USER GUIDE EK-LA120-UG-003 ' 1 St Edition, September 1978 2Nd Edition, January 1979 3Rd Edition, June 1979
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USER GUIDE EK-LA120-UG-003 ' 1 st Edition, September 1978 2nd Edition, January 1979 3rd Edition, June 1979 Copyright © 1978, 1979 by Digital Equipment Corporation The material in this manual is for informational purposes and is subject to change without notice. Digital Equipment Corporation assumes no responsibility for any errors which may appear in this manual. Printed in U.S.A. This document was set on DIGITAL's DECset- 8000 computerized typesetting system. The following are trademarks of Digital Equip ment Corporation, Maynard, Massachusetts: DIGITAL DECSYSTEM-20 OMNIBUS DEC DIBOL OS/8 PDP VAX RSTS UNIBUS VMS RSX DECsystem-10 MASSBUS lAS CONTENTS INTROD UCTION CHAPTER 1 OPERATOR INFORMATION· PART 1 GENERAL USER INFORMATION ................................................... 1 Operator's Console ......................................................................................... 1 Lights ................................................................................................................3 Numeric Display .............................................................................................. 3 Local Control Keys .......................................................................................... 3 SET-UP Keys ...................................................................................................4 Control Character Keys .................................................................................. 5 Control Keys ....................................................................................................6 Other Keys ....................................................................................................... 6 Optional Numeric Keypad ............................................................................. 7 Power On/Off Switch ..................................................................................... 7 Cover I nterlock Switch ................................................................................... 7 Paper Adjust Knob ..........................................................................................8 Carriage Adjustment Lever ........................................................................... 8 Tractor Adjust Knobs ..................................................................................... 8 Alarm Indicators ............................................................................................. 9 Testing and Troubleshooting the LA 120 ................................................. 10 Operator's Troubleshooting Table ............................................................. 11 Sample LA 120 Operators' Card ................................................................ 13 PART 2 DESCRIPTION OF LA 120 FEATURES ........................................ 15 FORM SET-UP FEATURES ................................................................................. 15 Recommended Sequence for Setting Up a New Form .......................... 15 SET-UP Mode ............................................................................................... 18 Selecting Lines Per Inch .............................................................................. 19 iii Setting Form Length .................................................................................... 20 Top of Form (TO F) ........................................................................................ 21 Top and Bottom Margins and Vertical Tabs ............................................ 22 Displaying Line Number of a Vertical Tab or Margin ............................. 22 Setting Top Vertical Margin ....................................................................... 23 Setting Bottom Vertical Margin ................................................................. 23 Clearing Vertical Margins ............................................................................ 24 Setting Single or Multiple Vertical Tabs ................................................... 24 Clearing a Single Vertical Tab .................................................................... 25 Clearing all Vertical Tabs ............................................................................. 25 Characters Per Inch (Horizontal Pitch) ...................................................... 25 Horizontal Margins and Tabs ..................................................................... 27 Displaying Column Number of a Horizontal Tab or Margin .................. 27 Setting Left and Right Margins.................................................................. 28 Clearing Left and Right Margins ................................................................ 28 Setting Horizontal Tabs ............................................................................... 29 Clearing a Single Horizontal Tab ............................................................... 29 Clearing all Horizontal Tabs ........................................................................ 29 OPERATOR COMFORT FEATURES .................................................................. 30 Auto Repeat .................................................................................................. 30 Last Character View ..................................................................................... 31 Bell Volume ................................................................................................... 31 Key Click ........................................................................................................ 32 COMMUNICATION FEATURES ......................................................................... 32 Line/Local. ..................................................................................................... 33 Baud Rate (Speed) ....................................................................................... 34 Answerback .................................................................................................. 36 Transmitting or Printing the Answerback Message ............................... 36 Entering/Deleting Answerback Message ................................................. 37 Auto Answerback ......................................................................................... 37 Buffer Control ............................................................................................... 38 Keyboard and Printer Character Set ......................................................... 39 Printer Character Set ................................................................................... 39 Auto Disconnect ...........................................................................................40 Local Echo .....................................................................................................41 Auto New Line at Right Margin ................................................................. 41 Auto Line Feed ............................................................................................. 42 Modem ...........................................................................................................42 Half Duplex (HDX) Initial Calling State .................................................... .43 Secondary Channel ...................................................................................... 43 Parity and Data Bits ..................................................................................... 44 Printer New Line Character ....................................................................... .45 XON/XO FF .................................................................................................... 45 Alternate Keypad Mode .............................................................................. 46 Alternate Character Set .............................................................................. 47 Selecting Alternate Character Set. ............................................................ 47 Manually Selecting APL. ............................................................................. 47 Manually Deselecting APL ......................................................................... 48 Break Action .................................................................................................48 iv STORE, RECALL, AND STATUS FEATURES .................................................. 49 Factory Stored Settings .............................................................................. 50 Store/Reca II .................................................................................................. 51 Status ............................................................................................................. 52 Self-Test Feature .......................................................................................... 53 PART 3 RIBBONS, FORMS, AND IMPRESSIONS ................................. 54 I nstalling Ribbon .......................................................................................... 54 Print I mpression Adjustment ..................................................................... 54 Loading Paper/Forms .................................................................................. 55 Reloading Paper/Forms .............................................................................. 56 CHAPTER 2 INSTALLATION, INTERFACE, AND SPECIFICATIONS INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION ......................................................... 59 Unpacking and Inspection .........................................................................