Olivetti M15 Plus Installation And Operation Manual

MiS

PLUS

Installation and Operations Guide
Guida

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all'uso

Fonctionnement

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Guia de instalacion y funcionamiento

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NOTE, NOTA, REMARQUE, HINWEIS,

NOTA:

ENGLISH:

Systems with hard disk.
To

avoid any risk of damaging the hard disk, read carefully chapter 8,

before transporting your system.

ITALIANO:

Sistemi con hard disk.
Per

evitare eventuali danni all'hard disk, prima di spostare il vostro sistema,

leggete attentamente

il

Capitolo

8.

FRAN<;AIS:

Systeme a disque duro

Pour eviter

Ie

risque d'endommager

Ie

disque dur, lire attentivement

Ie

Chapitre 8 avant de transporter

Ie

systeme.

DEUTSCH:

Systeme mit Festplatte.
Um

jegliches Risiko einer Beschadigung der Festplatte auszuschlieBen,

lesen

die bitte aufmerksam

Kap

itel 8, bevor Sie Ihr System transportieren.

ESPANOL:

Sistemas con Disco Duro
Para evitar

eventuales darios

al

dis

co

duro, l

ea

atentamente

el

capi tulo

8, antes de desplazar su sistema.

This

equipment conforms

to

the

specifications

of

the

EEC

directive

82/499

on

the

prevention

and

elimination

of

radio-frequency

disturbances.

Warning:

This

equipment

has

been

certified

to

comply

with

the

limits

for

a

Class

B computing

device,

pursuant

to

Subpart

J

of

Part

15

of

FCC

Rules.

Only

peripherals

(computer

input/

output

devices,

terminals,

printers,

etc.)

certified

to

comply

with

the

Class

B

limits

may

be

attached

to

this

computer.

Operation

with

non-

certified

peripherals

is

likely

to

result

in

interference

to

radio

and

TV

reception.

NOTICE

Ing.

C.

Olivetti

&

C.,

S.p.A.

reserves

the

right

to

make

any changes

in

the

product

described

in

this

manual

at

any

time

and

without

notice.

PREFACE

This manual

is

provided

for

all

users

of

this

personal

computer.

It

contains

all

the

information

necessary

to

set

it

up

and begin

operation.

A

summary

of

the

guide

is

given

below.
CHAPTER 1 gives

a

general

description

of

the

possible

system

configurations,

the

starter

kit,

and informs about

software

requirements.

Chapter 2

helps

you

to

familiarize

yourself

with

the

system.

You

will

find

a

detailed

description

of

the

system

components,

controls,

indicators

and

interfaces.

Chapter J

describes

the

first

switching

on

of

the

system

and

the

autodiagnostics.

Chapter 4

gives

some

important

advice

on

the

care

and

handling

of

diskettes,

disk

drives

and

configurations

with

a hard

disk.

Chapter 5

explains

everything

necessary

to

load

an

operating

system, keyboard

drivers

and

the

travel

utility

for

configurations

with hard

disks.

Chapter 6

is

intended

to

familiarize

you

with

the

keyboard.

Chapter 7

gives

some

important

advice

on

working with

AC

power,

batteries

and

cable

connections.

Chapter 8

provides

all

the

information

needed

before

you

switch

OFr

your

PC

and

how

to

transport

it.

APPENDICES

A - 0

provide

the

following

information:

A)

Adjusting

the

display

hinges,

upgrading

the

system

with an

optional

5.25"

disk

drive

and

replacing

the

batteries

and

the

backlight.

B)

Trouble

shooting,

Customer

Test

C)

Technical

characteristics

D)

List

of

figures

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PUBLICATIONS:

None

RELATED

PUBlICATIONS:

MS-DOS

User

Guide

DISTRIBUTION:

General

(G)

fIRST

EDITION:

March

1988

CONTENTS

1.

INTRODUCTION

1-1

YOUR

PORTABLE

PERSONAL

COMPUTER

1-1

THE

TWO

POSSIBLE

CONFIGURATIONS

1-1

SUMMARY

OF

SYSTEM

FEATURES

1-3

IMPORTANT

SYSTEM

FEATURES:

BACKLIGHT,

BATTERY

1-3

HOW

TO

USE

THIS

MANUAL

1-4

THE

STARTER

KIT

1-5

CHECKING

YOUR

ORDER

1-5

SOFTWARE

REQUIREMENTS:

OPERATING

SYSTEM

2.

FAMILIARIZING

YOURSELF

WITH

THE

SYSTEM

2-1

CONNECTING

THE

STRAP

2-1

CHOOSING A WORKING

LOCATION

2-2

WORK

LOCATION,

SYSTEMS

WITH

HARD

DISK

2-3

OPENING

THE

COMPUTER

2-3

INSERTING

THE

TEMPLATE

FOR

THE

TWO

CONFIGURATIONS

2-4

REMOVING/REPLACING

THE

KEYBOARD

2-5

CONTROLS,

INDICATORS,

INTERFACES

2-5

System

and

display

v

2-6

The

disk

drive(s)/hard

disk

2-7

Keyboard

2-8

Back

panel/interfaces

2-9

AC

adapter

3.

GETTING

STARTED

3-1

SELECTING

THE

TYPE

(BATTERY/AC)

Of

POWER

SUPPLY

3-2

BEfORE

SWITCHING

ON

-

USING

AN

AC

OUTLET,

CABLE

CONNECTIONS

3-2

BEfORE

SWITCHING

ON -AC

POWER -SYSTEMS

WITH

HARD

DISK

3-3

SWITCHING

ON -AC

POWER

3-3

WARNING -HARD

DISK

SWITCH

3-4

READJUSTING

THE

CONTRAST,

USING

THE

BACKLIGHT

3-4

THE

AUTODIAGNOSTICS

3-6

THE

AUTODIAGNOSTICS

(for

hard

disk

syste.s)

3-7

SWITCHING

ON -BATTERY

POWER -SYSTEMS

WITH

TWO

DISK

DRIVES

3-7

SWITCHING

ON -BATTERY

POWER -SYSTEMS

WITH

HARD

DISK

3-9

SWITCHING

Off -

SYSTEMS

WITH

TWO

DISK

DRIVES

3-9

SWITCHING

Off -

SYSTEMS

WITH

HARD

DISK

vi

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AND

OPERATIONS

GUIDE

CONTENTS

3-10

HARDWARE

RESET -SWITCHING

orf/ON

4.

DISKETTES,

DRIVES,

HARD

DISK

4-1

WORKING

WITH

DISKETTES

4-2

WRITE-PROTECTION

4-3

ATTACHING

LABELS

4-3

SOME

ADVICE

ON

THE

CARE

Of

DISKETTES

4-4

DISKETTE/HARD

DISK

ACCESS

INDICATOR

LIGHTS

4-4

Indicator

lights,

system with

two

disk

drives

4-4

Indicator

lights,

system with hard

disk

4-5

INSERTING

AND

REMOVING

THE

DISKETTES

4-5

Inserting

a

diskette

4-6

Removing

a

diskette

4-6

THE

HARD

DISK

4-6 Care and

handling

of

the

hard

disk

4-7

PROTECTING

THE

HARD

DISK

BEfORE

TRANSPORTING

THE

SYSTEM

5.

KEYBOARD

DRIVERS,

UTILITIES

5-1

LOADING

AN

OPERATING

SYSTEM

fROM A DISKETTE

IN

vii

6.

DRIVE

A:

5-1

LOADING A NATIONAL

KEYBOARD

DRIVER

5-3

RECOMMENDED

STEPS

AfTER

LOADING

THE

OPERATING

SYSTEM

5-3 Copying

the

national

keyboard

driver

to

the

operating

system

diskette

5-3 Creating

an

AUTOEXEC.BAT

file

5-3 Creating a

CONFIG.SYS

file

on

your

operating

system

diskette

5-.

SYSTEM

WITH

HARD

DISK

5-.

COPYING

THE

TRAVEL

UTILITY

5-5 Using

the

travel

utility

WORKING

WITH

THE

KEYBOARD

6-1

ENTERING

TEXT

IN

UPPER

CASE

6-2

MULTI-CHARACTER

KEYS

6-3

THE

CURSOR

CONTROL

KEYS

6-3

THE

EDIT/SHIfT

KEY

6-.

THE

AUTOMATIC

REPEAT

fUNCTION

6-.

DEAD

KEY

SYMBOLS

6-6

THE

NUMBER

KEY

PAD

6-6

HOW

TO

COMPLETE

AN

ENTRY

v

iii

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AND

OPERATIONS

GUIDE

CONTENTS

6-7

CORRECTING

SPELLING

MISTAKES

WHEN

MAKING

ENTRIES

6-7

OTHER

SPECIAL

CHARACTERS

6-10

SWITCHING

BACK

TO

THE

US-ASCII

KEYBOARD

6-10

THE

SWISS-GERMAN/SWISS-fRENCH

KEYBOARD

6-10

THE

GREEK

KEYBOARD

6-11

THE

PORTUGUESE

KEYBOARD

6-11

SOfTWARE

RESET

(CTRL + ALT + DEL)

7.

AC/BATTERY

OPERATION,

CHARGING

THE

BATTERIES

7-1

GENERAL

7-1

BATTERY

BACK

UP

(IN

CASE

Of

POWER

fAILURE,

UNINTENDED

CABlE

DISCONNECTION)

7-2

DURATION

Of

OPERATION

ON

BATTERIES

UNDER

DIffERENT

CONDITIONS

7-2 Systems with

two

disk

drives
7-3 Systems with hard disk
7-4

WORKING

ON

BATTERIES;

BATTERY

LOW

INDICATOR

7-4

BATTERY

OPERATION,

CHARGING

UP

THE

BATTERIES

7-5

WORKING

ON

AC

AND

CHARGING

BATTERIES

7-6

IMPORTANT

fEATURE:

AUTOMATIC

CHARGING

Of

BATTERIES

WHEN

WORKING

ON

AC

ix

7-6

NOTE

ON

fILE

SAVING

7-7

IMPORTANT

ADVICE

ON

WORKING

WITH

BATTERIES

7-7

CHARGING

UP

THE

BATTERIES

fOR

THE

fIRST

TIME

7-B

A

fEW

TIPS

ON

CABLE

CONNECTION/DISCONNECTION

7-8

SYSTEM

fEATURE:

ACOUSTIC

WARNING

IN

CASE

Of

NO

DRIVE/KEYBOARD

ACCESS

7-9

WHEN

IS

BATTERY

REPLACEMENT

NECESSARY?

8.

SWITCHING

Off,

TRANSPORTING

YOUR

SYSTEM

8-1

NOTE

ON

fILE

SAVING

8-1

SWITCHING

Off A

SYSTEM

WITH

TWO

DISK

DRIVES

8-1

PROTECTING

THE

HARD

DISK

BEfORE

SWITCHING

Off

A

SYSTEM

WITH

HARD

DISK

8-2

The

built-in

automatic

hard

disk

protection

utility

8-2

The

travel

utility

for

protecting

the

hard

disk

8-4

The

ship

disk

utility

in

the

Customer

Test

8-4

SPECIAL

SITUATIONS

8-4

TRANSPORTING

YOUR

SYSTEM

A.

ADJUSTMENTS,

UPGRADING,

REPLACING

BATTERIES

x

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AND

OPERATIONS

GUIDE

CONTENTS

A-I

SETTING/RE-ADJUSTING

THE

RESISTANCE

OF

THE

DISPLAY

HINGES

A-I

UPGRADING

THE

SYSTEM

WITH

THE

5.25"

OPTIONAL

DISK

DRIVE

A-2

REPLACING

THE

BATTERIES

A-3

REPLACING

THE

BACKLIGHT

B.

TROUBlE

SHOOTING,

CUSTOMER

TEST

B-1

TROUBLESHOOTING

B-3

THE

CUSTOMER

TEST

8-4

LOADING

AND

USING

THE

CUSTOMER

TEST

B-7

BEFORE

TRANSPORTING

THE

SYSTEM:

THE

PARK

DISK

HEADS

OPTION

8-8

HOW

TO

EXIT

THE

CUSTOMER

TEST

C.

TECHNICAL

CHARACTERISTICS

C-I

TECHNICAL

CHARACTERISTICS

D.

LIST

OF

FIGURES

xi

INTRODUCTION

YOUR

PORTABLE

PERSONAL

COMPUTER

Thank

you

for

choosing

this

portable

Personal

Computer.

By

buying

this

particular

PC,

you

have

acquired

a

versatile

system, which, because

of

its

compatibility

with

Industry

Standards,

gives

you

access

to

a wide range

of

application

software.
The

system has an

incorporated

rechargeable

battery,

which

means

that

you

can

work

with

or

without

AC

supply,

as

you

wish. Because

of

its

compact measurements,

it

can

be

used

almost anywhere.

THE

TWO

POSSIBLE

CONfIGURATIONS

Two

system

configurations

are

available:

1.

SYSTEM

WITH

TWO

DISK

DRIVES

(each with a

capacity

of

720

KByte)

2.

SYSTEM

WITH

HARD

DISK

(20

MByte)

AND

ONE

DISK

DRIVE

(720 KByte)

SUMMARY

Of

SYSTEM

fEATURES

Below

is

a

brief

overview

of

the

technical

specifications

of

the

system:

Internal

storage

capacity:

S12K

bytes

Intel

BOCBB

Processor

(16

bit

internal

bus)

Mass

storage,

external

storage

capacity:

configuration

1:

2

integrated

disk

drives,

each one with

720K

bytes

capacity,

using

3.5"

microdiskettes

1-1

1-2

configuration

2:

1.

1

integrated

hard

disk,

storage

capacity

20

MBytes

2. 1

integrated

disk

drive,

720

Kbytes

capacity

Interface

for

connecting

an

optional

5.25"

disk

drive.

This can be used

to

read/write

software

directly

from/to

5.25"

diskettes

(capacity

360K

bytes).

Liquid

crystal

display

with:

1.

backlight

2.

contrast

control

3.

25

lines

of

80

characters

per

line

in

text

mode

(or

25

lines

of

40

characters

per

line)

4.

Graphics

capability,

with a resolution

of

640 x 200

pixels.

The

keyboard has

78

keys,

and can be

left

in

the

system

or

taken

out

and

moved

to

any

position.

Any

of

a range

of

national

keyboard

versions

can be

supplied.

A wide

variety

of

printers

can be

connected

to

the

system,

to

meet

diverse

needs.

The

system can be equipped

with

an

adjustable

shoulder

strap.

A

carrier

bag

is

supplied

for

transporting

the

system,

along

with

its

accessories.

M15

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AND

OPERATIONS

GUIDE

IMPORTANT

SYSTEM

fEATURES:

BACKLIGHT,

BATTERY

INTRODUCTION

The

display

of

your system

is

equipped

with

a

backlight

which

allows

you

to

use your

PC

in

different

lighting

conditions.

Thanks

to

the

built-in

rechargeable

batteries,

you can use

this

system even where

there

is

no

AC

outlet.

HOW

TO

USE

THIS

MANUAL

At

the

end

of

this

manual you

will

find

a

fold-out

appendix,

which

contains:

all

the

illustrations

referred

to

in

the

text,

in

the

order

they

are

referred

to,

showing

all

the

important

operations

which

may

be

carried

out

on

the

computer.

illustrations

of

all

the

available

national

keyboard

versions.

Please

unfold

this

appendix and

turn

to

the

illustration

(1)

•

When

reference

is

made

in

the

manual

to

certain

components,

for

example

(4)

or

(3,8)

etc.,

the

components

will

be found

by

these

numbers

in

the

illustrations

of

the

appendix.

For

example

the

number

(4)

refers

to

Figure

4;

the

number

(3,8)

refers

to

the

component marked B

in

Figure

3.

In

this

way, you can

follow

the

text

and have

the

corresponding

illustrations

available

at

a

glance.

1-3

THE

STARTER

KIT

The

Starter

Kit

has been

designed

to

supply

everything

necessary

to

start

up

and begin working

with

the

system.

The

Kit,

which has been

supplied

with

your system,

consists

of

the

following:
This manual
1

Diskette

(3.5")

labeled:

UTILITIES

2

templates

to

be

inserted

in

the

area

above

the

keyboard. These

templates

can

be

used

to

describe

your

function

keys. In

addition

they

help

you

to

identify

your

disk

drives

(and/or

your hard

disk).

On

the

diskette

marked

UTILITIES

you

will

find

the

national

keyboard

drivers,

which must be loaded

when

you

have a

keyboard

version

other

than

the

US

ASCII

keyboard. In

addition,

you

will

find

the

Customer

Test

software

and

the

Travel

utility

on

this

diskette.

The

Customer

Test

software

can be used

to

test

the

hardware

of

your

system.

The

Travel

utility

is

needed

when

you

have a system

with

hard

disk.

The

Travel

utility

offers

a

way

(among

others)

to

park

the

heads

of

the

hard

disk

in

a

safe

position.

This

utility

can be used

before

a system

with

hard

disk

is

transported.

M15

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AND

OPERATIONS

GUIDE

INTRODUCTION

CHECKING

YOUR

ORDER

Please

make

a

brief

check

of

the

items

in

the

package:

the

portable

PC

(l,A),

comprising

display,

keyboard,

and

two

integrated

disk

drives

or

(hard

disk

configurations)

one

integrated

hard

disk

and an

integrated

disk

drive.

1

carrier

case

(I,B)

1

shoulder

strap

(I,H)

Starter

Kit

(1,0)

with

manual and

UTILITIES

diskette

2

templates

(I,e)

(to

be

inserted

in

the

area

above

the

keyboard)
AC

adapter

with

DC

cable

(I,G)

(I,f)

1

AC

power

cable,

for

AC

adapter-AC

outlet

connection

(I,E)

We

recommend

that

you

keep

all

the

packing

material,

as

it

will

be

useful

for

reshipment.

SOfTWARE

REQUIREMENTS:

OPERATING

SYSTEM

You

will

not

be

able

to

fully

utilize

your

Personal

Computer

until

an

operating

system

(or

appropriate

application

program)

is

loaded

into

its

memory.

This

is

NOT

INCLUDED

in

the

Starter

Kit

which

comes

in

the

box

with

this

computer.

You

can

purchase

the

operating

system from

your

dealer.

The

operating

system

to

be

used

on

this

system

is:

3.2

MS-DOS

1-5

fAMILIARIZING

YOURSElf

WITH

THE

SYSTEM

CONNECTING

THE

STRAP

The

shoulder

strap

(I,H),

provided

in

the

box,

will

help

you

when

transporting

your system.

To

connect

the

carrying

strap

proceed

as

follows

(2):

1.

Put one end

of

the

carrying

strap

around

the

metal

holder

(2,C)

on

the

left

side

of

the

system,

and

put

the

metal

pin

(2,0)

into

the

hole

on

the

end

of

the

strap.

2. Put

the

other

end

of

the

carrying

strap

around

the

metal

holder

(2,A)

on

the

right

side

of

the

system and

put

the

metal

pin

(2,8)

into

the

hole

on

this

end

of

the

strap.

3.

By

moving

the

clasp

(2,r)

to

the

left

or

right

you

can

adjust

the

length

of

the

belt

as

you

wish.

CHOOSING A WORKING

LOCATION

This computer system

is

designed

to

be

portable;

that

is,

you

can use

it

safely

in

different

types

of

location

and

in

varying

working

environments.

If

you

intend

to

use

the

computer

in

a

non-office

environment, and

in

unusual

or

rough

conditions,

please

pay

attention

to

the

following

points:
Avoid:

1.

using

the

system

in

a chemical

or

environment

dust-laden

2. exposing

the

equipment

to

extremes

of

temperature

or

humidity

3. knocks and

vibrations

4.

placing

the

equipment

near

sources

of

electrical

or

magnetic

interference,

such

as

large

transformers,

2-1

high-frequency

devices,

large

electric

motors,

or

telephones.

You

should

also

take

care:

not

to

expose

the

system

to

direct

sunlight.

when

operating

from

the

AC

outlet,

to

check

that

there

is

a ground

(earth)

connection.

For

the

technical

characteristics

of

unusual

conditions,

with

respect

humidity,

see

the

chapter

on

Technical

the

end

of

the

manual.

WORK

LOCATION,

SYSTEMS

WITH

HARD

DISK

the

equipment under

to

temperature

and

Characteristics

at

Note

the

following

if

you

have a system with hard

disk:

When

you

are

using

a system with hard

disk

and

the

hard

disk

is

switched

ON

the

system should

not

be

moved

more

than

necessary.

The

system should

not

be

exposed

to

any

knocks,

vibrations

etc.

You

can

also

use a system with hard

disk

with

the

hard

disk

switched

OFF.

(Hard

disk

switch

(15,E)

in

position

OFF

(=0),

battery

operation;

hard

disk

heads parked

in

a

safe

position

as

described

in

this

aanual).

In

this

case

you

don't

have

to

take

the

above

precautions.

2-2

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fAMILIARIZING

YOURSELf

WITH

THE

SYSTEM

OPENING

THE

COMPUTER

1.

The

flip-up

display,

when

closed,

is

held

in

place

by

two

plastic

clips,

(J,A)

, one

on

each

side

of

the

lid.

To

open,

press

both

these

clips

simultaneously

at

the

bottom and

li

ft

the

display

(J,B)

upward.

2.

Set

the

display,

to

the

desired

angle

for

optimum

viewing.

I~rtant:

The

display

lid

can be

set

in

up

to

the

maximum

angle

of

inclination.

the

following

points

when

opening:

many

positions,

Pay

attention

to

1.

Always open

the

lid

carefully:

never

try

to

force

it.

(The

resistance

can be

readjusted

according

to

the

description

in

Appendix A).

2.

You

will

find

the

point

of

most

resistance

when

you

have

reached

the

maximum

angle

of

opening.

3.

When

closing

the

display,

let

it

down

softly

with

your

hands;

do

not

let

it

fall

back

into

place.

Above

all,

do not slam

it.

Fig.

(4)

shows a system

with

two

disk

drives

(4,A,B).

Fig.

(5)

shows a system

with

hard

disk,

(5,A)

disk

drive

A:,

(5,C)

hard

disk

(drive

C:).

INSERTING

THE

TEMPLATE

fOR

THE

TWO

CONfIGURATIONS

In your

starter

kit

there

are

2

templates

to

be

inserted

in

the

area

above

the

keyboard. These

templates

can

be

used

to

describe

your

function

keys.

In

addition

they

help

you

to

identify

your

disk

drives

(and/or

your hard

disk).

The

templates

are

printed

on

both

sides

(one

side

to

be

used

for

systems

with

two

disk

drives,

one

side

to

be used

2-J

for

systems

with

hard

disk).

If

you

have a system

transparent

plastic

insert

the

template

plastic

sheet.

with

sheet

(I,C)

two

disk

drives:

Take

the

from above

the

keyboard

(4,0),

and

reinsert

the

transparent

Note

the

symbols

for

the

disk

drives:

(6,A,B).

If

you

have a system

with

hard

disk

(7),

note

the

symbols

for

hard

disk

and

the

disk

drive:

(7,C,A).

REMOVING/REPLACING

THE

KEYBOARD

There

are

two

different

ways

of

positioning

the

keyboard:

a)

It

is

designed

in

such a

way

that

you

can

quite

easily

leave

it

and use

it

in

the

transport

position

(4),(5)

.

b)

You

can

take

the

keyboard

out

and

place

it

anywhere

you

wish.

When

you

wish

to

do

this,

please

proceed

as

follows:

2-4

1.

Lift

up

the

keyboard

using

the

thumbgrooves (8,A)

provided

on

the

front:

first

press

it

lightly

as

indicated

by

arrow

(8,B)

and

then

lift

it

out

as

indicated

by

arrow

(8,C).

Take

it

out

of

the

housing

(9).

2.

Pullout

the

keyboard

cable

which

you

will

find

wound

around

the

two

plastic

pins

(10,B,C)

3.

Place

the

keyboard wherever

you

wish.

4.

Check

that

the

keyboard

connector

(10,A)

is

set

straight

in

its

socket.

Apply

slight

pressure

to

ensure

that

the

connector

is

fully

inserted.

When

you

wish

to

disconnect

the

keyboard,

pull

the

plastic

connector

(10,A)

out

of

the

socket.

To

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fAMILIARIZING

YOURSELf

WITH

THE

SYSTEM

re-insert

the

connector,

push

it

fully

into

the

socket.

5.

When

replacing

the

keyboard

in

its

housing,

be

careful

to

wind

the

cable

around

the

plastic

pins

(10,8,e).

Make

sure

that

the

left

and

right

corner

of

the

keyboard

are

positioned

under

the

plastic

edges

as

indicated

by

(ll,D).

Then

press

the

keyboard

slightly

as

indicated

by

the

arrows

(11,8)

and

(ll,e).

When

the

keyboard

is

back

in

its

original

position,

it

should

be

evenly

aligned

with

the

sides

of

the

housing.

6.

Before

closing

the

display

lid,

ensure

that

the

keyboard

is

correctly

in

position.

CONTROLS,

INDICATORS,

INTERfACES

Before you

begin

working,

make

a

brief

visual

check

of

the

system,

the

rear

panel,

and

the

power

supply

unit.

You

will

see

the

following

controls

and

indicators:

Syste.

and

display

ON/OFF

switch

(12,A)

o

position

= System

OFF

1

position

= System

ON
Speaker (13,A)
Power

indicator

light

(green)

(13,e)

This

indicator

lights

up

when

the

system has been

switched

on.

Battery

indicator

light

(green)

(13,8)

2-5

This

indicator

lights

up

when

the

battery

needs

to

be

recharged.

Display

contrast

control

knob

(13,0)

This

is

used

to

adjust

the

contrast

setting

on

the

display.

Turn

clockwise

to

increase

the

contrast.

The

screen

will

become

generally

darker.

Volume

control

knob

(13,E)

This

controls

the

volume

of

the

sound

on

the

speaker.

Turn

clockwise

to

increase

the

volume.

BACKLIGHT

ON/OFF

switch

(13,r)

This

switches

the

built-in

backlight

ON

or

OFF.

(ON

=

backlight

at

maximum

brightness)

(OFF = backlight

at

minimum

brightness)

The

disk

drive(s)/hard

disk

SYSTEMS

WITH

TWO

DISK

DRIVES:

Disk

drive

A

(right

hand

side)

(12,0)

Disk

drive

B

Cleft

hand

side)

(12,r)

Disk

drive

indicator

light

(drive

A)

(12,C)

Disk

drive

indicator

light

(drive

B)

(12,

B)

These

indicators

come

on

when

the

system

is

accessing

the

disk

drive(s).

On

each

disk

drive

note:

A

disk

drive

cover

(12,r)

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fAMILIARIZING

YOURSELf

WITH

THE

SYSTEM

A

disk

drive

release

button

(12,E)

When

pressed,

this

button

partially

ejects

any

microdiskette

present

in

the

disk

drive.

SYSTEMS

WITH

HARD

DISK:

Disk

drive

A

(right

hand

side)

(12,0)

HARD

DISK

C (12,H)

(left

hand

side)

Hard

disk

drive

cover

(12,H).

This

protects

the

hard

disk.

It

should

not

be

removed.

Disk

drive

indicator

light

(drive

A)

(12,C)

Hard

disk

indicator

light

(drive

C)

(12,8)

These

indicators

come

on

when

the

system

is

accessing

the

disk

drive/hard

disk.

Keyboard

78

keys,

including:

a)

10

Function Keys,

Fl

to

FlO

(14,A)

b)

integrated

numeric keypad

(14,8)

c)

cursor

control

keys

(14,0)

Indicator

light

on

the

NUM

LOCK

key (14,C)

When

this

key

is

pressed,

the

indicator

light

shows

that

the

number keys

are

activated.

Indicator

light

on

the

CAPS

LOCK

key

(14,E)

When

the

CAPS

LOCK

key

is

pressed,

this

indicator

light

shows

the

alphabetic

section

of

the

keyboard

is

in

2-7

upper

case

mode.

EDIT/SHIFT

key,

(14,f)

This

is

a

toggle

key used

to

activate

the

numeric

keypad, and

the

PG

UP,

PG

ON,

HOME,

and

END

functions.

Keyboard

connector

(IO,A)

This

connects

the

keyboard

to

the

system.

Back

panel/interfaces

2-8

Socket

for

DC

power

connection

(15,f)

Systeas

with

hard

disk:

ON/OFF

switch

for

hard

disk

(15,E)

Parallel

interface

(15,A)

This

is

used

to

connect

a

printer

(parallel).

Serial

interface

(15,e)

This

is

used

to

connect

equipment

requiring

a

serial

interface.
Interface

for

5.25"

disk

drive

(15,8)

This

is

used

to

connect

the

optional

5.25"

disk

drive.

Air

outlets

(15,D):

You

should

keep

these

outlets

free

from

paper

etc.

on

systems

with

hard

disk.

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AND

OPERATIONS

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FAMILIARIZING

YOURSELF

WITH

THE

SYSTEM

AC

adapter

The

universal

AC

adapter

(16,0)

can

be

connected

to

AC

voltages

from 100

volt

to

240 Volt

(AC

frequency:

50

Hz,

and 60 Hz).

(AC

input

socket

(16,E)

)

DC

power

supply

cable

(16,C)

for

connecting

the

AC

adapter

to

the

computer,

when

operating

from an

AC

outlet

and

when

charging

the

batteries.

Power

supply

indicator

light

(green)

(16,A)

lights

up

when

the

AC

adapter

is

connected

to

a

wall

outlet.

IMPORTANT

NOTE:

SWITCHING

ON-Off;

TRANSPORTING A SYSTEM

WITH

HARD

DISK

If

you

switch

ON/OFF

a system

with

hard

disk,

please

refer

to

Chapter

8,

which

explains

all

steps

to

be performed

to

protect

the

hard

disk

before

you

transport

the

system.

2-9

GETTING

STARTED

SELECTING

THE

TYPE

Of

POWER

SUPPLY

(BATTERY/AC)

Each time

you

are

about

to

switch

on

the

system,

consider

which

type

of

power

supply

you

wish

to

use:

a)

AC

(through

the

AC

adapter);

the

batteries

will

automatically

be

charged

if

they

have

reached a certain

level

of

discharge

b)

battery

supply

Your

decision

should

be based

on

the

following

points:

a)

AC

supply:

connect

the

system

to

an

AC

outlet

whenever

there

is

one

available.

AC

supply

with

simultaneous

charging

of

the

batteries:

if,

when

operating

on

batteries,

the

indicator

light

beside

the

display

shows

that

the

batteries

have

become

discharged,

connect

the

system

as

soon

as

possible

to

an

AC

outlet

through

the

AC

adapter,

powering

the

system and

recharging

the

batteries

at

the

same

time.

b)

Battery

supply:

if

you

are

travelling,

or

you

find

yourself

in

places

where

there

is

no

AC

outlet,

you

can

run your system

independently

on

the

rechargeable

batteries.

Battery

operation

entails

certain

time

limits,

and

it

is

therefore

advisable

to

plan

your use

of

the

system

in

advance

when

you

intend

to

run

it

on

batteries

(this

is

explained

in

detail

in

Chapter

7).

Each time

you

switch

off

after

using

the

batteries,

you

should

consider

whether

they

need

to

be

recharged.

3-1

BEFORE

SWITCHING

ON -USING

AN

AC

OUTLET,

CABLE

CONNECTIONS

The

first

time

you

switch

on

we

recommend

the

use

of

an

AC

power

supply.

When

doing

so,

it

is

essential

to

proceed

as

follows:

1.

Check

that

the

ON/OFF

switch

(17)

is

in

the

0

Position

(=

OFF),

before

making

or

changing any

of

the

cable

connections.

2. Ensure

that

the

voltage

and frequency

values

available

from

the

AC

outlet

are

in

the

range

indicated

on

the

AC

adapter

(100 - 240

V,

50

Hz,

60

Hz).

3.

Insert

the

DC

cable

jack

(18,A)

of

the

AC

power

supply

in

the

DC

socket

on

the

rear

of

the

computer.

4.

Plug

in

the

AC

supply

cable

(19,A)

into

the

AC

adapter.

5.

IMPORTANT:

The

last

step,

when

connecting

the

system

through

the

AC

adapter

to

the

AC

outlet,

should

always

be

the

connection

of

the

AC

cable

to

the

AC

outlet

(20,A)

,even

when

you

intend

to

charge

the

batteries.

The

green

indicator

light

on

the

AC

adapter

(16,A)

lights

up

when

the

adapter

is

connected

to

a

wall

outlet.

BEFORE

SWITCHING

ON -AC

POWER -SYSTEMS

WITH

HARD

DISK

Whenever you

operate

a system

with

hard

disk

on

AC

power

the

hard

disk

will

be

switched

on

automatically

and

recognized

by

the

system

as

soon

as

the

power

switch

(22,A)

is

switched

ON.

This

is

independent

of

the

position

(0/1)

of

the

hard

disk

switch

(18,8).

A

small

note:

your system

is

equipped

with

a backup

facility.

That means

that

if

there

is

an

AC

power

failure

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GETTING

STARTED

or

an

unintended

cable

disconnection

the

system

will

automatically

be powered

by

the

batteries.

No

data

will

be

lost.
In

such a

case

the

hard

disk

will

battery

power)

only

if

the

hard

position

ON

(=1).

continue

working (on

disk

switch

is

in

the

When

you

work

in

environments where

the

AC

power

is

not

very

reliable,

we

recommend

as

a

matter

of

routine,

that

you

leave

the

hard

disk

switch

in

position

ON

(=1)

if

the

hard

disk

is

needed

while

you

are

working.

SWITCHING

ON -AC

POWER

1.

Turn

the

contrast

control

knob (21,A)

to

the

maximum

brightness

position

(anti-clockwise).

Maximum

brightness

means

minimum

contrast.

2.

Switch

the

backlight

switch

(21,8)

into

the

OFF

position.

3.

Switch

the

system

on

(setting

the

ON/OFF

switch

(22,A)

to

position

ON

(=1).

The

power

indicator

light

(2J,A)

(green

comes on.

WARNING -HARD

DISK

SWITCH

power

ON)

I~ortant:

After

you

switched

ON

a system

with

hard

disk,

don't

change

the

position

of

the

hard

disk

switch

(18,8).

The

results

may

be

unpredictable.

Before changing

the

position

of

the

hard

disk

switch,

save

your

current

work

session

and

switch

the

system

OFF.

J-J

READJUSTING

THE

CONTRAST,

USING

THE

BACKLIGHT

Turn

the

contrast

control

knob

(23,8)

slowly

clockwise

so

that

the

information

appearing

on

the

screen

can be

read

clearly.

In

the

maximum

and

mlnlmum

positions

(maximum/minimum

contrast)

nothing

can be

distinguished

on

the

screen.

At

this

point

we

recommend you

switch

ON

the

backlight

and

readjust

the

contrast.

Depending

on

the

lighting

conditions

at

your work

location

you

will

find

a

significant

improvement

in

readability/clarity

when

text/graphic

is

displayed

on

your

system.

Switch

the

backlight

OFF

and

ON

and

observe

the

difference.

Since

you

will

be

using

your system

in

many

different

environments

adjust

the

display

angle,

the

contrast

knob

and

the

backlight

for

optimum

readability

on your

display.

THE

AUTOOIAGNOSTICS

When

the

system

is

switched

on,

an

automatic

is

run,

which

is

called

the

autodiagnostic.

tests

the

main hardware components

of

the

displays

the

results.

test

program

This

program

system and

)- 4

The

first

time

you

turned

your

system

on,

because

of

the

adjustments

you have been making

to

the

contrast

and

to

the

backlight,

it

is

possible

that

you

could

not

see

some

of

the

information

displayed;

we

therefore

recommend,

at

this

point,

that

you

switch

the

system

off,

wait

for

several

moments, and

then

switch

on

again

(HARDWARE

RESET).

(Obviously,

this

operation

of

switching

the

system

off

and

then

on

again

is

not

necessary

when

the

contrast

control

knob

is

left

in

the

normal working

position.)

M15

PLUS

INSTALLATION

AND

OPERATIONS

GUIDE

GETTING

STARTED

You

can

follow

the

diagnostic

messages

as

they

appear

.

On

the

left

is

shown

the

component

reference

(24),

for

example:

CPU

(80C88)

PASS

The

word

PASS

appearing

to

the

right

of

the

component

reference

means

that

the

test

has

been

successful.

The

word

FAIL

appearing

to

the

right

of

the

component

reference

means

that

the

component

has

failed

the

test.

The

abbreviations

used

are

in

English

(e.g.

CPU

=

Central

Processing

Unit).

Note: A

fail

message does

not

necessarily

mean

that

the

system

cannot

be

used.

Some

errors

are

transient.

In

case

of

a

fail

message

we

recommend you

perform

a

Hardware

Reset

(switch

the

system

OFF

and

ON

again).

If

the

fail

message

continues

to

appear

run

the

Customer

Test

(explained

in

Appendix B).

On

conclusion

of

the

diagnostics

(which

last

some

seconds)

the

LED

indicator

light

(6,A),(7,A)

for

the

right

hand

disk

drive

(12,0)

(under

the

LCD)

comes on.

This

indicates

that

the

system

is

looking

for

a

diskette

in

the

disk

drive.

While

it

is

doing

so,

the

green

indicator

light

remains

lit.

( Never

try

to

insert

a

diskette

in,

or

remove one from, a

disk

drive

while

the

green

light

is

on.)

This

will

last

some

seconds,

and

then

the

following

message

will

appear:

Insert

syste.

disk

for

drive

A:

and

strike

any key

when

ready.

This

message means

that

the

system

is

now

awaiting

an

operating

system

diskette

(or

a

diskette

with

the

operating

system

and

application

software)

in

disk

drive

A

(the

right-hand

disk

drive).

3-5

As

mentioned

previously,

the

operating

system

diskette

is

ordered

and

delivered

separately.

When

you

come

to

insert

this

diskette,

please

read

the

following

Chapter

on

the

handling

of

diskettes

before

doing

so.

THE

AUTODIAGNOSTICS

(for

hard

disk

systems)

When

you have a system

with

hard

disk

you

will

have

to

distinguish

between

different

situations:

In

the

situations

described

below

the

autodiagnostic

shows

the

additional

message:

HDU

ready

(25,A).

This

means

that

the

system

has

recognized

your

hard

disk,

and

it

is

now

available

for

operations:

You

are

operating

on

AC

power. Hard

disk

switch

is

in

either

position.

You

are

working

on

batteries.

The

hard

disk

switch

is

in

the

ON

position.

Note:

this

switch

(18,8)

must be

switched

on

before

the

power

switch

(17,A)

has

been

switched

on.

In

the

situations

described

below

autodiagnostic

shows

the

additional

message:

HDU

is

not

available

(26).

You

hear

two beeps and

the

message

will

be

blinking

for

a

few

seconds

.

This

message means

that

the

system

did

not

recognize

the

hard

disk.

Every

access

to

the

hard

disk

will

fail

(an

appropriate

error

message

is

displayed).

3-6

You

are

working

on

batteries.

The

switched

on. Hard

disk

switch

position

(=0).

hard

disk

(18,8)

in

is

not

the

OFF

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STARTED

You

are

working

on

batteries.

The

hard

disk

is

switched

on. Hard

disk

switch

(18,8)

in

the

ON

position

(=1);

however,

you

switched

the

hard

disk

on

after

the

power

switch

(22,A) has been

switched

on.

We

recommend

as

a

matter

of

routine

that

you

follow

the

autodiagnostics

(message:

HDU

ready)

when

you

are

planning

to

use your

hard

disk

to

make

sure

that

the

hard

disk

is

available.

SWITCHING

ON -BATTERY

POWER -SYSTEMS

WITH

TWO

DISK

DRIVES

This does

not

require

any

power

ON

switch

(22,A)

working.

special

attention.

Switch

the

into

the

ON

position

and

start

SWITCHING

ON -BATTERY

POWER -SYSTEMS

WITH

HARD

DISK

Some

attention

is

required:

If

you

are

planning

to

use

the

hard

disk:

1.

With

the

power

ON/OFF

switch

(17)

in

the

OFF

position

(=0)

switch

the

hard

disk

switch

(18,8)

into

the

ON

position

(=1).

2. Switch

the

power

switch

(22,A)

into

the

ON

position

and

start

working.

If

you

are

NOT

planning

to

use

the

hard

disk

(for

example

to

save

battery

power):

1.

With

the

power

ON/OFF

switch

(17)

in

the

OFF

position

(=0)

switch

the

hard

disk

switch

(18,8)

to

the

OFF

position

(=0).

3-7

2. Switch

the

power

switch

(22,A)

to

the

ON

position

and

start

working.

NOTE

1:

Before

switching

orr

your

hard

disk

(for

example

to

save

battery

power)

while

you

are

in

a work

session

proceed

as

follows

(when

operating

on

batteries):

1.

Save your

current

work

session.

2. Switch

off

your system (power

switch

(22,A)

into

the

OFF

position

(=0)

).

3. Switch

the

hard

disk

OFF.

4. Switch

the

system

on

autodiagnostics.

again

and

observe

the

3- 8

M15

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INSTALLATION

AND

OPERATIONS

GUIDE

GETTING

STARTED

NOTE

2:

Before

switching

ON

your

hard

disk

while

you

are

in

a

work

session

proceed

as

follows

(when

operating

on

batteries):

1.

Save your

current

work

session.

2. Switch

off

your system (power

switch

(22,A)

into

the

Off

position

(=0)

).

3.

Switch

ON

the

hard

disk.

4.

Switch

the

system

on

again

and watch

the

autodiagnostics.

IMPORTANT:

The

syste.

will

not

recognize

the

hard

disk

when

it

is

switched

on

after

the

syste8

has

been

switched

on

(when working on

batteries).

SWITCHING

orr

-

SYSTEMS

WITH

TWO

DISK

DRIVES

Save

the

current

work

session

and

switch

the

system

off.

No

special

attention

is

required.

SWITCHING

orr

-

SYSTEMS

WITH

HARD

DISK

Before

you

switch

off

or

transport

the

system,

an

important

step

is

required

in

order

to

protect

the

hard

disk

heads.

We

recommend you

read

Chapter 8 which

provides

all

information

required

on

this

subject.

3-9

HARDWARE

RESET -SWITCHING

orr/ON

A Hardware

Reset

(which

is

to

be

distinguished

from a

Software

Reset

as

explained

in

the

Chapter 6: Working

with

the

keyboard)

is

performed

by

switching

orr

the

system and

ON

again.

Situations

in

which a Hardware Reset

is

to

be

performed:

The

keyboard

is

blocked

and does

not

accept

any

input.

The

hard

disk

is

switched

ON

after

the

system has been

switched

ON.

A Hardware

Reset

has

to

be

performed

before

the

system can

recognize

and use

the

hard

disk

when

working

on

batteries.

Use

this

system

feature

with

care

since

all

data

in

the

memory

will

be

lost.

3-10

M15

PLUS

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AND

OPERATIONS

GUIDE

DISKETTES,

DRIVES,

HARD

DISK

WORKING

WITH

DISKETTES

For

the

operating

system and

application

software,

as

well

as

to

load

and

store

data,

you

will

be

using

3.5"

microdiskettes

(also

called

micro floppy

disks),

storage

capacity

720K

bytes

(when

formatted).

Diskettes

are

delivered

in

packages

of

10.

Which

types

of

diskette

should

be used

in

the

syste.?

Please

use

microdiskettes

which

carry

the

following

indications:

double

sided,

double

density,

double

track,

135

tpi.

These

diskettes

have an

initial

capacity

of

1M

byte,

which

gives

you

a

capacity

of

720K

bytes

when

formatted.

Take a look

at

the

illustration

(27)

The

diskette

itself,

the

part

which

registers

the

data,

is

circular

in

form,

has

a magnetized

surface

(3.5"

in

diameter),

and

is

placed

inside

a

rigid,

square,

protective

case

of

about 9

cm x 9.5

cm

(3.5"

x

3.7").

The

upper

side

of

the

diskette

is

marked

with

an arrow

(27,A).

On

the

underside

of

the

diskette

you

can

see

clearly

the

circular

drive

mechanism

in

the

center

(28,A) .

At

the

front

of

the

diskette

(beside

the

arrow)

is

a

sliding

metal

shutter

(27,8),

which

is

so

made

that

when

the

diskette

is

inserted

in

the

drive,

it

slides

away

to

reveal

a

part

of

the

surface

of

the

diskette,

where

the

drive

accesses

the

diskette

in

order

to

read/write

data.

(Do

not

touch

the

part

of

the

diskette

surface

which can be uncovered

by

pulling

back

the

metal

shutter.)

When

the

diskette

is

shutter

slides

back

do

not

need

to

take

handling

it.

taken

out

of

the

drive,

the

metal

automatically,

and

in

this

way

you

any

particular

precautions

when

4-1

WRITE-PROTECTION

The

diskette

carries

a

write-protect

mechanism, which

you

can

easily

activate

and

deactivate

yourself.

When

the

write-protect

mechanism has been

activated,

the

disk

can

only

be

read,

but

not

written

to.

In

this

way,

you

can

protect

any

important

information

on

the

disk

from

being

inadvertently

erased

or

written

over.

The

write

protection

is

activated

in

the

following

way:

Hold

the

diskette

in

such a

way

that

you

are

looking

at

the

under

side,

with

the

circular

drive

mechanism

visible

in

the

center,

and

the

protective

shutter

away

from you.

Slide

the

tag

(28,8)

(in

the

bottom

right

hand

corner),

down

as

far

as

it

will

go

using

a

fingernail,

or

the

point

of

a pen,

as

indicated

by

the

arrow

in

the

illustration

(28),

until

you

feel

a

click.

The

write

protect

opening

should

now

be

clearly

visible,

from

both

sides.

The

diskette

can

now

not

be

written

to,

only

read.

The

write

protection

is

deactivated

in

the

following

way:
Hold

the

diskette

as

before

and

slide

the tag

(29,8)

upwards

as

indicated

in

the

illustration

(29) ,

to

cover

the

opening.

When

the

opening

is

completely

covered (you

should

again

feel

a

click),

the

diskette

can

be

written

to

and

read.

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AND

OPERATIONS

GUIDE

DISKETTES,

DRIVES,

HARD

DISK

ATTACHING

LABELS

The

label

(30,A) can be used

to

concerning

the

contents

of

the

disk.

of

label:

write

information

There

are

two

types

7 x 7

cm.

(2.8"

x

2.8")

attached

to

the

diskette

in

the

recess

provided

diskette

(the

side

which

them around

the

diskette

side.

format:

these

labels

are

by

placing

them

first

of

all

on

the

upper

side

of

the

shows

the

arrow),

then

folding

into

the

recess

on

the

under

7 x 3

cm.

(2.75"

x

1.2")

format:

these

labels

are

attached

to

the

upper

side

of

the

diskette

only

(the

side

which shows

the

arrow).

Do

not

attach

more

than

one

label

on

top

of

another.

SOME

ADVICE

ON

THE

CARE

or

DISKETTES

1.

Protect

the

diskettes

from

dust.

2.

Protect

them from extremes

of

temperature

and

humidity.

3.

Keep

the

diskettes

in

the

box

in

which

they

were

supplied,

when

not

in

use.

4.

Do

not

expose

the

diskettes

to

electromagnetic

fields.

5.

Protect

the

diskettes

from knocks and

stresses,

bending

and

distortion.

6.

Be

careful

when

attaching

a

new

label

in

the

place

of

an

old

one.

When

you

wish

to

detach

an

old

label,

place

the

diskette

flat

on

a

table,

and

ensure

that

the

diskette

is

not

being

bent

in

any

way.

4-3

DISKETTE/HARD

DISK

ACCESS

INDICATOR

LIGHTS

Under

the

display

you

will

find

the

green

indicator

lights.

If

you

inserted

the

template

as

described

follow

the

explanation

below:

Indicator

lights,

syste.

with

two

disk

drives

Drive

indicator

lights:

one

on

the

left

(3l,B)

for

disk

drive

B and one

on

the

right

(3l,A)

for

disk

drive

A.

I~rtant:

These

indicator

lights

come

on

when

the

system

is

accessing

a

disk

drive

in

order

to

read

or

write

a

diskette.

Never

take

a

diskette

out

of

the

drive,

or

try

to

put

one

in,

while

these

indicator

lights

are

on.

If

you

do

this,

data

may

be

lost,

and

the

diskette

-

or

worse

the

disk

drive

may

be damaged.

As

a

matter

of

course,

you

should

always look

at

these

indicators

before

undertaking

any

action

in

connection

with

the

disk

drives.

Indicator

lights,

syste.

with

hard

disk

Drive

indicator

lights:

one

on

the

left

(32,C)

for

the

hard

disk

(drive

C:) and one

on

the

right

(32,A)

for

disk

drive

A.

I~rtant:

These

indicator

lights

come

on

when

the

system

is

accessing

the

disk

drive

A:

or

the

hard

disk

in

order

to

read

or

write.

Never

take

a

diskette

out

of

the

drive

A:,

or

try

to

put

one

in,

while

the

indicator

light

(32,A)

is

on.

If

you do

this,

data

.ay

be

lost,

and

the

diskette

or

worse

the

disk

drive

-

.ay

be

da.aged.

As a .atter

of

course,

you

should

always

look

at

the

indicator

(32,A)

before

undertaking

any

action

in

connection

with

the

disk

drive

A.

4-4

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AND

OPERATIONS

GUIDE

DISKETTES,

DRIVES,

HARD

DISK

INSERTING

AND

REMOVING

THE

DISKETTES

Inserting

a

diskette

1.

Open

the

disk

drive

cover

(33,A) (Example: Disk

drive

A,

if

no

operating

diskette

or

any

other

diskette

is

available

you

can use

the

UTILITIES

diskette

for

the

exercises

below.

Make

sure

that

the

diskette

is

write

protected).
Note

that

the

Custo.er

Test

progra.

is

auta.atically

loaded

fro.

this

diskette,

if

no

operating

syste.

has

been

loaded

after

the

syste.

has

been

switched

ON.

2. Hold

the

diskette

as

in

the

illustration

(34)

,

with

the

arrow (34,A)

beside

the

metal

shutter

pointing

towards

the

disk

drive.

3.

Push

the

diskette

into

the

disk

drive

(35) .

When

you

encounter

a

slight

resistance,

push

the

diskette

gently

farther

in

until

you

hear

a

click.

The

diskette

should

now

be lodged

securely

in

the

disk

drive.

When

the

diskette

clicks

into

position,

the

diskette

release

button

(36,A)

is

automatically

pushed

out

and

comes

level

with

the

side

of

the

central

unit.

In

this

way,

the

button

gives

you

a

visual

indication

that

there

is

a

diskette

in

the

disk

drive.

4.

Close

the

drive

cover

(36,8)

.

4-5

Re.oving a

diskette

1.

Open

the

drive

cover

(36,8)

.

2.

Press

the

drive

release

button

(37,A)

(it

should

remain

in)

.

The

diskette

clicks

out,

and

is

automatically

pushed

about

one

centimeter

out

of

the

disk

drive.

3.

Pull

the

diskette

all

the

way

out

of

the

disk

drive.

4.

Close

the

disk

drive

cover.

THE

HARD

DISK

The

hard

disk

is

a mass

storage

device

capable

of

storing

about

20.000.000

characters

(=20 MBytes).

If

you

have a

hard

disk

you

will

probably

be

using

the

hard

disk

for

most

operations,

since

accessing

the

hard

disk

is

much

faster

than

accessing

a

disk

drive.

Care and

handling

of

the

hard

disk

The

hard

disk

is

an

integrated

and very complex

device

which

requires

some

care

in

order

to

guarantee

its

maximum

life-time.

The

hard

disk

when

operating

is

cooled

by

a

little

built-in

fan.

Make

sure

that

the

air

inlets

behind

the

keyboard

(9)

and

the

air

outlets

(15,0)

are

not

covered

by

documents

or

any

other

material.

The

keyboard can be

left

in

the

transport

position

or

taken

out

as

you

wish.

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AND

OPERATIONS

GUIDE

DISKETTES,

DRIVES,

HARD

DISK

When

working

with

the

system

with

the

hard

disk

switched

ON

(autodiagnostic

message:

HDU

ready)

keep

the

system

in

a

fixed

position

on

your

table.

Avoid

knocks,

vibrations

etc.

PROTECTING

THE

HARD

DISK

BEfORE

TRANSPORTING

THE

SYSTEM

We

have

provided

the

means

to

prepare

your hard

disk

for

safe

transportation

before

you

switch

off

the

system.

To

give

you

a

maximum

of

flexibility

we

offer

different

procedures

to

perform

this

operation.

Depending

on

the

circumstances

you

can

select

the

most

convenient

procedure.

If

you

have a system

with

a hard

disk

read

Chapter 8 which

provides

all

information

needed

on

this

subject.

The

next

two

Chapters

explain

some

general

aspects

concerning

the

operating

system and

the

keyboard.

4-7

KEYBOARD

DRIVERS,

UTILITIES

LOADING

AN

OPERATING

SYSTEM

FROM A DISKETTE

IN

DRIVE

A:

We

assume

that

you

have an

operating

system

(MS

available

which

you

purchased from your

dealer.

successful

completion

of

the

autodiagnostics

your

now

expecting

an

operating

system

to

be

loaded

drive

A:.

DOS

3.2)

After

the

system

is

from

disk

Insert

the

diskette

(write

protected)

with

the

operating

system

in

drive

A:,

close

the

drive

door and

switch

the

system on.

The

operating

system

will

be loaded and

you

will

see

the

MS-DOS

prompt

on

the

display.

Now

your system

is

ready

for

loading

special

utilities,

application

programs

etc.

LOADING A NATIONAL

KEYBOARD

DRIVER

By

means

of

the

keyboard

you

communicate with

the

system,

using

it

to

enter

text,

data,

and

commands.

Your

system

is

configured

at

first

to

recognise

the

US-

ASCII

version

of

the

keyboard.

If

your system does

not

have

this

version

of

the

keyboard,

it

is

important

when

loading

your

operating

system

or

application

software

to

load

also

your

particular

national

keyboard

driver

program

and

font.

This

is

a

simple

operation:

after

successfully

loading

the

operating

system,

insert

the

UTILITIES

diskette

in

drive

A

and

type

in

the

name

of

the

keyboard

driver

program which

corresponds

to

your

version

of

the

keyboard, followed

by

ENTER,

and

then type

in

the

name

of

the

font

where

applicable,

again

followed

by

ENTER.

You

will

find

further

explanations

of

this

subject

in

the

documentation

delivered

along

with

the

software

concerned.

Following

is

a

list

of

the

keyboard

drivers

which

you

will

find

on

the

UTILITIES

diskette,

and which

you

can

refer

back

to

as

necessary

when

installing

operating

systems and

5-1

software:

COUNTRY

KEYBOARD

fONT

DRIVER

Denmark

KEYBDA

NORDIC

france

KEYBFR

GRAFTABL

Germany

KEYBGR

GRAFTABL

Greece

GREEK

Italy

KEYBIT

GRAFTABL

Norway

KEYBNO

NORDIC

Portugal

KEYBPO

PORTUGAL

Spain

SPAINl

Spain

International

KEYBSP

GRAFTABL

Sweden/Finland

KEYBFS

GRAFTABL

Switzerland

(French)

KEYBSF

GRAFTABL

Switzerland

(German)

KEYBSG

GRAFTABL

United

Kingdom

KEYBUK

GRAFTABL

US/ASCII

GRAFTABL

The

following keyboard

versions

are

shown

in

the

illustrations:

US

(58),

Italy

(59),

France

(60),

Germany

(61),

Spain

International

(62),

Spain

(63),

United

Kingdom

(65),

Switzerland

(66),

Finland/Sweden

(67),

Norway

(68),

Denmark

(69),

Portugal

(71),

Greece

(72).

Please

open

out

the

illustration

which corresponds

to

your

national

version.

You

will

see

the

US-ASCII

keyboard

also

shown

on

the

same

or

adjacent

page.

5-2

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AND

OPERATIONS

GUIDE

KEYBOARD

DRIVERS,

UTILITIES

RECOMMENDED

STEPS

AfTER

LOADING

THE

OPERATING

SYSTEM

At

this

point

we

recommend

you

perform

the

following

steps

which

are

fully

explained

in

your

MS-DOS

manual:

Copying

the

national

keyboard

driver

to

the

operating

syste.

diskette

Copy

your

national

keyboard

driver

and

font

to

the

operating

system

diskette

if

you

are

using

a keyboard

other

than

the

US

ASCII

keyboard (example:

if

you

want

to

copy

the

Italian

keyboard

driver

from

this

diskette

you

have

to

copy

the

file

named:

keybit.com)

.

Creating

an

AUTOEX[C.BAT

file

Create

an

autoexec.bat

file

on

your

operating

system

diskette,

if

you

wish

certain

commands

to

be

executed

automatically

after

loading

your

operating

system

diskette.

Commands

in

the

autoexec.bat

file

on

your

operating

system

diskette

are

automatically

executed

when

the

operating

system

is

loaded.

for

example an

autoexec.bat

file

can be

used

to

automatically

load

your

national

keyboard

driver

version.

Creating a CONfIG.SYS

file

on

your

operating

syste.

diskette

If

needed,

create

a

configs.sys

file

on

your

operating

system

diskette.

The

config.sys

file

is

needed

for

example

when

special

drivers

are

to

be

loaded.

5-3

SYSTEM

WITH

HARD

DISK

If

you

have a system

with

hard

disk

some

basic

steps

are

required

to

prepare

it

before

starting

work.

1.

Partitioning,

formatting

the

hard

disk

2.

Loading an

operating

system

to

the

hard

disk

3.

Copying

the

national

keyboard

driver

to

the

hard

disk

4.

Creating

an

AUTOEXEC.BAT

file

on

the

hard

disk

5.

Creating

a

CONFIG.SYS

file

on

the

hard

disk

Follow

the

instructions

in

your

operating

system manual

to

perform

these

steps.

COPYING

THE

TRAVEL

UTILITY

Another

step

which

we

hard

disk

is

to

UTILITIES

diskette

to

the

root

directory

of

recommend

when

you have a system

with

copy

the

file

"travel.exe"

from

the

the

operating

system

diskette

and

to

the

hard

disk.

The

command

for

copying

the

Travel

utility

from

the

utilities-diskette

(inserted

in

drive

A:)

to

the

root

directory

of

the

hard

disk

is:

copy

a:travel.exec

C:\

5-4

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AND

OPERATIONS

GUIDE

KEYBOARD

DRIVERS,

UTILITIES

Using

the

travel

utility

After

the

Travel

utility

has

been

copied

from

the

UTILITIES

diskette

to

the

operating

system

diskette

it

can be

called

and

executed

directly

from

the

operating

system

diskette

or

from

the

hard

disk.

This

utility

will

be

useful

when

you

are

about

to

switch

OFF

your system

with

hard

disk

and want

to

transport

it.

Refer

to

Chapter

8

for

a

full

description

of

this

i~ortant

utility.

5-5

WORKING

WITH

THE

KEYBOARD

After

loading

the

operating

system

software

and

the

keyboard

driver

(if

you

do

not

have

the

US-ASCII

keyboard),

as

explained

in

your

software

documentation,

you

will

then

have

available

all

the

functions

and

capabilities

which

are

described

below.

Your

keyboard has

the

following

types

of

keys:

10

Function

Keys

at

the

left

of

the

keyboard:

These keys have

certain

functions

which

are

defined

by

the

software

which has been

installed.

Once

defined,

you

can

then

use one

of

these

keys

to

replace

a

complete

command

entry

on

the

keyboard.

The

alphanumeric keys :

These keys

are

used

to

enter

text

and numbers,

as

on

a

normal

typewriter.

A numeric keypad (58,H)

alphanumeric

section.

A

number

of

special

keys.

ENTERING

TEXT

IN

UPPER

CASE

integrated

into

the

This

is

done

as

follows:

Press

and hold

down

one

of

the

SHIFT

keys

(58,G)(58,E)

(marked

with

a broad arrow

pointing

upwards), and

then

press

the

letter

to

be

entered

in

upper

case.
When

you

wish

to

enter

text

all

in

upper

case,

the

alphabetic

section

of

the

keyboard can

be

locked

in

the

upper

case

mode

by

means

of

the

CAPS

LOCK

key

(58,0)

Thereafter,

you

can

enter

letters

in

lower

case

by

pressing

one

of

the

SHIfT keys

along

with

the

letter

to

be

entered

in

lower

case.

6-1

To

revert

to

lower

case

mode, simply

press

the

CAPS

LOCK

key once more.

An

LED

indicator

on

the

CAPS

LOCK

key

lights

up

when

the

alphabetic

section

of

the

keyboard

is

in

upper

case

mode.

MULTI-CHARACTER

KEYS

Some

keys,

on

certain

national

keyboards,

are

capable

of

entering

up

to

five

characters,

depending

on

which key

combination

is

used

along

with

them .

The

illustration

(J9,A)

shows which key combination

accesses

which

character

on

one

of

these

multi-character

keys (on

the

left

is

shown

a

general

example,

on

the

right

is

shown

a

special

key from

the

Norwegian

keyboard):

Each

character

has a

corresponding

key combination

as

follows:

A -

The

key

alone

is

pressed

(unshifted)

B -

Press

and hold

down

ALT

and

then

the

key

(unshifted)

C -

Press

and

hold

down

SHIFT

and

then

the

key

o -

Press

and

hold

down

ALT

and

SHIFT

and

then

the

key

E -

Press

and hold

down

CTRL

and

ALT

and

then

the

key.

Note

concerning

the

above:

When

entering

one

of

the

above

combinations,

press

the

keys

in

the

order

shown,

holding

down

the

first

while

pressing

the

second,

and

so

on. Hold

down

the

keys

until

the

desired

action

has

taken

effect.

The

above

table

concerns

only

the

alphanumeric keys and

does

not

apply

to

the

nu.eric

keypad , which

will

be

explained

later

on. Dual

function

control

keys

(e.g.

the

cursor

keys)

will

be

explained

separately.

The

number key

6-2

M15

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INSTALLATION

AND

OPERATIONS

GUIDE

WORKING

WITH

THE

KEYBOARD

pad

will

also

be

dealt

with

in

a

separate

paragraph.

THE

CURSOR

CONTROL

KEYS

In

the

normal mode,

i.e.

without

combining

other

keys,

the

block

of

keys marked

with

arrows

on

the

right

side

of

the

keyboard

(58,C)

are

used

to

direct

the

cursor

on

the

screen

as

follows:

~

Cursor one

character

to

the

right

~

» » » » »

left

t

» » »

upwards

~

» » »

downwards

THE

EDIT/SHIfT

KEY

This

is

a

toggle

key,

i.e.

when

pressed,

it

remains

inserted

until

pressed

a second

time,

when

it

returns

to

normal

position;

you

can

easily

see,

therefore,

if

the

key

has been

activated,

simply

by

looking

at

it.

When

it

is

pressed

(in

conjunction

with

certain

application

programs),

the

cursor

keys

on

the

right

of

the

keyboard assume

their

secondary

functions,

which

are

as

follows:

HOME

END

PG

UP

PG

ON

Cursor

to

start

of

text

to

end

of

text

to

start

of

preceding

page

to

start

of

following

page

The

EDIT/SHIFT

key

returns

to

normal

position

when

pressed

a second

time;

the

above keys

then

return

to

their

normal

(cursor

control)

functions.

Note:

Even

the

INS

key and

the

DEL

key

assume

their

secondary

function,

which

is

indicated

on

the

keys.

6-3

THE

AUTOMATIC

REPEAT

fUNCTION

As

long

as

a key

is

pressed,

the

corresponding

letter

or

function

will

be

repeated.

This

feature

also

applies

to

combinations

of

keys.

All

keys

for

which

the

automatic

repeat

function

serves

a

purpose

possess

this

feature.

DEAD

KEY

SYMBOLS

On

the

various

national

keyboards,

there

are

keys marked

with

symbols which,

when

pressed,

do

not

appear

on

the

screen.

These

characters

are

used

only

in

conjunction

with

other

keys

to

produce

certain

seldom-used

characters

for

which

no

separate

key has been

provided

(for

example

accented

letters).

These keys

are

known

as

the

Dead

Keys.

For example,

the

following

symbols

may

appear,

depending

on

the

keyboard:

,

"

••

-

Each

national

version

of

the

keyboard

possesses

its

own

particular

'dead

keys'.

For example,

in

order

to

produce

an

accented

character

on

a

German

keyboard, you would

press

first

the

dead key, followed

by

the

letter

which

is

to

appear

with

the

accent.

When

this

is

done,

the

system

checks

in

order

to

verify

that

the

accent

+

character

entered

is

a

valid

combination.

If

it

is

an

illegal

combination,

both

character

and symbol appear

on

the

screen

and

at

the

same time

there

is

an

audible

signal

to

bring

the

error

to

your

attention.

(Please

note:

on

the

Spanish

keyboard,

the

'"

character

appears

in

this

case

as

•.

)

The

table

below shows

all

the

valid

letter-dead

key

combinations

for

all

the

national

keyboard

versions:

6-4

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WORKING

WITH

THE

KEYBOARD

KEYBOARD

DEAD

SYMBOL

SUPPORTm

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GERMANY

GREECE

PORTUGAL

SPAIN

INTERNATIONAL

DENMARK,NORWAY

SWEDEN/FINLAND

SPAIN

SWITZERLAND

(FRENCH)

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(GERMAN)

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6-5

THE

NUMBER

KEY

PAD

The

keyboard has a

block

of

number keys

especially

for

entering

sets

of

numbers.

Since

the

keyboard has been

designed

to

be compact,

these

keys

do

not

appear

as

a

separate

block,

but

are

included

inside

the

alphanumeric

area

(it

is

indicated

by

the

outlined

area

in

the

Figure

(58,H).

The

numeric key

area

is

activated

as

follows:

Press

the

NUH

LOCK

key

(58,A).

The

indicator

light

on

the

key comes on.

Press

the

EDIT/SHIFT

key (58,F)

(this

is

a

toggle

key and

remains

in,

until

pressed

a second

time).

The

shaded

area

shown

in

the

illustration

can

now

be used

to

make

numeric

entries.

On

the

numeric keypad,

you

should

now

have

access

to

the

following

characters,

which

are

marked

on

the

front

of

the

keys:

0,

1,

2,

3,

4,

5,

6,

7,

8,

9,

+,

•

You

can

de-activate

the

numeric keypad

by

releasing

the

EDIT/SHIFT

key, and

then

pressing

the

NUM

LOCK

key

(the

indicator

light

on

the

latter

goes

out).

All

the

above

keys

then

return

to

their

normal

functions.

HOW

TO

COMPLETE

AN

ENTRY

When

you

make

a

data

input

through

the

keyboard,

the

entry

is

not

processed

by

the

system

until

you

press

the

ENTER

key (58,8)

(also

sometimes

called

CR

Carriage

Return).

This key

is

to

be found

on

the

right

hand

side

of

the

alphanumeric

area

of

the

keyboard, and

is

marked

with

an

arrow

bent

to

the

left

(~).

The

data

entered

on

the

keyboard, and

subsequently

processed

by

the

system

when

the

ENTER

key

is

pressed,

constitute

an

"Entry".

When

this

entry

consists

of

a

6-6

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AND

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WORKING

WITH

THE

KEYBOARD

Command

given

to

the

system

to

execute

certain

functions,

execution

of

the

command

will

begin

only

after

the

abovementioned

ENTER

key

is

pressed.

CORRECTING

SPELLING

MISTAKES

WHEN

MAKING

ENTRIES

Before

you complete an

entry

by

pressing

the

ENTER

key, you

may

still

correct

any

errors

in

the

entry

by

using

the

Backspace key

to

bring

the

cursor

back

to

the

mistaken

character

or

characters.

The

Backspace key (58,K)

is

found

in

the

top

right

part

of

the

keyboard.

This

key

will

erase

each

character

to

the

left

of

the

cursor

until

you

arrive

at

the

mistaken

character.

You

can

then

recompose your

entry

and

press

the

ENTER

key.

OTHER

SPECIAL

CHARACTERS

All

the

other

special

keys,

which have

not

so

far.

can be found

in

the

following

explanation

of

their

functions.

The

keys

from

left

to

right

of

the

keyboard,

starting

been mentioned

table,

with

an

are

explained

from

the

top.

Please

note

that

the

explanations

given

serve

only

as

a

general

guide,

and

that

the

function

of

each key

still

depends

on

the

particular

program which has been

loaded.

KEY

SYMBOL

(US-ASCII)

ESC

FUNCTION

A

function

key,

never

used

in

combination

with

other

keys:

frequently

used

to

return

to

the

previous

page

of a menu

(ESC = ESCAPE)

6-7

I~

-71

SCROLL

LOCK

BREAK

NUM

LOCK

CTRL

ENTER

or

CR

~

DEL

6-8

Used

to

jump

to

the

next

tabulation

point

on

a

line

Stops

scrolling

on

the

screen,

or

changes

the

type

of

scrolling

Interrupts

an

output,

or

a

listing,

or

the

running

of

a program; used

together

with

SHIFT

Switches

to

the

numeric

keypad,

in

order

to

make

numeric

entries;

used

only

in

conjunction

with

EDIT

/SHIFT

Function

key used

only

in

conjunction

with

other

keys

(CTRL = CONTROL)

Used

to

complete an

entry

(CR = Carriage

Return)

The

character

indicated

by

the

cursor

is

erased

M15

PLUS

INSTALLATION

AND

OPERATIONS

GUIDE

SHIFT

t

INS

PRT

SC

EDIT/SHIFT

ALT

CAPS

LOCK

WORKING

WITH

THE

KEYBOARD

Only used

together

with

other

keys,

to

switch

to

the

upper

case,

or

to

select

the

alternative

function

of

a key

Entries

are

added

to

the

screen,

without

overwriting;

striking

the

key

again

returns

to

overstrike

mode

(INS =

INSERT)

Prints

the

contents

of

a

screen

(PRT

SC = PRINT

SCREEN);

used

together

with

SHIFT

This

is

a

toggle

key:

when

used

in

conjunction

with

Num

Lock,

it

activates

the
numeric keypad.
Otherwise,

when

pressed,

it

activates

the

alternative

functions

of

the

cursor

keys.

Then

in

conjunction

with

word-

processing

programs,

it

activates

the

Home,

End,

Pg

Up,

Pg

On,

functions

Function

key, used

only

together

with

other

keys

(ALT=ALTERNATE)

Locks

into

upper

case:

a second

action

on

the

key

returns

to

lower

case

6-9

SWITCHING

BACK

TO

THE

US-ASCII

KEYBOARD

After

loading

a

national

keyboard

driver,

you

can

return

to

the

US-ASCII

keyboard

by

pressing

the

key combination

CTRL

+

ALT

+ Fl .

You

can

then

select

your

national

keyboard

version

using

the

key combination

CTRL + ALT + F2

.

THE

SWISS-GERMAN/SWISS-fRENCH

KEYBOARD

There

is

only

one Swiss keyboard

version,

which

serves

for

both

the

Swiss-French and Swiss-German

character

sets.

If

you

have

this

keyboard,

you

must

load

the

correct

keyboard

driver.

The

keyboard

driver

affects

three

keys, which

are

shown

in

the

illustration

(39,8).

THE

GREEK

KEYBOARD

Both Greek and

Latin

characters

can

be

entered

on

this

keyboard.

When

delivered,

the

keyboard

is

configured

for

the

Latin

alphabet.

In

order

to

change

to

the

Greek

alphabet,

simply

press

the

ALT

and

ENTER

keys,

at

the

same

time.

To

return

to

the

Latin

alphabet,

use

the

same

procedure.
Only

the

alphabetic

area

of

the

keyboard

is

affected

by

this

procedure.

The

other

keys

retain

the

same

functions

for

both,

with

the

exception

shown

in

(39,C).

6-10

H15

PLUS

INSTALLATION

AND

OPERATIONS

GUIDE

WORKING

WITH

THE

KEYBOARD

THE

PORTUGUESE

KEY.BOARD

On

the

Portuguese

keyboard,

the

produced

by

first

pressing

the

or

U.

characters

U and U

are

key, and

then

either

u

SOfTWARE

RESET

(CTRl

+

AlT

+

DEL)

The

Reset

is

an

important

function

of

your computer

system,

and

is

used,

for

example,

when

the

computer

is

blocked

or

is

not

accepting

commands

from

the

keyboard.

When

a Reset

is

made,

all

the

data

stored

in

the

system's

memory

are

lost.

All

memories,

registers,

etc.,

are

set

to

zero,

and

the

operating

system

is

reloaded.

Once

the

operating

system has been

successfully

loaded,

a

Reset

is

made

by

pressing

the

key combination

CTRl + AlT

+

DEL. This

is

called

a

Software

Reset.

If

the

operating

system has

not

been loaded

successfully,

or

if

for

any

reason

the

system

is

not

accepting

commands

from

the

keyboard, a system

reset

can

only

be

performed

by

switching

OFF

and

ON

(this

is

called

a Hardware

Reset).

IMPORTANT:

Both

types

of

Reset

should

be

used

carefully

since

all

data

stored

in

your system

memory

will

be

lost

after

a

Reset.

6-11

AC/BATTERY

OPERATION,

CHARGING

THE

BATTERIES

GENERAL

Your

portable

which

allow

AC

supply,

information

batteries.

PC

is

equipped

the the

system

as

you

wish.

needed

when

with

rechargeable

batteries

to

be

operated

with

or

without

This

chapter

provides

all

working

on

AC

power

or

on

BATTERY

BACK

UP

(IN

CASE

Of

POWER

fAILURE,

UNINTENDED

CABLE

DISCONNECTION)

Your

system

is

equipped

with

an

automatic

backup

facility

.

This

means

that

in

case

of

a power

cut

(due

to

a power

failure

or

due

to

an

unintended

cable

disconnection

when

operating

on

AC

power,

the

system

will

automatically

be

powered

by

the

batteries.

No

data

will

be

lost

.

IMPORTANT:

In such a

case

the

hard

disk

will

only

continue

working (on

battery

power)

if

the

hard

disk

switch

(38,8)

is

in

the

ON

position

(=1).

When

you

work

on

AC

power

in

environments where

the

AC

power

is

not

very

reliable,

we

recommend

as a matter

of

routine

you

leave

the

hard

disk

switch

in

position

ON

(=1)

if

the

hard

disk

is

needed

while

you

are

working.

7-1

DURATION

OF

OPERATION

ON

BATTERIES

UNDER

DIFFERENT

CONDITIONS

Syste.s

with two

disk

drives

See

the

following

table.

Note

the

differences

in

the

duration

of

battery

operation

when

using

the

backlight.

SITUATION

FLOPPY

DISKS

BEING

ACCESSED

AT

5%

OF

THE

OPERATING

TIME;

(5%

DUTY)

-

BACKLIGHT

OFF

-

BACKLIGHT

ON

DURATION

OF

BATTERY

OPERATION

WITH

FULLY

CHARGED

BATTERIES

5.5

hours

2.5

hours

If

the

disk

drives

are

used

for

a

higher

percentage

of

the

time,

the

battery

duration

is

reduced;

if

lower,

then

the

duration

is

increased.

7-2

H15

PLUS

INSTALLATION

AND

OPERATIONS

GUIDE

AC/BATTERY

OPERATION,

CHARGING

THE

BATTERIES

Syste.s

with

hard

disk

See

the

following

table

. Note

the

differences

in

the

duration

of

battery

operation

when

using

the

backlight

and/or

the

hard

disk.

SITUATION

HARD

DISK

SWITCHED

OFF

FLOPPY

DISK

BEING

ACCESSED

AT

5~

OF

THE
OPERATING
TIME;

(5~

DUTY)

-

BACKLIGHT

OFF

-

BACKLIGHT

ON

HARD

DISK

SWITCHED

ON

HARD

DISK

BEING

ACCESSED

AT

5~

OF

THE

OPERATING

TIME;

(5%

DUTY)

DURATION

OF

BATTERY

OPERATION

WITH

FULLY

CHARGED

BATTERIES

5.5

hours

2.5

hours

-

BACKLIGHT

OFF

1 hour

-

BACKLIGHT

ON

40

minutes

If

the

hard

disk

is

used

for

a

higher

percentage

of

the

time,

the

battery

duration

is

reduced;

if

lower, then

the

duration

is

increased.

7- 3

WORKING

ON

BATTERIES;

BATTERY

lOW

INDICATOR

You

will

be

informed

in

two

ways

that

the

batteries

have

become

discharged:

1.

The

battery

indicator

light

beside

the

display

(40,8)

comes on.

2.

An

acoustic

signal

is

emitted

through

the

speaker

(4O,A) (5

beeps),

at

short

intervals.

When

the

battery

indicator

light

comes

on

and

you

hear

the

acoustic

signal,

this

means

that

the

batteries

have

become

discharged

and

there

remains between one and

five

minutes

of

battery

power.

The

exact

time remaining depends

on

the

age

of

the

batteries

and

on

the

working

conditions

(hard

disk

on/off,

backlight

on/off

etc.).

BATTERY

OPERATION,

CHARGING

UP

THE

BATTERIES

When

the

battery

indicator

light

ca.es

on,

it

is

very

i~ortant

to

take

the

following

steps

i..ediately:

1.

Switch

off

the

backlight

to

save

battery

power.

2. Bring your

current

work

session

to

a

close.

3.

Avoid

as

far

as

possible

all

activities

which

involve

long

read/write

operations

on

the

disk

drive(s)/hard

disk.

(For example:

do

not

execute

the

FORMAT

command.)

4.

Store

all

your

data.

5.

Switch

the

system

off.

If

your system

is

equipped

with

a hard

disk:

switch

the

hard

disk

off.

7-4

M15

PLUS

INSTALLATION

AND

OPERATIONS

GUIDE

AC/BATTERY

OPERATION,

CHARGING

THE

BATTERIES

6.

Connect

the

battery

charge

cable,

in

the

order

shown

below,

if

you

wish

to

charge

up

the

batteries

again:

a)

insert

the

charge

cable

connector

jack

into

the

socket

on

the

rear

of

the

computer marked (lO,A).

b) Connect

the

AC

cable

to

the

AC

adapter

(19,A) .

c)

The

last

step,

as

always,

should

be

the

connection

of

the

AC

cable

to

the

AC

outlet

(20,A) .

d)

If

the

cable

connections

are

made

green

indicator

light

(lO,e)

on

comes on.

correctly,

the

the

AC

adapter

e)

Leave

the

cables

connected

in

this

way

for

about

15

hours.

The

batteries

cannot

be

overcharged.

When

the

batteries

have been charged

completely,

charging

stops

automatically.

The

indicator

light

(16,A) remains

on

as

long

as

the

AC

adapter

is

connected

to

a

wall

outlet.

f)

To

disconnect

the

power

supply

from

the

PC,

first

disconnect

the

power

supply

cable

from

the

wall

outlet,

then

disconnect

the

DC

cable

from

the

PC.

WORKING

ON

AC

AND

CHARGING

BATTERIES

Battery

charging

is

independent

of

the

position

of

the

power

ON/OFF

switch.

Switch

the

system

on

again,

if

you

wish

to

continue

working. In

this

situation

the

system

is

powered

by

the

power

supply

and

the

batteries

are

being

recharged

at

the

same

time.

Charging

of

the

batteries

stops

automatically

after

the

batteries

have been

completely

charged.

The

indicator

light

(16,A) remains

ON

as

long

as

the

AC

adapter

is

connected

to

the

wall

outlet

even

if

the

AC

7-5

adapter

is

disconnected

from

the

PC.

To

disconnect

the

power

supply

from

the

PC,

first

switch

the

system

off,

then

disconnect

the

power

supply

cable

from

the

wall

outlet,

then

disconnect

the

DC

cable

from

the

PC.

IMPORTANT

fEATURE:

AUTOMATIC

CHARGING

Of

BATTERIES

WHEN

WORKING

ON

AC

When

you

are

working

on

AC

(power

will

automatically

be

recharged

reached a certain

point.

In

this

situation

nothing

acoustic/optical

signal).

will

supply)

if

the

be

the

batteries

discharge

has

indicated

(no

To

make

sure

that

the

batteries

are

completely

charged

leave

the

AC

adapter

connected

(for

a

maximum

of

15

hours).

IMPORTANT:

If

you

are

working

on

AC

power most

of

the

time,

the

batteries

remain

almost

completely

charged.

NOTE

ON

fILE

SAVING

We

assume

here

that

you

know

how

important

it

is,

during

a

working

session,

to

store

your

files

and

data

regularly,

in

order

to

avoid

any

loss

which might be caused

by

unexpected

circumstances.

This

regular

saving

of

files

and

data

is

also

recOMMended

when

working

on

battery.

7-6

M15

PLUS

INSTALLATION

AND

OPERATIONS

GUIDE

AC/BATTERY

OPERATION,

CHARGING

THE

BATTERIES

IMPORTANT

ADVICE

ON

WORKING

WITH

BATTERIES

The

rechargeable

batteries

which

equip

your system have a

limited

life.

The

batteries,

system,

and

AC

adapter

are

so

made

that

the

batteries

can

support

500

charge/recharge

cycles.

If

you

keep

to

the

following

guidelines,

you

will

get

the

maximum

operating

time from your

batteries:

1.

If

an

AC

outlet

is

within

reach,

connect your system

to

it.

2. Always

recharge

the

batteries

when

you

have

seen

the

battery

indicator

light

come

on

(batteries

in

low

condition).

3.

Once

the

recharging

is

complete (15

hours)

we

recommend

that

you

remove

the

battery

charging

cable.

4.

When

you

are

no

longer

using

the

system,

before

putting

it

away, be

careful

to

switch

the

system

off

in

order

to

avoid

completely

discharging

the

batteries.

5.

You

should

charge

the

batteries

up

in

advance

if

you

plan

to

run

the

system

on

them

for

long

periods,

or

in

places

where

there

is

no

AC

outlet.

CHARGING

UP

THE

BATTERIES

fOR

THE

fIRST

TIME

The

batteries

which

you

will

find

inside

the

central

unit

have been

only

partially

charged

in

the

factory.

We

therefore

recommend

that

you

charge

them

up

as

described

in

this

Chapter.

7-7

A

fEW

TIPS

ON

CABLE

CONNECTION/DISCONNECTION

Keep

in

mind

the

following

points

when

connecting

or

disconnecting

cables.

1.

Before making any changes

to

cable

connections,

switch

the

system

off,

after

first

terminating

your

work

session

and

storing

all

your

data.

2. While working

on

AC

power

the

DC

cable

may

be

disconnected,

since

the

battery

back-up

facility

guarantees

automatically

that

the

system

continues

operating

on

batteries

(no

data

will

be

lost);

this

disconnecting

should

be avoided

if

possible.

SYSTEM

fEATURE:

ACOUSTIC

WARNING

IN

CASE

Of

NO

DRIVE/KEYBOARD

ACCESS

Your

system

is

equipped

with a useful

feature

that

prevents

you

from

forgetting

to

switch

off

the

system

when

it

is

no

longer

being

used.

When

neither

the

disk

drive(s)/hard

disk

nor

the

keyboard

has been

accessed

for

more

than

10

minutes,

the

system

automatically

emits

two

beeps

(duration

1-2

seconds)

to

indicate

that

it

is

not

being used.

This

feature

helps

to

prevent

the

batteries

from

being

discharged

if

you

have

forgotten

to

switch

the

system

Off.

7-8

H15

PLUS

INSTALLATION

AND

OPERATIONS

GUIDE

AC/BATTERY

OPERATION,

CHARGING

THE

BATTERIES

WHEN

IS

BATTERY

REPLACEMENT

NECESSARY?

If,

after

a

full

charging

cycle,

the

battery

indicator

light

beside

the

display

comes on

within

a

time

period

which

is

50%

below

the

values

described

in

the

tables

in

this

Chapter,

the

battery

needs

to

be

replaced.

Since

operating

with

hard

disk

and/or

the

backlight

involves

sa.e

uncertainty

in

judging

the

condition

of

the

battery,

use

the

following

exa.ple

to

evaluate

the

battery

conditions.

If,

after

a

full

charging

cycle,

you

start

working

on

batteries

with

the

backlight

switched

OFF

and

the

hard

disk

switched

OFF

(if

your

system

is

equipped

with a hard

disk)

and

the

battery

indicator

light

beside

the

display

comes on

within

3

to

4

hours,

(assuming

the

diskette

drive(s)

are

in

use

for

about

5

to

10%

of

this

time),

the

battery

needs

to

be

replaced.

follow

the

instructions

given

in

Appendix

A,

to

change

the

batteries.

7-9

SWITCHING

Off,

TRANSPORTING

YOUR

SYSTEM

NOTE

ON

fILE

SAVING

Before

you

switch

off

your system (two

disk

drives/hard

disk),

finish

your

current

working

session

and

save

the

files.

SWITCHING

Off A

SYSTEM

WITH

TWO

DISK

DRIVES

A

system

with

two

disk

drives

does

not

require

any

special

attention

before

you

switch

it

off/transport

it.

PROTECTING

THE

HARD

DISK

BEfORE

SWITCHING

Off A

SYSTEM

WITH

HARD

DISK

Systems

equipped

with

a

hard

disk

require

an

extra

step

before

they

are

switched

off/transported.

The

information

on

the

hard

disk

is

read

and

written

to

by

means

of

the

hard

disk

heads

which

are

moved

rapidly

by

the

system

to

the

positions

on

the

hard

disk

where

information

is

to

be

accessed.

These

heads,

if

not

protected

by

the

procedure

described

below,

are

likely

to

damage

the

hard

disk

when

you

move/transport

your

system

unless

they

are

parked

in

a

safe

position.
As

a

matter

of

routine

we

recommend you perform

this

procedure

to

protect

your

hard

disk

before

you

switch

off

your

system.

Note

that

this

precaution

protects

your system from

being

damaged

if,

for

example,

it

is

being

moved

by

an

unauthorized

person

not

familiar

with

the

system. Beware

of

leaving

the

system

unattended!

8-1

The

built-in

auta.atic

hard

disk

protection

utility

An

automatic

built-in

hard

disk

protection

utility

is

provided,

which

functions

as

follows:

When

the

hard

operations)

by

hard

disk

heads

position.

disk

is

not

accessed

(no

read/write

the

system

for

more

than

one

minute,

the

will

automatically

be parked

in

a

safe

The

hard

disk

indicator

light

(J2,C)

starts

blinking

(blink

frequency:

approximately

O. S Hz).

When

the

hard

disk

indicator

light

is

blinking

as

described

above,

you

may

switch

off

the

system

and

.ave

it

without

risk.
Note: Of

course

you need

not

switch

off

the

syste

••

You

aay

continue

working.

As

soon

as

the

hard

disk

is

accessed

by

any

system

cOMMand

the

hard

disk

heads

will

be

.aved

again.

The

system

should

not

be

switched

off/transported

im.ediately

after

that

.

The

procedure

described

above

functions

whether

or

not

the

hard

disk

is

formatted

or

the

Operating

System

loaded.

The

travel

utility

for

protecting

the

hard

disk

The

above

procedure

may

be

switch

off

your

system

work

session.

inconvenient

if

you want

to

immediately

after

finishing

your

If

an

operating

system

has

been

loaded

(from

hard

disk

or

from

the

operating

system

diskette)

you

may

proceed

as

follows:

8-2

Load

the

Utilities

diskette

into

disk

drive

A and

type

the

command:

a:travel

(ENTER>

M15

PLUS

INSTALLATION

AND

OPERATIONS

GUIDE

SWITCHING

orr,

TRANSPORTING

YOUR

SYSTEM

If

you

copied

the

Travel

utility

to

the

operating

system

diskette

as

described

in

this

manual

you

can

type

the

command

a:travel

(ENTER)

with

the

operating

system

diskette

inserted

in

drive

A:.

If

you

copied

the

travel

utility

to

the

root

directory

of

the

hard

disk

as

described

in

this

manual

you

can

type

the

command

\

travel

(ENTER)

directly

with

the

C) prompt

on

the

screen

.

No

diskette

needs

to

be

inserted

into

drive

A:.

NOTE:

After

the

Travel

utility

has

been loaded

you

will

be

informed

in

two

different

ways

that

the

hard

disk

heads

have been parked

in a safe

zone:

1.

A message

(42)

appears

on

the

screen

to

inform

you

that

the

hard

disk

heads have been

parked.

2.

The

hard

disk

indicator

light

blinking

(frequency:

0.5

Hz).

(41,C)

starts

The

system
keyboard.
system can
hard

disk

.

will

not

accept

any

further

input

from

the

The

system

.ust

be

switched

off. Now

the

be

moved/transported

without

any

risk

to

the

Whenever

the

system

is

switched

on

again,

the

keyboard

and system

will

function

normally.

8-3

The

ship

disk

utility

in

the

Customer

Test

A

third

procedure

is

provided

to

protect

the

hard

disk

heads.

Since

this

procedure

is

part

of

the

Customer

Test

which must be loaded from

the

UTILITIES

diskette

and

since

this

procedure

will

be

useful,

when

you

are

running

the

Customer

Test

or

if

for

any

reason

an

operating

system

cannot be

loaded,

refer

to

Appendix B

for

a

fuller

description.

SPECIAL

SITUATIONS

To

protect

the

hard

disk

heads

when

no

operating

system

or

UTILITIES

diskette

is

available,

the

hard

disk

heads can

only

be

protected

using

the

built-in

automatic

hard

disk

protect

utility

(the

first

procedure

described).

Wait

about one minute

without

performing any

activities

on

your

system,

until

the

hard

disk

indicator

light

(41,C)

starts

blinking.

Then

switch

the

system

off.

TRANSPORTING

YOUR

SYSTEM

The

shoulder

strap

can be used

to

transport

and

to

handle

your system.
When

carrying

the

system

to

a

new

location,

use

the

carrier

bag

supplied.

This bag

gives

protection

against

knocks and

jolts,

and

provides

space

for

transporting

the

system,

together

with

cables,

AC

adapter,

manuals, and

diskettes.

Before

carrying

the

computer anywhere,

take

any

diskettes

out

of

the

disk

drive(s).

8-4

H15

PLUS

INSTALLATION

AND

OPERATIONS

GUIDE

ADJUSTMENTS,

UPGRADING,

REPLACING

BATTERIES

SETTING/RE-ADJUSTING

THE

RESISTANCE

Of

THE

DISPLAY

HINGES

The

display

unit,

when

opened,

has a certain

resistance

to

movement which

is

adjusted

by

means

of

the

two

screws

(43,A)(44,A).

These

screws

have been

set

in

such a way

in

the

factory

that

no

adjustment

is

necessary.

After

a

certain

period,

however,

some

re-adjustment

may

appear

necessary

in

order

to

increase

or

decrease

the

resistance;

in

this

case

you can

proceed

as

follows:

1.

Find a medium-sized

coin.

2.

To

increase

the

resistance

of

the

display

hinges,

turn

both

screws

one

quarter

turn

clockwise

(43),

(44)

3.

To

decrease

the

resistance

of

the

display

hinges,

turn

the

screws

one

quarter

turn

anti-clockwise

(46),(47)

.

4.

Never

turn

the

screws

more

than

one

quarter

turn

(45)

at

a

time,

and check

after

each

turn

the

screen's

resistance

to

movement back and

forth.

The

screen

is

at

its

optimum

setting

when

it

remains

securely

in

any

of

the

working

positions

(opened

over

90

degrees),

and

there

is

only

a

slight

or

medium

resistance

to

a change

of

position.

UPGRADING

THE

SYSTEM

WITH

THE

5.25"

OPTIONAL

DISK

DRIVE

A

5.25"

disk

drive

is

available,

which can be

connected

to

the

disk

drive

interface

(15,8)

.

This

disk

drive

uses

diskettes

which have a

capacity

of

320K

bytes

(when

formatted),

and

is

powered

independently

of

the

system

by

connection

to

an

AC

outlet.

It

is

considered

by

the

system

as

disk

drive

C (symbol

C:)

if

you have a system

with

two

disk

drives,

and

as

drive

0

if

you have a system

with

hard

disk.

It

can be used

to

read

and

write

data

and programs

directly

from/to

5.25"

A-I

diskettes.

When

connected,

you

can

easily

use programs and

data

available

on

5.25"

diskettes,

either

directly,

or

after

transferring

them

to

3.5"

diskettes.

If

you have a system

with

hard

disk

and you want

to

connect

an

external

disk

drive,

add

the

following

command

line

to

your

config.sys

file:

device=driver.sys/d:2/t:40/f:O

After

this

configuration,

you

will

work

on

the

external

floppy

drive

as

drive

0:.

Your

local

service

center

will

be

able

to

give

you

further

details

about

the

optional

disk

drive.

REPLACING

THE

BATTERIES

(If

for

any

reason

you wish

to

take

the

battery

out

after

a

charging

cycle,

please

allow

some

time

for

the

battery

to

cool

down

before

touching

it.)

To

replace

the

battery,

proceed

as

follows:

1.

Switch

the

system

off.

2.

Open

the

rear

panel

cover

(48,A) and

slightly

bend

it

so

that

the

plastic

pins

at

the

ends

come

out

from

their

holes;

you

can

then

remove

it

and

put

it

aside.

3.

Loosen

the

two

screws

(49,B)(49,A)

and

put

them

aside.

4.

Remove

the

battery

compartment

cover

(SO,A) .

5.

Pullout

the

battery

connector.

Press

the

small

catch

(51,A)

on

top

of

the

connector

whilst

pulling

at

the

same time

(51,B).

6.

Take

out

the

battery

(52,A) .

A-2

H15

PLUS

INSTALLATION

AND

OPERATIONS

GUIDE

ADJUSTMENTS,

UPGRADING,

REPLACING

BATTERIES

7.

Insert

a

new

battery

(same

type),

and

reconnect

the

battery

connector

(53)

until

you

hear

a

slight

click.

8.

Set

the

battery

compartment

cover

in

to

insert

the

tabs

at

the

edges

of

corresponding

slots

(50,B)

)

in

the

and

replace

the

screws.

place

(taking

care

the

cover

into

the

computer

housing,

9.

Slightly

bend

the

rear

panel

cover

(48)

before

inserting

it

back

in

place,

so

that

the

pins

at

the

ends

enter

back

into

their

holes.

10.

New

batteries

are

to

be

recharged,

as

explained

previously,

for

the

full

charging

cycle

of

about

15

hours.

REPLACING

THE

BACKLIGHT

The

backlight

has been

designed

to

support

your system

for

a

long

period

of

time

before

replacement

may

become

necessary.
Replacement

should

be

considered

significant

decrease

of

brightness.

when

you

note

a

The

backlight

has

to

be

replaced

by

an

technician.

authorized

A-3

TROUBLE

SHOOTING,

CUSTOMER

TEST

TROUBLESHOOTING

There

are

many

situations

in

which problems

may

arise,

for

which

you

can

yourself

pinpoint

the

cause,

and

then

easily

supply

the

remedy.

The

following

list

gives

you

guidelines

for

solving

many

of

these

problems.

1.

PROBLEM:
When

the

system

is

switched

on

(Power

indicator

light

ON ) nothing

appears

on

the

screen.

POSSIBLE

CAUSE

1:

When

working

on

AC

supply:

You

have

not

adjusted

the

contrast

control

correctly.

POSSIBLE

SOLUTION

1:

Turn

the

contrast

control

slowly

in

both

directions,

and

find

the

optimum

setting.

POSSIBLE

CAUSE

2:

When

working

on

batteries:

The

battery

is

completely

discharged.

You

may

have

forgotten

to

switch

the

system

off.

(In

this

case

the

POWER

indicator

light

does

not

come

on.)

POSSIBLE

SOLUTION

2:

Change back

to

AC

operation.

batteries.

2.

PROBLEM:

Recharge

the

On

battery:

after

switching

the

system on,

several

lines

appear

on

the

screen,

the

diagnostics

do

not

run,

the

battery

indicator

does

not

light,

and

there

is

no

acoustic

signal

(or

only one

beep).

POSSIBLE

CAUSE:

Batteries

too

discharged.

8-1

POSSIBLE

SOLUTION:

Change

to

AC.

Charge

the

batteries.

3.

PROBLEM:
You

are

working

on

batteries:

relatively

new

batteries

seem

not

to

be

sufficiently

charged

up

after

a

full

charging

cycle

of

fifteen

hours).

The

"battery

low"

indicator

light

(40,8)

on

the

system

lights

up

when

you

return

to

battery

operation.

POSSIBLE

CAUSE

:

Batteries

fully

discharged.

You

might have

forgotten

to

switch

the

system

off.

POSSI8LE

SOLUTION:

In

this

case

try

a second

charging

cycle.

If

the

second

charge

cycle

is

not

successful,

consult

your

dealer.

The

battery

may

need

to

be

replaced.

4.

PR08LEM:

8-2

Systems

with

HARD

DISK,

operating

on

batteries:

After

switching

ON

the

system,

the

hard

disk

is

not

recognized

by

the

system (an

appropriate

error

messsage

will

appear

on

the

screen).

POSSIBLE

CAUSE:

You

forgot

to

switch

the

hard

disk

on,

before

you

switched

the

system on.

POSSIBLE

SOLUTION:

Save your

current

work

session

(use

the

disk

drive

A:

to

store

your

data).

M15

PLUS

INSTALLATION

AND

OPERATIONS

GUIDE

TROUBLE

SHOOTING,

CUSTOMER

TEST

Switch

the

hard

disk

on

and perform a hardware

reset

(switch

the

system

off

and

on

again).

Observe

the

autodiagnostics

and

make

sure

that

the

message

"HOU

ready"

appears.

THE

CUSTOMER

TEST

In

the

Starter

Kit

you

will

find

a

diskette

labeled

UTILITIES. This

diskette

contains

a

diagnostic

program

(Customer

Test)

that

allows

you

to

identify

problems which

might

occur

in

a system module.

You

can

test

completely

each module

of

the

system

with

this

diskette.

The

tests

will

tell

you

which module(s)

is

(are)

not

working

correctly.

When

you

have a problem

with

the

system,

you

should

use

this

diskette

before

calling

your

Field

Service

Representative

for

assistance.

These

tests

will

help

you

save time

in

finding

exactly

where

the

fault

is.

Note: Before

using

this

diskette

make

a copy

of

it.

Put

the

original

diskette

in

a

safe

place

and perform

the

tests

using

the

copy. Write

protect

the

original

diskette

and

the

copy.

You

will

find

instructions

on

how

to

make

a copy

of

a

diskette

in

the

MS-DOS

User

Guide.

We

recommend

that

you

use

the

Customer

Test

whenever

you

believe

that

there

might be

some

hardware

defect,

or

when

the

keyboard does

not

appear

to

be

transmitting

information

correctly

:

or

when

the

read/write

operations

in

the

disk

drives

appear

to

be

running

abnormally.

The

AC

adapter,

the

batteries

and

the

backlight

are

not

covered

by

this

test

program.

B-3

LOADING

AND

USING

THE

CUSTOMER

TEST

I.portant:

If

for

some

reason

you

are

planning

to

check your

diskette

drive(s)

by

means

of

the

Customer

Test,

note

the

following:

When

the

diskette

drive

is

tested,

a message

will

ask

you

to

remove

the

UTILITIES

diskette

and

to

insert

a

formatted

diskette.

This

diskette

must

be

formatted

as

explained

in

the

MS-DOS

User Guide.

It

is

important

then,

in

the

following

cases,

to

have

specially

formatted

diskettes

available:

a)

When

you

wish

to

SYSTEM

CHECKOUT,

tested

in

turn

if

drives.

select

the

Customer

Test

option:

in

which

case

the

disk

drives

will

be

you have a system with

two

disk

b)

When,

in

TEST

ONE

MODULE

mode,

you

individual

test

of

the

disk

drive(s).

select

the

You

should

proceed

as

follows

to

start

the

Customer

Test:

1.

Check

that

the

system

is

switched

off.

2. Before

beginning

the

Customer

Test,

we

recommend

that

you

make

the

power

cable

connections

between

the

AC

outlet

and

the

computer and run

the

test

on

AC

supply,

because

the

extensive

read/write

operations

made

during

the

test

are

very power-consuming.

3.

Activate

the

write-protect

tag

on

the

UTILITIES

diskette

and

insert

the

diskette

in

disk

drive

A

(the

right-hand

disk

drive).

4.

If

you

have a system with a hard

disk

switch,

set

this

switch

to

the

ON

position

(=1).

Switch

the

system

on

(setting

the

ON/OFF

switch

(22,A)

8-4

M15

PLUS

INSTALLATION

AND

OPERATIONS

GUIDE

TROUBLE

SHOOTING,

CUSTOMER

TEST

to

position

1).

5.

If

the

system

was

already

on,

then

perform

a system

reset

through

the

keyboard

by

pressing

the

CTRL+ALT+DEL

key

combination.

The

Customer

Test

is

loaded

automatically,

self-explanatory

by

means

of

the

messages

the

screen.

You

merely have

to

follow

instructions

which you

will

be

given

.

and

is

made

appearing

on

the

simple

6.

After

each

test,

you

will

be shown

the

results

on

the

screen.

If

there

is

a

"fail"

indication,

make

note

of

the

details

and

pass

these

on

to

your

after-sales

service

or

repair

technician.

Once

the

diagnostic

program

is

loaded,

a

menu

will

appear.

You

can

select

one

of

the

options

on

the

one

of

the

vertical

cursor

control

keys (

highlight

the

option,

and

then

pressing

confirm

the

selection.

menu

by

pressing

or

)

to

the

ENTER

key

to

You

can

follow

the

same

procedure

for

each

menu

that

appears

after

making a

selection

from

the

first.

The

first

screen

displays

a

menu

to

select

the

language

for

the

program messages

(54).

Select

the

language you

wish.

After

you have chosen a

language,

an

initial

message and

the

CUSTOMER

TEST

version

number

are

displayed

(55).

To

continue

press

the

ENTER

key. Then a

new

menu

appears

on

the

video

screen

offering

three

options:

TEST

ONE

MODULE

(to

test

a

single

module)

SYSTEM

CHECKOUT

(to

test

the

entire

system

automatically,

with

user

interaction

required

during

the

keyboard

test,

the

disk

drive

test

and

the

video).

PARK

DISK

HEADS

(to

set

the

read/write

heads

of

the

hard

disk

in

a

safe

zone

for

transporting

the

system).

8-5

Select

the

option

you want.

If

you have

selected

the

option

for

performing

a

single

module

test,

a

list

of

modules and system components

to

be

tested

will

be

displayed.

Select

the

module

you

want

to

test.

When

the

test

of

the

module

is

finished,

press

ENTER

to

continue

testing

the

next

module.

If

you

have

selected

the

automatic

test,

each module

is

tested

in

sequence.

During

the

test

of

a

specific

module

(both

in

SYSTEM

CHECKOUT

or

TEST

ONE

MODULE

mode),

the

module

name

and a

graphic

representation

of

the

module

are

displayed.

The

percentage

of

time

that

remains

to

complete

the

test

appears

in

a

rectangle

on

the

screen.

A message

will

appear

asking

you

to

wait

for

the

test

to

be

completed.

At

the

completion

of

the

test,

a message

will

appear

stating

that

the

test

has

passed

or

failed.

When

the

diskette

drive(s)

is

(are)

tested,

a message

will

ask you

to

remove

the

CUSTOMER

TEST

diskette

and

insert

a

formatted

diskette

as

described

above.

IMPORTANT:

When

the

diskette

drive

test(s)

is

(are)

finished,

you

will

need

to

re-format

the

diskette(s)

if

you

want

to

use

it

(them)

for

anything

else.

You

will

find

the

CUSTOMER

TEST

program easy

to

use.

The

messages which

appear

during

the

test

will

guide you

through

the

program.

You

need

not

worry

about

making wrong

selections.

If

you

find

a

malfunction

which

cannot

be

so

lved

with

the

recommendations

in

the

table

above,

then

call

your

Field

Service

Representative

for

assistance.

You

can

explain

the

problem and

the

results

of

the

CUSTOMER

TEST

.

Whenever you wish

to

change

diskettes

during

the

Test,

.ake

sure

that

the

diskette

in

the

drive

is

accessed.

Look

at

the

access

indicator

light

for

concerned

and

ensure

that

it

is

not

lit.

Custa.er

not

being

the

drive

8-6

M15

PLUS

INSTALLATION

AND

OPERATIONS

GUIDE

TROUBLE

SHOOTING,

CUSTOMER

TEST

A

point

to

re.e~r:

When

you

wish

to

test

only

certain

components,

select

the

TEST

ONE

MODULE

.ode

from

the

first

menu, and

then

select

the

appropriate

component from one

of

the

next

menus.

You

may

then

choose any component from

the

list

which

will

be

displayed.

A complete

test

of

all

the

system's

components,

which

includes

the

test

of

the

disk

drive(s)/hard

disk

which can

last

for

up

to

30

minutes.

BEfORE

TRANSPORTING

THE

SYSTEM:

THE

PARK

DISK

HEADS

OPTION

The

PARK

DISK

HEADS

option

in

the

Customer

utility

mentioned

in

Chapter 8 which can be

the

hard

disk

heads

in a safe

position

before

off

and

transport

the

system.

After

you

select

this

option:

Test

is

the

used

to

park

you

switch

1.

A message

(57)

will

appear

on

the

screen

informing

you

that

the

hard

disk

heads have been parked

in

a

safe

position;

2.

The

hard

disk

indicator

light

(41,C)

starts

blinking

twice

a second

(frequency:

0.5

Hz).

Switch

the

system

OFF,

since

no

keyboard

will

be

accepted.

moved/transported.

further

input

from

the

The

system can

now

be

We

recommmend

as

a

matter

of

routine

that

you

always

select

this

option

after

finishing

the

Customer

Test.

8-7

HOW

TO

EXIT

THE

CUSTOMER

TEST

To

exit

the

CUSTOMER

TEST,

switch

the

system

OFF

and

take

the

UTILITIES

diskette

out

of

drive

A:.

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AND

OPERATIONS

GUIDE

TECHNICAL

CHARACTERISTICS

TECHNICAL

CHARACTERISTICS

CPU:
ROM:
RAM:

CLOCK:

EXTERNAL
STORAGE:

SYSTEM

WITH

TWO

DISK

DRIVES:

SYSTEM

WITH

HARD

DISK:

Power

supply

to

80C88

(4,77

MHz)

32K

bytes

User

RAM:

512

K

bytes

Video

RAM:

16K

bytes

Battery-backed

clock/calendar

Two

3.5"

disk

drives,

each

720K
bytes
Diskettes

used: double

sided,

double

density,

135

t.p.i.

No.

of

heads:

2

No.

of

cylinders

(tracks):

80

Data

transfer

rate:

250K

bits/sec.

1

3.5"

disk

drive,

720K

bytes

1

integrated

hard

disk

(HDU)

3.5"

storage

capacity:

20

MByte

(formatted)

average

access

time:

80

msec

Central

Unit:

17

V

DC

(AC

adapter)

12

V

DC

(from

battery)

System power
consumption: system

with

two

disk

drives:

max.

30

W

C-1

(max. )

Display:

Resolution:

Keyboard:

Battery:

Interfaces:

Ambient
conditions:

C-2

system

with

hard

disk

Liquid

crystal

display

(LCD);

super

twist

backlight
Alphanumeric:

25

lines

of

80

characters

max.

40

W

25

lines

of

40

characters

(by

selection)
Graphic:
640 x 200

pixels

320 x 200

pixels

78 keys
10

Function

keys

Numeric keypad

(integrated

into

alphanumeric

area)

LEDs

indicating

numeric keypad

and upper

case

mode

Ni-Cad-Battery

set,

12

V

500

charge/recharge

cycles

15

hours

(max.)

recharging

time

Parallel

(Centronics)

Serial

(RS

232C)

Interface

for

the

optional

5.25"

disk

drive

Temperature

range:

from 100

to 40°C

(50

to

104

F).

Relative

Humidity: from

20

to

80

per

cent

(non-condensing).

Altitude

(max.):

operating

3000

m.

(l0.000

feet)

non-operating

10.000

m.

(33.000

feet)

HIS

PLUS

INSTALLATION

AND

OPERATIONS

GUIDE

AC

adapter:

(universal)

Weight:

Dimensions:

TECHNICAL

CHARACTERISTICS

Input:

A.

C.

100-240

V,

50

Hz

or

60

Hz;

Output:

17

V

AC

supply

current

variations

tolerated:

110/220

V:

Voltage

+/-10

per

cent

Frequency

+/-1

per

cent

System

with

two

disk

drives:

6.2

kg

System

with

hard

disk

6.6

kg

358 x 290 x 85

mm.

(14.09

x

11.4

x

3.34

inches)

C-J

LIST

Of

fIGURES

1)

checking

your

order

2)

connecting

the

strap

3)

opening

the

system

4)

system

opened (two

disk

drives)

5)

system

opened

(hard

disk)

6)

inserting

the

template

into

systems

with

two

disk

drives

7)

inserting

the

template

into

systems

with

hard

disk

8)

taking

out

the

keyboard,

step

1

9)

taking

out

the

keyboard,

step

2

10)

positioning

the

keyboard

at

the

maximum

distance

11)

reinserting

the

keyboard

12)

the

system,

display

etc.

13)

the

system

controls,

on

the

display

14)

the

keyboard

15)

the

back

panel

16)

the

power

supply

17)

the

on/off

switch

in

OFF

position

18)

connecting

the

DC

cable

to

the

system

19)

connecting

the

AC

cable

with

the

power

supply

20)

connecting

the

AC

cable

to

the

outlet

21)

contrast

to

maximum,

backlight

in

OFF

position

22)

on/off

switch

in

ON

position

23)

a)

readjusting

contrast,

b)

using

the

backlight

24)

autodiagnostic

(no

hard

disk)

25)

autodiagnostic

(HDU

ready)

26)

auto

diagnostic

(HDU

not

available)

27)

floppy

disk

,

general

28)

floppy

disk

(write

protected)

29)

floppy

disk

(not

write

protected)

30)

attaching

a

label

to

diskette

31)

diskette

indicator

lights

(A:,

B:)

32)

HDU,

disk

drive

indicator

lights

(C:,

A:)

33) opening

the

drive

door

34)

inserting

a

diskette

into

the

drive,

step

1

35)

inserting

a

diskette

into

the

drive,

step

2

36)

drive

release

button

37) removing a

diskette

38) system

with

hard

disk,

controls

39)

special

keys

on

Swiss and Greek keyboard

40)

indicator:

battery

discharged

0-1

41)

42)

43)-

45)

indicator:

hard

disk

heads

parked

message

when

using

the

travel

utility

increasing

the

resistance

of

the

display

hinges

"

46)-

decreasing

the

resistance

of

the

display

hinges

47)

"

48)-

replacing

the

batteries

53)

"

54)-

screens:

Customer

Test

57)

58)-

72)

keyboards:

58)

59)

60)

61)

62)

63)

64)

65)

66)

67)

68)

69)

70)

71)

72)

0-2

"

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"15

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENT

Warning: This equipment has been certified to comply with the limits for a Class

B computing device, pursuant

to

Subpart J of

Part

15

of

FCC

Rules. Only

peripherals (computer input /

output

devices, terminals, printers, etc.) certified

to

comply with the Class B limits may be

attached

to

this

computer.

Operation

with non-certified peripherals

is

likely

to

result in interference

to

radio and TV

reception.

INFORMATION

TO

THE

USER

This equipment generates

and

uses radio frequency energy

and

if not installed

and

used properly, i.e., in strict accordance with the operating instructions,

reference manuals

and

the service

manual,

may cause interference to radio

or

television reception.

It

has been tested

and

found to comply with the limits for

a Class B computing device pursuant

to

Subpart J

of

Part

15

of

FCC Rules, which

are designed to provide reasonable protection

against such interference when

operated

in a residential installation .

If

this equipment does cause interference to radio or television reception, which

can

be

determined by turning the equipment

off

and

on,

the user

is

encouraged

to

try to correct the interference by

one

or

more

of

the following measures:

• Reorient the receiving

antenna.

• Relocate the

computer

with respect

to

the receiver.

• Move the

computer

away from the receiver.

• Plug the equipment into a different outlet so

that

equipment and receiver are

on

different

branch

circuits.

• Check

that

PC

board

mounting screws, connector screws, and

ground

wires

are well secured.

• Check that

PC

board slot covers are

in

place when

PC

boards are not mounted.

If

necessary, the user should consult the dealer for additional suggestions.

The

manufacturer

cannot

be held responsible for the interference caused by

unauthorized modifications to the

computer.

Connecting

of

peripherals not supplied by the

manufacturer

to this

computer,

requires the use

of

grounded

shielded cables with in-line filter

if

needed.

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