VECTOR 2800 -'- USERS MANUAL
VECI'OR SYSTEM 2800 OVERVIlli Revision 1 USER I S MANUAL Revision C August 15, 1980 Copyright 1980 Vector Graphic Inc.
Copyright 1980 by Vector Graphic Inc. All rights reserved. Disclaimer Vector Graphic makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents of this manual itself, whether or not the product it describes is covered by a warranty or repair agreement.
System 2800 User's Manual REPAIR AGREEMENT The System 2800 sold hereunder is sold "as is", with all faults and without any warranty, either expressed or implied, including any implied warranty of fitness for intended use or merchantability. However, the above notwithstanding, VECTOR GRAFHIC, INC., will, for a period of ninety (90) days following delivery- to custaner, repair or replace any System 2800 that is found to contain defects in materials or 'iNOrkrnanship, provided: 1.
System 2800 User's Manual FORE'fMJRD Audience Rev. l-C 'Ibis manual is intended for canputer distributors, or others with at least a moderate technical knowledge of small canputers. Scope It will describe how to install the Vector Graphic System 2800, how to initialize the software and how to use the disks. Organization Each section is written at a uniform level of technical depth. "Perspective" tells vm:AT the system does and requires only a moderate knowledge of canputer systems.
System 2800 User1s Manual TABLE OF CONTENTS Section Table of Contents I. Persr:;ective 1.1 Intrcrluction .. ~ ~ ~ 1-1 1.2 Standard hardware and software •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• l-l 1.3 Optional hardware and software •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 1-2 1.4 Hardware specifications •• e • • ~~.&~~~n • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 1-3 1.5 Pre-Installation check list ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 1-5 ft II. "'" "'" IIlI • Illo "'" ".
System 2800 User's Manual I. 1.1 PERSPECI'IVE Introduction A System 2800 is a general pUrpJse microprocessor based canputer system. It is delivered by Vector Graphic assembled and fully tested, including roth hardware and operating system software, including a single/double density disk controller board, two 8" floppy disk drives, drive cabinet, interconnection cables and CPjM* compatible software device handler.
System 2800 User's Manual 10) Computer electronics consisting of: a) Chassis with heavy duty power supply and 6-s1ot fully shielded and terminated S-IOO motherboard. b) High-sFeed (4 MHz) Z-80 CPU board. c) 64K Dynamic RAM board. d} Flashwriter II Video board featuring a replaceable character set. e) 8" floppy disk drive controller board. 1.
System 2800 User's Manual 1.4 Hardware Specifications For a system with 1 tenninal, 2 S" drives, and 1 Sprint 3 printer Voltage option Frequency Current, Operating Current, Surge Bower Dissipation Heat generation 115 VAC + 10% 60 Hz + TI.5% 1.0 Amps 15 Amps 110 watts 1200 BTU 220 VAC + 10% 50 Hz +-0.5% 0.5 Amps 7.5 Amps 110 Watts 1200 BTU S" FLOPPY DISK DRIVES Capacity: unformatted - 0.4 Mbytes single density/single sided 1.6 Mbytes double density/double sided. IBM format- 0.
System 2800 User's Manual CONTROLLER Data transfer rate - single density: 2S0K bits/sec. Data transfer rate - double density: SOOK bits/sec. Diskette fomat - single density: IBM 3740. Diskette fonnat - double density: IBM SYSTEM 34 Controller FOrt addresses - EOH to ESH 1-4 Rev.
System 2800 User's Manual 1.5 Pre-installation check-list 1) The System 2800 can be ordered for either 110 or 220 volt power sources. Make sure that the system to be installed has the proper power supply for the power supply in your region.
System 2800 User's Manual II. 2.1 INSTALIATIOO Installation of a System 2800 1) Inspect all cartons for external signs of damage. If any damage is observed, have the delivery agent note the damage on the shipping document. Some shippers may wish to be present when the container is opened if external damage is apparent. 2) Open all cartons, remove the packing material, and then remove the equipment and manuals. If present, remove plastic bags from the equipment.
System 2800 User's Manual and not on the other. As the unit leaves the factory, the color coded side faces down. When the cable is in this position, the wire which is attached to connector pin 1 will be on the right hand side of the cable. You can further identify this by the blue and pink alternating stripes on this side of the cable. One edge of the cable should start with a blue stripe. This identifies the wire which should be attached to connector socket 1.
System 2800 User's Manual Vector Graphic service representative immediately. unit. 2.1.5 I:b not try to use the Completing the installation 1) At the rear of the console, the basepan (bottan cover) has an angled section which is slightly larger than the the flat cable. Remove the black strain relief bracket which is attached to the angled section with two screws.
System 2800 User's Manual III. 3.1 USER'S GUIDE Operating the tualstor 8" Floppy Disk Drives 1) Turn on the f.Ower switch at the rear of the Vector 3 console. 2) 'Ib turn on the disk drives and the Vector 3 computer press the rocker swi tch marked "KWER" on the front Panel of the DualStor. If you have not already done so, test your connection to the disk controller by typing V (for boot I:ualstor) without any disks in drive A. The Monitor prompt should return immediately.
System 2800 User's Manual density disk. If you reconfigure your q:erating system for either single or double density using the MOVCPM/S or MOVCFM/D canmands, the drives will be numbered normally. There are three system files on the CP/M System Disk. MOVC:PM/S, MOVCPM/D, and MOVCPMjM. 'Ihese files are used to construct single, double, and mixed density CP/M operating systems respectively. Single and double density systems should be used when more TPA area is needed.
System 2800 User's Manual IV. SOFIWARE INITIALIZATION 4.1 Cold boot Use the following procedure every time you want to begin using CP/M. is called the "cold" boot procedure. 1) Connect all hardware;, 2) Make sure no disks are llOunted. It 3) On the System 3 console, turn the power switch on the rear of the console to the on fOsition. 01 the 8" floppy disk drive front panel turn the };Ower swi tch on. A banner will appear on the operator's console saying "Vector Graphic Monitor, Version 4.
System 2800 Userls Manual Previous versions of CP/M would either return you to the Monitor program without explaination or freeze the keyboard thereby forcing you to hit the Reset button. 4.3 Return to Extended Systems Monitor executive If you want to boot up from a different disk, or make use of any other Extended Systems Monitor canrnand (see Extended Systems Monitor manual), you have to get back to the Monitor's executive.
System 2800 User's Manual 3) If necessary, either warm boot or cold boot the CP/M on the disk in drive A (unless already running and its CCP is in control). 4 ) When the A> appears, tyPe BACKUP/8 (return). with: VECTOR GRAFHIC BACKUP for 8 inch disks. SOURCE DRIVE 5) tyPe~. Vl. x (A,B,C OR D) : In response, tyPe A. DESTINATION DRIVE The prOCjram will cane back In response to the question: (A,B,C OR D) : In response to the canmand: READY BOTH DRIVES AND PRESS RETlJRN - press the (return) key.
System 2800 User's Manual CA) Printers Printer drivers are present on the system disk for QumejDiablo protocol printers, Centronics protocol printers, and standard serial (Teletype or Decwriter) type printers. You can choose anyone of these drivers during the configuration procedure. Alternately, you can set CP/M up to make use of one of Vector Graphic's The software driver for a Vector Graphic system printer is contained on a PRQv1 installed within the canputer at the time the printer is attached.
System 2800 User's Manual value.) Maximum p:rmissable length is 21-1/2", program will ignore any input longer than this. (D) Auto camnands An auto command is a CCP canmand that is executed automatically when CP/M is booted up. You have the choice of making the canmand take place either upon a cold boot, a warm boot, or both.
System 2800 User's Manual (C) (E) Centronics rb printer (D) System printer Select one of the above : Depress one of the 5 letter keys according to the type of printer, or no printer. :Remember that D, the system printer option, is used only if one of Vector Graphic's system printer PROM's is installed in the computer. Depress the (return) key if you want to leave the printer selection unchanged fran its current state.
System 2800 User's Manual as described earlier. C means that the auto camnand will be executed when you do either a warm or-cold boot. D clears any auto command that was previously created. repress the (return) key if you want to leave the auto canmand, or lack thereof, as it is. If you selected A, B, or C then you will see the following on the screen: Enter auto canmand: Type the exact text of the auto canmand. Use the same text you W8uld use following the CCP pranpt when entering the canmand. normally.
System 2800 User's Manual 4.7 Custom printer drivers The "user area" is the part of CP/M which contains the printer drivers. 'll1e CONFIG program described above makes changes to the "user area" by activating and deactivating printer drivers as you request. If you type DIR (return) after the A> prompt, you will get a list of the files on the CP/M disk in drive A. If you do this with your Vector Graphic CP/M 2.x System Disk, you will see a file called USERAREA.ASM and another called USERAREA. PRN.
System 2800 User's Manual 4.8 Interrupts For the benefit of systems programs, we have changed the way that CP/M deals with interrupts. In Vector Graphic CP/M 2.x, if a user program enables interrupts, then CP1M will leave them enabled, except for very short periods during disk access. 4.9 Formatting new disks As explained in Section 2, you may want a disk that does not have CP1M on it, but only has desired program or data files. Before saving such files on such a disk, you have to "for:mat" the disk.
System 2800 User's Manual "FORMAT CCMPLETE" or "PERMANENT DISK ERROR." screen: (R) RETURN TO SYSTEM Then you will see on the (F) FORMAT ANarHER DISK SELECT ONE OF THE ABOVE Depress either R or F. The latter gives you the opportunity of quickly formatting an additional disk, or to try again in case of a disk error. otherwise depress~. '!he system will return to CCP, showing the A:> pranpt. 4.10 Other CP/M files There are many additional files on your CP/M system disk.
System 2800 User's Manual v. 5.1 APPENDIX Drive Removal 1) Eject the disk i f installed. Disconnect AC and IX p::>wer cables. 2) Using a Philips head screwdriver, remove the four screws securing the top cover to the chassis. Remove the top cover. 3) Remove two screws attaching each carrier assembly to bezel door on front panel. 4) Remove two screws attaching each drive to front bezel. Bezel doors are now loose. 5) Remove screw holding spacer to front panel between the two drives. Remove spacer.
System 2800 User's Manual 5.3 Port addresses used by the 8" disk controller board The controller board is shipped with the following port addresses preselected for the signals listed. Input Port EO El E2 E3 E4 E5 E6 E7 Output Status Track Sector Data DRQ Status DRQ Wait Serial rata Serial Status Camnand Track rata rata Drive, Side, Double density select Serial rata Serial Canmand Ports XO thru X5 are located on the 1793 chip. Fbrts X6 and X7 are on the 8251 chip (refer to Intel 8080 user's manual).
System 2800 User's Manual 5.4 CPjM 2.
ADDENm FUR 8" PEACHTREE DISKS The Peachtree Software for the double sided, double density version of the System 2800 has been shipped on two disks instead of the five disks mentioned in the manual. The first disk contains the Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, General Ledger and Payroll packages. The second disk contains the Inventory package.
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