Digital Equipment VXT 2000 Model VX225, Installation Information, Page: 14 / 42

Installing Your Terminal
Connect the mouse or graphics tablet to the terminal. Set the mouse on
the mouse pad.
If you have a serial printer or secondary host computer, connect the printer
or host to the terminal.
If you have a parallel printer, connect the printer to the terminal.
Connect your network cable to the terminal. Connect the other end of
the cable to your local area network. Some terminals have (a) a thickwire
connector and (b) a twisted-pair connector. Other terminals have (c) a
ThinWire connector.
Check the terminal’s test display.
1. Turn the terminal on by pressing in the power switch at the front of the
terminal. The light on the switch should turn on.
2. The terminal performs its self-tests. During the tests, you should see the
following display on your terminal:
Display Meaning
VXT V0n.nnn
VXT boot ROM version number
08-00-2B-11-22-33
Terminal’s Ethernet address
nnMB
Megabytes of memory installed (4 to 16)
LJ-01540-TI0
Self-test progress indicator (Fills in as tests are
completed.)
IMG
Image accelerator board (if installed)
If you installed additional memory: While the self-tests are running,
make sure the amount of memory listed in the self-test display (
nn
MB)
equals the total number of megabytes installed in your terminal.
The standard terminal comes with 4 megabytes of memory. You can install
up to three 2- or 4-megabyte optional memory modules.
If you installed an image accelerator board: While the self-tests are
running, make sure the board is listed in the self-test display, (IMG).
3. When the self-tests are done, the terminal loads its software from a
supporting host system or server (such as Digital’s InfoServer). Then
the terminal displays the Terminal Manager window, unless your system
manager has changed the terminal’s settings.
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