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ADDS 4000

User’s Guide

Summary of Contents for ADDS 4000

Page 1: ...ADDS 4000 User s Guide ...

Page 2: ...herein may not be marketed by Boundless Technologies in all parts of the world In some instances photographs are of equipment prototypes Therefore before using this document consult your Boundless Technologies representative or Boundless Technologies office for information that is applicable and current Note that Boundless Technologies appreciates receiving suggestions and comments on its publicat...

Page 3: ...al language support etc can be obtained by calling USA and Canada calls 1 800 231 5445 International calls 1 631 962 1500 At the options menu press 2 for Product Information then press 2 for Products or Program Information Mailed to You and request the following 4000 Guide to Operations part number 598 0011161 This manual is offered to our customers at no additional charge When calling to order pl...

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Page 5: ...atures 2 Compatibility 2 Display 2 Character Sets 2 Communications 3 Keyboards 3 Desk Accessories 3 Physical Features 4 Keyboards 5 Usage Notes 7 Communications 8 Flow Control 8 Host Port 1 9 Host Printer Port 2 10 Parallel Printer Port 11 Terminal to Modem DCE or Host 11 Terminal to Host DTE or Printer 12 Screen Display and Pages 12 Bottom Status Label Line Display 12 Installation 13 ...

Page 6: ...n Setup Selection 16 STEP 7 Additional Setup Options 16 STEP 8 Save Parameters 17 STEP 9 Establish Communications 17 Host Printer Connection Guide 18 Setup 21 Overview 21 Setup Menu 21 Cursor Keystrokes for Movement Within the Setup Menu 22 EXECute Menu 23 GLOBAL Menu 24 COMMunications Menu Sess 1 EIA 25 AUXiliary COMMunications Menu Sess 2 AUX 27 KEYBOARD Menu 29 SCREEN Menu 31 VISUAL Menu 32 MOD...

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Page 9: ...pproximation of the laws of the Member States relating to electromagnetic compatibility Boundless Technologies cannot accept responsibility for any failure to satisfy the protection requirements resulting from a non recommended modification of the product including the fitting of non Boundless Technologies option cards ...

Page 10: ...wer cord from outlet Attach signal cables to receptacles Remove signal cables from receptacles Attach power cord to outlet Remove all cables from devices Turn device ON You may now take it with you Note In the UK by law the telephone cable must be connected after the power cord Note In the UK by law the power cord must be disconnected after the telephone line cable ...

Page 11: ...sly designated by Boundless Technologies are the user s responsibility This publication could contain technical inaccuracies or typographical errors This publication may refer to products that are announced but are not currently available in your country Boundless Technologies makes no commitment to make available any unannounced products referred to herein The final decision to announce any produ...

Page 12: ...e for any radio or television interference caused by using other than recommended cables and connectors or by unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment Unauthorized changes or modifications could void the user s authority to operate the equipment This device complies with Part 15 or the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful...

Page 13: ...es VCCI with an aim to prevent radio interference in commercial and industrial districts This equipment could cause interference to radio and television receivers when used in and around residential districts Please handle the equipment properly according to the instruction manual Korean Government Ministry of Communication MOC Statement Please note that this device has been approved for business ...

Page 14: ...possible from the existing system before connecting the signal cable to that device DANGER To prevent a possible electrical shock during an electrical storm do not connect or disconnect cables or station protectors for communication lines display stations printers or telephones DANGER To prevent a possible electrical shock from touching two surfaces with different electrical grounds use one hand w...

Page 15: ...itch is not the main disconnect The device s main power disconnect is the detachable line cord Caution Notice A caution notice indicates a hazard that could possible cause minor personal injury CAUTION This product contains a lithium battery Do not attempt to exchange or charge the battery Discard the product as instructed by local regulations for limited lithium batteries Do not burn Warning Noti...

Page 16: ...t capability of the terminal allows you to run two different applications simultaneously Clock calendar calculator ASCII chart and diagnostic desk accessories are provided Another feature is the selectable overscan border which can provide bezel to bezel video This terminal also features an easy to use Setup menu Travel between menus is facilitated by function keys the first letter of the menu nam...

Page 17: ...r 44 row display with top and bottom status lines þ 80 or 132 column display þ Double high double wide display þ Up to 2 pages of memory þ Small footprint tilt and swivel base Character Sets þ Numerous standard graphic and supplemental character sets þ Support for different keyboard languages US English UK English Danish French German Norwegian Portuguese Spanish Swedish Dutch Belgian Flemish Fren...

Page 18: ...ntronics compatible printer port Keyboards þ EPC 101 102 key keyboard for use in the US and Internationally þ ASCII keyboard þ PC 106 107 key keyboard for use in the US and Internationally þ Up to 35 shiftable and programmable edit and function keys Desk Accessories þ Calculator capable of transmitting results þ Monthly Calendar þ Clock with alarm settings þ ASCII and Diagnostic charts ...

Page 19: ...ial 5 Brightness Dial adjust the overall screen brightness by rotating the dial 6 Power Connection plug the female end of the power cord into this connector and the male end of the cord into a properly grounded receptacle The Canadian Standards Association CSA recommends that the power outlet be near the terminal and easily accessible at all times 7 Parallel Printer Port connect the cable from the...

Page 20: ...oup above the edit keypad is used to control communications with the host or printer The ASCII keyboard varies from the PC keyboard styles mainly in that it features 28 edit keys and 16 function keys For each keyboard there is a set of local hot keys They perform a variety of terminal functions such as Print Screen and Enter Setup See Appendix A for a complete list of local functions SysR q Bre ak...

Page 21: ... End Hom e Pg Up Pg Dn 2 4 1 6 7 8 3 5 9 0 Q W E R T Y U I O P F D S A G H J L K X C V B M N Z Ct rl Ct rl Alt Alt Esc F4 F3 F2 F1 _ Cap s Lo ck Shif t Sh ift Tab F1 2 F1 1 F10 F9 F8 F7 F6 F5 Nu m L ock Caps L ock Sc roll Lo ck Back Space En ter Num Lock Cap s Loc k Scro ll L ock 102 key EPC Keyboard International 106 key PC Key board U S ASCII Keyboard ...

Page 22: ...cession þ 1 num or 1 alph specifies that the number must be generated either from the numeric or alphanumeric keypads þ 23h the number 23 is represented in hexadecimal hex notation þ applies only to the PC keyboard þ applies to ASCII emulations only ADDS VP Wyse 50 Wyse 60 PC Term and TVI 925 Unless specifically stated this guide is written from the perspective that an ASCII keyboard is attached t...

Page 23: ...t data flow control selectable in the COMM1 AUX COMM2 menus of Setup should be used to prevent data loss Software flow control relies on the Xon and Xoff characters g and e characters in PC Term Emulation to indicate when the terminal is able or unable to store further data The Xon signal transmits the DC1 character 11h and the Xoff signal transmits DC3 13h When Xon Xoff in the COMM1 Setup menu fo...

Page 24: ...s to the level mentioned above the terminal will set the DTR signal low to inform the host serial device to stop sending data Host Port 1 This port labeled SES1 EIA is designed for connection to the host computer or modem via a 25 pin D shell DB25 female connector This port uses an RS 232 C communication interface is configured as a DTE Data Terminal Equipment device and can operate from 110 to 38...

Page 25: ...te from 110 to 19 200 baud This port uses an RS 232 C interface via a DB25 female connector and is configured as a DCE Data Communication Equipment device The pin assignments for this port are shown below Host Printer Port 2 Pin Assignments Refer to the Installation chapter for details on the connection of all ports to serial devices hosts modems or printers ...

Page 26: ...h as pressing the CAPS LOCK key will clear the error message Terminal to Modem DCE or Host Refer to the diagram below to understand why a null modem adapter may be needed when connecting the second serial port SES2 AUX to a modem or a DCE host The first serial port will connect directly without a null modem since it is a DTE device DTE SES1 EIA Modem Transmit Receive DTR DSR Transmit Receive DTR D...

Page 27: ...minal offers two lengths 26 and 44 lines These numbers include the top and bottom status lines or label line as well as the lines used to display data A page of terminal memory represents the total number of lines that can be accessed whether or not they are all viewable on the screen at once Bottom Status Label Line Display If the Data Lines selection is 24 42 then the bottom status label line is...

Page 28: ...among the most common Described here are conventional setups with or without a printer These steps may need to be adjusted to meet your requirements STEP 1 Know Your Devices The first step in our installation process will be to determine what type of serial ports you are connecting to the terminal The Communications section in the Introduction chapter describes the differences between a DTE and DC...

Page 29: ...ters correspond to the letters in the Host Printer Connection Guide If these setups don t apply choose the connections in the Host Printer Connection Guide that are appropriate Your physical connections are now complete STEP 3 No Printer Option If you did not opt to install a printer do not complete connection E F or G you must set the Printer Use selection in the GLOBAL Setup menu to None STEP 4 ...

Page 30: ... connection procedures C and F below Only follow those steps that apply to your connections A G To access the Setup menu press SHIFT SETUP on an ASCII keyboard or Shift Print Scrn on a PC keyboard Connection A Host DCE 1 Enter the Setup menu 2 In the COMM menu set the proper communications settings for the EIA Baud EIA Data Format EIA Parity Check EIA Recv and EIA Xmt selections See the Setup chap...

Page 31: ...Printer Use selection to either SES1 PAR or SES2 PAR for single or dual host environment STEP 6 Emulation Setup Selection This step requires setting a selection in the Setup menu to configure the emulation of the Terminal Determine which emulation your applications run with Enter the Setup menu In the MODE menu set the Terminal selection to match your emulation requirements STEP 7 Additional Setup...

Page 32: ...e bar Remember to save your Setup settings after the entire installation process STEP 9 Establish Communications Your installation is now complete By pressing the Return or Enter key you should be able to communicate with the host computer s If for some reason your installation was not successful make sure your physical connections are secure that the communications protocol settings match your de...

Page 33: ...le and the EIA port Connection B Connect the host cable directly to the AUX port Not applicable DCE Host or Modem Connection C Connect the host or modem cable directly to the EIA port Connection D Connect a null modem adapter between the host or modem cable and the AUX port Not applicable Most host computers are configured as a DCE device The Mentor System isan example of a DCE host system ...

Page 34: ...r cable directly to the AUX port Connection F This is an option if you connect a parallel to serial converter between the serial printer cable and the PAR port Parallel Printer Centronics IBM Not applicable Not applicable Connection G Connect the parallel printer cable to the PAR port Most serial printers are configured as DTE devices ...

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Page 36: ...u wish to operate in program your function keys set tab stops and select operating parameters from your keyboard These parameters can also be downloaded from the host computer Easy to read menus are available to help you select the operating parameters to suit your needs To enter the Setup Menu or toggle between host 1 and host 2 you need to invoke the following keystrokes depending upon the type ...

Page 37: ... both host ports Cursor Keystrokes for Movement Within the Setup Menu or Used to move the cursor up and down within a menu or Space Bar Used to select the parameter value or to perform the function selected in the menu Menus have two types of fields They are action fields and multiple choice fields 1 An action field only has a single entry and is executed by pressing the Space Bar 2 A multiple cho...

Page 38: ... the host 1 parameters To save parameters for host 2 you must first toggle to host 2 CTRL SETUP on ASCII keyboard or Ctrl Sys Req on PC keyboard then select Save Parameters Save Parameters Before Exit Y or N Select Y to save all parameters in both sessions Select N to exit without saving parameters This selection serves as a reminder to Save changed parameters before exiting Setup Load Default Par...

Page 39: ...on is selected in the SCREEN menu Entering or exiting 44 1 will erase the screen s For information on dual session operation refer to Section 6 Multi host Split Screen Printer Use SES1 SER SES1 PAR SES2 PAR None Select session 1 serial or parallel printer session 2 parallel or no printer If dual host is selected SES1 SER is not available If single host is selected SES2 PAR is not available Oversca...

Page 40: ... on incoming data Data Bits 7 8 Select 7 or 8 bit character operation Stop Bits 1 2 Select to append 1 or 2 stop bits at the end of a character Xon Xoff None DTR DC1 DC3 Both Select DTR DC1 DC3 or both for data flow control Flow control must be used when using smooth scroll Pace 00 Relative amount of delay time between characters during transmission to host 00 99 Use right arrow to increase value ...

Page 41: ...ning communication protocol Baud Rate 19200 9600 4800 2400 2000 1800 A wide range of baud rates are available to match the data rate for your printer host Parity Odd Even Space Mark Four selections are available to meet the requirements of your printer host Parity Check Yes No When Yes is selected an asterisk symbol will be displayed on your screen at any character position where an error in parit...

Page 42: ...00 Enables user to preset a delay between characters during transmission Select from values of 0 to 99 Use right arrow to increase value and left arrow to decrease value This is useful if characters are lost when pressing function keys Terminator US CR CRLF ETX This field sets the end of line end of page characters for block mode XPC Off On Sets data flow control for PC Term Operation This option ...

Page 43: ... on the screen Keyclick Yes No Choose to have an audible tone sound each time a key is pressed on the keyboard The volume of this tone may be adjusted in the BELL menu Keyboard U S UK French Spanish German Swedish Danish Norwegian Portuguese Dutch Belgian Italian Latin Amer Fr Canadian Sw German Sw French For selection of appropriate languages The same language should be selected for both sessions...

Page 44: ... requires 8 bit data Three extended character sets are available 1 Standard PC used only when keyboard language is US or UK 2 Multilingual used when any language other than US UK or Portuguese is selected 3 Portuguese this is a variation of the Multilingual set and is used only when the language is Portuguese You may elect to use the extended character set but you can not directly specify which of...

Page 45: ... 24 42 25 43 depending on data line setting A No selection will cause the cursor to position itself at the first position of row 1 when data is entered at the last position on row 24 42 25 43 Auto Linefeed Yes No If Yes is selected an internal linefeed is performed moving the cursor to the beginning of the next row when a Return code is received An internallinefeed is also generated when the curso...

Page 46: ...ppress Off On Status Line On Off ENTER menu line SPACE select S SETUP exit CTL SETUP SES 1 Cursor Block Underline None Choose to display cursor as a Block Underline or None Cursor Blink Yes No Select a blinking display of the cursor with Yes a steady display with No Protected Fields Off On The next 5 selections select the display characteristics of Protected Fields They can be set to display in lo...

Page 47: ...to retain codes as programmed and will not default to codes of the emulation selected At power up default function keyswill always be loaded unless User Dependent is selected at this field Keyboards to Use PC or ASCII This field highlights the keyboard supported for the emulation selected No action may be taken at this field If any keys have been programmed changing terminal modes while Terminal D...

Page 48: ...ed and display corresponding data for the key requested Link Key None programmed By linking keys you may cause more than one key to be executed with a single key stroke For example by linking F16 to Fl when you press Fl both Fl and F16 are transmitted Select N at this field for no link If you link Fl to itself a continuous loop will occur Pressing CTRL TAB will stop the loop Linking is accomplishe...

Page 49: ...ing normal operation pressing the SHIFT key will toggle the display of labels programmed into the unshifted and shifted function keys Entering Text The reverse video area in the middle of the screen is used to enter the key text The cursor keys as well as the INS REPL key can be used to edit the text The SHIFT key or CAPS LOCK must be pressed when entering uppercase characters Use the cursor keys ...

Page 50: ...board Function Keys Representation ASCII PC Normal Shift FUNCT Alt F01 f01 FUNCT Alt F02 f02 FUNCT Alt F03 f03 FUNCT Alt F04 f04 FUNCT Alt F05 f05 FUNCT Alt F06 f06 FUNCT Alt F07 f07 FUNCT Alt F08 f08 FUNCT Alt F09 f09 FUNCT Alt F10 f10 FUNCT Alt F11 f11 FUNCT Alt F12 f12 FUNCT Alt F13 f13 FUNCT Alt F14 f14 FUNCT Alt F15 f15 FUNCT Alt F16 f16 BELL Menu EXEC1 GLOBAL COMM1 AUX COMM2 KEYBOARD1 SCREEN...

Page 51: ...menu line SPACE select S SETUP exit CTL SETUP SES 1 The bell volume may be adjusted to a comfortable level by using and Pressing S will ring the bell so you can experiment to find the best volume for your environment ...

Page 52: ... changes þ Up or down arrow keys to enter the field you desire to change þ Left or right arrow keys selects the desired parameter to be changed þ Spacebar move through options available for this field þ ENTER num revert to the default setting for the current field þ ESC exit clock and save settings Time parameters are lost when power is turned off Date enables you to enter the current date Time Se...

Page 53: ...ons are as follows à Off No alarm sounded à Alarm Alarm to sound at time set à Hourly Alarm to sound everyhour à Alarm Hourly Alarm to sound every hour and at time set Press Space Barto make your selection at this field To reset the highlighted field to the factory setting press ENTER num ...

Page 54: ... 1995 The keys below control the calendar that is displayed þ SHIFT and or will position the calendar display anywhere on your screen þ Right and left arrow keys changes the calendar month þ Up and down arrow keys changes the calendar year à ENTER changes Current Date is to Enter Year Enter a four digit number from 1600 to 4499 When the fourth number is entered the new year will automatically be d...

Page 55: ...X for transmit result à SHIFT and move image As a key is pressed it is highlighted for a split second The number pressed will be displayed on the top row of the calculator image As you operate the calculator the answer appears on the top of the calculator image if tape is enabled Printer option on calculator menu must be disabled if a printer is not on line to the terminal s auxiliary port T 0 M M...

Page 56: ...pressed it is highlighted for a split second The number pressed will be displayed on the top row of the calculator image As you operate the calculator the answer appears on the top of the calculator image if tape is enabled Printer option on calculator menu must be disabled if a printer is not on line to the terminal s auxiliary port 8 4 5 6 2 Enter PC Keyboard T 7 Home 9 Pg Up Num Lock 0 M M MR C...

Page 57: ...trl 001 001 01 00000001 SOH Ctrl A 002 002 02 00000010 STX Ctrl B The center line is highlighted and indicates the breakout of the character where the cursor currently rests This implementation will save you time in locating a particular character by simply locating the cursor on the character in question and then activating the chart The centered line on the chart represents that particular chara...

Page 58: ... Pause SHIFT BREAK Toggle Monitor Mode1 Ctrl Shift 1 num CTRL SHIFT 1 num Ins Replace Insert Shift Insert INS REPL Keyboard Unlock Ctrl Shift Print Screen SETUP Hard Reset Power On Ctrl Shift Home CTRL SHIFT HOME Break2 Ctrl Pause CTRL BREAK Long Break Disconnect Ctrl Shift Pause CTRL SHIFT BREAK Function Alt left side key FUNCT Print Page Print Screen PRINT SEND Continued 1 Monitor mode is useful...

Page 59: ...ate Ctrl Shift CTRL SHIFT Change Status Line Ctrl Shift CTRL SHIFT Enter Clock Ctrl F1 CTRL F1 Enter Calendar Ctrl F2 CTRL F2 Enter Calculator Ctrl F3 CTRL F3 Enter ASCII Chart Ctrl F4 CTRL F4 Enter Diagnostics Ctrl Shift F5 CTRL SHIFT F6 Exit Any Desk Accessory Esc ESC Display Code Version Ctrl Shift F5 CTRL SHIFT F6 ...

Page 60: ...ble for correcting the interference and is encouraged to take one or more of these measures 1 Reorient the receiving antenna 2 Relocate the equipment or move the equipment away from the receiver 3 Plug the equipment into a different outlet so the unit and receiver are on different branch circuits 4 Consult the dealer or an experienced radio television technician It is also suggested that the user ...

Page 61: ...pport for your needs please contact the Boundless Technologies Technical Support Department directly You will be required to provide the name of your distributor and a description of the problem as described above Please refer to the Boundless Technologies Guide to Support Services which was packaged with the terminal Boundless Technologies can be reached at Boundless Technologies Inc Technical Su...

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