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AST RESEARCH AST-3780 User Manual (118 pages)

Brand: AST RESEARCH | Category: Conference System | Size: 4 MB

Table of Contents
4
Introducing Ast-3780
10
Features
10
Hardware Overview
11
Software Overview
12
General System Overview
13
Figure 1. Local Connection Using Null Modem
14
About this Manual
18
To Get Started Quickly
18
How to Find What You're Looking for
18
Format Notation
19
Related Documentation
20
Part I. Getting Started
22
Before You Begin
23
Figure 1-1. Installation Overview
23
Checking the Contents
24
Compatibility and System Requirements
24
Hardware
25
Software
26
Host System Software
26
Installing Ast-3780 Software
27
Floppy Diskette Drive Installation
27
Making a Back-Up Diskette
27
Hard Disk Installation
32
Creating Your AST-3780 Directory
32
Installing Your AST-3780 Files
33
Software Configuration
35
Figure 3-1. AST-3780 Product Configuration Overview
36
Reviewing the Default Configuration
37
File Parameters
37
Starting the Configuration Program
37
Selecting Configuration Parameters
39
Selecting the Emulation Mode
42
Configuring Transmission Parameters
42
Emulator Mode: 3780
42
Space Compression: on
42
Records Per Block: Multiple
42
Space Compression Feature
43
Records Per Blocks
43
Transmission Block Size
44
Gross Transmission Timeout
45
Configuring Receive Parameters
45
Device Selection Codes
46
Disk Selection Code
46
Printer Selection Code
46
Printer Initialization Characters
47
Gross Receive Timeout
48
Setting Transparent Parameters
48
Defining the Interrupt Request Line
49
Editing the Translation Tables
50
Starting the AST-3780 Emulator
53
Keyboard Control
53
Batch File Control
54
I Nitiajizing a Serial Printer
54
Part II. Using Ast-3780
57
Interactive Operation
58
General Information
58
Main Menu Selections
58
Communications Status
59
Transmit Mode
62
Figure 4-2. Terminal Device Select Screen
62
Transmission from the Keyboard
63
Transmission from the Diskette
65
Long File Transmission
67
Reverse Interrupt
69
Contention
69
Transmit Disconnect
69
Receive Mode
70
Receive Device Selection
70
Figure 4-3. Receive Output Device Screen
70
Receiving to the Display
71
Receiving to the Diskette
72
Figure 4-4. Receive Session Control Screen
72
Automatic Receive File Specification
74
Receiving to the Printer
75
Table 4-1. EBCDIC Code Table
76
Receive Termination
77
General Receive
77
Error Reporting
77
System Finish
78
Transparent Data Feature
78
Receiving Transparent Files
78
System-Dependent Functions
78
Internal Diagnostic Test
79
Line Monitor Dump
79
Command Processor Operation
80
Purpose
80
File Format
80
Input File Format
80
Output File Format
81
Commands
82
Transmit
82
Receive
82
Print
84
Exit
84
Exit Maintain Link
84
Set Transparent Mode
85
Set Normal Mode
85
Set ETX Mode
85
Set ETB Mode
85
Set EOT Mode
86
Disconnect
87
Wait for Incoming Call
87
General Discussion - Receive
88
General Discussion - Transmit
89
Sample Command Files
89
DOS Batch File Interface
90
Starting Command Line
90
Setting Command Line
90
Line Monitor Dump
91
Stopping the Command Sequence
92
Error Handling
92
Part III. Appendices
98
Troubleshooting
98
Error Messages
98
TECHNICAL SUPPORT Checkllst
111

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