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Page 1: ...VIDEO TERMINAL USER GUIDE DmDDmD...

Page 2: ...EK VT131 UG 002 VIDEO TERMINAL USER GUIDE digital equipment corporation maynard massachusetts...

Page 3: ...i fica t ions in Subpa rt J of Part 15 of FCC Rules which are designed to provide reasonable protection against radio and television interference in a residential installation However there is no guar...

Page 4: ...ors CHAPTER 2 PRINTING GENERAL PRINT OPERATIONS Auto print line at a time Print Screen Printer Controller Print Cursor Line CHAPTER 3 EDITING GENERAL EDIT MODE SELECTING EDIT MODE EDITING OPERATIO NS...

Page 5: ...ures Scroll Auto Repeat Screen Background Cursor Marg in Bell Keyclick ANSI VT52 Auto XON XOFF US UK Character FDX Set Auto Wrap Line Feed New Line Local Echo Print Termination Character Print Extent...

Page 6: ...TANDARD KEYS FUNCTION KEYS AUXILIARY KEYPAD KEYS TRANSMISSION OF CHARACTERS IN EDIT MODE CHAPTER 6 RECEIVED CHARACTER PROCESSING GENERAL RECEIVED CHARACTERS DISPLAYABLE CHARACTERS CONTROL CHARACTERS a...

Page 7: ...djustments VT52 Cem pa tible Sequences Mode Selection ANSI VT52 Cempatibility Keypad Character Selectien Character Sets and Selectiens Curser Pesitiening Erasing a Pr inting _ Reports CHAPTER 7 COMMUN...

Page 8: ...INTER Printer Interface Printer Seri l Characters CHAPTER 8 INSTALLATION GENERAL SITE CONSIDERATIONS UNPACKING AND INSPECTION PROCEDURE PACKING PROCEDURE INSTALLATION PROCEDURE Input Voltage Range Sel...

Page 9: ...ng Keys VT131 Editing Keys VT131 SET UP Keys VT13l Keyboard Indicators Local printing Configuration VT131 Cursor positioned to Add a Line to the Screen Line Added to the Screen Positioning the Cursor...

Page 10: ...e Terminal pat klng VT131 Monitor ControlS and Connector Locations VT131 Access Cover Screw Locations VT131 Access Cover Removal VT131 Internal Communication Switch Locations VT131 0 e Internal Commu...

Page 11: ...wing Character Set VT52 Keypad Codes Special character and Line Drawing Set and Graphics Mode Comparison Possible Bell Modem Configurations Public S witched _ Possible Bell Modem Configurations Dedica...

Page 12: ...descriptions and specific installation and checkout procedures The main audiences for this book are the terminal installer the application programmer and the operator The operator however should use t...

Page 13: ...ransmission and representation of characters by the terminal is lso described This chapter is generally used by the application programmer when creating applications software used with this terminal C...

Page 14: ...n techniques used to c reate the escape and con t ro1 sequences used by the VT131 terminal Appendix F describes the differences between the VT131 and VT100 terminals WARNINGS CAUTIONS AND NOTES In thi...

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Page 16: ...on the screen All necessary chang s can be made to the characters on the screen using the ed i ting features before transmi tting the characters to the computer The transmission of the edited characte...

Page 17: ...MONITOR COMPUTER TRANSMITTER V I VIDEO TERMINAL COMMUNICATION LINES MA Figure 1 1 On Line Geriera1 Block Diagram 1 2...

Page 18: ...MONITOR COMPUTER TRANSMITTER V VIDEO TERMINAL Figure 1 2 Off Line General Block Diagram 1 3...

Page 19: ...the Chapter 8 for more information about installing the terminal CAUTION Failure to select the proper voltage selection switch position and fuse may damage the terminal Power swi tch The power swi tc...

Page 20: ...Figure 1 3 VOLTAGE SELECTION SWITCH Monitor Controls 1 5 FUSE POWER SWITCH POWER RECEPTACLE MA 667 iC...

Page 21: ...keypad is arranged for rapid entry of numeric data function characters used with some application software or editing commands The keyboard keys are divided into five groups standard keys function ke...

Page 22: ...OODODODvT131j AUXI LlARY KEYPAD MAIN KEYBOARD MA 7S138 Figure 1 4 VT131 Terminal Keyboard...

Page 23: ...Off LINE LOCKED 000 sEt UP SET CLEAR All ON OFF crRl NO SCROLL Sc Figure 1 5 T llNE VT131 Standard Keys 1 8 lOEL CHAR EDIT INSERT DELETE LINE INSERT CHAR 7 8 9 CLEAR HOME I 0 4 5 6 BAC 1 0 PRINT ENTER...

Page 24: ...a general description of each function key NO SCROLL Key The NO SCROLL key is used to control scrolling in the terminal Scrolling is the upward or downward movement of existing lines on the screen to...

Page 25: ...il ON LINE OFF LINE lO D eTS DSft INSERT II SETUP SET CLEARS ON F se8 TO LE rS2SM T 2ElVE 90 62 t CLEAR TAB TA8S liNE A B 110 SPEED SPEED COLUMNS RESfT MA 8141E Figure 1 6 VT131 Function Keys 1 10...

Page 26: ...used with the BREAK and printing ke s Refer to th BREAK key description and the Printing Keyssectlon Of thIs chapter for more information about the use of these keys with the CTRL kef BACK SPACE key T...

Page 27: ...timeprinting operation When a SHIFT key is down the PRINT key selects the print screen operation Edi ting Keys Figure 1 8 identi fies the function keys of the VT131 used in edi t mode The fiJ through...

Page 28: ...CTRL CAPS LOCK gROLL SHIFT MA 9388A Figure 1 7 VT131 Printing Keys 1 13...

Page 29: ...0 0 000 SET CLEAR ALL ON OFF SETUP TOGGLE TRANSMIT RECEIVE 80 132 CLEAR TAB TABS LINE A B 1 0 SPEED SPEED COLUMNS RESET Figure 1 8 VT131 Editing Keys 1 14 IDELI CHAR INSERT INSERT LINE 7 8 9 80 6 0 I...

Page 30: ...apter for more informatTOn about the use of these keys wIth the CTRL key BACK SPACE key The BACKSPACE key moves the cursor to the left one character position RETURN Key The RETURN key moves the cursor...

Page 31: ...s is placed at the bottom margin This key has no effect when there is a protected field on the current line CHAR INSERT key The CHAR INSERT key switches between insert and replace mode These modes det...

Page 32: ...g paragraphs decribe the keys used in SET UP NOTE Chapter 4 provides both SET UP feature descriptions and step by ste feature selection rocedures Read Cha ter 4 before using the ET UP eys SET UP Key T...

Page 33: ...0 eOl1 ON LINE OFF UII E lOCKED G 0 TA8 tNS R LINE 000 000 1 CJ00 PRINTI D ENTER MA Figure 1 9 VT131 SET UP Keys 1 18...

Page 34: ...the RESET key starts the reset sequence The reset sequence has the same result as turning the power switch off and then on f Keys In any SET UP display the l up arrow and down arrow keys increase and...

Page 35: ...s down press the R key to Recall the SET UP features st red in user memory u er m mory holds feature selections chosen from the terminal keyboard S Key In any SET UP display when the SHIFT key is down...

Page 36: ...GI D LlIII lED1T1 TAB INSERT I T DELETE LINE CHAR 000 0008 00 D ENTER MA e849B Figure 1 10 VT131 Keyboard Indicators 1 21...

Page 37: ...r To Send modem connector signals The internal communication swi tches of the VT131 terminal determine the connector signal used to turn on and off the CTS indicator Refer to Chapter 7 for more inform...

Page 38: ...inal can not transmit characters when receiving characters in half duplex Characters are being typed into the terminal faster than they can be transmitted Characters are being transmitted in edit mode...

Page 39: ...se the characters f om the keyboard are lost The keyclick SET UP feature is off The terminal generates a bell tone for each of the fo lowing conditions A bell character was received from the computer...

Page 40: ...tions can be selected by the computer while the VT131 terminal is on line Only the auto print and print screen operations can be selected by the VT131 terminal keyboard The print operations selected b...

Page 41: ...MA 5765 Figure 2 1 Local Printing Configuration 2 2...

Page 42: ...on If printing is stopped by entering and exiting SET UP the printhead must be moved to the left margin Turn off auto print line at a time operation from the keyboard using the following procedure PRO...

Page 43: ...aracters received from the computer are printed and not displayed on the VT13l terminal screen NOTE If print screen is selected from the VT131 keyboard while printer controller is selected the screen...

Page 44: ...tting the characters to the computer After the inform ation is entered into the terminal and all corrections are performed the terminal transmits the information as a block of characters to the comput...

Page 45: ...he keyboard Unprotected characters can be edited from the keyboard NOTE Charact rs displayed in the margins are always protected characters A group of protected characters with the same character attr...

Page 46: ...is added to the screen using the following procedure PROCEDURE INDICATION COMMENTS 1 Place the cursor The 1 ine wi th the cursor can not have where the line is to a protected field 2 be added Figure...

Page 47: ...CURSOR POSITION Figure 3 1 Cursor Positioned to Add a Line to the Screen 3 4...

Page 48: ...CURSOR POSITION MA 3582 Figure 3 2 Line Added to the Screen 3 5...

Page 49: ...MA 3HO Figure 3 3 Positioning the Cursor to Insert a Character 3 6...

Page 50: ...sition Deleting a Line While in edit mode line of characters following procedure characters can be deleted from the screen A can be deleted from the screen using the 1 PROCEDURE Place the cursor on th...

Page 51: ...MA 3583 Figure 3 4 Character Inserted 3 8...

Page 52: ...CURSOR POSITION Figure 3 5 Cursor Pos itioned to Delete a Line from the Screen 3 9...

Page 53: ...CURSOR POSITION Figure 3 6 Line Deleted from the Screen 3 10...

Page 54: ...s in other protected fields or lines are not affected by the DELETE CHAR key The DELETE CHAR key has no effect on protected fields If the DELETE CHAR key is press while the cursor is in a protected fi...

Page 55: ...Figure 3 7 Positioning the Cursor to Delete a Character 3 12...

Page 56: ...MA 3678 Figure 3 8 Character Deleted 3 13...

Page 57: ...Figure 3 9 Positioning the Cursor to Correct a Typing Error 3 14...

Page 58: ...Figure 3 10 Error Corrected 3 15...

Page 59: ...t be on line when transmitting the block of characters to the computer The transmission of characters is performed when requested from either the keyboard or computer The size of the block of characte...

Page 60: ...ON COMMENTS 1 Press the ENTER key The KBD LOCKED indicator is turned on to transmit the block and the keyboard is locked until the of characters transmission is complete The cursor does not change pos...

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Page 62: ...s the modem and printer interface feature selections and most of the other operating feature selections The third display SET UP C shows the editing feature selections SET UP FEATURE SELECTION The SET...

Page 63: ...SET UP A TO EXIT PRESS SET Up SET UP B To EXIT PRE S SET Up V1 1 IIImR P 7S T IR 300 Figure 4 1 SET UP Displays Sheet 1 of 2 4 2 MA 9364...

Page 64: ...SET UP C TQ EXIT PRESS SET UP MA 3874 Figure 4 1 SET UP Displays Sheet 2 of 2 4 3...

Page 65: ...u er memory and default memory Operating Memory This memory holds the SET UP feature selections that determine how the terminal operates The SET UP feature selections in the operating memory are show...

Page 66: ...PERATING MEMORY TEMPORARY MEMORY INFORMATION IS LOST _JWHEN POWER IS TURNEDOFFI GENERAL OR TAB DEFAULT STORE DEFAULT M MORY y USER MEMORY I THE TWO PERMANENT MEMORIES ARE NOT AFFECTED VlHEN POWER IS T...

Page 67: ...3 Press the SET UP key to ex it SET UP INDICATION COMMENTS SET UP A is displayed on the screen The terminal displays Wait while enterin9 thifeature selections into USer memory When the features are st...

Page 68: ...Set Auto Wrap Line Feed New Line Local Echo Print Termination Pr int Exte nt 1 or 2 Stop Bits Receive Parity Break Enable Disconnect Char Enable Disconnect Delay Auto Answerback Enable Initial Direct...

Page 69: ...tions to the operating memory All features previously in operatinq memory are erased Reset the terminal using the following procedure PROCEDURE INDICATION GOMMENTS 1 Press the SET UP key SET UP A is d...

Page 70: ...th a tab stop every eighth column SET UP B and SET UP C default features are shown in Figure 4 3 The terminal is off line and the answerback message is erased from operating memory The features in th...

Page 71: ...OFF BELL l ON KEYCLlCK O OFF l ON ANSI O VT52 VT52 1 ANSI AUTO O OFF XON XOFF 1 ON U S U K O U S _ CHARACTER SET 1 U K AUTOWRAP O OFF _ 1 ON LINE FEED O OFF NEW LINE 1 ON LOCAL ECHO O OFF __ 1 ON AUT...

Page 72: ...1P RESERVED ALWAYS TRANSMIT o DEFER EXECUTION 1 IMMEDIATE BOLD O OFF PROTECTED 1 ON UNDERLINE a OFF PROTECTED 1 ON BLINK a OFF PROTECTED 1 ON RESERVE 0 OFF __ J PROTECTED 1 ON NORMAL j OFF PROTECTED...

Page 73: ...g and installation opetator pr f r nc Peatur The fe ture configure the terminal to meet operator preference These feature do not affect the information tran f red b twee the terminal computer and prin...

Page 74: ...ANSI VT52 X Auto XON XOFF X US UK Character Set X Auto Wrap X Line Feed New Line X Local Echo X Print Term Char Print Extent 1 or 2 Stop Bits X Receive Parity X Break Enable X Disconnect Char Enable...

Page 75: ...anged verify these feature selections SET UP FEATURES DESCRIPTIONS The SET UP feature descriptions are arranged by the SET UP display in which they are shown There are four types general SET UP featur...

Page 76: ...n about the use of the long break disconnect 1 2 3 PROCEDURE Press the SET UP key to enter SET UP Press the OFF ON LINE key to select on line or off line Press the SET UP key to exit SET UP Screen Bri...

Page 77: ...COMPUTER vr I VIDEO TERMINAL COMMUNICATION LINES MONITOR COMPUTER v J VIDEO TERMINAL MA 7816 Figure 4 4 ON OFF Line General Block Diagram 4 16...

Page 78: ...When printing characters disEl yed_ n r e th horizontal margins of the printer must16e set as wlae or WTaer than the number of columns per line selected by this feature 1 2 3 PROCEDURE Press the SET...

Page 79: ...SET UP A TO EXIT PRESS SET Up MA 9363 Figure 4 5 SET UP A Display 4 18...

Page 80: ...SET UP A TO EXIT PRESS SET Up I T T t T T T T T T 123456789Oft l S 1M123456J1MWiM 123456789CM1S t23456789Oi t llil ZiltlCl I MA g363 Figure 4 6 80 and 132 Columns Per Line Sheet 1 of 2 4 19...

Page 81: ...IT A m gu fIERi sr ITT T T T T TTl T T T T ffl Figure 4 6 80 and 132 Columns Per Line Sheet 2 of 2 4 20...

Page 82: ...can only be entered from SET UP A The SET UP B display is similar to Figure 4 7 Figure 4 8 summari zes the SET UP B display features The bottom line of the display shows groups of switches indicating...

Page 83: ...SET UP B TO EXIT PRESS SET UP V1 1 78 T 9t X A fIUII ER P 7S T IR 300 Figure 4 7 SET UP B Display 4 22 MA 9364...

Page 84: ...SET 1 U K AUTO WRAP O OFF 1 ON LINE FEED O OFF NEW LINE 1 ON LOCAL ECHO O OFF 1 ON BREAK O OFF ENABLE 1 ON INITIAL O RCV DIRECTION 1 XMT DISCONNECT O OFF CHAR ENABLE 1 ON AUTO O MANUAL TURNAROUND 1 A...

Page 85: ...l With jump scroll selected new lines are displayed on the screen as fast as they are received When using half duplex communication or full duplex communication without XON xOFF support jump scroll is...

Page 86: ...These are characters displa ed on a light background Figure 4 9 Screen Background 4 25...

Page 87: ...15 en e R Bn In cator Re erto C apter l for more information indicator ANSI VT52 Switch 2 3 9 VT52 1 ANSI The VT13l terminal follows two different standards for processing control functions American N...

Page 88: ...res the XON and XOFF control characters when received The NO SCROLL key which uses the XON and XOFF control characters does not function U S U K Character Set Switch 3 1 0 I 1 h The U S U K character...

Page 89: ...is selected a form feed character is transmi tted to the printer after the screen is printed When this feature is set to none no print termination character is transmitted NOTE The carria e return CR...

Page 90: ...TRANSMITTER Figure 4 10 Local Echo 4 29 LOCAL ECHO v COMMUNICATION LINES COMPUTER...

Page 91: ...rmines if the terminal disconnects from the communication 1 ine when the disconnect cha racter is rece i ved When thi s feature is on the te rminal disconnects when the disconnect character is receive...

Page 92: ...The feature causes the turnaround character selected by the turnaround di sconnect character SET UP feature to be transmi tted automatically The turnaround character is automatically transmitted after...

Page 93: ...d character and ignored in received characters The terminal uses one of the data bits per character parity combinations shown in Table 4 3 Select the modem data parity bits feature using the following...

Page 94: ...Table 4 3 Modem Data Parity Bits Selections P Description Data Bits Per Character Parity 7M i mark 75 7 space 70 7 odd 7E 7 even 7N 7 no parity bit 80 8 odd 8E 8 even 8N 8 no parity bit 4 33...

Page 95: ...e TRANSMIT SPEED key to select the transmit speed Press the SET UP key key to exit SET UP or The modem features are shown in reverse video when selected The terminal displays the current feature selec...

Page 96: ...n with the computer This feature selection must match the computers communication type The modem conrol feature selections are listed in Table 4 4 For more information about the modem control SET UP f...

Page 97: ...n Full duplex communication with a null modem direct connection to the computer or with a modem that does not use EIA mode controls Full duplex communication with a modem that ses EIA modem controls F...

Page 98: ...t the turnaround disconnect character using the following procedure NOTE When the modem control SET UP feature selection is half dUElex coded control HDX B a turnaround character mTIst be serectea7 TE...

Page 99: ...nect Character End of Block Name Mnemonic Name Mnemonic None None Form Feed FF End Of Transmission EaT End Of Text ETX End Of Transmission EaT End Of Transmission EaT Data Link Escape End Of Transmiss...

Page 100: ...ted character and ignored in received characters The terminal uses one of the data bits per character parity combinations shown in Table 4 6 Select the printer data parity bits feature use the followi...

Page 101: ...150 200 300 600 1200 1800 2000 2400 3600 4800 9600 and 19 200 baud Select the pr inter inter face receive transmi t speeds using the following procedure PROCEDURE INDICATION COMMENTS 1 Press the SET U...

Page 102: ...Table 4 6 Printer Data Parity Bits Selections p Description Data Bits Per Character Parity 7M 7 mark 78 7 space 70 7 odd 7E 7 even 7N 7 no parity bit 80 8 odd 8E 8 even 8N 8 no parity bit 4 41...

Page 103: ...P 2 Press the SETUP A B C SET UP B is displayed on the screen key to enter SET UP B 3 Hold down the SHIFT The terminal displays A refer to key press the A key Figure 4 11 and release both keys 4 Type...

Page 104: ...TO EXIT PRESS SET UP V1 1 DELIMITER CHARACTER ANSWER BACK MESSAGE UP TO 20 CHARACTERS DELIMITER CHARACTER A P 7S TIR 300 1III 2III 3 4 5 lIUll 6 IIIIIII 7 Figure 4 11 Answerback Message Summary 4 43...

Page 105: ...r SETUP C Position the cursor over the SET UP feature switch to be changed Use the TOGGLE 1 0 key to select the feature Press the SET UP key key to exit SET UP or INDICATION COMMENTS SET UP A is displ...

Page 106: ...SET UP C TO EXIT PRESS SET UP MA 3574 Figure 4 12 SET UP C Display 4 45...

Page 107: ...SERVED ALWAYSO TRANSMIT O DEFER EXECUTION 1 IMMEDIATE BOLD O OFF PROTECTED 1 ON UNDERLINE O OFF PROTECTED 1 ON BLINK O OFF PROTECTED 1 ON RESERVE O OFF __ PROTECTED 1 ON UllJ NORMAL O OFF PROJECTED 1...

Page 108: ...ture determines which characters on the screen are transmitted to the computer When selected for all all characters on the screen are transmi tted When selected for unprotected only the unprotected ch...

Page 109: ...d Protected characters can not be ed i ted from the keyboard Reverse Protected Switch C 4 0 Off 1 On When editing this featu re determines if the reverse video characters are protected Reverse video c...

Page 110: ...sion The end of line character can be the character s transmitted by the RETURN key or the RS character The 1 ine feed new 1 ine SET UP feature determines the character s transmitted by the RETURN key...

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Page 112: ...own in Figure 5 2 These keys generate character codes whose function is defined by the computer software or communication system The following paragraphs describe the function keys of the terminal BRE...

Page 113: ...111 41f1flll 51f1T1l ll 0 1 5D 161 167 lli J 162 164 l J llJ 165 LillJl J J 160 L lliJLillJ D APS J0lQJ23 04 J06 07 Jl0DJ12 ZJ13 14 72 42 CD74 A S D F G H J K L I LOCK 141 163 144 146 147 150 152 153...

Page 114: ...TRANSMIT RECEI lE 80 132 CLEAR TAB TABS LINE MB 0 SPEED SPEED COLUMNS RESET ESC I I J X rnw IJ I IJ I I BACK BREAKJ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 SPACE TA I Q IG00 2 00GJ00WW DEL ErE CTRL 10000 000EJDJ RETuRN...

Page 115: ...eys in Figure 5 3 Press any of the shaded keys in Fiqure 5 3 without using the CTRL key The shaded keys re dedicated keys used to generate control characters wi thout the use of the CTRL key No detail...

Page 116: ...LOW KEYCAP LEGENDS DODDDDODDOD 0 1 II II i II II II r II II X1 II 0 711 II I I Qr I rsylmnnmD G D l2 JUkJ l222J UillJlkJ D I I UB AN ZJTX Z YN TX O R DGC JS D Z X C V B N M I C 032 030 003 026 002 01...

Page 117: ...Key Cursor Key arrow Mode Reset Mode Set Up ESC A ESC 0 A ESC A 033 133 101 033 117 un 033 101 Down ESC B ESC 0 B ESC B 033 133 102 033 117 102 033 102 Right ESC C ESC 0 C ESC C 033 133 103 033 117 1...

Page 118: ...sed Transmitted with CTRL Code Octal Key Down 000 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 010 011 012 013 014 015 016 1317 020 021 022 023 024 025 026 027 030 031 032 033 034 035 036 037 177 Space Bar A B C D E F...

Page 119: ...nemonic Transmitted Code Octal Key Pressed with CTRL Key Down Dedicated Key The line feed new line feature When this feature is on the RETURN key generates a carriage return CR and line feed LF When t...

Page 120: ...Table 5 3 VTl3l and Previous DEC Terminal Key Differences Control Code VTl3l Terminal Previous Terminal NUL octal 000 CTRL Space Bar CTRL RS US octal 036 octal 037 CTRL CTRL 5 9 CTRL CTRL...

Page 121: ...ESC u 065 033 117 165 065 033 077 165 6 6 ESC 0 6 ESC v v 066 033 117 166 066 033 077 166 7 7 ESC 0 w 7 ESC w 067 033 117 167 067 033 077 167 8 8 ESC 0 x 8 ESC x 070 033 117 170 070 033 077 170 9 9 ES...

Page 122: ...122 PF4 ESC 0 S ESC 0 S ESC S ESC S f J33 117 123 f J33 117 123 f J33 123 f J33 f J77 123 These sequences are not generated by the VT52 terminal When numeric keypad mode is selected alternate keypad m...

Page 123: ...eferred and no further transmission occurs from the terminal until the terminal receives the transmit DECXMIT sequence from the computer The block of characters transmitted can be one of three block s...

Page 124: ...compression field delimiter mode is reset all characters are transmi tted as they are displayed on the screen The space character octal 40 is transmitted if no other character is displayed in a chara...

Page 125: ...d delimiter 25 00 RS FOB RS NO PPD RS SBA RS mode on Guarded area transfer mode transmit all Notes U P RS ET EOL 134208 RS XXX EOL ET Used to indicate the presence of a character location for graphic...

Page 126: ...inal processes a received character based on the type of character as defined by ANSI The position of the character in the ASCII table determines the type of character as either a displayable characte...

Page 127: ...6 36 46 56 66 76 BEL 7 ETB 27 47 7 67 G 107 W 127 9 147 W 167 0 1 1 1 7 7 23 39 55 71 87 103 119 7 17 27 37 47 57 67 77 BS 10 CAN 30 50 8 70 H 110 X 130 h 150 170 1 0 o 0 8 8 24 40 56 72 88 104 X 120...

Page 128: ...mpatible with the private DIGITAL sequences Therefore all new software should be designed using ANSI compatible sequences The VTl3l terminal can use VT52 mode to allow the terminal to respond to priva...

Page 129: ...essage QJQJ7 Generates a bell tone QJIQJ Moves the cursor to the left one character position unless it is at the left margin in which case no action occurs 011 Moves the cursor to the next QJ12 tab st...

Page 130: ...is character can also be selected as a half duplex turnaround character Select G1 character set as designated by a Select Character Set sequence Select G0 character set as designated by a Select Chara...

Page 131: ...ndex IND Reverse Index RI Next Line NEL Save Cursor DECSC Restore Cursor DECRC Columns Per Line Column mode DECCOLM Auto Wr ap Auto Wrap mode DECAWM Screen Background Screen mode DECSCNM Line Feed New...

Page 132: ...DECPRO Erasure mode Erasure mode ERM Transmit Execution Transmit Execution mode DECTEM Transmission Request Set Transmit State STS Transmission Enable Transmit DECXMIT Transmit Block Size Line transm...

Page 133: ...ES Modes I I ANSI VT52 mode DECANM Keypad Character election Alternate Keypad Numeric Keypad Character Set Selection Enter Graphics mode Ex it Graphics mode t Cursor Positioning Cursor Up Cursor Down...

Page 134: ...re displayed ANSI Compatible Sequences The ANSI compatible sequences meet ANSI standards X3 64 1979 and X3 41 1974 The ANSI standards allow the manufacturer flexibility in using each function This sec...

Page 135: ...No No Yes DECANM No Yes SCS Yes DECAWM Yes LNM Yes SRM Yes DECPFF Yes DECPEX No No Break nable No Disconnect Character Enable No Disconnect Delay No Auto answerback Enable No Initial Direction No Aut...

Page 136: ...le End of Line Character Alternate keypad model Numeric keypad mode Cursor key mode Origin mode Insertion replacement mode Keyboard Action mode Changed from Computer Yes DECEDM Yes DECEKEM Yes GATM Ye...

Page 137: ...explained in detail later in this chapter In the detail explanation of each mode the set and reset mode sequences are repeated for each individual mode NOTE When changing ANSI compatible E _ listed in...

Page 138: ...Modes Name Mnemonic Parameter Ps Error ignored 0 Guarded Area Transfer GATM 1 Keyboard Action KAM 2 Insertion replacement IRM 4 Erasure ERM 6 Send Receive SRM 12 Transfer Termination TTM 16 Linefeed L...

Page 139: ...ne Transmit DECLTM 11 Space Compression Field Delimiter DECSCFDM 13 Transmit Execution DECTEM 14 Edit Key Execution DECEKEM 16 Printer Form Feed DECPFF 18 Printer Extent DECPEX 19 NOTE The alternate k...

Page 140: ...o 1 function received Characters moved outside the margins are lost and erasing and cursor posi tioning functions are not performed outside the mar gin s Th i s doe s not affect the Hori zontal and Ve...

Page 141: ...reporting transfer SRTM Reset Tabulation stop TSM Reset Vertical editing VEM N A 6 16 FUnction Status reports are transmitted by the VT102 us i ng the Dev i ce Sta tus Report DSR sequence The tab stop...

Page 142: ...equence compatibility while in ANSI mode In VT52 mode the terminal responds to private DIGITAL sequences like a VT52 terminal Scrolling is the upward or downward movement of existing lines of characte...

Page 143: ...Top and Bottom Margins Mnemonic Sequence DECSTBM ESC ra33 133 Origin Home Position Pt ra73 Pb r 162 Function Selects the top and bottom margins defining the scrolling region Pt is the line number of t...

Page 144: ...f the active position This is where the next character is displayed The cursor position moves one column to the right when a character is displayed one line down when a line feed FF octal 014 or verti...

Page 145: ...ame column The cursor stops at the bottom margin Moves the cursor Pn columns to the right The cursor stops at the right margin Moves the cursor Pn columns to the left The cursor stops at the left marg...

Page 146: ...ence Hod zontal HVP and Vertical Position Home Index Reverse Index Next Line Save Cursor IND RI NEL DEcse ESC f 033 133 146 ESC D 033 104 ESC M 033 115 ESC E 033 105 ESC 7 033 067 6 21 The cursor move...

Page 147: ...3 h 033 133 077 063 150 Column mode DECCOLM ESC 3 1 033 133 077 063 154 region is selected for full margin is the first line on the scrolling region is line Function Set selects 132 columns per line R...

Page 148: ...ansmitted by the RETURN key Also this feature determines the action taken by the terminal when recelvlng the carriage return CR octal 015 line feed LF octal 012 form feed FF octal 014 and vertical tab...

Page 149: ...rriage Return CR LINE FEED Line Feed LF RETURN Carriage Return Line Feed CR LF LINE FEED Line Feed LF Character Function Received CR Carriage Return cursor moves to left margin LF FF VT Line feed curs...

Page 150: ...Auto Repeat Function Set turns off the keyboard and turns on the KBD LOCKED indicator Reset turns on the keyboard and turns off the KBD LOCKED indicator Auto repeat mode selects automatic key repeatin...

Page 151: ...play on the screen Reset turns on the local echo feature Characters transmitted to the computer are automatically displayed on the screen When al ternate appl ication keypad mode DECKPAM is selected c...

Page 152: ...es Cursor Key Cursor Key Mode Cursor Key Mode arrow Reset Set Up ESC A ESC 0 A 033 133 101 033 117 101 Down ESC S ESC 0 B 033 133 102 033 117 102 Right ESC C ESC 0 C 033 133 103 033 117 103 Left ESC D...

Page 153: ...formatIon about communlca ion lIne connects Name Mnemonic Sequence Alternate DECKPAM ESC Application 933 975 Keypad mode Numeric Keypad mode DECKPNM ESC 933 976 Character Sets and Selection Function S...

Page 154: ...4 5 5 ESC 0 u tJ65 tJ33 117 165 6 6 ESC 0 v tJ66 tJ33 117 166 7 7 ESC 0 w tJ67 tJ33 117 167 8 8 ESC 0 x tJ7 tJ tJ33 117 17 tJ 9 9 ESC 0 Y tJ71 tJ33 117 171 minus minus ESC 0 m tJ55 tJ33 117 155 comma...

Page 155: ...N key The RETURN key character code can be changed by the line feed new line feature When off this feature causes the key to generate a single control character CR octal 015 When on this feature cause...

Page 156: ...used to swi tch between the active character sets The shi ft in SI octal 017 control character invokes the G0 character set The shi ft out SO octal 016 control character invokes the G1 character set...

Page 157: ...L 7 27 47 7 67 G 107 W 127 9 147 W 167 0 1 1 1 7 7 23 39 55 71 87 103 119 7 17 27 37 47 57 67 77 BS 10 CAN 30 50 8 70 H 110 X 130 h 150 170 1 0 0 0 8 8 24 40 56 72 88 104 X 120 8 18 28 38 48 58 68 78...

Page 158: ...7 27 47 7 67 G 107 W 127 9 147 W 167 0 1 1 1 7 7 23 39 55 71 87 103 119 7 17 27 37 47 57 67 77 BS 10 CAN 30 50 8 70 H 110 X 130 h 150 170 1 000 8 8 24 40 56 7 2 88 104 X 120 8 18 28 38 48 58 68 78 HT...

Page 159: ...G 107 W 127 l 147 167 0 1 1 1 7 7 23 39 55 71 87 103 r 119 7 17 27 37 47 57 67 77 BS 10 CAN 30 50 8 70 H 110 X 130 t 150 I 170 1 0 o 0 8 8 24 40 56 72 88 104 120 8 18 28 38 48 58 68 78 HT 11 31 51 9 7...

Page 160: ...alternate Character 33 51 62 ROM special characters Set character set as G1 The VT131 terminal also has a G2 and G3 character set However these character sets are always the character set selected in...

Page 161: ...set the GB character set is changed A GB designator is transmi tted by the VT131 terminal to select the proper character set The Gl character set is never changed 3 If at the end of transmission the...

Page 162: ...combination of the attributes One or more character attributes can be selected at one time Therefore selection of an attr ibute does not turn 0 ff other attributes already selected When the character...

Page 163: ...133 060 147 stop at the cursor pos tion Tabulatic n TBC ESC 3 9 Clear all horizontal tab Clear 933 133 963 147 stops Line Attributes Line attributes are display features that affect a complete line o...

Page 164: ...ers are lost When erasing a complete 1 ine using the erase in display ED sequence the line attribute becomes single height and single width If a line is erased using the erase in line ELl sequence the...

Page 165: ...ncluding the cursor position Erases from beginning of the screen to the cursor including the cursor position Erases all of the display all 1 ines are erased ch nged to single width and the cursor does...

Page 166: ...rsor Lines on the screen below the cursor are moved down Lines moved past the bottom margin are lost When in edit mode and erasure mode is reset characters moved into a line with a protected field are...

Page 167: ...e previously displayed characters The characters previously displayed on the line move to the r ight Characters moved into the right margin are lost Reset selects replacement mode and turns the INSERT...

Page 168: ...s select interactive and edit modes Select edit key execution mode using the following sequences Name Edi t Key Execution mode Edi t Key Execution mode Mnemonic Sequence DECEKEM ESC 1 6 h 033 133 077...

Page 169: ...nderline Field 033 133 064 175 protection Attributes Protected DECPRO ESC 5 Selects blink protection Field 033 133 065 175 Attributes Protected DECPRO ESC 7 Selects reverse video Field 033 133 067 175...

Page 170: ...s displayed If there are no more unprotected characters in the scrolling region the cursor is moved to the end of the scrolling region and the character is ignored In edit mode characters are placed i...

Page 171: ...e transmit DECXMIT sequence from the computer NOTE The set transmit state STS uence is only transmitted when transmit execution mode DECTEM IS reset Name Set Transit State Mnemonic Sequence STS ESC S...

Page 172: ...DECLTM ESC 1 1 h 033 133 077 061 061 150 ESC 1 1 1 033 133 066 061 061 154 Transfer Termination Function Set selects line transmit mode While in edit mode characters are transmitted by line The termin...

Page 173: ...ter mode DECSCFDM determines if space characters SP octal 949 at the end of a field are transmitted When the spaces are not transmitted the end of each field is indicated by a record separator charac...

Page 174: ...the record separator character When transmitting to the printer the protected fields are replaced by space characters In edit mode a control character can be selected to indicate the end of a transmit...

Page 175: ...line Before selecting a print operation check the printer status using the printer status report DSR in ANSI mode Do not select a print operation if the serial printer is not ready to print Select pri...

Page 176: ...nter controller operation The printhead should always be moved to the left margin before leaving printer controller Causes the serial printer to print the line on the screen with the cursor The cursor...

Page 177: ...olling region to be printed during a print screen operation A print termination character can be transmitted to the optional serial printer at the end of each print screen operation Printer form feed...

Page 178: ...77 061 065 156 ESC 1 3 n 033 133 077 061 063 156 ESC 1 1 n 033 133 077 061 060 156 ESC 1 0 n 033 133 077 061 060 156 ESC 6 n 033 133 066 156 6 53 Function The computer requests a status report using a...

Page 179: ...or patameters of 8 indicates he cursor at home positi n Thel1umbering of lines depends on the origin mode DECOM selection The computer requests the terminal to send a devic atfrl utes O sequence to id...

Page 180: ...lts are shown on the ke board and screen The test result pass or all lS reporte to t e compu er uSlng tEe devlce status report DSR sequence Name Invoke Confidence Test Invoke Confidence Test Invoke Co...

Page 181: ...voke DECTST ESC 2 2 4 Y Repeat printer loop back Confidence 033 133 062 073 062 064 171 test continuously until Test failure Uses test connector on the printer interface Screen DECALN ESC i 8 This com...

Page 182: ...d The ANSI compatible sequences meet standards X3 64 1979 and X3 41 1974 The features of the terminal selected in ANSI mode are also used while in VT52 mode However these features usually can not be c...

Page 183: ...SC s 63 33 77 163 4 4 ESC t 64 33 77 164 5 5 ESC u 65 33 77 165 6 6 ESC v 66 33 77 166 7 7 ESC w 67 33 77 167 8 8 ESC x 97 33 77 17 9 9 ESC Y 971 933 77 171 minus minus ESC m 55 33 77 ISS comma comma...

Page 184: ...ect alternate keypa d mode is off the ENTER key generates the same characters as the RETURN key The RETURN key character code can be changed by the line feed new line feature When off this feature cau...

Page 185: ...m and United States character sets Table 6 13 shows the Special Character and Line Drawing character set The graphics mode characters in the VT13l terminal are different from those in the VT52 termina...

Page 186: ...ner Upper right corner Upper left corner 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 Left T Righ...

Page 187: ...ces also move the cursor Name Cursor Up Cursor Down Cursor Right Cursor Left Cursor to Home Direct Cursor ddress Sequence ESC A 933 191 ESC 8 33 1 2 ESC C 33 1 3 ESC D 033 194 ESC H 0 33 11 ESC Y 033...

Page 188: ...interface to allow local printing All print operations can be selected using sequences Two of the print operations can be selected from the VT131 keyboard auto print and print screen When printing cha...

Page 189: ...ation Therefore printer controller can be selected and characters printed while auto print Is on Print Controller Print Controller Print Cursor Line ESC W 033 127 ESC X 033 130 ESC 033 135 6 64 Turns...

Page 190: ...nce The print screen operation ends when the screen is printed Reports are generated by the terminal in response to a request from the computer The terminal generates only one report in VT52 mode The...

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Page 192: ...by the terminal must be compatible wi h the modem used by the computer Several types of modems can be used with the VT131terminal Table 7 1 lists the possible modem configurations used on public swi t...

Page 193: ...COMPUTER TERMINAL MA 7776A Figure 7 1 Connecting to the Computer 7 2...

Page 194: ...su 11ed bother manuIac tures e used Communication Parameters 31313 baud Full duplex 2 wire 121313 baud Half duplex 2 wire 121313 baud Full duplex 2 wire Manual Originate Only 113A 113C Manual Answer...

Page 195: ...ud Half Duplex 2 wire 12BB baud Full duplex 4 wire Modem 1B3F Line Conditioning Reverse Channel Unconditioned 3BB2 channel With reverse channel up to 12BB baud on unconditioned or C2 conditioned 3BB2...

Page 196: ...ed using a start bit 7 or 8 data bits an optional parity bit and one or two stop bits Figure 7 4 shows an example of the serial character format used by the terminal The number of data bi ts per chara...

Page 197: ...MA 6673A Figure 7 2 Modern Connector Location and Pin Numbering 7 6...

Page 198: ...e 7 3 Switch 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 5le Factory Configured Communication Switch selections Selection On closed On closed Off open On closed Off open On closed Off open On closed On closed Off open...

Page 199: ...21 1 3 13 SEC CLEAR TO SEND SCB 121 HM21 4 12 SPEED INDICATOR C1 1121 1 5 SEC RECEIVE LINE DETECTOR SCF 122 HM51 6 11 SEC REQUEST TO SENQ SCA 1201 J 7 2 TRANSMITTED DATA BA 103 DlI 8 14 SEC TRANSMITTE...

Page 200: ...T T L OB I 01 I 02 I 03 I 04 I 07 I MARK t L L 1 L l f START ONE BIT WHEN BIT TIME 8 BIT ONE CHARACTERS BAUD RATE ARE USED 8th BIT O Figure 7 4 Serial Character Format 7 9 START BIT OF NEW CHARACTER...

Page 201: ...d in Table 7 4 The type of communication used by the VT13l terminal is selected using the modern control SET UP feature The modern control used by the terminal must be compatible with the computer and...

Page 202: ...Full duplex communication with a null modem direct connection to the computer or with a modem that does not use modem control signals Full duplex communication wi th a modem that uses modem control s...

Page 203: ...e dual speed option 0299 03995 V 21 299 399 baud 2 wire OATEL 299 V 21 299 399 baud 2 wire 0129950X V 22 1299 baud 2 wire OFG399 V 29bis V 24 399 baud 2 wire 2 stop bits OAG1299M V 23 FOX C 012995 wit...

Page 204: ...Table 7 5 Possible Modem Protocol Feature and Modem Configurations Cont HDX A FDX B 1200 baud 4 wire DATEL 600 Modem 5 V 23 1200 baud 4 wire FDX C HDX A HDX B 7 13...

Page 205: ...o characters are being transmitted NOTE When S6 is on closed switch S7 must be off open 3 Received Data RXD 4 Request to Send RTS 5 Clear to Send CTS 1ra4 BB 1ra5 CA Sl lra6 CB S2 TO VT13l This conduc...

Page 206: ...on turns the DSR indicator off This conductor is the common ground reference potential for all connector signals except protective ground This conductor is connected to the protective ground conductor...

Page 207: ...e US UK character set SET UP feature any computer selected character sets are not used if the auto XON XOFF SET UP feature is selected transmission is allowed in both direction s assume XON FDX A Disc...

Page 208: ...eyboard LOCKED indicator if occured buffer and a keyboard turning off the KBD locked condition has stopping print operations and any print operations requested are not performed using the character se...

Page 209: ...racters are being tr ansmi tted NOTE When S6 is on c1os ed swi tch S7 must be off open 3 Received Data RXD 4 Request to Send RTS 5 Clear to Send CTS 1134 88 1f35 CA Sl 1f36 C8 S2 7 18 TO VT131 This co...

Page 210: ...he modem is ready to use the modem control signals When this signal is off the DSR keyboard indicator is off the terminal performs a disconnect This conductor is the common ground reference potential...

Page 211: ...ceive speed SET UP feature selections When off the transmit and receive speeds are the modem transmit and receive speed SET UP feature selections FROM VT131 This signal is on when the terminal is on l...

Page 212: ...signments are selected using the internal communication switches of the terminal Table 7 8 lists the signals used by the terminal in FDX C All connector signals not listed are not used by the terminal...

Page 213: ...r receives s erial characters from the computer FROM VT131 When this signal is on the DSR keyboard indicator is on the modem is connected to a communication line the modem is ready to use the modem co...

Page 214: ...nsmit data and the CTS keyboard indicator is on When off the modem is not ready to transmit data and the CTS keyboard ind icator is off NOTE When S3 is on closed switch S2 must be off open 14 Secondar...

Page 215: ...l Ready 108 2 CD 7 24 SWITCH DESCRIPTION i DTR FROM VTl31 This signal is on when the terminal is on line and off when the terminal is off line or a disconnect is being performed The on condition usual...

Page 216: ...transmitted if the disconnect character enable SET UP feature is on Data Set Ready turns off during communication after a connection the loss of RLSD for a greater time than allowed by the disconnect...

Page 217: ...odem control signals to verify that they are connected The modem control signals used are determined by the modem control SET UP feature selection When HDX A is sleeted the VTl31 terminal must be on l...

Page 218: ...characters are being transmitted NOTE When switch S6 is on closed switch S7 is off open 3 Received Data RXD 4 Request to Send RTS 5 Clear to Send CTS lf214 BB lf21S CA Sl lf216 CB S2 7 27 TO VT13l Th...

Page 219: ...n line the modem is ready to use the modem control signals When this signal is off the DSR keyboard indicator is off the VT131 performs a disconnect This conductor is the common ground reference poten...

Page 220: ...om to the computer or the modem is disconnected from the communication line FROM VT131 When switch S8 is on closed this signal is on when the terminal is ready to receive characters and off when the t...

Page 221: ...The computer turns on the Request to Send signal This causes the Secondary Receive Line Signal Detector signal to the computer to turn on The terminal transmits data when Computer The computer turns o...

Page 222: ...character is transmitted if the disconnect character enable SET UP feature is on DSR turns off during communication line turnaround not completed within 5 seconds Half Duplex using Code Control HDX B...

Page 223: ...tion Condition Data Terminal From VT131 On On Ready Data Set Ready To VT131 On On Request to Send From VT131 Off On Clear to Send To VT131 Off On Receive Line To VTl31 On Off Signal Detector Secondary...

Page 224: ...OTE When switch S6 is on closed switch S7 must be off open 3 Received Data RXD 4 Request to Send RTS 5 Clear to Send CTS 104 BB 105 CA Sl 106 CB S2 7 33 TO VT131 This conductor receives serial charact...

Page 225: ...e the modem control signals When this signal is off the DSR keyboard indicator is off the VTl31 performs a disconnect This conductor is the common ground reference potential for all connector signals...

Page 226: ...35 SWITCH DESCRIPTION FROM VTl3l This signal is on when the terminal is on line and off when the terminal is off line or a line disconnect is being performed The on condition usually allows the modem...

Page 227: ...ard LOCKED indicator if occured buffer and a keyboard turning ff the locked condition KBD has stopping print operations and any print operations requested are not performed using the character set sel...

Page 228: ...turning off the Data Terminal Ready signal A disconnect is performed when the terminal is switched off line a recall reset or general default is performed the terminal receives a disconnect character...

Page 229: ...Modem Control Line Source Receive Transmit Condition Condition Data Terminal From VT131 On On Ready Data Set Ready To VT13l On On Request to Send From VT131 Off On Clear to Send To VT131 Off On Receiv...

Page 230: ...smitted by the terminal the input buffer continues to fill The terminal transmits a second XOFF when the input buffer holds 112 characters This second XOFF is a last request to the computer to stop tr...

Page 231: ...control function or displayable character Therefore the terminal can process a control function or character before receiving more characters The number of fill chaiacters transmitted by the computer...

Page 232: ...2 Col 8f1J Col Scroll l32 col 8 col DECINLM and DECTST 192 324 191 19 144 194 32 6 4 7 2 96 162 96 95 72 52 16 3 2 3 1 48 81 48 48 36 26 8 1 1 2 36 61 36 36 27 2 6 1 1 1 24 41 24 24 18 l3 4 1 1 1 2 34...

Page 233: ...e terminal from transmitting any characters except XOFF and XON From three to seven keystrokes are stored in a keyboard buffer If the keyboard buffer overflows the KBD LOCKED indicator turns on and ke...

Page 234: ...XX KA Paper fault detection No Options Required No Options Required LAXX NW or LAXX NX Serial EIA interface Serial EIA and 2 mA interface Paper fault detection is standard on LA35 CE LA35 CJ LA36 CE a...

Page 235: ...signal when not ready to print The DTR signal has a higher priority than the XOFF character The terminal will not transmit to the printer even when an XON is received when the DTR signal is off Also i...

Page 236: ...0 PIN 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PIN 1 0 PIN 14 25 PIN MALE CONNECTOR MA 6673B Figure 7 5 Printer Connector Location and Pin Numbering 7 45...

Page 237: ...rs are ignored TO VTl31 The terminal receives Data Terminal Ready DTR from the printer on this conductor If DTR from the serial printer has not been on since the video terminal was powered up or reset...

Page 238: ...or is the common ground reference for all voltages on the interface 20 Data Terminal Ready DTR 108 2 CD FROM VT13l 7 47 This signal is ON when the terminal is on The Data Terminal Ready signal is usua...

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Page 240: ...terminal from overheating Do not block these openings by placing objects on top or under the terminal Also do not allow liquids coins paper clips and other objects to enter these ventalation openings...

Page 241: ...5 CM 9 5 8 IN r 30 5 CM 12 IN 36 2 CM 14 1 4 IN 51 4 CM 20 1 4 IN J 41 3 CM 16 1 4 IN Y 45 1CM 18 IN MEASUREMENT TAKEN WITH THE KEYBOARD PLACED FLUSH TO FRONT OF TERMINAL UNDER UNDERCUT MA 1991 Figure...

Page 242: ...C 500 to 1040 F Relative Humidity 10 to 90 percent with a maximum wet bulb temperature of 280 C 820 F and a maximum dew point of 20 C 360 F noncondensing Input Voltage 99 to 128 VAC 198 to 256 VAC sw...

Page 243: ...on using the handles provided in the packing material Place the terminal and packing on its left side when fac ing the front of the terminal 4 Remove the right side packing material 5 Remove the keybo...

Page 244: ...o KEYBOARD KEYBOARD COVER MA 6674A Figure 8 2 Terminal Packing 8 5...

Page 245: ...TPUT KEYBOARD CABLE CABLE CONNECTOR PIN ASSIGNMENT 1 TEST NEGATIVE 2 TRANSMIT 3 RECEIVE 5 TRANSMIT 7 RECEIVE 8 PROTECTIVE GROUND VOLTAGE SELECTION SWITCH FUSE POWER SWITCH POWER RECEPTACLE MA 6675G Fi...

Page 246: ...ns 1 Perform the unpacking and inspection procedure described in this chapter 2 Check the terminal for the proper voltage range selection The terminal can operate with either 120 volt or 220 240 vol t...

Page 247: ...ice using the video output connector The video output connector is a BNC connector located at the back of the terminal Use a 75 ohm video cable to connect the terminal to the external device Detailed...

Page 248: ...3 Select the communication switches The VT13l terminal uses one communication swi tch pack However there are three types of swi tch packs that may be used in the terminal two types use rocker switches...

Page 249: ...Figure 8 4 Access Cover Screw Locations 8 10...

Page 250: ...PULL OUT THEN MOVE TO LEFT THEN OUT ACCESS COVER Fie re 8 5 STUDS VIEW FROM ABOVE AS SEEN FROM WITHIN TERMINAL STUDS ACCESS COVER _ I I I I I I I I MA 6668 Access Cover Removal 8 11...

Page 251: ...Figure 8 6 Internal Communication Switch Locations 8 12...

Page 252: ...3 13 SEC CLEAR TO SEND SCB 121 HM2 c 4 12 SPEED INDICATOR CI 112 I 5 SEC RECEIVE LINE DETECTOR SCF 122 HM5 c 6 11 SEC REQUEST TO SEND SCA 120 J 7 2 TRANSMITTED DATA BA l03 D1 c B 14 SEC TRANSMITTED DA...

Page 253: ...to Mate N Lok male RS 232 male to RS 232 female and 20 rnA male 8 14 Function Null modem direct connection between VT102 and computer or printer 6 conductor cable Null modem direct connection between...

Page 254: ...BC03M NULL MODEM CABLE BC 22A BC03M PRINTER I E X T E N S IO N C A B L E B C 2 2 B I M F BC05D r 1 M F 30 10958 02 20MA MODEM INTERFACE 20MA F MI I 20MA EXTENSION CABLE BC05X L___ _ Figure 8 8 Cable...

Page 255: ...nerated The cursor is display in the upper left corner of the screen Any error found by the power up self test is indicated by the terminal not performing the above sequence a character displayed at t...

Page 256: ...e internal communication switches are not used when the 2B mA option is installed Figure 9 1 shows the 2B mA current loop interface connector and pin assignments NOTE The VT13l terminal uses either 2B...

Page 257: ...NECTOR VIDEO OUTPUT KEYBOARD CABLE CABLE CONNECTOR PIN ASSIGNMENT 1 TEST NEGATIVE 2 TRANSMIT 3 RECEIVE 5 TRANSMIT 7 RECEIVE 8 PROTECTIVE GROUND FUSE POWER SWITCH POWER RECEPTACLE MA 667SG Figure 9 1 2...

Page 258: ...s of the test connector 9 Select TRANSmit and RECeive swi tches to the proper configuration Figure 9 5 The switches determine if the transmitter and receiver of the 20 rnA interface board are active a...

Page 259: ...Figure 9 2 Access Cover Screw Locations 9 4...

Page 260: ...u rr l PULL OUT THEN MOVE TO LEFT THEN OUT ACCESS COVER VI EW FROM ABOVE AS SEEN FROM WITHIN TERMINAL STUDS ACCESS COVER _ I I I MA 6668 Figure 9 3 Access Cover Removal 9 5...

Page 261: ...PHILLIPS HEAD SCREWS c _____ 20mA OPTION BOARD ACCESS COVER Figure 9 4 20 rnA Board Location o MA 6667A 9 6...

Page 262: ...9 5 CAPTIVE SCREWS 2 TERMINAL CONTROLLER BOARD 20 rnA Board Configuration 9 7 o 87 5 321 ACCESS COVER 20mA CUR RENT LOOP BOARD TRANSMIT LINE SWITCH RECEIVE LINE SWITCH 20mA COMMUNICATIONS CONNECTOR MA...

Page 263: ...nector part number is 70 15503 00 and is supplied with the option NOTE The access cover is not removed if the transmit and receive swi tches of the 20 rnA option are selected to NORMAL Therefore if th...

Page 264: ...CONNECTIONS FROM PIN TO PIN 1 3 2 7 5 8 MA 7867B Figure 9 6 20 rnA Loopback Connector 9 9...

Page 265: ...lowing indications The wait message is erased from the screen Either the ON LINE or OFF LINE indicator is on The cursor is displayed in the upper left corner of the screen Any error found by the test...

Page 266: ...nin i the ke switch contacts can e damaged if the keycaps are replaced incorrectly TROUBLESHOOTING If the terminal appears not to be operating correctly first refer to Table 10 1 to see if the symptom...

Page 267: ...when the characters in the keyboard character buffer are transmitted to the computer Turned off when the line is turned around and the terminal can transmit the keyboard characters the terminal is re...

Page 268: ...e screen Two Characters appearing on sc reen fo reach character typed Several bell tones during power up Reset or Recall Incorrect SET UP feature selection computer error Local Echo feature on Read or...

Page 269: ...S COVER PRINTER CONNECTOR MODEM EIA CONNECTOR VIDEO OUTPUT KEYBOARD CABLE Figure 10 1 20MA CONNECTOR WHEN INSTALLED FUSE POWER SWITCH POWER RECEPTACLE MA 6675E Monitor Controls and Connector Locations...

Page 270: ...s chapter for more information about using this test 5 Perform the printer loopback self test Refer to the printer loopback description in this chapter for more information about this test 6 Preform t...

Page 271: ...be on the communication signals received on t e modem connector and the feature selections of the terminal A bell tone is generated The cursor is displayed in the upper left corner of the screen Any...

Page 272: ...i tch S6 must be on closed to perform this test If the swi tch is off open remove the access cover turn switch S6 on closed and install the access cover A detailed procedure to select the communicatio...

Page 273: ...CONNECTIONS FROM PIN TOPIN TOPIN 2 3 15 4 5 8 20 6 22 19 12 17 MA 7868B Figure 10 2 EIA Loopback Connector 10 8...

Page 274: ...ct the communication cable and install the loopback connector on the modem connector refer to Figure 10 2 The loopback connector part number is 12 15336 and is available from DIGITAL Accessories and S...

Page 275: ...ter Loopback Self Test The printer loopback self test is used to verify that the VTl31 terminal printer interface can transmit and receive characters In the printer loopback test the transmit and rece...

Page 276: ...CONNECTIONS FROM PIN TO PIN TOPIN 2 3 15 4 5 8 20 6 22 19 12 17 MA 7868C Figure 10 3 ETA Loopback Connector 10 11...

Page 277: ...ct the printer cable Printer Test The printer test is used to verify that the printer terminal can communicate This test generates sample printing and transmits this data to the printer If termi nal a...

Page 278: ...lter gray antiglare coating Formed plastic screen filter green AW antiglare coating Formed plastic screen filter yellow AX antiglare coating Formed plastic screen filter amber AY antiglare coating Non...

Page 279: ...16 Tec nlcal anual tf1 7 17 Maintenance Print 1 Screen Filter 2 Term n St 9 Interface Option 10 Keypad Overlay 12 Anti Static Floor Mat 13 Terminal Table 14 Work Station Figure 11 1 Accessories and Su...

Page 280: ...ic pad blank keycap set Acoustic telephone coupler 3 baud Direct connect Bell 1 3J equivalent 3 pbs full duplex modem with EIA RS 232 C interface Cable interface DF l A couplers to terminals 2 mA curr...

Page 281: ...m 25 ft 20 rnA current loop extension cable 15 2 m 50 ft Antistatic floor mat DECmat 122 cm X 183 cm 4 ft X 6 ft driftwood color brownish gray Antistatic floor mat DECmat 122 cm X 183 cm 4 ft X 6 ft...

Page 282: ...terminal VT101 Series Pocket Service Guide Describes procedures used to troubleshoot and repair the VT131 to the field replaceable unit VT101 Series Technical Manual Describes VT131 to a detailed blo...

Page 283: ...tal Europe SCHUKO Switzerland Australia ALIGNMENT TEMPLATES Part No 94 03220 3 94 03246 3A 94 03246 38 Description Screen alignment template Character width template Character height template DATA LOO...

Page 284: ...r mail order to Digital Equipment Corporation P O Box CS2008 Nashua NH 03061 Alaska or Hawaii Call 408 734 4915 or mail order to Dig i tal Equipment Corporation 632 Caribbean Drive Sunnyvale CA 94086...

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Page 286: ...oltage Height 36 83 cm 14 5 inch Width 45 72 cm 18 inch Depth 36 20 cm 14 25 inch Height 8 89 cm 3 5 inch Width 45 72 cm 18 inch Depth 20 32 cm 8 inch Minimum table depth 51 4 cm 20 25 inch 13 6 kg 30...

Page 287: ...yout Auxiliary Keyboard Visual Indicators 7 X l dot matrix with descenders 3 35 mmX 2 132 inch X 78 inch in 8 column mode 3 35 mm X 1 3 mm 132 inch X 5l inch in 132 column mode 2 2 mm X 115 mm 8 inch...

Page 288: ...ontrol asymetric full duplex half duplex supervisory and half duplex with coded control 50 75 110 two stop bits 134 5 150 200 300 600 1200 1800 2000 2400 3600 4800 9600 19 200 selected from keyboard A...

Page 289: ...uses radio frequency energy It has been type tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B computing device in accordance with the specifications in Subset J of Part 15 of FCC rules which...

Page 290: ...COLUMN j F 12 34 p s 50 ns 1132 COLUMN DIM 64V I 22 SCANSl 75 SCANS r t FIRST OF 240 DISPLAYED SCANS IN EVEN FIELD oH PERIOD 63 56 p s 01 BRIGHT 1 00 V_ j I NORMAL 79 V I 11 B C 2 U U U I_ n fL FRONT...

Page 291: ...UMENTATION ANSI specifications are available from Sales Department American National Standards Institute 1430 Broadway New York NY 10018 EIA specifications are available from Electronic Industries Ass...

Page 292: ...RAL APPENDIX B SET UP SUMMARY This appendix provides a summary of the SET UP features of the VT13l terminal SUMMARY Figure B 1 shows the screen displays Figure B 2 is a summary of the SET UP features...

Page 293: ...SET UP A TO EXIT PRESS SET UP MA 9363 SET UP B TO EXIT PRESS SET Up V1 1 P 7S TIR 300 MA 9364 Figure 8 1 SET UP Displays Sheet 1 of 2 B 2...

Page 294: ...SET UP C TO EXIT pRESS SET Up MA 3674 Figure 8 1 SET UP Displays Sheet 2 of 2 B 3...

Page 295: ...ERLINE ANSWBK 0 OFF I BLOCK ENABLE I ON I 2 31 I I I I 4 5 DIRECTION 1 XMT I _DI SI R J I AL AlAVf l1 l L MARGIN O OFF BELL I ON POWI R O 60 HZ I 50 HZ KEYCLICK O OFF I ON ANSI O VT52 VT52 I ANSI AUTO...

Page 296: ...M 1 lP RESERVED ALWAYS 0 TRANSMIT O DEFER EXECUTION 1 IMMEDIATE BOLD O OFF PROTECTED 1 ON UNDERLINE O OFF PROTECTED 1 ON BLINK O OFF PROTECTED 1 ON RESERVE 0 OFF __ PROTECTED 1 ON NORMAL O OFF PROTECT...

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Page 298: ...codes generated by the standard keys FUNCTION KEYS Table C l lists the cursor key codes Figure C 2 shows the control codes generated by the function keys The shaded keys do not need the CTRL key down...

Page 299: ...D Figure C l OCTAL CODES GENERATED BY KEYBOARD SHIFTED CODES SHOWN ABOVE KEYCAPLEGENDS UNSHIFTED CODES SHOWN BELOW KEYCAP LEGENDSI Standard Key Codes C 2 DODD...

Page 300: ...de Reset Mode Set Up ESC A ESC 0 A ESC A rlI33 133 1rl11 rlI33 117 1rl11 rlI33 1rl11 Down ESC B ESC 0 B ESC B rlI33 133 1rl12 rlI33 117 1rl12 rlI33 1rl12 Right ESC C ESC 0 C ESC C rlI33 133 1rl13 rlI3...

Page 301: ...Figure C 2 MNEMONICS SHOWN ABOVE KEYCAP LEGENDS OCTAL CODES SHOWN BELOW KEYCAP LEGENDS Function Key Control Codes C 4 MA 7419A...

Page 302: ...ey Pressed Transmitted with CTRL Code Octal Key Down HJ 0 0 H 002 003 004 005 006 007 010 011 012 013 014 015 016 017 020 021 022 023 024 025 026 027 030 031 032 033 034 035 036 037 177 Space Bar A B...

Page 303: ...3 117 165 065 033 077 165 6 6 ESC 0 v 6 ESC v 066 033 117 166 066 033 077 166 7 7 ESC 0 w 7 ESC w 067 033 117 167 067 033 077 167 8 8 ESC 0 x 8 ESC x 070 033 117 170 070 033 077 170 9 9 ESC 0 Y 9 ESC...

Page 304: ...1333 1377 122 PF4 ESC 0 S ESC 0 S ESC S ESC S 1333 117 123 1333 117 123 1333 123 1333 1377 123 When Numeric Keypad mode is selected Alternate keypad mode is off the ENTER key character code can be ch...

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Page 306: ...GENERAL APPENDIX D PROGRAMMING SUMMARY This appendix provides a summary of how the VT131 terminal escape and control sequences THIS IS A REPRINT OF THE PROGRAMMING REFERENCE CARD 0 1...

Page 307: ...e next tab stop or to the right margin if there are no more tab stops 2 Character Octal Name Mnemonic Code Line Feed LF 012 Vertical VT 013 Tab Form Feed FF 014 0 2 Function In edit mode the tab char...

Page 308: ...DECSCNM Reverse ESC 5 h Origin DECOM Relative ESC 6 h Device DCl 021 This character is processed Auto wrap DECAWM On ESC 7 h Control 1 as XON It causes the Auto repeat DECARM On ESC 8 h terminal to c...

Page 309: ...ESC n period ESC 0 n Editing DECEDM Interactive ESC 1 0 I ENTER Same as ESC M Same as ESC 0 M Line transmit DECLTM Off ESC 1 1 I RETURN RETURN Space compression DECSCFDM Off ESC 131 PFi ESC P ESC P ES...

Page 310: ...3 u C m S c u n es 3 C m S D T m d t 0100 M 4 D T M i 0100 M H INa 5 M E U n U m ENa I U i 0101 H F V f n n F V n 0 aEL 7 a w w n BEL 7 a w t T as CAN 8 H h 1000 n 88 CAN H X I I NT n 1 Y I V M n HT...

Page 311: ...iinemonic Sequence Set top and bottom margins OECSTBM ESC Pt Pbr Erase in line cursor to end EL ESC K Cursor Movement Commands of line Erase in line cursor to end EL ESC 0 K Name Mnemonic Sequence of...

Page 312: ...l OK DSR ESC 0 n Set transmit state STS ESC S Terminal not OK DSR ESC 3 n Transmission Enable Device status report DSR ESC 15 n request status of printer Name Mnemonic Sequence Response Transmit DECXM...

Page 313: ...ector 13 Sequence ESC 8 ESC 2 1 Y ESC 2 2 y ESC 2 4 y ESC 2 9 y ESC 2 10 Y ESC 2 12 y ESC 2 16 y ESC 2 24 y D 8 14 VT52 COMPATIBLE MODE Mode Sequence Enter ANSI mode ESC Keypad Character Selection Nam...

Page 314: ...e ESC Exit auto print mode ESC Enter printer controller mode ESCW Exit printer controller mode ESC X Print screen ESC 1 Print cursor line ESC V Reports Name Sequence Identify what are you ESC Z Respon...

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Page 316: ...s All control characters and groups of characters seque nces not intended for display on the screen are part of the system called control functions Not all control functions perform an action in every...

Page 317: ...he ASCII chart they are intermediate characters These characters are stored as part of the control function Final Characters If the character received after the ESC character is in the octal range of...

Page 318: ...d This means that a control sequence can be specified by ANSI but the parameter function can have a private interpretation The terminal uses two types of parameter characters numeric parameters and se...

Page 319: ...of the ASCII chart Example Action Clear all horizontal tabs Sequence ESC 3 q 933 133 963 147 I I I I I Final Character Parameter Character Control Sequence Introducer Exampies These examples show the...

Page 320: ...port the following VT188 features No video input connector is provided No graphics connector is provided This was an int tnal connector of the VT188 The EIA connector pin 23 is not connected to pins 1...

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Page 322: ...he control sequence introducer CSI control and that may contain a parameter string Control sequence introducer CSI An provides supplementary controls and that affecting the interpretation of a I imi t...

Page 323: ...r A string of bit combin tions that represents a number designated by Pn or Ps Parameter 1 A string of one or more characters that represent a single value The value so represented Parameter string A...

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