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Page 1: ...urne A Subsidiary of ITT I C I QVT 108 Operator Manual August 1983 2350 Qume Drive San Jose California 95131 TWX 910 338 0232 408 942 4000...

Page 2: ...equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference in which case the user at his own expense will be required to take whatever measures may be required to correct the interference WARNIN...

Page 3: ...on Key Identifier Function Key Identi fi er Function Key Identifiers are use when user programming a Function key Page 4 4 The paragraph entitled To program a Function key by command codell has been r...

Page 4: ...keystokes noted below FS File Separator Use keystrokes Control GS Group Separator Use keystrokes Control RS Record Separator Use keystrokes Control US Unit Separator Use keystokes Contror _ Page A 14...

Page 5: ...ion entitled Product Description which outlines the specifications of the terminal Next in the section entitled Installation detailed instructions for unpacking and installing the terminal are present...

Page 6: ...KEYBOARD AND DISPLAY MODULE The serial number and model number for both the keyboard and display module is located on the bottom outside cover of each component KEYBOARD DISPLAY MODULE Model Number I...

Page 7: ...ft Esc Escape Ctrl Control Print Shift Print Funct Function Del Delete Scroll Lock G Special Function Keys Editing Keys Char Character Insert Char Character Delete Line Insert Line Delete Line Page Er...

Page 8: ...t Send SECTION 4 PROGRAMMER INFORMATION iv Introduction Monitor Mode Function Keys Function Keys F1 F11 Default Selection Function Keys F1 F11 Programmable Selection Funct Function Key Cursor Control...

Page 9: ...play Blank SECTION 5 OPERATOR CARE SECTION 6 GLOSSARy Introduction SECTION A APPENDIX A EIA AUX Connector Pinout Descriptions B Interface Jumpers Description C Error Codes Summary D US ASCII Code Char...

Page 10: ...e Typewriter Character Keys Foldout 3 1 3 9 3 3 The Special Function Keys Foldout 3 1 3 9 3 4 The Numeric Key Pad Foldout 3 1 3 9 3 5 The Five Status Lines Foldout 3 2 3 19 LIST OF TABLES Table Page 3...

Page 11: ...nk Underline Normal Reverse Video and Ha1f Intensity Blink Steady Block Underline or Invisible Protected and Unprotected Fields Detached low profile keyboard with 3 position adjustable feet for enhanc...

Page 12: ...potenti ometer on right front corner of the display module pedestal Keyboard quick connect disconnect from telephone style connector on left side corner of the display module pedestal Automatic video...

Page 13: ...deep Keyboard 1 5 inches high 18 inches wide 8 inches deep Display Module 19 pounds Keyboard 3 pounds Operating Temperature 0 to 40 degrees Centigrade 32 to 104 degrees Fahrenheit Relative Humidity 10...

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Page 15: ...rved have the delivery agent note the damage on the shipping document Note Some shippers may wish to be present when the carton is opened if external damage is apparent Unpack and inspect the terminal...

Page 16: ...le to replace the plastic shipping bags for dust protection 8 When repacking the terminal for shipment or for long storage periods us only the original packaging materials INSTAllATION Select a suitab...

Page 17: ...connect the printer to the connector labeled AUX on the rear panel of the display module pedestal If necessary refer to the Appendix A for a pinout description of this connector 4 Connect the power c...

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Page 19: ...ter is to be used t it is connected to the AUX Connector The keyboard cable is connected to its connector on the left front corner of the display module Move the Power Switch to the ON position and ob...

Page 20: ...before it is printed or sent to the host computer is no doubt the most beneficial feature After using the terminal for a short time you will readily agree From the operator s viewpoint the keyboard i...

Page 21: ...repeated at a rate of approximately 30 characters per second whenever a key is held down for longer than a couple of seconds The Auto Repeat feature affects all keys except the following Setup F1 thr...

Page 22: ...to the host computer Depressing the Shift key with the Send key causes all data on a line from column 1 through the cursor position to be transmitted to the host Esc Escape Shift Esc Escape The Escape...

Page 23: ...Del Delete Depressing the Delete key sends an ASCII delete DEL character to the host computer Scroll Lock The Scroll Lock key is an On Off function key which when depressed once signals the host compu...

Page 24: ...e Page Erase key replaces unprotected data from the cursor to the end of the page with space characters Depressing the Shift key with the Page Erase key replaces with nulls all unprotected data from t...

Page 25: ...the arrow Depressing the Home key returns the cursor to the Home position i e line 1 column 1 NlI1ERIC KEY PAD The Numeric Key Pad refer to Figure 3 4 on Foldout 3 1 allows numbers to be entered in ca...

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Page 27: ...OPERATION Fi gu re 3 2 The Typewriter Character Keys 220 B 2 220 B 3 Figure 3 3 The Special Function Keys Fi gu re 3 4 The Numeri c Key Pad 220 B 1 Foldout 3 1 3 9...

Page 28: ...a status line To change a field from a Default value to a Possible value move the cursor into that field then simply depress the Space Bar or the letter liT II key upper or lower case to toggle or se...

Page 29: ...d is set as follows When the cursor is moved into this field it will appear first under the IIhours li value The hour value can be incremented to the desired value by depressing the space bar or the u...

Page 30: ...keyboard is locked HOST 9600 15 PossibleThis field is used to select the data transmission rate between the termi na1 and host computer 9600 baud is the default rate other available baud rates are 50...

Page 31: ...ses a half intensity space character to be displayed to indicate that a parity error has occurred Parity is checked only in data from the host computer and only when odd or even parity is used This fe...

Page 32: ...ntered If a one character termination is desired the first character should be a Null Ctrl The default selection is an ASCII carriage return code i e Null CR Host End of Line Terminator This field is...

Page 33: ...the first unprotected position of the next line when the active position is shifted one column to the right If ON is selected this feature is enabled if OFF is selected this feature is disabled When d...

Page 34: ...and end with the same ASCII character delimiter and one that is not used in the body of the string Screen Saver Feature This field is used to enable or disable the automatic screen saver feature Afte...

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Page 36: ...it No parity 0 2 7 Spacel None 2 8 bit Odd parity 1 7 Mark I Odd 1 8 bit Even parity 1 7 Mark I Even 1 8 bit Odd parity 0 7 Spacel Odd 1 8 bit Even parity a 7 Spacel Even 1 Don It Care This correspond...

Page 37: ...down a character key and observe that the character automatically repeats on the screen Key Repeat is a selectable feature available from the Set 1 Status Line Next move the cursor about the screen wi...

Page 38: ...to the left to fill the vacated space A blank space will be inserted at column 80 line Insert To insert a line move the cursor to the position where the new line is desired and simply depress the Lin...

Page 39: ...ighth character position The cursor can be moved from tab position to tab position by using the Tab keys Tab and Back Tab just as with any office typewriter If it is desired that a custom tab arrangem...

Page 40: ...Full Duplex Transmission Mode is similar to Half Duplex Mode except that data transmitted from the terminal to the host computer must be returned by the host for local screen display TRANSMITTING SEND...

Page 41: ...ITOR MODE Monitor Mode provi des the programmer with a means of verifyi ng the use of command codes by enabling the terminal to display all code sequences refer to Table 4 1 as they are entered along...

Page 42: ...trl G BEL 07 BL Ctrl H BS 08 BS Ctrl I HT 09 HT Ctrl J LF OA LF Ctrl K VT OB V T Ctrl L FF OC FF Ctrl M CR 00 C R Ctrl N SO OE So Ctrl O SI OF SI Ctrl P DLE 10 DL Ct rl Q DC1 11 01 Ctrl R DC2 12 D2 Ct...

Page 43: ...Function Key Identifier Any or all of the Function Key code values listed in the Table 4 2 above may be user programmed to include any 8 ASCII characters from either the keyboard or the host To progr...

Page 44: ...it to the host computer a user selected character that is bracketed by Ctrl A SOH OlH and carriage return CR ODH codes The Function key is similar in action to the Shift and Control keys because it mu...

Page 45: ...opped The cursor wi 11 1i ne wrap and scroll regardless of the Line Wrap selection on the Status Line however if Autopage is selected the cursor will wrap to the next page If Protect Mode is enabled t...

Page 46: ...e first line of data will be lost and a new 24th line of space characters will be displayed If the Autopage feature is selected as a page is filled a linefeed executed on the 24th line will cause the...

Page 47: ...alent ddress Cursor Pa e Row Column This command allows the cursor to be located on a specific page and at a specific row line and column location In the escape sequence ESC PRC P des i gnates page 0...

Page 48: ...ce 28 55 V 2 2 29 56 W 3 II 3 II 30 57 X 4 4 31 58 Y 5 5 32 59 Z 6 6 33 60 7 7 34 A 61 8 I 8 I 35 B 62 9 9 36 C 63 1 10 10 37 0 64 11 11 38 E 65 12 12 39 F 66 a 13 13 40 G 67 b 14 14 41 H 68 c 15 15 4...

Page 49: ...ng page Back Tab Depressi ng the Back Tab keys the Shift and Tab keys QVT 108 and TVI 925 only or issuing a Back Tab command causes the terminal to move the cursor back to the previous tab stop on the...

Page 50: ...ce Loca1 Edit On QVT 108 TVI 925 TVI 912C 920C ESC k ESC k The terminal can be configured for local editing by status line selection or by issuing a Local Edit command In Local Edit Mode the terminal...

Page 51: ...t command causes the terminal to insert a line of space characters on the present cursor line and relocates the cursor to column 1 The former cursor line and any data below it is moved downward one 1i...

Page 52: ...to replace all unprotected characters with nulls from the cursor position to the end of the page or to the start of the next protected field Clear All to Spaces QVT 108 TVI 925 TVI 912C 9 OC ESC This...

Page 53: ...SC J Depressing the Alternate Page key or issuing a Previous Page command returns the video display to the previous page The cursor assumes the last position occupied on that page This command is func...

Page 54: ...haracter s ine VI 925 TVI 912Cj920C ESC 4 ESC Issuing a Send Line Unprotected Only command causes the terminal to send all unprotected data including any protected field delimiters from column 1 on a...

Page 55: ...ON The Auxi 1i ary Port s an RS 232 C bi di rect i ona1 port that honors X ON X OFF and or DTR protocol The various print functions and their control sequences are described below Print Page QVT I08 T...

Page 56: ...and causes the termi na1 to output all data recei ved to the peri phera1 pri nter connected to the Auxi 1i ary Port in addition to displaying it on the video screen Issuing a Copy Print Mode Off comma...

Page 57: ...assifications is described below Screen Attributes Screen attributes affect all areas on the display screen This kind of attribute is not embedded and therefore does not occupy a character position on...

Page 58: ...line attributes may be visualized as screen attributes if the Page attribute Status Line selection is enabled Line Normal ideo QVT 108 TVI 912C 920 ESC G 0 ESC k This is similar to the normal video s...

Page 59: ...ualized as a reverse video field or line originating from the cursor position Data entered after this attribute blinks synchronously Invisible Reverse Blink TVI 912C 920C Invisible Reverse Blink combi...

Page 60: ...as a reverse video field or line originating from the cursor position Data entered after this attribute is blanked from screen display the underline attribute is not apparent since it defines the bot...

Page 61: ...haracter Attributes Character attributes affect characters as they are entered on the screen and like screen attributes they are not embedded i e they do not occupy a character position on the screen...

Page 62: ...displays in full intensity All protected data on a page will print as spaces Protect Mode Off Issuing this command disables the Protect Mode feature TRANSMISSON MODES Transmission Mode can be selecte...

Page 63: ...terminal and the host computer to Half Duplex Mode This feature is also available as a status line selection Set Full Duplex Mode QVT I08 TVI 925 TVI 912Cj920C ESC DF ESC DF Issuing this command sets...

Page 64: ...this command configures the terminal for Graphics Mode by redefining the A through 0 alphabetic keys for a special set of line drawing characters For proper operation the Caps lock key should be disen...

Page 65: ...time a key is depressed or repeats This feature is also available as a status line selection Auto Page Advance On Off Auto Page n Issuing this command causes the cursor to move to the Home position on...

Page 66: ...ard and can only be issued from the host computer Locally the keyboard can be restored by depressi ng the Ctrl Shift Setup Setup keys or the Shift and Break keys Screen Blank Normal Blank Screen TVI 9...

Page 67: ...displayed in the time of day field on the status line Possible values within the command sequence are n1 A AM or P PM n2n3 Two di git number speci fyi ng the hou rs II value 01 through 12 n4n5 Two di...

Page 68: ...or the host causes the terminal to display the contents of the user line on the 25th line Blank User Line TVI 912C 920C Issuing this command from either the keyboard or the host blanks the user line...

Page 69: ...ear the current display page to space characters and home the cursor MH Video Alignment Pattern Display Blank H Pattern Display QVT I08 TVI 925 TVI 912C 920C Ctrl Shift Setu 0 Depressi ng the Ctrl Shi...

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Page 71: ...a soft brush or vacuum cleaner to remove any accumulated dust Use a commercially available cleaning kit for care of the display screen and more stubborn cleaning requi rements Before cleaning the dis...

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Page 73: ...of data transmission One baud represents a transmission rate of one binary bit of data per second Break A communications interrupt signal used to immediately halt communications Conmand A speci al cod...

Page 74: ...d of data handling varies between the devices within the system A choice of three handshaking methods is possible with the QVT 108 X ON X OFF Transmit On Transmit Off with DTR Data Terminal Ready X ON...

Page 75: ...ata Terminal An electronic communicating device that is generally considered to have the capability to transmit and receive data Some terminals are used as receive only devi ces Toggle To select a fun...

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Page 77: ...eference Appendix A B C D E F G H I Title EIA AUX Connector Pinout Descriptions Interface Jumpers Description Error Codes Summary US ASCII Code Chart French US Code Chart German US Code Chart Spanish...

Page 78: ...o Terminal 12 Current Loop RXD 13 Current Loop TXD 20 Data Terminal Ready From Terminal 24 Current Loop RXD 25 Current Loop TXD AUX Auxilia Port Interface Connector Pinout Description A 2 PIN NO 1 2 3...

Page 79: ...iness status of an external modem W3 Installed I Request To Send RTS Output signal from the termi nal to the host that may be used instead of Data Terminal Ready W4 to enable communications WI Install...

Page 80: ...yed on the screen For example if the letter liDII is displayed this signifies that an error exists in the video RAM circuit ERROR CODE CHARACTER DISPLAYED SROM FA lMDETEITED O KBD Legend A 4 A B C D E...

Page 81: ...E U e a 1 1 a 6 ACK SYN 6 F V f a 1 1 1 7 BEL ETB 7 G W 9 1 a a a 8 BS CAN 8 H X h 1 a a 1 9 HT EM 9 I Y i 1 a 1 a A LF SUB J Z j 1 a 1 1 B VT ESC K k 1 1 a a C FF FS L I 1 1 a 1 D CR GS M m 1 1 1 a...

Page 82: ...0 1 0 2 STX OC2 2 B R b r 0 0 1 1 3 ETX OC3 3 C S c s 0 1 0 0 4 EOT OC4 4 0 T d t 0 1 0 1 5 ENQ NAK 5 E U e u 0 1 1 0 6 ACK SYN 6 F V f v 0 1 1 1 7 BEL ETB 7 G W 9 w 1 0 0 0 8 BS CAN 8 H X h x 1 0 0 1...

Page 83: ...0 2 STX DC2 2 B R b r 0 0 1 1 3 ETX DC3 3 C S c s 0 1 0 0 4 EOT DC4 4 D T d t 0 1 0 1 5 ENQ NAK 5 E U e u 0 1 1 0 6 ACK SYN 6 F V f v 0 1 1 1 7 BEL ETB I 7 G W 9 w 1 0 0 0 8 BS CAN 8 H X h x 1 0 0 1 9...

Page 84: ...1 a 2 STX DC2 2 8 R b r a a 1 1 3 ETX DC3 3 C S C 5 a 1 a a 4 EOT DC4 4 D T d t a 1 a 1 5 ENQ NAK 5 E U e u a 1 1 a 6 ACK SYN 6 F V f v a 1 1 1 7 BEL ETB 7 G W 9 w 1 a a a 8 BS CAN 8 H X h x 1 a a 1 9...

Page 85: ...Data Line Escape 11 Device Control 1 12 Device Control 2 13 Device Control 3 14 Device Control 4 15 Negative Acknowledge 16 Synchronous Idle 17 End of Transmission Block 18 Cancel 19 End of Medium 1A...

Page 86: ...V Down Arrow Ctrl M Return Ctrl J Linefeed ESC j Shift Linefeed Ctrl Ctrl I Tab Shift Back Tab ESC I Back Tab Shift Tab ESC I ESC 2 ESC 3 ESC Ctrl Home Ctrl L Ri ght Arrow Ctrl H Left Arrow Ctrl K Up...

Page 87: ...Nulls ESC t ESC t ESC t Sft Li ne Erase Sft Li ne Erase Sft Li ne Erase Page Erase to Spaces ESC Y ESC Y ESC Y Page Erase Page Erase Page Erase Page Erase to Nulls ESC y ESC y ESC Y Sft Page Erase Sft...

Page 88: ...derline ESC G 8 Invisible Underline ESC G 9 Blink Underline ESC G Invisible Underline Blink ESC G Underline Reverse ESC G Invisible Blink Invisible Reverse ESC G Underline Reverse Underline ESC G Unde...

Page 89: ...xtension Mode On ESC ESC ESC Extension Mode Off ESC A ESC A ESC A Transparent Print ESC I ESC Mode On Transparent Print ESC a ESC a Mode Off Graphics Mode On ESC Graphics Mode Off ESC Set Local Edit M...

Page 90: ...Blank A 14 QVT I08 ESC F j Dlmtr Data Dlmtr ESC P ESC P Pri nt Print ESC L ESC L Shift Print Shi ft Pri nt ESC 4 ESC 4 ESC 5 ESC 5 ESC 6 ESC 6 Shi ft Send Shi ft Send ESC 7 ESC 7 Send Send ESC S ESC...

Page 91: ...24 IIHII Pattern 4 29 Installation 2 1 2 2 Interface 3 15 Jumpers A 3 Pi nouts A 2 Keyboard Lock Unlock 4 26 Numeric Key Pad 3 7 Special Function Keys 3 3 Typewriter Character Keys 3 3 Line Delete 3...

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