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SYSTEM
EXTENSION,
COMMUNICATION
AND
INTERFACING
Pointing Device
The mouse supplied
is
generally suitable for all applications.
Connect it to
the
CD-I
1
/0
port 1
on the front
panel
or to the
CD-I
1
/0 port 2 on the rear panel.
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CAUTION:
For
correct
operation,
connections to all
l/0
ports
must
be
made with
the
power
off.
Other Pointing Devices and Controllers
For
some applications, other
types
of pointing devices,
keyboard
s or
controllers
may
be
required. The types defined
in
the
CD-I
Pointing Devices
and Keyboards specifications,
which
can
be
connected through the
CD-I
1/0
ports
1 and 2,
will
usually suffice. For specific applications,
however,
the
range
of
special
devices
that
can
be connected is virtually
unlimited.
For
further information on this
subject,
please contact
your
national
Philips
organization.
A
CD-I
remote control can be
used
also for all
point
and
clickfunctions.
RS 232C Ports
1/0 ports 3 and 4 (D-sub 9)
on
the
rear
panel
can be
used
for
general RS 232C
based
devices according
to
the
application.
Further
information
on this subject can
be found
in
the
CDI
Technical
Manual.
Depending
on the application,
RS 232C based devices may
also be connected
to
CD-I
1/0
port
2.
Emulator
•
The emulator signal connectors
are
located on
the
rear
panel
,
the
following signals are available:
A.
RS
B.
DO
C. SWITCH
A. RS connection: this cinch connector
provides
commands
for
the
external drive(s) or
emulator.
B.
DO (Digital Out) connection:
this
cinch connector is an
input
for DO signals
from
the external
drive(s)
or
emulator.
C.
SWITCH connection: with
this
cinch connector
the
emulator
interface can be switched over from internal
to
external
and
vice versa.
•
Internal/External emulator
switch
When the emulator
interface
is
not used
the
emulator
switch on
the rear
panel
should be set to the
'Internal'
position.
SCSI
•
The SCSI
(50
pins
microribbon) connector is
located
on
the
rear
panel. In the standard configuration it supports the
interfacing to
an SCSI harddisk
and Tapestreamer. For
other
SCSI
applications,
please
contact
your
national
Philips
organization.
Ethernet
•
The Ethernet
(thin wire,
BNC)
connector is located
on
the
rear panel. It serves as an
interface
to
all thin
wire
based
LAN's
using
TCP/IP.
Printer Port
•
The
printer
(25 pins SUBD)
connector
is
located on the rear
panel.
This
interface is fully compatible with the IBM
PC
(*}
implementation
(Standard
Parallel Port).
Extension Slots
The
upper
extension
slot
is provided for fitting a FMV extension
or customized interface
cards
according to
the
application.
For information
relating to the supply
of extension
cards,
please
contact
your national
Philips
organization.
(*}
IBM,
IBM-PC are
the
trade marks from International
Business Machines
Cooperation.
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