Q RECEIVE 19200 400 384 252 190 60 20 14 8AUD 9600 200 192 126 95 30 10 7 RATE 4800 100 96 63 48 15 5 4 3600 75 72 48 36 11 4 3 2400 50 48 32 24 7 3 2 2000 42 40 27 20 6 2 2 1800 38 3...

Page 118: ...150 allows considerable expansion Add a terminal controller if you want the flexibility of up to four terminals For hardcopy add a printerto the printer port There s a third port for an EIA link to a...

Page 119: ...RD PRINTER The LA120 DIGITAL s fastest hardcopy term inal offers better throughput than that ofterminals with faster print speeds The 180 character per second printhead prints bidirectionally and alwa...

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Page 123: ...board The keyboard locked condition can be cleared from the keyboard by entering and exiting SET UP Locking the keyboard lights the KBD LOCKED LED HOST OVERWRITE OF PROTECTED CHARACTERS The ability fo...

Page 124: ...should be sure to exit in rt mode prior to leaving edit mode The host Cln ter and exit intert mode while in chlracter mode by using the IRM sequence page 82 PROGRAMMABLE LEOs The INSERT and EDIT LEOs...

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