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Disposing of your Terminal

Disposing of your Terminal

Warning

If you need to dispose of your terminal, ask a qualified
service representative for the proper disposal procedures.
Improper disposal could result in personal injury.

Installing the ROM Cartridge

Introduction

The terminal can accommodate an optional ROM cartridge at
the back of the terminal. This ROM cartridge will completely
replace the factory-installed software within the terminal for
new software versions or special applications.

When an option ROM is not used, the ROM cartridge holder is
empty with a cover over it.

Installing and
Removing the
ROM Cartridge

To install a ROM cartridge:

1.

Set the power switch to the off position.

2.

Remove the cover by lifting it from the bottom and gently
pulling it straight back.

3.

Plug in a ROM cartridge with its attached cover

!

, and close

the cover.

If you are having the terminal serviced, then remove and
save the ROM cartridge. 
To remove a ROM cartridge, lift its
cover from the bottom and gently pull it straight back.

3–4 Maintenance and Troubleshooting

Summary of Contents for VT510

Page 1: ...dt VT510 Video Terminal Installation and Operating Information Order Number EK VT510 IA B01...

Page 2: ...comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is opera...

Page 3: ...8 Select the communication printer port configuration 1 9 Select the communication word size 1 9 Select the communication parity 1 10 Select the communication transmit speed 1 10 Select the communica...

Page 4: ...ion Keys User Definable Keys B 1 Local Functions B 1 Compose Characters B 6 Figures 1 1 DEC VT Style Keyboard Layout 1 6 1 2 PC Style Keyboard Layout 1 6 A 1 Comm1 Serial Communication Printer Ports A...

Page 5: ...terminal refer to the VT510 Video Terminal Programmer Information See the inside back cover for ordering information Environment Note This product has been designed and manufactured to minimize the i...

Page 6: ...guage that you have Bottom of the keyboard Desired terminal System Manager Emulation DEC VT PCTerm ADDS SCO TVI WYSE Communication Information System Manager Word size 8 bits 7 bits Parity none even o...

Page 7: ...g the first two down while pressing the third terminal Describes the VT510 video terminal Display Menu items are in boldface type Note Provides general information Caution Provides information to prev...

Page 8: ...ss the area behind them which could restrict the blood flow 4 Your upper body is erect and your lower back is supported with a backrest Keyboard 5 Your wrists are straight and do not flex more than 15...

Page 9: ...o reduce glare Place lighting behind or to the side of your work area and distribute the lighting evenly on your work area Adjust the terminal brightness and the contrast controls as needed Noise Keep...

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Page 11: ...n 1 Carefully set the terminal facedown 2 Insert the hooks on the stand into the slots at the bottom of the terminal 3 Slide the stand to the right until it is locked by the two tabs at the bottom of...

Page 12: ...l your terminal Connect the cables to the terminal To install your terminal connect the cables to the terminal as shown 4 1 2 5 DSG 000322 3 Comm 1 male or female Parallel k Comm 2 Keyboard Power cord...

Page 13: ...ntrast controls by doing the following 1 Set both controls to maximum by turning controls all the way to the right 2 Adjust the Brightness control by turning the control to the left until the backgrou...

Page 14: ...ating the terminal Only the basic Set Up feature is performed with this procedure There are many more Set Up features in the terminal that you may wish to change Before changing the Set Up features co...

Page 15: ...bled Press Enter Return Do or Select to start the action or to choose the currently highlighted feature A dimmed menu item does not apply to the currently selected mode Keyboards A DEC VT keyboard Fig...

Page 16: ...essing Version MA 1520 92 DG 2 3 1 5 4 6 Figure 1 2 PC Style Keyboard Layout Page Up Home Insert Esc F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 F10 F11 F12 Print Screen Scroll Lock SetUp Break Pause Page Down End Del...

Page 17: ...not affect keyboard character set or printer settings As you make changes to some Set Up parameters the Set Up summary line will reflect those changes 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 Port selected Transmit speed 9600 P...

Page 18: ...Select the emulation mode terminal type Select the emulation mode terminal type Select the keyboard language MA 0044 93 GRA 1 8 Installation and Set Up...

Page 19: ...Select the communication printer port configuration Select the communication printer port configuration Select the communication word size Installation and Set Up 1 9...

Page 20: ...Select the communication parity Select the communication parity Select the communication transmit speed 1 10 Installation and Set Up...

Page 21: ...Select the communication receive speed Select the communication receive speed Select the printer type Installation and Set Up 1 11...

Page 22: ...recall the settings that you stored in memory using the Save Settings menu item select the Restore settings menu item and press Enter or Return Note Restore factory defaults is a selection included i...

Page 23: ...how character sets and Banner message features When the feature is highlighted displayed in reverse video press Enter or Return to enable the feature MA 0031 93 GRA While these desktop features are en...

Page 24: ...e within a field Return or Enter If desired check the 24 hour format box For example before entering 13 00 enable 24 hour format A or P For 12 hour format set the time to morning by pressing A or P fo...

Page 25: ...RCL 1 x X and Insert Result Alt Changes the keypad display to hexadecimal and allows selecting keys A through F on the numeric keypad C E Clears the entry STO Stores the number in the display into mem...

Page 26: ...available character sets Shift L Displays the line drawing character set if you are using a VT character set Shift T Displays the technical character set Shift Enter For the current character set inse...

Page 27: ...let static electricity dissipate Clean the screen with a video screen cleaner Cleaning the Keyboard If needed wipe the keys with a soft cloth Do not allow moisture to get under the keys Troubleshootin...

Page 28: ...wer Use a functional outlet The terminal is faulty Set the power switch to the off position and contact Digital Services Screen is blank but cursor is blinking Screen saver is active Press any key Sig...

Page 29: ...rvices The printer will not print The printer is off Turn on the power to the printer There is a paper jam Check the printer supplies paper toner or ribbon The printer cables are not connected Check t...

Page 30: ...ithin the terminal for new software versions or special applications When an option ROM is not used the ROM cartridge holder is empty with a cover over it Installing and Removing the ROM Cartridge To...

Page 31: ...Installing the ROM Cartridge 1 DSG 000372 Maintenance and Troubleshooting 3 5...

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Page 33: ...opy the behavior of another key This method allows you to move factory default key functions to any position on the keyboard To move factory default key functions 1 From the Keyboard menu item select...

Page 34: ...Shift Ctrl and Alt VT510 alphanumeric keys can also be modified by pressing Group Shift Alt Gr on enhanced PC keyboards and Alt Shift Shift 2 Modifier keys themselves cannot normally be modified by ot...

Page 35: ...e system power select the Save key definitions menu item from the Keyboard menu Examples of Uses Examples of when to create new functions include To change the x key to delete when unshifted and to ba...

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Page 37: ...splay Cathode ray tube CRT 35 cm 14 in diagonal antiglare flat profile screen Overscan 60 Hz 16 2 10 font 72 Hz 13 2 10 font Area 800 2 432 pixels with 88 DPI density Usable area 17 cm 6 7 in 2 23 cm...

Page 38: ...character into text ROM cartridge support 4 Mbit 512 K byte customer installable ROM cartridge at back of system unit that completely replaces the factory installed ROM code for new versions of the te...

Page 39: ...bytes memory User defined key maximum length 255 bytes Cables The following are the specifications for the cables Order Number Length3 Connectors EIA 232 Serial Communication Printer Cables BC22E 10...

Page 40: ...m male f female Figure A 1 Comm1 Serial Communication Printer Ports1 2 TXD 3 RXD 4 RTS 5 CTS 6 DSR 7 SIG GND 8 CD 12 SI 23 SPD SEL 9 11 13 19 21 22 24 25 NC 20 DTR MA 0019 93 GRA 105 CA S2 103 BA D1...

Page 41: ...nts The thermoplastic enclosures do not contain polybrominated diphenylether PBDE as a flame retardant additive therefore they do not emit toxic dibenzofuran and dibenzodioxin gases PVC The plastic en...

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Page 43: ...els Unshifted Shifted Control Shift Control Alt Alt Shift Alt Control and Alt Shift Control Local Functions Overview The keys used to perform local terminal functions differ between the VT keyboard PC...

Page 44: ...in Display Shift F2 X1 Shift F2 Shift Print Screen X 20 Pan Up Ctrl X Ctrl Ctrl X 21 Pan Down Ctrl X Ctrl Ctrl 24 Pan Prev Page Ctrl Prev X Ctrl Page Up Ctrl Page Up 25 Pan Next Page Ctrl Next X Ctrl...

Page 45: ...Alt Space 453 Group Shift Modifier Group Shift Alt Gr Alt Gr 46 Shift2 Modifier Alt Shift 47 Primary KB language Ctrl Alt F1 Lock Alt Ctrl F1 Ctrl Alt F1 Ctrl Alt F1 See SCO Console 1 X means the func...

Page 46: ...um Lock X 54 Extend Kbd Modifier Lock Lock 61 Screen saver 62 Calculator Lock Alt F12 Lock Alt F12 Lock Alt F12 63 Clock Lock Alt F11 Lock Alt F11 Lock Alt F11 64 Character table Lock Alt F10 Lock Alt...

Page 47: ...113 Raise horizontal split 142 Slow Scroll 114 Lower horizontal split 144 Fast Scroll 115 Adjust window to show cursor 151 Keyclick 116 Cursor drag 155 Block mode 117 Insert mode 156 Block mode on 119...

Page 48: ...the tables column Represents r Characters to be composed 3 Three stroke key sequences beginning with the Compose key 2 Two stroke key sequences beginning with a non spacing diacritical accent key Wit...

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