Digital Equipment EK-VAXAC-OM-003, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...VAXstation 2000 Owner s Manual Order Number EK VAXAC OM 003 digital equipment corporation maynard massachusetts ...

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Page 3: ...Powering Down the System 1 17 Mouse 1 18 Fixed Disk and Diskette Drives for the System Unit 1 18 Diskettes 1 20 Write protecting Diskettes 1 22 Inserting Diskettes 1 22 Removing Diskettes 1 23 Handling and Storing Diskettes 1 24 Making Backup Copies 1 24 FormattingRX33K Diskettes 1 24 Formatting Fixed Disks 1 27 The Expansion Adapter 1 29 Expansion Boxes 1 30 The TK50 Tape Drive 1 32 Labeling a Ta...

Page 4: ...3 Setting the Keyboard Language 2 24 Monitor Screen Pattern Tests 2 25 Color Monitor 2 25 Gray scale Patterns 2 26 Monochrome Moiutor 2 27 Restarting the System After Ruiming Tests 2 27 Summary of TEST Commands 2 27 Maintenance 2 28 Cleaning the Screen of the Morutor 2 28 Replacing Monitor Fuses 2 29 VR290 Color Monitor 2 29 VR260 Monochrome Monitor 2 30 VR150 Monochrome Monitor 2 32 Mouse Mainten...

Page 5: ...14 The 4 plane Graphics Coprocessor 3 15 Mass Storage Devices 3 16 Expansion Box and Expansion Adapter 3 16 Fixed Disk Drives 3 16 The Diskette Drive 3 17 The Tape Drive 3 17 Appendix A System Specifications Appendix B Related Documents Hardware Manuals and Kits B 1 Software Manuals B 2 MicroVMS B 2 ULTRIX B 2 Options Manuals B 3 The LN03 Printer B 3 The LN03 PLUS Printer B 3 The LN03R ScriptPrint...

Page 6: ...The LVP16 B 5 The Tablet B 5 The RX33 Diskette Drive B 5 The RD53 Fixed Disk B 5 The RD54 Fixed Disk B 5 The TK50 Tape Drive B 5 The VR290 Color Monitor B 5 The VR260 Monochrome Monitor B 5 The VR160 Color Monitor B 5 The VR150 Monochrome Monitor B 6 DECconnect and Standard Ethernet B 6 Glossat7 Index VI ...

Page 7: ...se 1 18 1 15 Configuration with RX33 Diskette Drive and RD32 Fixed Disk Drive 1 19 1 16 Configuration with Blank Plates 1 20 1 17 RX33K Diskette 1 21 1 18 The Diskette Write protect Tab 1 22 1 19 Inserting Diskettes 1 23 1 20 The Expansion Adapter Rear 1 30 1 21 Expansion Box Front 1 31 1 22 Expansion Box Rear Fixed Disk Drive Cabling Shown 1 32 1 23 Expansion Box with TK50 Tape Drive 1 33 1 24 La...

Page 8: ... 2 Normal Power up Indications 1_15 1 3 TK50 Controls and Indicators 1_40 2 1 Basic Troubleshooting 2 3 2 2 Power up and Self Test Display Identifiers 2 13 2 3 Definition of Mnemonics 2 16 2 4 Installed Devices 2 17 2 5 Device Numbers 2 17 2 6 Definition of Mnemonics 2 20 2 7 Default Boot Device Names 2 23 2 8 Summary of TEST Commands 2 28 3 1 Optional Modems 3_12 3 2 Optional Memory Expansion Mod...

Page 9: ...ns A 5 A 7 VR150 Monochrome Monitor Specifications A 8 A 8 Mouse Specifications A 10 A 9 RD32 Fixed Disk Drive A 10 A 10 RD53 Fixed Disk Drive A 11 A 11 RD54 Fixed Disk Drive A 11 A 12 RX33 Diskette Drive A 12 A 13 TK50 Tape Drive A 13 IX ...

Page 10: ...hapter 1 Operating the VAXstation 2000 this manual b MicroVMS VAXstation 2000 MicroVAX 2000 Installation Guide or ULTRIX 32 Basic Installation Guidefor the VAXstation 2000 3 Reference Information a VAXstation 2000 Owner s Manual b MicroVMS VAXstation 2000 MicroVAX 2000 Operations Guide or ULTRIX 32 System Management Guide and ULTKIX 32 Programmer s Manual VAXstation 2000 Description The VAXstation...

Page 11: ...d 4 plane graphics coprocessor 2 and 4 megabyte memory modules Expansion box for additional mass storage Expansion adapter to connect expansion box to system unit Mass storage Fb ed disk drives with 40 71 or 140 megabytes of mass storage Diskette drive with 1 2 megabytes of mass storage Tape drive with 94 5 megabytes of mass storage Printers and Plotters LN03 LN03 PLUS and LN03R laser printers LA2...

Page 12: ...l geographical area The system manager simplifies and centralizes the maintenance of equipment and software Special Notices The following notices appear throughout this manual Notes Contain general or supplemental information about a topic Cautions Contain information to prevent damage to equipment Warnings Contain information to prevent personal injury Conventions Used in This Document Convention...

Page 13: ...other The VAXstation 2000 Hardware Installation Guide describes setting up each system unit and expansion box either on its bottom or on its side This manual describes and illustrates each system urut and expansion box bottom side down only system operation is the same for either orientation Graphic symbols called icons are molded into the back of the system unit enclosure They identify the locati...

Page 14: ...r unplug the power cable while the system unit is on Controls and Indicators The VAXstation 2000 systemunit contains the following controls see Figures 1 1 through 1 3 and Table 1 1 System on o f switch Halt button In addition the system unit and optional expansion boxes may contain the following controls and indicators Red light on RX33 diskette drive Load unload pushbutton with integral red ligh...

Page 15: ...Figure 1 1 System Unit On Off Switch and Diskette Drive Light SYSTEM ON OFF SWITCH RX33 DISKETTE DRIVE LIGHT Operating the VAXstation 2000 1 3 ...

Page 16: ...Figure 1 2 Setting On Off Switcfi to 0 1 4 VAXstation 2000 Owner s Manual ...

Page 17: ...pansion box has its own on off switch Stops the normal operation of any software and puts the sys tem in console mode See Figure 1 3 The halt but ton is a momentary contact pushbutton Console mode lets the user control certain system fimc tions that are usually controlled by operating sys tem software When the VAXstation 2000 is in con sole mode the user types commands at the con sole prompt C The...

Page 18: ...just the video display s contrast Brightness control lets you adjust the brightness of the video faster background brightness to compensate for ambient light in the room Degauss switch lets you clear picture distortion caused by external magnetic interference Press the degauss switch after moving the monitor on the tilt swivel base to correct color distortions If you need to press the degauss swit...

Page 19: ...ER INDICATOR FRONT VIEW The rear of the monitor Figure 1 5 has the following R G B sockets for the video cable connector Cable assembly mounting hole for attaching the video cable assembly Fuse protects the monitor from electrical damage Power cord connector for the monitor power cord Operating the VAXstaiicn 2000 1 7 ...

Page 20: ...nitor Contrast control lets you adjust the contrast of the video display Brightness control lets you adjust the brightness of the video raster background intensity to compensate for ambient light in the room The pedal on the optional tilt swivel base lets you adjust the angle of the monitor To change the angle press down the base pedal and move the monitor to the desired angle Taking your hand off...

Page 21: ...lac power to the monitor Press 1 to turn on the power Press 0 to turn off the power Power cord connector for the monitor power cord Voltage select switch lets you match the monitor operating voltage to the ac line voltage Fuse protects the monitor from electrical damage Cable assembly connector for attaching the video cable assembly from the video cable Composite video connector for the video cabl...

Page 22: ...mpensate for ambient light in the room Contrast control lets you adjust the video display to a suitable intensity Degauss switch lets you clear the color picture distortion caused by external magnetic interference Power on off switch lets you turn the monitor on and off Press the switch in to turn the power on Press the switch out to turn the power off Turn off the monitor at the end of the workda...

Page 23: ...DICATOR DEGAUSS POWER SWITCH SWITCH The rear of the monitor Figure 1 9 has the following R G B sockets for the video cable coimector Cable assembly mounting shelf for attaching the video cable assembly Power cord connector for the monitor power cord Operating the VAXstation 2000 1 1 1 ...

Page 24: ...ster background intensity to compensate for ambient light in the room 2 Contrast control lets you adjustthe video display to a suitable intensity 3 Power switch lets you turn the monitor on and off Press the switch in to turn the power on Press the switch out to turn the power off Turn off the monitor at the end of the workday to extend the life of the monitor 4 Power indicator green turns on to i...

Page 25: ...e rear of the monitor has the following connectors and controls Figure 1 11 Power cord connector for the monitor power cord Cable assembly shelf for attaching the video cable assembly from the video cable Composite video connector for the video cable from the video cable assembly Operating the VAXstaiion 2000 1 13 ...

Page 26: ... the documentation that came with your software to complete the installation 1 Set the monitor on off switch to 1 on 2 Power up any expansion boxes and peripheral equipment such as the printer 3 Set the system unit on off switch to 1 on After about 20 seconds the monitor displays the power up testsequence Note Important messages are displayed during power up Read the rest of this section for infor...

Page 27: ...power up indications Thetable includes indicators on optional equipment as well Your system may not contain all the listed devices Table 1 2 Normal Power up Indications Indicator Normal Indication Monitor power indicator Glows green Diskette drive light on system unit Glows red Tape drive load unload button on Glows red for approximately 4 seconds and expansion box then goes out Note The fan in th...

Page 28: ...t locate any bootable software one oftwo things happens An error message may be displayed VMB F ERR PC nnnnnnnn VMB I STS RO nnnnnmin 84 FAIL Or ifyoursystem ispartofa Local Area VAXcluster thesystem maycontinue to search the Ethernet for bootable software In this case thesystem displays the following message 54 RETRY and no console prompt is displayed If this happens press the halt button The con...

Page 29: ...ce procedures may erase memory and the first power up after such an occurrence displays the keyboard language request Additionally Chapter 2 contains a procedure for changing the keyboard language When the first screen display for the operating system software appears the system is ready for use Refer to the software documentation for instructions on using the VAXstation 2000 software See Appendix...

Page 30: ...tte Drives for the System Unit When you lower the drive door on the front of the VAXstation 2000 system unit you find one of the following configurations 1 An RX33 diskette drive Figure 1 15 with a lever and slot in the upper portion of the opening and a blank metal plate in the lower portion The RX33 diskette drive uses double sided high density removable RX33K diskettes Up to 1 2 megabytes of da...

Page 31: ...T RX33 DISKETTEDRIVE BLANK PLATE COVERING RD32 DISKDRIVE OR NO DRIVE 2 Two blank metal plates covering the opening Figure 1 16 The plates cover one of the following possible configurations An RD53 fbced disk drive The RD53 fixed disk stores up to 71 megabytes ofdata and issealed in place and cannot be removed The RD53 can be used in the system unit or in the expansion box The RD53 is a full height...

Page 32: ... device To find the model number of the fixed disk drives in your system see The Fb ed Disk Verifier in Chapter 2 Figure 1 16 Configuration witii Blank Plates BLANK PLATES COVERING RD53 FIXED DISKDRIVE Diskettes The RX33 diskette drive magneticaUy stores data on removable diskettes Each RX33K diskette Figure 1 17 is permanently enclosed in agray plastic jacket When a diskette is inserted into the ...

Page 33: ... RX50 hasless storage capacity than the RX33 Note You cannot use an RX33 diskette on a RX50 diskette drive An RX50K diskette can be distinguished from an RX33K diskette by its black plastic jacket with aprinted orange arrow RX50K diskettes are preformatted Figure 1 17 RX33K Diskette PAPER ENVELOPE DISKETTE LABEL WRITE PROTECT NOTCH DISKETTE SURFACE 00 NOT TOUCH Operating ihe VAXsiaiion 2000 1 21 ...

Page 34: ...hat lets you insert and remove a diskette 2 Make sure that the light on the front of the drive is not lit 3 If the lever on the front of the drive is in a vertical position move it counterclockwise to horizontal Figure 1 19 and remove the diskette that is in the drive 4 Remove the diskette to be inserted from its paper envelope Hold the diskette so that the write protect notch is to your left and ...

Page 35: ...not attempt to remove a diskette when the drive is active or the diskette may be damaged Once the light is off move the lever to the horizontal position and remove the diskette Note During software installation the light may remain lit when the drive is not active Follow the instructions in your software documentation in this case Operating the VAXstation 2000 1 23 ...

Page 36: ...s that you have stored on a fixed disk Refer to your software documentation for instructions Formatting RX33K Diskettes You must format each RX33K diskette before using it for the first time Formatting prepares the diskette to accept data The process consists of inserting the diskette in the drive and tj ing commands while in console mode Formatting a diskette takes about 2 minutes Note RX50K disk...

Page 37: ...and press Return at the console prompt The following text appears on the monitor screen KA410 A RDRXfmt VSfmt_QUE_unitno 0 2 8 Type the number 2 and press Return The number 2 always represents the RX33 drive Caution Type only the number 2 Typing 0 or 1 starts up the hard disk formatter which may result in loss of software and data on the hard disk If the following text appears you must start over ...

Page 38: ...o errors exist VSfmt QUE RUsure DUA2 1 0 10 Type the number 1 and press Return to continue The following message appears slowly VSfmt STS Fmting OK VSfmt_STS_CkRxfmt OK VSfmt_RES_Succ The diskette has been successfully formatted and can now be used to store data If for any reason you do not want to continue type the number 0 If you see any device number other than DUA2 in the text type the number ...

Page 39: ...of the data stored on that disk If you want to determine whether your disk is already formatted see The Fixed Disk Verifier in Chapter 2 Caution Reformatting a disk destroys stored software and data Back up your disk before reformatting To format your fixed disk follow these steps 1 At the console prompt type TEST 70 and press Return The following text appears on the monitor screen KA410 A RDRXfmt...

Page 40: ...roblem If no problem occurs with the drive the following appears VSfmt_QUE_SerNbr 0 999999999 Refer to the packing slip that came with your system shipment for the serial number of the fixed disk drive you are formatting Enter only the numbers If you cannot locate the serial number assign anumber of your choice to the drive Be sure to record tiiis number for later reference Assign a different numb...

Page 41: ...fmt_RES_ERR 3 84 FAIL or VSfmt_STS_CkPs 1 VS_RES_ERR 4 84 FAIL If you see either of those messages refer to Chapter 2for information on isolating and solving problems The Expansion Adapter The expansion adapter Figure 1 20 is an optional attachment or the VAXstadon 2000 system unit that permits communication between the expansion box Figure 1 21 and Figure 1 22 and the system unit If your system d...

Page 42: ...on box to the VAXstation 2000 an expansion adapter must be installed on the bottom of the system unit If you want to have an expansion adapter installed contact your service representative See the VAXstation 2000 Hardware Installation Guide for expansion box installation information The front of each expansion box has the same on off switch and drive door as the system unit An expansion box contai...

Page 43: ... attached to connector B Likewise devices such as the RD53 Fx or RD54 Fx must not be connected to other systems for which they were not designed Circuit damage and or data loss may occur Figure 1 21 Expansion Box Front EXPANSION ADAPTER BLANK PLATES COVERING RDS3 FIXED DISK DRIVE SYSTEM UNIT Operating the VAXsiaiion 2000 1 31 ...

Page 44: ...e The TK50 tape drive Figure 1 23 holds one removable magnetic tape cartridge The tape cartridge stores up to 94 5 megabytes of data Use the tape cartridge as an input device to load software or data or as an output device to make copies or backups of software or data 1 32 VAXstation 2G00 Owner s Manual ...

Page 45: ... Out position is for unloading tape cartridges The drive also has two indicators A red light that is integral to the load unload button A green light on the left side of the drive Those controls and indicators are described in Table 1 3 Refer to the TK50 User s Guide for more information on the operation of the TK50 Figure 1 23 Expansion Box with TK50 Tape Drive EXPANSION ADAPTER EXPANSION TK50TAP...

Page 46: ...tridge Figure 1 24 This label is visible when the cartridge is in the drive Labels or markings on any other part of the cartridge can interfere with proper operation of the drive Do not write directly on the cartridge with pen or pencil Figure 1 24 Labeling TAPE CARTRIDGE 1 34 VAXsiaiion 2000 Owner s Manual ...

Page 47: ...e is set to write protect The switch has two icons indicating the write protect status An orange rectangle is visible when the switch is in the write protect position If you do not see an orange rectangle slide the switch toward the label slot Figure 1 25 Write Protecting a Tape Cartridge TAPECARTRIDGE WRITE PROTECTED WRITE PROTECT SWITCH not write PROTECTED Note Early versions of the cartridges d...

Page 48: ...el only in the label slot on the front of the tape cartridge Store tape cartridges away from dust Keep tape cartridges away from direct sunlight heaters and other heat sources Store tape cartridges in an even temperature between 50 and IO40F 10 to 40 C Store cartridges where the relative humidity is between 20 and Keep tape cartridges away from magnets and equipment that generates magnetic fields ...

Page 49: ...ght goes on indicating that it is safe to move the cartridge release handle Figure 1 26 Lifting Release Handle and Inserting a Cartridge GREEN INDICATOR light is lit CARTRIDGE RELEASE HANDLE MLO 329 87 1 Pull up thecartridge release handle 2 With the arrow on the cartridge facing up and pointing toward the drive insert the cartridge into the TK50 drive The red light goes on Thegreen light goes off...

Page 50: ...on the tape is ready to use Refer to your software documentation for further instructions Note If a cartridge is new the tape drive performs a calibration sequence thattakes approximately 40 seconds The green light flashes rapidly and irregularly during calibration Caution Do not move the cartridge release handle unless the red light is off and the green light is on Do not move the cartridge relea...

Page 51: ...hen the tape is completely unloaded the red light goes off and the green light goes on Caution Lift the cartridge release handle only if the load unload button is out the red light is off and the peen light is on Otherwise damage to the tape cartridge and tape drive may result 3 Pull up thecartridge release handle 4 Remove the cartridge andstore it in its plastic container 5 Push down the cartridg...

Page 52: ...r remove a tape af ter rewind and unloadoperations are com pleted Locks tape in operating position Function No power to the tape drive Safe to move cartridge release han dle Power is present Do not move the cartridge release han dle One of the following is in effect power up test is occurring cartridge is in serted but handle is still up tape is load ing orunloading tape isstopped Tape loaded succ...

Page 53: ...s call your service y representative Your sales representative will give you service information How to Use the Troubleshooting Flowchart To determine the point at which your VAXstation 2000 s problem occurs follow these steps 1 Turn off the monitor andall peripherals such as printer and modem 2 Turn off any expansion boxes 3 Turn off the VAXstation 2000 system unit At this point all components sh...

Page 54: ...ement instructions Call your service representative 1 If there are question marks with 7 or 6 search Table 2 1 for corrective actions 2 Ifquestion marks orasterisks are shown with any othernumbers in the power up display see Power up Error Messages Self tests and The System Exerciser in this chapter for further test instructions 3 Call yourservice representative 1 Was operating system software ins...

Page 55: ...nd the problem still exists call your service representative Information on diagnostic test messages follows this table Table 2 1 Basic Troubleshooting Symptom VR290 and VR260 MON ITOR PROBLEMS Screen goes blank af ter the monitor is left in active Power indicator on the front of the monitor is lit and keyboard wait light flashes Screen display is dis torted rolling or flicker ing Raster backgroun...

Page 56: ...ture is activated Brightness and contrast con trols are turned down 2 4 VAXstaiion 2000 Owner s Manual Suggested Solution Power up tem unit the sys Press the degauss switch for a few seconds Af ter 30 seconds recheck color purity Move electromechani cal devices away from the monitor or move the monitor Turn the monitor off Reconnect the power cord to the power source and the moni tor Turn the moni...

Page 57: ...y Signal cables are disconnected on the monitor or the sys tem Morutor or system is faulty Suggested Solution Refer to VAXstation 2000 Hardware Installation Guide for correct proce dures to install the ca bles Reconnect the sig nal cables Turn the monitor and system off Con tact Field Service Turn the monitor and system off Con nect the input de vice Turn the moni tor and system on Turn the monito...

Page 58: ... perform ing the same procedure de scribed in the previous step If the missing color does not re turn the monitor is faulty Monitor has been swiveled Suggested Solution Refer to VAXstation 2000 Hardware Installation Guidefor correct proce dures to install the ca bles Reconnect the green signal cable Monitor or system is faulty Turn the mon itor and system off Contact Field Service Refer to the VAX...

Page 59: ...harp ener away from the monitor or move the monitor Turn the monitor off Contact Field Service Turn the monitor off Reconnect the power cord to the power source and the moni tor Turn the moni tor on Check the outlet by plugging in a lamp If the lamp does not work call the re sponsible facilities per son Turn the monitor off Contact Field Service System s cathode ray tube CRT Press any key to react...

Page 60: ...and system off Discon nect and reconnect the input devices Turn the monitor and sys tem on Turn the monitor off Contact Field Service Refer to the yAXsta tion 2000 Hardware In stallation Guide for cor rect procedures to in stall the video ca ble assembly Recon nect the cable Turn the monitor and system off Con tact Field Service Caution Before moving the monitor turn the monitor off and wait 20 se...

Page 61: ...or screen or the monitor does not re spond to the pointing de vice commands Cable is installed incorrectly The VAXstation 2000 is in con sole mode therefore no pointer appears on the screen The pointer may be off screen under certain conditions gov erned by workstation soft ware Check your soft ware documentation Suggested Solution Turn the morutor off Contact Field Service Turn the monitor off Co...

Page 62: ...Diskette was inserted incor rectly Diskette is damaged or does not contain bootable soft ware 2 10 VAXstation 20Q0 Owner s Manual See The Fixed Disk Ver ifier in this chapter to run the fixed disk veri fier See Self tests Configu ration Display and The System Exerciser for instructions on those tests See Changing the De fault Boot Device in this chapter to set the de fault boot device Refer to you...

Page 63: ... load uiUoad button in load position Wait for light to go out be fore removing tape TK50 passes power up No cartridge in driveor the car test but does not oper tridge is not loaded ate Cartridge release han Power up display is still in die does not lift progress Cartridge release ban Cartridge is not inserted prop die does not lock erly Tape does not load The load unload button is in unload positi...

Page 64: ...on see your operating system software documentation for instructions 2 Low battery D 0050 0000 0005 This message indicates that the system battery s charge is low or completely discharged Run the system for about 17 hours to fully recharge the battery 3 No ThinWire Ethernet cable 1 OOCO 0000 7004 This message indicates that the Ethernet option module is present in the system but no cable has been ...

Page 65: ...ng If you see single question marks on the power up display especially next toa 7or6 disk and tape drive controllers but operation of the VAXstation 2000 seems normal continue to use the system If you continue to see errors of this type during the power up display usethe information in the rest ofthis chapter to solve theproblems See The System Exerciser and The Fixed Disk Verifier sections Ifthe ...

Page 66: ...mber of each device as it is tested followed by a series of periods If the self test is successful no question mark or error message is displayed and the console prompt appears 7 If a device fails the self test a failure message is displayed before the console prompt is returned 7 84 FAIL If a self test results in a failure run the configuration display Configuration Display Note Read your softwar...

Page 67: ...Sample System Configuration With Error TEST 50 KA410 A V2 1 ID 08 00 2B 02 CF A4 MONO 0000 0001 CLK 0000 0001 NVR 0000 0001 DZ 0000 0001 00000001 00000001 00000001 00000001 00000001 000012A0 MEM 0002 0001 00200000 MM 0000 0001 FP 0000 0001 IT 0000 0001 HOC 1710 0001 000146B8 00000000 00000320 TPC 0000 4001 FFFFFF03 FFFFFF05 FFFFFF05 FFFFFF05 FFFFFF05 FFFFFF05 FFFFFF05 SYS 0000 0001 4PLN 0000 0001 ...

Page 68: ...oating Point Disk Controller Interval Timer Memory Memory Management Monochrome Video Circuits on SystemModule Network Interconnect Option Module Nonvolatile RAM Interrupt Controller and Ethernet ID ROM Tape Controller The HDC mnemonic represents the disk controller The first 3 numbers to the right of HOC are explained in Table 2 4 2 16 VAXsiaiicn 2000 Owner s Manual ...

Page 69: ...of the HDC line in the screen display tejlls you what type of device is installed Look at Table 2 5 to determine the type of device installed in your system Table 2 5 Device Numbers Number 146B8 22000 4C437 960 320 Device RD32 RD53 RD54 RX33 media in disk drive RX50 media in disk drive The second line of the DZ line in the screen display tells you information about the keyboard and the pointing de...

Page 70: ...ocumentation for shutdown procedures before halting the system 1 Put the VAXstation 2000 in console mode by pressing the halt button on the rear of the system See Chapter 1 for information on the halt button 2 Type TEST 0 at the console prompt then press Return Different graphics tests display on the screen during the system exerciser A sample system exerciserdisplay is shown in Figure 2 3 with el...

Page 71: ...7 0090 HDC IFOO OOOO 1 0 00 02 23 71 7 0701 21E1 1 0 00 02 25 71 6 OOAO TPC 8000 0001 1 1 0 00 02 56 60 1 4 OODO 4PLN 0000 0001 1 1 0 00 03 55 76 1 1 OOCO NX 0000 0001 1 0 0 00 04 01 82 error information for individual drives connected to disk drive controller error information for each device mnemonic for the device device identifier error indicators Troubleshooting 2 19 ...

Page 72: ... name of the device that contains operating system software at the console prompt and press Return to return to normal operation The Fixed Disk Verifier The Fixed Disk Verifier reports any faults in the fixed disks It can also be used to determine whether a fixed disk has been formatted and to determine what kind of drives are contained in the system If you see single question marks for the disk d...

Page 73: ...iz RDxx xx represents 32 53 or 54 depending on the type of fixed disk drive VSmsv_QUE_RUsure DUAx 1 0 x represents the number chosen 0 or 1 If the disk has not been formatted or a problem occurs vdth the disk the following text appears VSmsv STS Siz VSmsv_RES_Err 2 84 FAIL If you see this textand you want to format your disk format it according to the instructions in Chapter 1 If the disk is fault...

Page 74: ...n the event of an operating system software crash To change this recovery action setting follow these steps Note Check your software documentation for shutdown procedures before halting your system 1 Put the VAXstation 2000 in console mode by pressing the halt button on the rear of the system 2 At the console prompt type TEST 53 then press Return If the system is already set to reboot automaticall...

Page 75: ...g the Default Recovery Action for more information The operating system software can reside in one of the following places A fixed disk in the system unit A fixed disk in the expansion box A remote system that you access through the Ethernet Table 2 7 shows the name of each default boot device Table 2 7 Default Boot Device Names Device and Location Device Name Fixed disk in system unit DUAG Fixed ...

Page 76: ...0 will attempt to boot each device in the system in turn 4 Type BOOT or BOOT followed by the nameof the device that contains operating system software at the console prompt and press Return to return to normal operation Note If you type in a boot command the default will not apply Setting the Keyboard Language Note Check your software documentation for shutdown procedures before halting your syste...

Page 77: ...type BOOT or BOOT followed by the name of the device that contains operating system software at the console prompt and press Return to return to normal operation Color Monitor 1 Screen of Es Pattern Type TEST 81 and press Return The monitor displays a full screen of Es Press Return to stop the display and return the console prompt 2 White Screen Type TEST 82 and press Return The monitor displays a...

Page 78: ... you are using gray scale on your color or monochrome monitor and suspect a malfunction in your monitor use the following test for gray scale patterns 1 Eight gray scale bars Type TEST 88 and press Return The monitor displays eight gray scale bars from black to white 2 26 VAXstaticn 2000 Owner s Manual ...

Page 79: ...mal operation of the VAXstation 2000 you must reenter program mode The two ways to do this are 1 Type BOOT at the console prompt and press Rehim The system then searches each device in turn for operating system software 2 Type BOOT followed by a space and the name of the device that contains operating system software and then press Return as shown in this example BOOT DUAG This procedure lets the ...

Page 80: ...TEST 70 Diskette and fixed disk formatter TEST 71 Fixed disk verifier TEST 81 Screen of Es Color Monitor TEST 82 White screen Color Monitor TEST 87 8 color bars Color Monitor TEST 88 8 gray scale bars Color or Monochrome Monitor Maintenance Cleaning the Screen of the Monitor Note Before cleaning the screen turn your monitor off and wait 20 seconds to let static electricity dissipate Clean the scre...

Page 81: ...Your monitor contains one of the following fuses 3AG a 2 amp 250 volt slow blow fuse DIGITAL part number 12 14676 04 lEC a 2 amp 250 volt slow blow fuse DIGITAL part number 12 19283 03 Replace the fuse Figure 2 5 as follows 1 Turn off the power and wait 30 seconds to allow voltage to dissipate Warning Wait 30 seconds to eliminate chance of shock 2 Unplug the power cord from the wall outlet and the...

Page 82: ...into the wall outlet 7 Turn on the power VR260 Monochrome Monitor Check to see whether the voltage switch is set properly See Chapter 1 in the VAXstation 2000 Hardware Installation Guide Caution An incorrect setting of the voltage select switch will damage the monitor If your monitor requires 100 120 volts use a 1 amp 250 volt slow blow fuse Ifyour monitor requires 200 250 volts use a 5 amp 250 vo...

Page 83: ... then from the back of the monitor 3 Remove the video cable assembly 4 Push and turn the fuse carrier using a small coin or screwdriver 5 Carefully pull out the fuse carrier release the inner fuse holder and replace the fuse Figure 2 6 Replacing Fuse VR260 Monochrome Monitor PUSH AND TURN THE FUSE CARRIER USING A SMALL COIN OR SCREWDRIVER PULL OUT FUSE CARRIER AND REPLACE THE FUSE FUSE CARRIER Tro...

Page 84: ... do not need to change the voltage switch setting Note Before replacing the fuse turn your monitor off and wait 20 seconds Disconnect the power cord first from the wall outlet then from the monitor Your monitor uses a 4 amp 250 volt slow blow fuse T4 amp 250 volt slow blow fuse for the international version To replace the fuse 1 Turn your monitor off and wait 20 seconds then unplug the power cord ...

Page 85: ...he video cable from the cable mounting plate Figure 2 8 Note Failure to remove the video cable causes strain on the video cable assembly Figure 2 8 Removing Video Cable Assembly VR150 Monochrome IVIonitor VIDEO CABLE ASSEMBLY Troubleshooting 2 33 ...

Page 86: ...ewdriver Figure 2 9 4 Pull out the fuse carrier and replace the fuse 5 Replace the video cable assembly Refer to VAXstation 2000 Hardware Installation Guide Figure 2 9 Replacing Fuse VR150 Monochrome Monitor i 2 34 VAXstation 2000 Owner s Manual ...

Page 87: ...g the ball every 6 months is sufficient The following steps detail how to remove and clean the mouse ball 1 Turn the mouse upside down Remove the ball housing cover plate by placing your fingers in the grooves on the plate and turning the plate counterclockwise Figure 2 10 Figure 2 10 Turning the Cover Plate 2 Lift off the cover plate and remove the ball Figure 2 11 Figure 2 11 Removing the Ball T...

Page 88: ...e rubber coating 4 Dry the ball with a soft lint free cloth 5 Replace the ball and the cover plate Figure 2 12 Figure 2 12 Replacing the Ball 6 Lock the cover plate into position byplacing your fingers in the grooves on the cover plate and turning it clockwise Figure 2 13 Figure 2 13 Replacing Cover Plate 2 36 VAXsiaiion 2000 Owner s Manual ...

Page 89: ...tive Before you call 1 Make notes based on the troubleshooting chart at the beginning of Chapter 2 This information helps your service representative know the state of your system when the problem occurred 2 Write down the serial and model numbers of your system They are located on the back of the system unit 3 Be prepared to read information from the screen and to type commands at the keyboard wh...

Page 90: ...rd Ethernet see the Workstations and MicroVAX 2000 Network Guide Contact your service representative if you do not wish to install an option yourself You must contact your service representative to install the expansion adapter memory modules diskette drive or fixed disk drive into the system unit Documentation for each option is listed in Appendix B To order an option or cables after initial inst...

Page 91: ...put tray The LN03 can also handle preprinted single part forms transparencies and labels The LN03 can print ineither landscape horizontal or portrait vertical mode The LN03 weighs 28 kg 66 lb To order an LN03 printer after the initial system installation contact your sales representative You can install the LN03 printer yourself After assembling the printer see the VAXstation 2000 Hardware Install...

Page 92: ...program and font storage The printer and host system communicate through the standard RS232 C serial interface All setup features in the LN03 PLUS are the same as in the base LN03 and are controlled through the default setting of configuration switches or under program control To order an LN03 PLUS printer or an LN03S option module for installation into an existing LN03 printer contact your sales ...

Page 93: ...atrix desktop printer that can produce high speed drafts 240 characters second or near letter quality correspondence 40 characters second With the addition of an optional font cartridge the LA210 can print memo quality correspondence 80 characters second The LA210 also prints bitmap graphics The printer can print in US ASCII 10 national languages in Courier 10 and the VTIOO line drawing set the DI...

Page 94: ...CM To order an LA210 printer after the initial system installation contact your sales representative You can install the LA210 printer yourself After assembling the printer see the VAXstation 2000 Hardware Installation Guide Options for the VAXstation 2000 3 5 ...

Page 95: ... The LAIOO produces text graphics and line drawing at a rate of 40 to 132 characters per line The LAIOO contains a 39 cm 15 in carriage that accommodates fanfold paper and forms in up to four parts The LAIOO weighs 9 1 kg 20 lb Figure 3 3 The LA100 3 To order an LAIOO after the initial system installation contact your sales representative You can install an LAIOO printer yourself After assembling ...

Page 96: ...character sets You can use office stationery or fanfold paper The LA75 is compatible with DIGITAL S LA50 and LA210 printersas well as IBM s PRO printer The LA75 uses the DEC423 serial interface The LA75 weighs 10 kg 22 lb Figure 3 4 The LA75 Toorder an LA75 printer after the irutialsysteminstallation contactyour sales representative You can install the LA75 printer yourself After assembling the pr...

Page 97: ... widths Ten national character sets are available You can use office stationery or fanfold paper The LA50 weighs 8 5 kg 18 7 lb Figure 3 5 The LA50 30 CM 11 8 IN 40 6 CM 16 IN 14 2 CM 5 6 IN To order an LA50 after the initial system installation contact your sales representative You can install an LA50 printer yourself After assembling the printer see the VAXstation 2000 Hardware Installation Guid...

Page 98: ...ting system consists of the LCGOl color printer and an LCGOl graphics protocol processor The LCGOl printer weighs 31 8 kg 70 lb and tiie controller weighs 11 7 kg 26 lb The printer measures 21 6 cm 8 5 in X61 cm 24 in x 61 6 cm 24 25 in Figure 3 6 The LCGOl MLO S66 87 To order an LCGOl color printing system after the initial system installation contact your sales representative You can install the...

Page 99: ...de up to 457 dots centimeter 180 dots inch graphics resolution Both printers come with two different fonts and print in standard US ASCII the VTIOO Special Graphic set DEC Supplemental Graphics DEC Technical Set National Replacement NRC and ISO 8 bit Supplemental sets The LJ250 252 weighs 4 5 kg 10 lb Figure 3 7 The U250 252 MLO 1316 87 To order the LJ250 252 printer after the initial system insta...

Page 100: ...ms using the front panel selection ofsix pens For drawing with additional colors the program can be stopped and additional pens can bemanually installed The fiber tip pens are available in two nib sizes along with a selection of ten colors for paper and seven for transparencies The LVP16 can be used with plain paper or transparencies Each page is manually removed and inserted for every plotting Th...

Page 101: ...dition to manual operation A data talk switch and automatic adaptive equalizer are also provided The DF224 s diagnostics test the modem at each pdwer up DF124 The DF124 modem provides full duplex communication at speeds of 1200 and 2400 bps asynchronous and synchronous over dial up or leased line networks The DF124 contains an autodialer with memory a data talk switch and diagnostic self tests DF1...

Page 102: ...e The tablet has a resolution of 20 counts millimeter 508 counts inch The stylus is used like a pen while the puck is similar to a mouse The tablet communicates with the VAXstation 2000 through an asynchronous full duplex serial interface at 4800 baud 2 The active area of the tablet is 279 mm x 279 mm 11 in x 11 in The tablet weighs 3 2 kg 7 lb To order a tablet after the initial system installati...

Page 103: ...B 4 Megabyte Memory Expansion Module To order a memory module after the initial system installation contact your sales representative Contact your service representative to install a memory module Color or Gray scale Option To order a color or gray scale upgrade kit after an initial monochrome system installation contact your sales representative Contact your service representative to install the ...

Page 104: ...avoiding flicker and smear of an interlaced display To order a VAXstation 2000 color or gray scale yideo upgrade option after the initial system installation contact your sales representative The order number of the 4 plane graphics coprocessor is VS40X MA The VAXstation 2000 monitor information is shown in Table 3 3 Choose the monitor you want for the voltage in your countiy Table 3 3 Available M...

Page 105: ...d allows for communication between the expansion box and system box For a description of the expansion box and expansion adapter see Chapter 1 Operating the VAXstation 2000 To order an expansion box or expansion adapter after initial system installation contact your sales representative Contact your service representative to install the expansion adapter You may install an expansion box containing...

Page 106: ... order an RX33 diskette drive after initial system installation contact your sales representative Contact your service representative to install this option The Tape Drive TheTK50 tapedrive is available onlyin the expansion box For a description of the TK50 tape drive see Chapter 1 The TK50 tape drive requires TK50K tape cartridges To order a TK50 tape drive after initial system installation conta...

Page 107: ...t System Unit with Expan sion Adapter Width Depth Height Weight Expansion Box Width Depth Height Weight 33 cm 12 75 in 29 cm 11 25 in 14 cm 5 5 in 12 7 kg 28 lb 33 cm 12 75 in 29 cm 11 25 in 18 cm 7 in 13 6 kg 30 lb 33 cm 12 75 in 29 cm 11 25 in 14 cm 5 5 in 12 7 kg 28 lb System Specifications A 1 ...

Page 108: ... A 3 System Environmental Requirements Maximum altitude Temperature range Temperature change rate Maximum wet bulb temperature Relative humidity Minimum dew point Heat dissipation Operating 2400 m at 36oC 10 C 400C lloC hr max 28 C 10 90 noncondens ing no diskette 20 80 diskette in use 20Q 155 W max A 2 VAXsiation 2000 Owner s Manual Nonoperating 4900 m 40OC 66OC 280C 95 at 66 C may condense 2 C S...

Page 109: ...nsumption Fuse External Controls 47 cm 18 5 in 51 8 cm 20 in 54 6 cm 21 5 in 36 kg 80 lb 19 in 480 mm viewable RGB color Composite video 0 31 mmdotpitch with highefficiency antiglare treatment 1024 horizontal x 864 vertical giving approx imate picture size of 326 x 275 mm 60 Hz typical 54 kHz 0 7 Vpp 76 ohm 1 0 Vpp 75 ohm 88 132 Vac 50 60 Hz 150 W nominal 2 A 250 V slow blow U S T2A 250 V European...

Page 110: ...e ac input 115 V nominal 110 115 120 230 V nominal A 4 VAXstation 2000 Owner s Manual 39 cm 15 4 in 45 5 cm 17 5 in 39 5 cm 15 6 in 18 kg 40 lb 480 mm 19 in viewable Composite video Black negative 60 MHz bandwidth High resolution Spot size approximately 0 3 mm Approximately 1024 horizontal x 864 verti cal giving an approximate picture size of 334 mm X 282 mm 60 Hz 54 kHz Transistor switch type ac ...

Page 111: ... 28 C and a mini mum dewpoint of 2 C External Controls Brightness Contrast Power on o f switch Table A 6 VR160 Color Monitor Specifications Dimensions Height 39 4 cm 15 5 in Width 36 9 cm 14 5 in Depth 45 7 cm 18 in Weight 23 kg 51 lb Shipping weight Less than 29 5 kg 65 lb Tilt Range 7 to 16 degrees Swivel Range 60 degrees Display Cathode ray tube CRT 383 mm 15 in diagonal Color phosphor medium p...

Page 112: ...nput Display Characteristics Timing Horizontal rate timing Frequency Front porch Sync pulse Back porch Blanking interval Active video time Horizontal period Pixels displayed Vertical rate timing Frequency Front porch S5mcpulse Blanking interval Active video time Vertical period Lines displayed A 6 VAXsiaiion 2000 Owner s Manual mm Maximum contrast no less than 25 footlam bert fl 54 054 kHz 160 ns ...

Page 113: ...trols aand Indicators Operating Temperature Humidity 70 MHz 14 45 ns nominal DA model 88 132 Vac D3 D4 models 185 264 Vac 50 60 Hz 125 W 200 VA nominal 150 W 250 VA maximum Brightness Contrast Degauss Power switch Power indicator 10 C to 40OC 50OF 104OF 10 to 95 relative humidity with maxi mum wet bulb of 32 C and minimum dew point of 2 C noncondensing System Specifications A 7 ...

Page 114: ...9 cm 14 5 in 40 3 cm 15 9 in 16 34 kg 36 lb Less than 19 43 kg 45 lb 5 to 13 degrees 60 degrees 383 mm 15 in diagonal flat square Paper white phosphor High efficiency antiglare treatment reflects less than 1 of incident lightwithin the visible spec trum 75 ohms terminated BNC composite video with 1 0 Vpp 75 ohm 1024 pixels horizontal x 864 lines vertical giv ing approximate picture size of 240 mm ...

Page 115: ...riod 16 67 ms Lines displayed 864 Video Rate Bandwidth Pixel frequency 70 MHz Pixel period 14 45 ns nominal Bandwidth 70 MHz Power AC input voltage 88 132 185 264 Vac Frequency 50 60 Hz Power consumption 70 W nominal External Controls and Brightness Indicators Contrast Power switch Power indicator Operating Temperature 10 C to 40 C 50OF 104OF Humidity 10 to 95 relative humidity with maxi mum wet b...

Page 116: ...6 C RS232 voltage level compatible TTL compatible FCC EMI Class B certified Resolution 200 dots 0 125 mm 1 in Baud rate 4600 baud Table A 9 RD32 Fixed Disk Drive Physical Measurements Storage capacity 41 820 kilobytes Average seek time 40 ms Data bit rate 5 0 MHz Rotation speed 3600 rpm Cylinders 820 Heads 6 Height 4 3 cm 1 7 in Width 14 6 cm 5 75 in Depth 20 32 cm 8 in Weight 1 31 kg 2 9 lb A 10 ...

Page 117: ...Height 8 25 cm 3 25 in Width 14 6 cm 5 75 in Depth 20 32 cm 8 in Weight 3 18 kg 7 lb Table A 11 RD54 Fixed Disk Drive Physical Measurements Storage capacity 155 677 kilobytes Average seek time 30 ms Data bit rate 5 0 MHz Rotation speed 3600 rpm Cylinders 1221 Heads 15 Height 8 25 cm 3 25 in Width 14 6 cm 5 75 in Depth 20 32 cm 8 0 in Weight 3 18 kg 7 0 lb System Specifications A 11 ...

Page 118: ...iskettes diskette drive 1 Data capacity 1200 kilobytes RX33K 400 kilobytes RX50K Recording surfaces diskette 2 RX33K 1 RX50K MFM data bit rate 500 kHz RX33K 250 kHz RX50K Rotation speed 360 rpm RX33K 300 rpm RX50K 512 byte sectors per track 15 RX33K 10 RX50K Height 4 3 cm 1 7 in Width 14 6 cm 5 75 in Depth 20 32 cm 8 in Weight 1 31 kg 2 9 lb A 12 VAXstaticn 2000 Owner s Manual ...

Page 119: ...method MFM Recording medium magnetic tape Tape width 1 2 cm 0 5 in Tape length 185 m 600 ft Recording density 6667 bits in Number of tracks 22 Capacity 131 0 megabytes unformatted 94 5 megabytes formatted Tape speed 75 in second Read time 35 min for full tape Tape start time 300 ms maximum System Specifications A 13 ...

Page 120: ... VAXstation 2000 Hardware Installation Guide Order No EK VAXAC IN VAXstation 2000 Owner s Manual this manual Order No EK VAXAC OM Workstations and MicroVAX 2000 Network Guide Order No EK NETAB UG VAXstation 2000 MicroVAX 2000 Maintenance Kit Order No EK ZNAGX GZ which includes VAXstation 2000 MicroVAX 2000 Maintenance Guide Order No EK VSTAA MG VAXstation 2000 MicroVAX 2000 Technical Manual Order ...

Page 121: ...n Guide toPrintingGraphics OrderNo AA HQ85A TN MicroVMS Release Notes Order No AA JG66A TN MicroVMS User s Primer Order No AA Z210C TE MicroVMS User s Pocket Reference Order No AA Z211C TE MicroVMS FORTRAN Programmer s Primer Order No AA Z213A TE MicroVMS FORTRAN Programmer s Manual Order No AA Z212C TE MicroVMS Programming Support Manual Order No AA DC87B TE MicroVMS Programming Pocket Reference ...

Page 122: ...M LN03 Maintenance Kit Guide Order No EK LN03U MG LN03 Toner Kit Guide Order No EK 0LN03 MG The LN03 PLUS Printer LN03 PLUS User Guide Order No EK LN03S UG LN03 PLUS Programmer Reference Manual Order No EK LN03S RM LN03S Bitmap Option Installation Guide Order No EK LN03S IG The LN03R ScriptPrinter LN03R ScriptPrinter Installation Guide Order No EK LN03R UG LN03R ScriptPrinter Operator Guide Order ...

Page 123: ...ocket Service Guide Order No EK 0LA75 PS LA75 IA75P Technical Manual Order No EK 0LA75 TM The LA50 Printer Installing and Using the 1A50 Printer Order No EK 0LA50 UG LA50 Printer Programmer Reference Manual Order No EK 0LA50 RM The LCG01 LCGOl Installation and Operator Manual Order No EK LCPOl IN LCGOl User s Guide Order No EK LCPOl UG LCGOl Pocket Service Guide Order No EK LCPOl PS The U250 252 P...

Page 124: ...k Technical Description Order No EK RD53A TD The RD54 Fixed Disk RD54 Disk Drive Technical Description Order No EK 0RD54 TD The TK50 Tape Drive TK50 Tape Drive Subsystem Owner s Manual Order No EK LEP05 OM TK50 User s Guide Order No EK 0TK50 UG TK50 Technical Manual Order No EK 0TK50 TM The VR290 Color Monitor VR290 Installation Owner s Guide Order No EK VR290 IN The VR260 Monochrome Monitor VR260...

Page 125: ...et DECconnect System General Description Order No EK DECSY GD DECconnect System Requirements Evaluation Workbook Order No EK DECSY EG DECconnect System Installation and Verification Guide Order No EK DECSY VG DECconnect System Planning and Configuration Guide Order No EK DECSY CG B 6 VAXsiaiion 2000 Owner s Manual ...

Page 126: ...n your disk so that you can recover that data after an accidental loss You make backup copies on RX33 diskettes TK50 tape cartridges or over a network baud rate The speed at which signals are serially transmitted along a communications line One baud equals one bit second binary Anumber system that uses two digits 0 and 1 They are represented m system circuitry by two voltage levels and programs ar...

Page 127: ...ns automatically whenever system power is turned on The bootstrap loader loads the operating system software from amass storage device and executes it A bootstrap program byte Agroup of eight binary digits bits Abyte is one quarter of a VAX system word central processing unit CPU The part of the system that controls the interpretation and execution of instructions In the VAXstation 2000 CPU functi...

Page 128: ...escent screen to produce characters or graphics This term is often used to refer to a monitor cursor Ablinking line or figure on the screen that indicates where the next character the user types vdll appear data A formal representation of information suitable for communication interpretation and processing by humans orcomputers data transmission The movement of data inthe form ofelectrical signals...

Page 129: ... on the surface of the disk diskette Aflexible floppy disk contained in asquare jacket Diskettes can be inserted and removed from diskette drives diskette drive Adisk drive that only reads orwrites on removable diskettes dot matrix Amethod of generating characters for printing that uses dots to produce readable characters down line load To send acopy of asystem image or other file over aline to th...

Page 130: ...ck to white available with the 4 plane graphics coprocessor option hard copy terminal A terminal that displays information on paper Compare to Video terminal hardware Thephysical components mechanical andelectrical that make up a system Compare to Software head The part ofa fixed disk drive diskette drive or tape drive thatreads records and erases data Also called read write head host system The p...

Page 131: ...10th power or 1024 in decimal notation Also an abbreviation for kilo thousand Icilobyte 1024 bytes LED Light emitting diode LEDs are used as indicators on the system enclosure load To copy software usually from a peripheral device to memory To physically place a disk in a disk drive or a tapein a tape drive local area network LAN Adata communications system designed for asmall geographic area that...

Page 132: ...d that contains electrical components and electrically conductive pathways between components Amodule stores data ormemory or controls the functions of a device See printed circuit board mouse A relative positioning input device that is rolled across the desktop to move the pointer ormouse cursor onthe monitor screen and isused to select menu options and draw graphics The mouse is palm sized and c...

Page 133: ...onal memory storage or communication capability Examples are disk and diskette drives video terminals and printers plotter Adevice to construct visual representations of data by an automatic pen or pencil Plotters can also receive plotting coordinates from digital computers pointing device A terminal inputdevice that allows you to make a selection from a menu or to draw graphics See mouse and tabl...

Page 134: ...See pointing device and tablet RAM Abbreviation for random access memory See random access memory RAM random access memory RAM Memory that can be both read and written into and randomly access any one location during normal operations The type of memory the system uses to store the instructions of programs currently being run raster A linear measurement unit for graphics characters on the video sc...

Page 135: ... management tasics Tasks performed by an assigned person to operate and maintain the system That person is usually the system manager tablet An absolute positioning input device composed of a flat surfaced digitizing tablet a puck and a stylus The tablet is a drawing surface The puck and stylus are pointing devices that move the cursor on the monitor screen draw graphics and make selections from t...

Page 136: ...ta to be transferred at one time than a 16 bit internal data path ULTRIX 32W The window management software for aMicroVAX based system The system must run ULTRIX 32m as the operating system Workstation softwareallows you to control and view several programs on one screen You specify the window with which to interact by using a pointing device user command An order you give to the system through a ...

Page 137: ... The largest number ofbits 32 that the VAXstation 2000 system can handle inanoperation These systems can also handle longwords that is two words or 64 bits write protect To protect a disk diskette or other storage medium from the addition revision or deletion of information write protect notch The small notch on the side of an RX33 or RX50 diskette that you can cover with an adhesive backed foil l...

Page 138: ... self tests 2 13 2 14 summAry 2 27 system exerciser 2 18 verifier for fixed disks 2 20 Disk reformatting 1 27 Disk drive description 1 19 Index Disk drive cont d serial number 1 28 Diskette drive description 1 19 lever 1 25 Diskettes 3 17 formatting 1 24 1 25 handling and storing 1 24 inserting 1 22 removing 1 23 write protecting 1 22 Diskless system 1 19 Drive light software installation 1 23 Exp...

Page 139: ... Monitor cont d gray scale option 3 15 maintenance 2 28 monochrome diagnostics 2 27 screen cleaning 2 28 VR150 front and right side controls 1 13 rear connectors 1 14 voltage 2 32 VR160 controls and indicators 1 11 rear connectors 1 12 VR260 controls 1 8 fuse types 2 30 rear controls and connectors 1 9 replacing fuse 2 31 voltage select switch 2 30 VR290 rear controls and connectors 1 8 replacing ...

Page 140: ...24 Software installation drive light 1 23 Stylus 3 13 System configuration display 2 14 System unit controls and indicators 1 2 halt button 1 4 on off switch 1 3 power down procedures 1 17 power up procedures 1 14 Tablet description 3 13 puck 3 13 stylus 3 13 Tape cartridge handling 1 36 inserting 1 37 labeling 1 34 release handle 1 38 1 39 removing 1 39 rewinding 1 39 storage 1 36 write protectin...

Page 141: ...me address telephone number and the Contact person for this system Warranty Description To ensure you derive the full benefits of your VAXstation 2000 or MicroVAX 2000 DIGITAL is pleased to provide you with the following 1 year warranty Onsite Hardware Support Provides for the repair and replacement of defective equipment including parts and labor for the system and tape and disk drives purchased ...

Page 142: ... S Software Information Network DSIN Provides an on line database to research problems and solutions It also contains notice of any time critical problems or messages that have been identified by DIGITAL Upon warranty registration you will be sent information on how to access and use DIGITAL S Software Information Network ...

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