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Page 2: ...forts have been made in the preparation of this manual to assure its accuracy Tandy Corporation assumes no liability resulting from any errors in or omissions from this manual or from the use of the i...

Page 3: ...measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the distance between the equipment and the radio 1V Connect the equipment to an outlet that is on a different circuit from the one used for...

Page 4: ...e Computer Cover Main Logic Board and Satellite Board Layout Slots and Connectors Jumpers Installing Additional Memory Installing a Math Coprocessor Installing Additional Drives Accessing a Drive Init...

Page 5: ...TLI3 User s Guide Specifications System Unit Environment Microphone Line Level Input Earphone Line Level Output Connector Pinouts nOKB Diskette Drive Glossary Index System Record ii 49 49 49 49 49 50...

Page 6: ...s how to set up and use the basic system the system unit controls the keyboard the diskette drive and diskettes Explains how to use the MS DOS Version 3 3 operat ing system Explains how to add optiona...

Page 7: ...d con ventions The following conventions are used Words printed in small bold capitals represent keys on your keyboard For example ENTER Groups of keys are printed like this CTRL ALT DEL Press and hol...

Page 8: ...manual where you can learn more about it Features CPU The central processing unit CPU or microprocessor of the TL 3 is an Intel 80286 running at a clock speed of 10 megahertz The CPU is the brain of y...

Page 9: ...ion about connecting a monitor refer to the Getting Started section Music and Sound A three voice sound circuit digital sound circuits a volume control an ear phone jack a speaker and a microphone jac...

Page 10: ...DOS commands RESET Button The RESET button on the front panel restarts the system For more informa tion about resetting the system refer to Using the System Unit Controls in the Getting Started sectio...

Page 11: ...se the SV4 inch drive bay to add a 5V4 inch diskette drive The TL 3 supports both standard capacity 360KB Cat No 25 1063 and high capacity 1 2MB Cat No 2S 4050 5V4 inch diskette drives Use the 3Vz inc...

Page 12: ...ards in your computer For example add a memory expansion adapter or an internal modem Refer to the Adding Optional Equipment section for more information 80287 Math Coprocessor Socket The math coproce...

Page 13: ...ou will learn how to use the system unit controls keyboard diskette drive and diskettes after you have added any additional equipment and set up the system Carefully unpack your computer checking that...

Page 14: ...need a color or monochrome monitor not included Cat No 25 1043 or 25 1024 a printer and a 25 pin printer cable optional Cat No 26 288 or 26 1258 a PS 2 style mouse optional Cat No 25 1042 Connect all...

Page 15: ...eceive input through the port Extended two way The computer uses the port both to send output to the parallel device and to receive input from the device MS DOS can use either normal or extended trans...

Page 16: ...ere it will be safe from bumps and collisions 12 Install a surge protector between your equipment and the power supply Record important information on the system record Keep liquids away from the equi...

Page 17: ...ate the computer with the touch of a button and to check the status of your diskette drive Use the controls on the front panel as described below RESET Button Resets the computer Resetting the system...

Page 18: ...diskette drive activity light is on save your work on a disk before pressing either the RESET button or the power button Using the Keyboard Your keyboard has five types of keys typewriter keys directi...

Page 19: ...y the program you are using Press the appropriate special function keys to enable up to nine functions supported by a program Work like the keys on a calculator keypad Press the four mathematical oper...

Page 20: ...ter We suggest that you use Tandy diskettes Cat No 26 418 The following information should be listed on the diskette nOKB 3l 2 inch 80 track double sided Review Using the System Unit Controls if you a...

Page 21: ...20KB double sided diskettes Standard density SV4 inch diskette drives can hold up to 360KB of data High density SV4 inch diskettes hold up to 1 2MB of data With a high capacity 3J t2 inch drive you ca...

Page 22: ...n they con tain To avoid writing over important files you might want to write protect your diskettes To write protect information on a 3V2 inch diskette hold the diskette with the label side down With...

Page 23: ...f the diskettes you received with the computer The diskcopy command is also a selection on the DeskMate Disk menu You should make backup copies of other diskettes that contain important information Ho...

Page 24: ...rs before connecting any audio equipment other than an earphone microphone or stereo headphone Internal options are added inside the computer This section contains the instructions for installing the...

Page 25: ...let Unplug all cables and power cords from the back of the computer Use a screwdriver to remove the cover mounting screw on each side of the computer Pull the cover away from the back of the unit to r...

Page 26: ...e board The diagrams in this section illustrate sockets connectors and jumpers you might need to find when installing optional equipment A jumper is a small plastic cover that contains metal contacts...

Page 27: ...l Time Clock Battery J3 SmartDrive Connector Pin 1 J1 Math Coprocessor Socket Pin 1 U9 Diskette Drive Connector Pin 1 J4 00 OOJ DO 0 C 0 0 0 00 00 n 0 c l ub l c l Memory Expansion D j D c l ChiP Sock...

Page 28: ...ector Enable Jumper E9 E10 E11 Satellite Board Microphone line Audio Input Jumper E1 E2 E3 ROM Size _ Select Jumper E1 E2 E3 E4 E5 o Diskette Drive i Connector Address Select Jumper E6 E7 E8 001 D 1 0...

Page 29: ...Disabled Connector Enable EIO and Ell installed Enabled Interrupt Jumpers E16 and E17 installed HDIRQ IRQ2 E17 and E18 installed HDIRQ IRQS E18 and E19 installed VSYNC IRQS Default Setting tReserved f...

Page 30: ...lowing in stallation procedure I Remove one of the memory chips from the special antistatic package 2 Find the four memory chip sockets on the main logic board These sock ets are labeled U4 U5 U6 and...

Page 31: ...d Caution Static electricity can damage electrical components Before you touch the math coprocessor be sure to touch a grounded metal object to discharge static electricity from your body Carefully re...

Page 32: ...of your computer 1 Orient the math coprocessor so that the notch in the end of the coprocessor aligns with the notched end of the socket as illustrated Notch ii Coprocessor Socket 2 Press the math cop...

Page 33: ...V4 inch drive bay Note To install a SmartDrive Cat No 25 1045 or 25 1046 when you have installed devices in both the drive platform and the drive bay you can purchase a SmartDrive mounting bracket Usi...

Page 34: ...d drive card This bracket is available at Radio Shack stores Installing a hard drive card is similar to installing an adapter board For more information about preparing a hard drive card for installat...

Page 35: ...stallation guide for more information 3 Use the two screws you removed in Step 1 to attach the drive platform and the drive to the computer 4 Refer to the installation kit documentation to connect the...

Page 36: ...ip screws 2 3 4 5 Use a small screwdriver and the four screws included with the diskette drive to attach the rails and the grounding clips to the drive Grounding Clip Mounting Rail Slide the drive mou...

Page 37: ...e drive in the system is always Drive A and the second disk ette drive is always Drive B Identifiers for other drives sometimes change when you install additional drives or partition a hard drive The...

Page 38: ...ress TAB until you highlight the PROGRAMS box Press until you highlightHINSTALL PDM Press ENTER 4 Follow the prompts displayed on the screen to initialize the drive When the program asks you to contin...

Page 39: ...like a hard drive 1 Choose the expansion slot into which you wish to install the adapter board For a hard drive card you should select Slot 4 the expansion slot closest to the power supply 2 Remove th...

Page 40: ...an be connected to the microphone connector labeled MIC on the back panel The jumper installed on these pins enables you to input music and sounds from other audio devices through the computer For exa...

Page 41: ...and sounds from the computer are output through the earphone so that only you can hear them When no device is plugged into the EAR connector music and sounds are output through the built in speaker B...

Page 42: ...th normal use When it fails the computer will not retain time and date information correctly If the computer does not restart when you turn it on or reset it it could in dicate that the battery is wea...

Page 43: ...ustrated 3 Use SetupTL3 to enter and store the system time and date Replacing the Cover When you finish adding internal options place the cover over the front of the unit Slide it back until it snaps...

Page 44: ...fer mode of the parallel port the number of disk buffers used by MS DOS the maximum number of files that can be opened under MS DOS whether the system should execute the autoexec bat and or config sys...

Page 45: ...he SetupTL3 screen a brief description of the field is displayed at the bottom of the screen For more information about a setting press FI after making a selection The on line help for that field is d...

Page 46: ...the computer in the wrong video mode for your monitor can damage the monitor Be sure to press CTRL ALT SHIFT V if your monochrome monitor displays an image that does not fill the entire screen Mouse P...

Page 47: ...y the diskette drive type of the first diskette drive installed in the system The following settings describe the types of diskette drives that can be installed None 3lr2 inch 720KB 3lr2 inch 1 44MB 5...

Page 48: ...eskMate program built into ROM Othetwise the system starts with MS DOS Date and Time Prompts Select YES if you want the date and time prompts to appear each time you start the computer with MS DOS At...

Page 49: ...rocessed each time you tum on or reset the computer Some programs require that you include certain com mands in the autoexec bat configuration file Change the setting to DRIVE A or DRIVE Cif you want...

Page 50: ...olor to monochrome video mode Check that the printer is turned on Check the printer cable connections Check that printer is ready on line off line control Check the positions of paper and ribbon Check...

Page 51: ...level input Earphone Line Level Output Headphone output through EAR connector Line level output Intel 80286 10 5 MHz 14 in 35 4 em lsVz in 39 4 em sV4 in 14 0 em 17V4lbs 7 82 Kg 120 VAC 60Hz 130 W l s...

Page 52: ...Blue Video 6 Intensity 7 Green Video 8 Horizontal Synch 9 Vertical Synch Monitor voltage levels are TTL standard Monochrome type monitors use Green Video for all video input and ignore Red Video and B...

Page 53: ...4 AUTO FEED 15 ERROR 16 INITIALIZE 17 SELECT IN 18 25 ground Joystick Port Connectors 12 l 11 10 J18 25 7 6 5 17 4 16 3 15 2 14 1 1 Specificatiolls Pin Assignments Left Joystick Pin Function 1 Positio...

Page 54: ...3 Ground 4 5 Vdc 5 Clock 6 Reserved 720KB Diskette Drive Unformatted capacity Formatted capacity Number of heads Number of cylinders Average access time Track ta track access time Motor starting time...

Page 55: ...board of a computer contain the circuits that make the features of the computer work You can add chips to the main logic board to improve the performance of the com puter For example installing memor...

Page 56: ...nsity and standard density diskettes Standard capacity diskette drives use standard density diskettes Electronically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory This memory is built into a chip on the main...

Page 57: ...special chip that can be installed to work with the processor CPU on the main logic board A math coprocessor helps the processor by performing some of the mathematical calculations required by math in...

Page 58: ...its original condition After a reset the computer reacts as if you turned it off and then turned it back on Press CTRL ALT DEL to perform a soft or partial reset Press the RESET button on the computer...

Page 59: ...lor graphics adapter CGA 4 diskette 16 diskette drive 5 16 Hercules adapters 4 joystick 7 keyboard 5 15 monochrome display adapters MDA 4 mouse 6 Music and Sound 4 37 parallel printer 7 real time cloc...

Page 60: ...ric keys 15 maximum number of open system date 42 files 46 system time 42 0 mouse port device 43 system unit specifications number of disk buffers 46 49 operating system 4 11 parallel port 44 system u...

Page 61: ...t or memory Computer Serial Number System Memory Additional Memory Monitor Type Model Number Serial Number Diskette Drive 1 factory installed Size 3l 2 inch Capacity Diskette Drive 2 Size SV4 or 3l 2...

Page 62: ...RESPECT TO ANY LIABILITY LOSS OR OAMAGE CAUSEO OR ALLEGEO TO BE CAUSEO OIRECTLY OR INOIRECTLY BY EQUIPMENT OR SOFTWARE SOLO LEASEO LICENSEO OR FURNISHEO BY RAOIO SHACK INCLUOING BUT NOT LIMITEO TO ANY...

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