How You Know; Position Of Printer Switches; Calling Procedure - GE TermiNet 300 Beginner's Manual

BEGINNERS GUIDE
POSITION OF PRINTER SWITCHES
It is absolutely essential that the Printer
switches be in the correct position for
conversation with the computer! (If any of
the following
switc~es
is not installed on
your Printer con trol panel, ignore the
instructions for it). Place the switches in
the position shown below.
S~~ITCH
TRANSPARENCY
IlmIBIT
RATE
LINEFEED
AUTO LF
POSITION
oeF
NORM
10
1
OFF
In addition to the above switches, there is a
CAPS ONLY switch on the left rear of the
Printer. (See Figure
2) .
If this switch is
UP, the keyboard will print only capital
19tters; if the switch is down, pr inting will
be the same as from an ordinary electric
typewriter.
TURNING ON THE PRINTER.
To turn on the Printer follow the
instructions that were given in the section
on "H OW TO TURN ON YOUR PRINTER." Note that
the ON LINE pushl)utton must be pressed for
calling any remote station.
CALLING PROCEDURE
You are now ready to call the computer. It
may seem like a big step, but it's really
easy. You might be a little nervous about it,
but so was everyone else when he (or she)
called the
co~puter
the first time.
Re~ember,
there is no human on the other end
looking at what you ty~e!
The type of telephone interfacing
(connection) equipment you have makes a
slight difference in the calling procedure!
therefore , each of the three common types of
interfacing equipment is discussed
separately. You should go to the section
which discusses the type of equipment
installed in your office .
How do you know what type of equipment is
installed in your office? One way is to ask
someone who is already familar with your
equipment. Another way is to read the
descriptions which follow.
The three types of interfacing equipments
are
I
I.
Acoustic coupler--this type of
equ ipm ent is probab ly the most
common .
It
consists of a box which
has a cable which p lu gs into the DATA
socket in th e re a r
(rig~thand
side)
of your Printer. It also has a place
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where an ordinary telephone handset
can be cradled. The advantage of the
Acoustic Couoler is that it uses an
ordinary telephone.
2. Data Set --t his equipment uses a
special telephone. The distinguishing
characteristic of this ty pe telephone
is that it has several pushbuttons on
it. These ar.e marked "DATA''', "TALK",
etc.
3.
Direct Access Arr a ngement (DAA) with
integral modem-- this equipment uses
a
speci al telephone, althougn it does
not look special, and a box which
~onnects
you to the telephone line.
CALLI NG PROCEDURE USI NG ACOUSTIC COUPLER .
I.
If your Aco'Jstic Coupler has an
OR I GINATE /A NS~ER
switch, put it in
the ORIGINATE position.
2.
Dial the computer's number like you
would any ordinary call. The computer
will respond with a continuous high
pi tched tone.
3.
Set the telephone handset in the
cradle and push it firmly in place.
If the Acoustic Coupler has an arm,
it should oe hooked over the
telephone handset.
At this point the READY li ght (on the
Print er control panel) should come
ON. Within
5
seconds the comouter
should start typing the SIGN ON
questions on your printer.
CALLING PROCEDURE USING DATA SET.
I.
Press the TALh pushbutton.
2. Dial the computer's number like you
would any ordinary call. The computer
will respond with a continuous high
o i t c h ed ton e •
3. Press the DATA pushbutton first and
then hang up the tele phone handset.
At this point the READY light (on the
Printer control panel) should come
ON . Within
5
seconds the comouter
should start typing the
SIG~
ON
questions on your Printer.
CALLING PROCEDURE USING DAA WITH INTEGRAL MODEM.
I.
Pick up the telephone handset and
dial the computer's number like you
would any ordinary call. The computer
will respond with a continuous high
pitched tone.
2. Pull up the DATA button . (The
telephone handset nor ma lly rests on
this when it's hun g up) . Place the
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