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Vector VIP System User's Manual
II. INSTALLATION AND CHECKOUT
2.1
Installation of a Vector VIP System
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
i f
external
damage is apparent.
2) Open all cartons, remove the packing material, and then withdraw the
equipment and manuals.
If
present, rerrove plastic bags fran the equipment.
3) Place the console with integrated canputer chassis in a horizontal position
with the separate Micropolis Disk Drive as near as possible.
4) Remove the cover of the console by removing the four Phillips head screws,
two on each side.
Carry
out a quick internal inspection, checking for obvious
shipping damage and loose boards due to shipping vibration.
Press each board
down firmly, making sure it is fully inserted in its slot.
If you find any
obviously broken boards or parts, do not use the equipment in order to avoid
further damage, or unexplained malfunction at the user's site at a later date.
Report the damage to the carrier, and contact qualified service personel, or
Vector Graphic.
5) Using the black power cable which canes with the system, connect the console
to power.
Connect the female end of the cable to the special 3-prong connector
at the rear of the console chassis.
2.2
Installing the 5 1/4" floppy disk drive
1) Coming fran the rear of the disk drive cabinet is a 34-wire flat cable with
a 34-pin connector at the end.
'Ibis connector mates wi th a 34-pin connector on
the top edge of the controller board.
wnen making this connection, make
certain that pin 1 on the connector matches pin 1 on the controller board.
If
the pin 1 on the connector does not match pin 1 on the controller and the
system is turned on, the red light on the disk drive will go on and stay on
when the system is first turned on.
If
the connection is made correctly, the
red light on the disk drive will not go on when the system is first turned on.
2) You will be able to identify pin 1 on the connector as follows.
Note that
the 34-wire cable caning fran the rear of
b~e
disk drive is color cooed on one
s ide and not 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 connected to
pin 1 is on the right-hand side of the cable.
The right-hand side of
b~e
cable, the side which is connected to pin 1 can be identified by a blue stripe
on the edge of the color cooed side of the cable.
Ma1ce certain that you don It
connect this cable to the 34-pin connector on the ZCB board.
Rev.
A 8/27/80
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