Altos 580 Manuel

COMPUTER

SYSTEMS

ALTOS

580

Computer System

Operators Guide

Part Number: 690-13890-003 January 1984

ALTOS

588

COMPUTER

SYSTEM

OPERATOR'S

GUIDE

Altos

Computer

Systems

2641

Orchard

Parkway

San

Jose,

95134

THE

INFORMATION

IN THIS

DOCUMENT

SUBJECT

CHANGE

WITHOUT

NOTICE.

NEW

EDITIONS

THIS

DOCUMENT

WILL

INCORPORATE

CHANGES

THEY

ARE

PUBLISHED.

All

rights

reserved.

Altos

Computer

Systems.

ALTOS

Manual Number:

698-13898-883

January

1984

ACKR01fLEDGBIlBRTS

ALTOS

registered

trademark

Altos

Computer

Systems.

CP/M

registered

trademark,

and

MP/M

trademark

Digital

Research,

Inc.

OASIS

trademark

Phase

One

Systems,

Inc.

Z80

trademark

Zilog,

Inc.

FEDERAL

OOIIIlURICATIOliS

COIUlISSIOli

lIO'.rICB

WARlIIlIG

This

equipaent

generates,

uses

and

can

radiate

radio

frequency

energy

and,

not

insta11ed

and

used

accordance

with

the

instructions

aanua1,

aay

cause

interference

radio

••

unica-

tions.

has

been

tested

and

found

coap1y

with

the

1iaits

for

C1ass

co.puting

device

pursuant

Subpart

Part

FCC

Ru1es,

which

are

designed

provide

reasonab1e

protection

against

such

interference

when

operated

••

ercia1

environ-

aent.

Operation

this

equipaent

residentia1

area

1ike1y

cause

interference

which

case

the

user,

his

own

expense,

wi11

required

take

whatever

aeasures

aay

required

correct

the

interference.

VIDEO

1I01IIma

IB'.tBRFERBRCB

lIOTICB

you

are

not

using

A1tos

teraina1

with

your

5-1/4

inch

A1tos

Co.puter

Syste.,

disk

errors

can

occur

when

the

teraina1

p1aced

within

inches

the

disk

drive

unit.

Signa1s

gene-

rated

so.e

10w

cost

ter.ina1s

so.etiaes

cause

these

errors.

This

industry-wide

prob1ea

and

not

unique

A1tos'

co.pater

syste.s.

Tbe

prob1e.

easi1y

s01ved,

however,

siap1y

aove

your

ter.ina1

1east

inches

away

froa

the

disk

drive

unit.

Data

fi1es

can

restored

f0110wing

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

Putting

All

Together

1-6

UNDERSTANDING

COMPUTERS

1-7

ABOUT

SOFTWARE

CATEGORIES

OPERATING

SYSTEMS

2-4

SINGLE-USER

ONLY

OPERATING

SYSTEMS

2-4

Control

Program

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

COMl-1UNICATIONS

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)

NAGNETIC

TAPE

UNIT

3-2

CUSTOMER-SUPPLIED

ITEMS

SEftIRG

UP:

OPERATIRG

IRSmUc.rIORS:

TABLE OF CORTElftS

SEftIRG

SELECTING A

COMPUTER

SITE

5-2

COMPLETE

ALTOS

580

SYSTEM

5-4

Items

Purchased

from

Altos

5-4

The

User

Supplies

5-4

COBRBc.rIRG

TBRllIIIAL

Connecting

the

Cable

Connecting

Power

Selecting

Switch

Settings

CONNBCTIRG

PRIRTER

Connecting

the

Serial

Printer

6-1

6-3

Cable

7-1

Connecting

the

Parallel

Printer

Cable

7-2

Connecting

Power

7-2

Selecting

Switch

Settings

Serial

Printers

7-2

mRRIRG

YOUR

SYSftll

PREPARING

THE

SYSTEM

8-1

TURNING

POWER

THE

ALTOS

580

8-2

BARDLIRG FLOPPY

DISKBftBS

Diskette

Insertion

Diskette

Write-Protection

Saving

Original

Diskettes

Labelling

Diskettes

Storing

Diskettes

Further

Reading

11.

ftSTIRG

THB

SYSTEII

9-1

9-2

9-3

SYSTEM

TESTS

10-1

AUTOMATIC

SYSTEM

TESTING

10-2

OPERATOR

TESTING

10-3

OVERVIEW

THE

DIAGNOSTIC

PROGRAM

10-4

Summary

Diagnostics

and

Utilities

10-5

11.

mOIRG

OFF

YOUR

SYSTBII

MAIN'.rENANCE

APPENDIXES:

12.

PREVEH'.rIVE MAIlITBNAIICB

13.

TROUBLESBOO"l'IRG PROCEDURES

USER

TROUBLE-SHOOTING

PROCEDURES

13-1

TERMINAL

13-1

Screen

Display

13-1

Cursor

Display

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-DOWN

ERRORS

13-5

PROGRAM

ERRORS

13-5

14.

MONITOR

ERROR

MESSAGES

SYS'.rEM

SPECIFICATIONS

SYSTEM

CONFIGURATIONS

A-I

PHYSICAL

DESCRIPTION

THE

ALTOS

580

A-2

FEATURES

AND

CAPABILITIES A-3

POWER

SUPPLY

IDENTIFICATION

CONVENTIONS

A-4

WARRANTY

INFORMATION

WARRANTY

B-1

SHIPPING

DAMAGE

INSPECTION B-3

REPAIR

AND

SERVICE

PROCEDURES

B-4

ALTOS

FACTORY

REPAIR

PROCEDURES

B-5

CABLES,

TERKIBALS,

ABD PRDI'.rER

INTERFACE CONFIGURATIONS

INTERFACE

CONFIGURATIONS

C-1

TERMINALS

C-2

RS-232C

Terminal

Cabling

C-2

Standard

Terminal

Connection

C-4

SERIAL

PRINTERS

C-6

PARALLEL

PRINTERS

C-7

iii

TABLE

CONTENTS

GLOSSARY

IRDEX

FIGURES

1-1

Typical

Altos

580

'with

Terminal(s),

Printer

5-1

Diagram

Computer

Site

5-3

6-1

Altos

580

Front

and

Rear

Panels

6-2

9-1

Diskette

Handling

9-4

C-l

Male

Connector,

RS-232C

Cable

C-3

TABLES

C-l

C-2

C-3

C-4

RS-232C

Pinning

Instructions

Altos

Anadex

(Serial)

Altos

Epson

MX80

FIT

(Serial)

Parallel

(Centronics)

Interface

Connector

C-4

C-6

C-7

Preface:

About This Manual

USING THIS MANUAL

This

manual

introduces

you

the

tos

580

computer

system.

guides

you

through

the

steps

for

setting

and

installing

your

computer

system.

Other

manuals

this

set

will

give

you

complete

details

the

operating

system

and

applications

software,

such

the

word

processing

package,

business

packages,

and

communications.

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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