User`s manual
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.
Now
carefully
examine
the
8"
disk
controller
board.
It
has
a
fifty
pin
connector
on
top
arranged
in
tw:::>
rows
of
25
pins
each.
Be
sure
not
to
confuse
it
with
the
34
pin
connector
on
the
top
of
the
ZCB
single
board
computer
in
your
system.
i'btice
that
there
is
a
small
numeral
"I"
silkscreened
near
one
end
of
the
50
pin
disk
controller
cable
connector.
3)
Connect
the
cable
connector
into
this
socket
so
that
the
connector
socket
1
attached
to
the
cable
connects
to
pin
1
on
the
connector.
2.1.
3
Connecting
the
power
cables
1)
Connect
the
DC
power
cable
(provided
with
the
Dualstor)
between
the
6-pin
connector
on
rear
panel
of
the
Dualstor
and
the
6-pin
connector
on
the
rear
of
the
Vector
3.
Note:
The
term
Vector
3,
as
used
in
this
manual,
refers
to
the
complete
microcomputer
system
housed
in
the
console
cabinet.
2)
Connect
the
AC
fOwer
cord
fran
the
rear
of
the
console
to
the
auxiliary
AC
power
connector
on
the
rear
:Panel
of
the
Dualstor.
3)
Connect
the
AC
power
cord
from
the
Dualstor
to
an
appropriate
wall
receptacle.
4)
Check
now
that
all
connections
have
been
made
properly
and
that
all
boards
are
seated
properly
in
their
sockets.
2.1.4
Testing
1)
Make
sure
no
disks
have
been
inserted
in
their
slots.
Also
be
careful
around
the
unit
with
the
cover
off.
Potentially
lethal
voltages
are
present.
Turn
the
Vector
3
unit
on
by
switching
on
main
fOw-er
at
the
rear
of
the
unit.
Turn
on
the
Cualstor
AC
Ebwer. The
Vector
4.1
Monitor
banner
should
appear
on
the
console
screen.
2)
Make
the
following
test
on
the
unit.
MAKE
SURE
00
DISKS
ARE
INSERTED!
Before
booting
your
CP/M
disk
for
the
first
ti.rrE,
test
your
connection
to
the
controller
by
typing
V
(for
boot
Dualstor)
without
any
disks
in
drive
A.
The
Monitor
pranpt
should-return
immediately.
If
the
light
on
drive
A
stays
on,
do
not
try
to
boot
up
the
CP/M
system
disk.
Turn
your
power
off
and
check
your
controller
cable
connection,
it
may
need
to
be
reversed.
Even
if
you
check
your
connection
according
to
the
instructions
above
and
all
ched<s
out
properly,
there
is
a
chance
that
your
cable
has
the
connector
installed
upside
down.
If
your
unit
fails
to
boot
properly,
yet
has
a
functioning
Monitor
program,
turn
the
Vector
3
console
and
the
Dualstor
power
off
and
reverse
the
connector
on
the
8"
disk
controller
board.
Turn
on
the
power
and
test
again.
If
this
fails
to
clear
the
problem,
contact
your
authorized
2-2
Rev.
l-C
8/15/80