Altos 580 Manuale

ALTOS

588

COMPUTER

SYSTEM

OPERATOR'S

GUIDE

Altos

Computer

Systems

2641

Orchard

Parkway

San

Jose,

95134

THE

INFORMATION

IN THIS

DOCUMENT

SUBJECT

·TC

CHANGE

WITBOUT

NOTICE.

NEW

EDITIONS

THIS

DOCUMENT

WILL

INCORPORATE

CHANGES

THEY

ARE

PUBLISBED.

AlI

rights

reserved.

Altos

Computer

Systems.

ALTOS

Manual

Humber:

698-13898-883

January

1984

ACKROWLBDGBllBftS

ALTOS

registered

trademark

Altos

Computer

Systems.

CP/M

registered

trademark,

and

MP/M

trademark

Digital

Research,

Inc.

OASIS

trademark

Phase

One

Systems,

Inc.

Z89

trademark

Zilog,

Inc.

FEDERAL COIUlORICATIORS OOIUlISSIOR NOTICE

WARNIRG

This

equipaent

generates,

uses

and

can

radiate

radio

freqaency

energy

and,

not

installed

and

used

accordance

vith

the

instructions

.annal,

may

cause

interference

radio

••

unica-

tions.

has

been

tested

and

foond

co.ply

vith

the

limits

for

Class

coaputing

deyice

purSDant

Subpart

Part

FCC

Rules,

vhich

are

designed

provide

reasonable

protection

against

such

interference

vben

operated

coa.ercial

environ-

ment.

Operation

this

equipaent

residential

area

likely

cause

interference

vhich

case

the

user,

his

ovn

e~nse,

will

required

take

whatever

measures

may

reqoired

correct

the

interference.

VIDEO MONITOR

IB~ERFBRBRCE

NOTICE

you

are

not

using

Altos

terminal

vith

yoor

5-1/4

inch

Altos

Co.puter

Syste.,

disk

errors

can

occur

vben

the

teraina1

placed

within

inches

the

disk

drive

onit.

SignaIs

gene-

rated

so.e

lov

cost

teraina1s

soaetiaes

cause

these

errors.

This

industry-wide

problem

and

not

unique

A1tos'

co.poter

systeas.

The

proble.

easily

sol

ved,

hovever;

si.ply

move

your

terainal

least

inches

away

from

the

disk

drive

unit.

Data

files

can

restored

fol1oving

your

operating

syste.·s

backup

and

restore

procedure.

PREFACE:

INTRODUCTION:

TABLE

CONTENTS

ABOUT

THIS

MANUAL

USING

THIS

MANUAL

DOCUMENTATION

CONVENTIONS

viii

CHANGING

INVALID

DATA

OTHER

INFORMATION

AVAILABLE

Altos

Family

Manuals

Other

Vendor

Manuals

ABOUT

YOUR

ALTOS

COMPUTER

INTRODUCTION

1-1

GENERAL

DESCRIPTION

THE

ALTOS

580

1-2

What

the

Altos

580

Does

1-2

How

the

Altos

580

Works

1-2

BASIC

HARDWARE

1-3

What

CPU?

1-3

What

Terminal?

1-4

What

Printer?

1-5

Put'ting

AlI

Together

1-6

UNDERSTANDING

COMPUTERS

1-7

2 •

ABOUT

SOFTWARE

CATEGORIES

OPERATING

SYSTEMS

2-4

SINGLE-USER

ONLY

OPERATING

SYSTEMS

2-4

Control

Prograrn

Monitor

(CP/M)

2-4

MULTI-USER

OPERATING

SYSTEMS

2-4

Multi-Program

Monitor

(MP/M

II)

2-5

OASIS

2-6

UTILITIES

2-7

LANGUAGES

2-8

COMMUNICATIONS

2-8

APPLICATION

PROGRAMS

2-8

3 •

ABOUT

OPTIONS

DESCRIPTION

THE

OPTIONAL

UPGRADE

KIT (UK-10)

HARD

DISK

UPGRADE

3-2

KIT

(UK-40)

HARD

DISK

UPGRADE

3-2

KIT (MTU-6)

MAGNETIC

TAPE

UNIT

3-2

CUSTOMER-SUPPLIED

ITEMS

SEftIRG

UP:

TABLE OF CONTENTS

5 •

SEftIRG

SELECTING

COMPUTER

SITE

5-2

COMPLETE

ALTOS

58~

SYSTEM

5-4

Items

Purchased

from

Altos

5-4

The

User

Supplies

5-4

6 • CORNEcrIRG TBE TERIIIBAL

Connecting

the

Cable

Connecting

Power

Selecting

Switch

Settings

7 • CORNECTIRG

PRIRTER

6-1

6-3

OPERATIRG

IRSftUcrIORS:

Connecting

the

SeriaI

Printer

Cable

7-1

Connecting

the

Paral1el

Printer

Cable

7-2

Connecting

Power

7-2

Selecting

Switch

Settings

SeriaI

Printers

7-2

TORRIRG

YOUR

SYSTEM

PREPARING THE SYSTEf.1

8-1

TURNING

POWER

THE

ALTOS 580

8-2

HANDLIRG FLOPPY

DISKEftBS

Diskette

Insertion

Diskette

write-Protection

Saving,

Original

Diskettes

Labelling

Diskettes

Storing

Diskettes

Further

Reading

11.

TESTIRG

THE

SYSTEII

9-1

9-2

9-3

SYSTEM

TESTS

19-1

AUTOMATIC

SYSTEM

TESTING

Ig-2

OPERATOR

TESTING

19-3

OVERVIEW

THE

DIAGNOSTIC

PROGRAM

19-4

Surnmary

Diagnostics

and

utilities

10-5

Il.

TORRIRG

OFF

YOUR

SYSTEM

TABLE

CORTEtftS

MAINTENANCE

12.

PREVENTIVE

MAIIftBRAIICB

13.

TROOBLESBOOTIRG

PROCEDURES

USER

TROUBLE-SHOOTING

PROCEDURES

13-1

TERMINAL

13-1

Screen

Disp1ay

13-1

Cursor

Disp1ay

13-2

Response

Keyboard

Input

13-2

POWER

13-3

Fan

13-3

Floppy

Diskette

Drive

Light

13-3

PRINTER

13-4

Response

13-4

Interruptions

13-4

DIAGNOSTIC

PROCEDURES

ERROR

13-5

OPERATING

SYSTEM

ERRORS

13-5

CLOSE-DaWN

ERRORS

13-5

PROGRAM

ERRORS

13-5

14.

1I0NI'l'OR

ERROR

MESSAGES

APPENDIXES:

SYSTEM

SPECIFICATIONS

SYSTEM

CONFIGURATIONS

A-1

PHYSICAL

DESCRIPTION

THE

ALTOS

580

A-2

FEATURES

AND

CAPABILITIES A-3

POWER

SUPPLY

IDENTIFICATION

CONVENT

ION

SA-4

WARRANTY

INFORMATION

WARRANTY

B-1

SHIPPING

DAMAGE

INSPECTION B-3

REPAIR

AND

SERVICE

PROCEDURES

B-4

ALTOS

FACTORY

REPAIR

PROCEDURES

B-5

CABLES,

TERIIIRALS,

ABD

PRIfftER

INTERFACE

CONFIGURATIONS

INTERFACE

CONFIGURATIONS

C-I

TERMINALS

C-2

RS-232C

Terminal

Cabling

C-2

Standard

Terminal

Connection

C-4

SERIAL

PRINTERS

C-6

PARALLEL

PRINTERS

C-7

iii

TABLB

OF CONTENTS

GLOSSARY

IRDEX

FIGURES

1-1

Typical

Altos

580

'with

Terminal(s),

Printer

5-1

Diagrarn

Computer

Site

5-3

6-1

Altos

58~

Front

and

Rear

Panels

6-2

9-1

Diskette

Hand1ing

9-4

C-l

Male

Connector,

RS-232C

Cable

C-3

TABLES

C-l

RS-232C

Pinning

Instructions

C-4

C-2

Altos

Anadex

(SeriaI)

C-6

C-3

Altos

Epson

MX80

FIT

(SeriaI)

LC-6

C-4

Parallel

(Centronics)

Interface

Connector

C-7

Preface:

About This Manual

USING THIS

MANUAL

This

manual

introduces

you

thé

Altos

580

computer

system.

guides

you

tl1rougl1

the

stepsfor

setting

up and

installing

your

computer

system.

Other

rnanuals

this

set

will

give

you

complete

details

the

operating

system

and

applications

software,

such

the

word

processing

package,

business

packages,

and

commun

ica

ons.

use

this

manual

most

effectively,

these

steps:

Read

this

Preface

learn

how

enter

data

and

make

corrections

from

your

terminal

keyboard,

and

for

referral

additional

sources

information.

the

instructions

for

setting

Chapter

Connect

your

terminal(s)

accordance

with

direc-

tions

Chapter

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