Radio Shack Deluxe RS-232 Operation Manual

CAT.

NO.

26-2226

Deluxe

RS-232

Operation

TRS-80

Program Pak

Manual

for

8

Color

Computer

the

Radio

/hack CUSTOM MANUFACTURED IN THE USA BY RADIO SHACK, A

DIVISION

OF TANDY CORPORATION

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TERMS AND

CONDITIONS OF

SALE AND LICENSE

OF RADIO SHACK COMPUTER

EQUIPMENT AND

SOFTWARE

PURCHASED

FROM A RADIO

SHACK COMPANY-OWNED

COMPUTER CENTER,

RETAIL STORE

OR FROM A

RADIO SHACK FRANCHISEE

OR DEALER AT

ITS AUTHORIZED

LOCATION

CUSTOMER OBLIGATIONS

LIMITED WARRANTY

A. CUSTOMER

assumes full responsibility

that this

Radio Shack

computer hardware purchased

(the "Equipment"),

and any copies of Radio

Shack software

included with

the Equipment or licensed

separately (the

"Software") meets

the specifications,

capacity, capabilities,

versatility,

and other

requirements

of CUSTOMER.

B. CUSTOMER assumes

full responsibility

for the condition

and effectiveness of

the operating environment

in which the

Equipment and Software

are to function, and

for its installation.

II.

RADIO SHACK LIMITED WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS

OF SALE

A. For

a period of ninety

(90)

calendar

days

from

the date of the Radio

Shack sales document

received

upon purchase of the

Equipment, RADIO

SHACK warrants

to the original CUSTOMER

that the Equipment and the

medium upon which

the Software is

stored is free from

manufacturing

defects.

THIS WARRANTY

IS ONLY APPLICABLE

TO PURCHASES

OF RADIO SHACK

EQUIPMENT BY THE

ORIGINAL CUSTOMER

FROM

RADIO SHACK COMPANY-OWNED

COMPUTER

CENTERS, RETAIL

STORES AND FROM

RADIO SHACK

FRANCHISEES

AND DEALERS AT ITS

AUTHORIZED

LOCATION. The warranty

is void if the Equipment's

case or cabinet has

been opened, or if

the Equipment or Software

has been

subjected to improper

or abnormal

use. If a manufacturing

defect is discovered during

the stated warranty

period, the defective

Equipment

must

be returned to

a Radio Shack Computer

Center,

a

Radio Shack

retail store, participating

Radio Shack

franchisee or Radio

Shack dealer

for repair, along with

a

copy

of the sales

document or lease

agreement. The original

CUSTOMER'S sole

and exclusive remedy

in the event of

a defect is limited to

the correction of

the defect

by

repair, replacement,

or refund

of the purchase price,

at RADIO SHACK'S election

and sole

expense. RADIO

SHACK has no obligation

to replace or repair

expendable items.

B. RADIO

SHACK makes

no warranty

as to the design, capability,

capacity, or suitability

for use of the

Software, except

as provided in this

paragraph.

Software is

licensed on an

"AS IS" basis,

without warranty. The

original CUSTOMER'S

exclusive remedy, in

the event of

a

Software manufacturing

defect, is its repair

or replacement within

thirty

(30)

calendar

days of

the date of the Radio Shack

sales document

received

upon license

of the Software.

The defective Software

shall be returned to

a Radio Shack Computer

Center,

a

Radio Shack

retail store,

participating

Radio Shack

franchisee or Radio

Shack dealer along

with the sales

document.

C. Except as provided herein

no employee,

agent, franchisee,

dealer or other person is

authorized to give

any warranties of

any nature on behalf

of RADIO

SHACK.

D Except

as provided herein,

RADIO SHACK

MAKES NO WARRANTIES,

INCLUDING WARRANTIES

OF MERCHANTABILITY

OR FITNESS

FOR A

PARTICULAR

PURPOSE.

E. Some states

do not allow limitations

on how long

an implied warranty lasts,

so the above limitation(s)

may not apply

to CUSTOMER.

III.

LIMITATION OF

LIABILITY

A.

EXCEPT AS PROVIDED

HEREIN, RADIO

SHACK SHALL

HAVE NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY

TO

CUSTOMER OR

ANY OTHER PERSON

OR ENTITY WITH

RESPECT TO ANY

LIABILITY,

LOSS OR DAMAGE CAUSED OR ALLEGED

TO

BE

CAUSED

DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY

BY

"EQUIPMENT" OR

"SOFTWARE"

SOLD, LEASED, LICENSED

OR FURNISHED BY

RADIO SHACK, INCLUDING,

BUT NOT LIMITED

TO ANY

INTERRUPTION

OF SERVICE,

LOSS OF BUSINESS

OR ANTICIPATORY PROFITS

OR CONSEQUENTIAL

DAMAGES RESULTING

FROM THE

USE OR

OPERATION OF THE

"EQUIPMENT"

OR "SOFTWARE". IN NO EVENT

SHALL RADIO SHACK

BE LIABLE FOR

LOSS OF PROFITS,

OR

ANY INDIRECT,

SPECIAL,

OR CONSEQUENTIAL

DAMAGES ARISING

OUT OF ANY BREACH

OF THIS WARRANTY

OR IN ANY MANNER

ARISING

OUT OF OR

CONNECTED WITH THE

SALE, LEASE, LICENSE,

USE OR ANTICIPATED

USE OF THE "EQUIPMENT"

OR "SOFTWARE".

NOTWITHSTANDING

THE ABOVE

LIMITATIONS AND

WARRANTIES, RADIO SHACK'S

LIABILITY

HEREUNDER FOR

DAMAGES INCURRED BY

CUSTOMER

OR OTHERS SHALL

NOT EXCEED THE

AMOUNT PAID BY CUSTOMER

FOR THE PARTICULAR

"EQUIPMENT"

OR "SOFTWARE"

INVOLVED.

B.

RADIO SHACK shall not

be liable for any

damages caused

by

delay in

delivering or furnishing

Equipment and/or

Software.

C. No

action arising

out of any claimed

breach of this Warranty

or transactions under this

Warranty may

be

brought

more than two

(2)

years

after

the cause of

action has accrued

or more than four

(4)

years after the

date

of

the Radio Shack sales

document for the Equipment

or

Software,

whichever first

occurs.

D. Some

states do not allow

the limitation

or exclusion of incidental or

consequential damages,

so the above limitation(s)

or exclusion(s) may

not apply to CUSTOMER.

IV.

RADIO SHACK SOFTWARE

LICENSE

RADIO SHACK

grants to CUSTOMER

a

non-exclusive,

paid-up license

to use the RADIO SHACK

Software on one computer,

subject to the following

provisions:

A.

Except as otherwise provided

in this

Software License, applicable

copyright laws shall apply

to the Software.

B. Title

to the medium on

which the Software

is recorded

(cassette and/or diskette) or stored

(ROM) is transferred

to CUSTOMER,

but

not

title to

the Software.

C. CUSTOMER

may use Software

on one host computer

and access that Software

through one or

more terminals if the

Software permits this

function.

D. CUSTOMER shall not

use, make,

manufacture, or reproduce

copies of Software

except for

use on one computer

and as is specifically

provided in

this Software License.

Customer is

expressly prohibited from disassembling

the Software.

E. CUSTOMER is

permitted to

make additional

copies of the Software

only for backup or archival

purposes or if additional

copies are required in

the operation

of one computer with

the Software,

but only to the extent

the Software allows

a backup

copy

to

be made. However, for

TRSDOS Software,

CUSTOMER is

permitted to make

a limited number of additional

copies for CUSTOMER'S

own use.

F.

CUSTOMER may resell

or distribute

unmodified

copies of the Software provided

CUSTOMER has purchased

one copy of the

Software for each

one sold or distributed.

The provisions

of this

Software License shall also

be

applicable

to third parties

receiving copies of

the Software from

CUSTOMER.

G.

All

copyright notices

shall be retained

on all copies of

the Software.

V.

APPLICABILITY OF

WARRANTY

A. The terms

and conditions of

this Warranty are

applicable as between RADIO

SHACK and CUSTOMER

to either

a

sale

of the Equipment and/or

Software

License to

CUSTOMER or to

a transaction whereby

RADIO SHACK sells or

conveys such Equipment

to a third party for lease

to

CUSTOMER.

B. The limitations

of liability and

Warranty provisions herein shall inure

to the benefit of RADIO

SHACK, the

author, owner and/or licensor

of the

Software and

any manufacturer of the

Equipment sold

by

RADIO

SHACK.

VI.

STATE LAW

RIGHTS

The

warranties granted

herein give the original

CUSTOMER specific legal rights,

and the original

CUSTOMER

may have other rights which

vary

from

state to

state.

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TRS-80®

Deluxe RS-232

Program:

®1983

Tandy

Corporation

All Rights

Reserved

This

applications

software

for the

TRS-80

Color

microcompu-

ter is

retained

in

a

read-only

memory

(ROM) format.

All por-

tions of

this software,

whether

in the ROM

format

or other

source code

form

format,

and the

ROM

circuitry, are copy-

righted and

are the

proprietary

and

trade secret

information

of

Tandy

Corporation

and/or its

licensor. Use,

reproduction

or

publication of any

portion

of this

material

without the

prior writ-

ten

authorization by

Tandy

Corporation

is

strictly

prohibited.

The

license

for using

this software

is

printed in

the front

of this

manual.

TRS-80*

Deluxe

RS-232

Program

Pak

7

"

Owner's

Manual

®1983

Tandy

Corporation

All Rights

Reserved

Reproduction

or

use,

without

express

written

permission from

Tandy

Corporation,

or any

portion of

this manual

is prohibited.

While

reasonable

efforts

have

been taken

in the

preparation of

this

manual to

assure

its

accuracy,

Tandy

Corporation

assumes

no

liability

resulting

from any

errors

or omissions in

this

manual,

or from

the use

of the

information

contained

herein.

Table

of

Contents

Introduction

1

1

/Setting

Up

the

Deluxe

RS-232

Program

Pak

System

3

Connecting

a Modem

3

Connecting

a Cassette

Recorder

3

Connecting

a Printer

4

2/Using

the

Deluxe

RS-232

Program

Pak

5

Changing

Communications

Settings

5

3/A

Sample

Log-On

Session

11

4/Technical

Information

13

5/Specifications

21

in

Introduction

The Deluxe

increase

ware that lets you communicate with

nect

a serial printer

cations is in progress, you can print

RS-232

your

Program Pak

computer-to-computer communications ability.

and modem

to your Color Computer. This means

T

"

is a TRS-80®

information

out the received

Color

Computer communications

This

services. With this

information.

Program Pak is

cartridge,

that

you can simultaneously

while

package designed

equipped

with built-in

to

soft-

con-

host-to-computer communi-

Its other

•

Programmable

•

Full- or Haif-Duplex

•

Selectable

•

1

•

The

This

•

Set up your equipment when

•

Use the Deluxe

•

Transmit

•

Transmit

•

Save and load information

To

•

Telephone

•

TRS-80

special features

7-

or 8-Bit

or 2 Stop Bit

ability

Selection

to transmit and receive BASIC

manual will show

and receive BASIC
and receive machine-language programs

the

use

Deluxe RS-232

Color Computer with

Baud Rate capability

capability

Word

you

RS-232

Radio Shack's 16-230.)

•

A

modem

Shack provides

phone Interface II

(26-1002).

•

Serial printer (optional) that

(26-1253),

which

allows

several ol

DMP-200

your Computer to communicate with other

(26-1

(26-1254), and the

include:

Length

how

to:

using the Deluxe

Program

Pak's options

programs

stored

in Memory

Program Pak, you'll

least

at

these.

1

the

71 ),

is compatible

1 6K of RAM and

For

example, the Modem I

Acoustic

and machine-language

programs

RS-232 Program Pak

to connect with a particular

(the RAM Buffer)

need

a:

Extended Color

computers

(26-1

1

72),

Coupler

with your Color Computer. Printers

{26-1

1

and the DC-1200 High

74),

DMP-400 (26-1251).

host

BASIC and a

over telephone lines.

the

Modem II

available

TV.

Color

(We suggest

Radio

(26-1

1

the Tele-

73),

Speed Modem

include the DMP-100

1

/Setting

Up

the

Deluxe

RS-232

Program

Pak

To insert the

your Color Computer,

1

Be sure your

2. Connect the

(Make sure

or 4

3

set at the

3. Insert

on the right

Connecting

All equipment

modem

to

System

Deluxe

and that the computer

same channel.)

the Deluxe

the

RS-232 Program Pak into

tollow

Color Computer is turned OFF

television

the

television

RS-232 Program Pak into the

side of the Computer.

a

should be turned OFF Connect

Deluxe

RS-232 Program

Model III RS-232C Cable

1

Make

.

sure your RS-232C

connected

tQ

the

modem.

these steps:

to the Color Computer.

is tuned

to

Channel

and television are

See Figure 1.

Modem

your

Pak using a

(26-1408).

cable is properly

Plug

2.

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1.

Inserting the

cabto into the

RS-232

Program Pak

Jack on the

Note: When

puter-to-computer

the

adapter will

Program

Connecting

To transmit

program

"Transmitting

1

Connect the short

back of the Color Computer.

2. The three

Color Computer

necting these three

using a Null

not

Pak's

RS-232C

previously

a

into the

and Receiving

plugs on

connection,

fit tightly

a

Color

Computer's memory from

cable

the

Operation

plugs

Modem

connector.

to

do

the

Adapter for

not

be alarmed

Deluxe

RS-232

com-

that

Cassette Recorder

written BASIC or assembled

Programs"

(DIN

plug on one end

other

end of this cable are for

later in this

Manual and the

to a cassette recorder.

machine-language

a cassette recorder, such

and three

cassette

Figure

to the

manual for

plugs on the other)

connecting to the

recorder

details.)

owner's

2. Connecting

RS-232

program,

as

recorder.

manual for

you will need t

the

CCR-81

to the CASSETTE

Consult your

a

Program

{26-12

instruction

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