VISTA
PLUS
INFOTON,
INC~
C.
KENT
RIP
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:..-----~
P.
O.
Box
San
Jose,
CA.
(408) 377
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The INFOTON VISTA PLUS
is
a stand-alone alphanu-
meric
CRT
display terminal
for
use
in
message
oriented
data
entry
and
retrieval systems. A VISTA PLUS
contains
a
keyboard,
cathode
ray
tube
display screen,
control
and
refresh electronics,
and
one
of
several
data
interfaces.
In
addition,
the
V
1ST
A PLUS can
accommodate
a
number
of
optional
peripherals
and
accessories.
DISPLAY CHARACTERISTICS
Characters/Line
Lines/Display
Character
Set
Character
Format
Character
Size
Cursor
Refresh Rate
Viewing Area
Color
Readability
Size
We
i
ght
SCREEN
SIZES
40
40
80
80
10
20
10
20
64
character
ASCII (upper case)
5 x 7
dot
matrix (upper case)
0.08
" x
0.19"
nominal
Non-destructive blinking underscore
50
or
60
Hz
9"
x
7"
White -P4
phosphor
Screen easily read
without
disruptive reflections
in
100
foot
candle illumination
15"
high,
17"
wide,
27"
long
65
pounds
Power
150
watts
105
-
125
volt
s,
60
Hz
105-125
volts
or
205-250
volts,
50
Hz
(Export
Model)
Temperature
0°
to
40
° C (operating)
_
30
°
to
70° C (storage)
Humidity o
to
95
% non-condensing
COMMAND FUNCTIONS
Cursor Right, Left, Up, Down, and Home
New Line, Carriage
Return
Blink
Start
, Blink End
Roll Mode
Page Erase, Field Erase
Insert Character, Insert Line, Delete
Character
, Delete
Line
Transmit
Page,
Transmit
Field
Print Page,
Print
Field (with
P-l02
Printer Interface)
Protect
Start,
Protect
End
(I
nsert, Delete, Erase, Trans·
mit,
and
Print
commands
are modified
if
issued
between
Protect
Start
and
Protect
End).
Tab,
Backtab
INTERFACE
Maximum
data
rates are
as
follows:
Asynchronous
to
Internal
Timing
-
820
characters/second (when
in
ROLL
mode,
input
during rolling
action
should be limited
to
500
charac-
ters/second,
unless
two
NULL characters are added
after
the
character
which causes
the
rolling action.)
Demand-Response
1500
characters/second
average
Data Interface Modules
Each VISTA PLUS terminal
is
supplied with one
of
the
following customer-selected
data
interface mod-
ules as
standard
equipment.
Asynchronous Serial
Communication
Interface,
MUlti-Speed (1-103)
EIA RS-232C interface
to
modems,
couplers,
or
other
equipment.
Nine switch selectab
le
speeds (110, 150,
300,
600
,
1200,
1800,
2400,
3600,
4800
baud). Even,
odd,
or
mark parity bit, switch selectable.
Transmits
11
bits
at
110
baud,
10
bits
at
higher
speeds. Receives 10
or
11
bits. A
20
ma signal
output
is
provided
to
drive a
copying
device with
the
data
as
received on
the
data
line.
Asynchronous Serial
Current
Loop
(TTY)
Interface, Multi-Speed (1-104)
Provides
20
or
60
ma
current
loop
(TTY) interface
for
direct
connection
to
computer
or
other
equipment
at
distances
of
up
to
1000
feet
or
more. Switch
selectable speeds,
se
lectable parity
and
20
ma signal
to
copying
device are same
as
with 1-
103
interface.
Parallel Interface Line Driver (1-106)
A"ow
s transmission and reception
of
data
on para"el
lines
up
to
1000
feet
or
more
in
length.
