Digital Equipment VT420 User manual

VT420 Service Guide

Order Number EK-VT420-PS-002

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December

1989

Second

Edition,

January

1992

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Equipment

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Printed

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are

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Digital

Equipment Corporation:

SSU,

VMS,

VT,

VT52,

VTlOO,

VT220,

VT320,

VT420,

and

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DIGITAL

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Equipment

Corporation.

Contents

About This Guide

Vll

1 VT420 Models

and

Features

1.1 VT420 Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

1.2 VT420 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

2 Troubleshooting and Testing

2.1

2.2

2.2.1

2.2.2

2.2.3

2.2.4

2.2.5

2.2.6

2.2.7

2.2.8

2.3

2.4

Troubleshooting

..................................

VT420 Self-Tests

.................................

Before

You

Start

................................

How

to Type

Escape Character

..................

Power-Up Self-Test

..............................

DEC-423

Port

Loopback Test (6-Pin)

................

RS-232 Port

Data

Lines Loopback Test

(25-Pin, Worldwide Model Only)

...................

RS-232 Port Control Lines Loopback Test

(25-Pin, Worldwide Model Only)

...................

Printer

Port

Loopback Test (6-Pin)

..................

Screen Alignment Test

...........................

Printer

Problems

.................................

Error

Codes

.....................................

iii

Contents

Removing

and

Replacing FRUs

3.1

Top

Cover........................................

3.2 CRT/Yoke/Bezel Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

3.3 Terminal Board Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3.4 Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

3.5

CRT

Disposal (Digital Service Representatives Only) . . . . . . 38

4 Adjusting

The

Video Monitor

4.1 Aligning

the

Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

4.2 Monitor Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

4.2.1 Before

You

Start

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

4.2.2 Displaying

the

Screen Test

Pattern

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

4.2.3 Screen Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

4.2.4

4.2.5

4.2.6

4.2.7

4.2.8

4.2.9

4.2.10

Subcontrast

...................................

Rotation

......................................

Horizontal Width

...............................

Vertical Height

.................................

Vertical Linearity

...............................

Centering

.....................................

Focus

........................................

Using

Set-Up

5.1 Displaying Set-Up

Screens.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

5.2 Changing Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

5.3 Saving Set-Up Values. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

5.4 Recalling Set-Up

Values.............................

A Modems, Cables, and Documentation

A.1 Modems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

A.2 Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

A.3 Related Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Contents v

B VT420 Recommended Spares

B.1 VT420 Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

B.2 Recommended Spares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

B.3 Keyboard Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

C Physical/Functional Diagrams

Index

Figures

2-1

VT420 Video Terminal with Keyboards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

2-2

VT420

Rear

Connector Panel

and

Loopback Connectors . . . . 15

4-1

Set-Up Directory

Screens.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

4-2

Screen Align Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

4-3

Monitor Adjustment Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

4-4

Screen Test

Pattern

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

4-5

Rotation

and

Centering

Adjustment.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

5-1

Set-Up Directory

Screens...

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

A-1

VT420 Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

C-1

VT420

North

American Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

C-2

VT420 Worldwide Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Tables

1-1

VT420 Model

Differences...

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

2-1

Troubleshooting

the

VT420 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

2-2

VT420 Self-Test

Chart

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

2-3

VT420 Display

Error

Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

This guide describes how to service

the

VT420 monochrome video

terminal.

The

guide

for Digital's service personnel.

The guide

has

five chapters

that

cover

the

following topics:

VT420 models

and

features

Troubleshooting

and

testing

Removing

and

replacing field replaceable units (FRUs)

Adjusting

the

video monitor

Using set-up

Appendices provide information on

the

following topics:

Modems, cables,

and

documentation

VT420 models

and

recommended spares

Physical/functional diagrams

Tools

Required

You

need

the

following tools to service

the

VT420 video terminal:

Tool

Anode discharge

t.ool

25-pin, RS-232 EIA loopback connector

Metric

measuring

tape

Two

6-pin, DEC-423 loopback connectors (modularjack)

Phillips screwdriver,

number

Tuning

wand

Video

alignment

tool

Part

Number

29-24717-00

12-15336-00

29-25342-00

12-25083-01

29-11005-00

29-23189-00

29-26128-00

vii

viii About This Guide

Conventions

The

following conventions

are

used

in this guide:

Warnings

Cautions

Notes

Set-up

features

ANSI keyboard keys

(LK401

LK421)

keyboard keys

(LK443

LK444)

ANSI

keys

(with

keys)

RS-232

Provide information to

prevent

personal injury.

Provide information to

prevent

damage to equipment.

Provide

general

operatinginformation.

The

names

set-up

features

appear

bold

type.

Example:

Use

the

save

feature

the

Set-Up Directory

screen.

Set-up

feature

settings

and

fields

appear

this

type.

These

are

the

settings

that

appear

the

screen.

Example: Select

the

Screen

Align

field.

Appear

normal

text

Example:

Press

the

IRetum

Ikey.

Appear

bold

text

a§!.

Example:

Press

the

la.turn

Ikey.

When

(LK.4431LK444)

command

sequence differs

from

ANSI (LK.401/LK421) command sequence,

the

key

sequence

appears

parentheses

after

the

ANSI

key sequence.

Example:

Press

the

IRetum

key

4Enter~.

Used

represent

electrical

standard

EIA

232-D, which

replaces electrical

standard

RS-232-C.

This

abbreviation for

part

number.

1.1

VT420 Models

The VT420 is a monochrome text terminal

that

provides all VT320

features plus enhancements. The VT420

has

a 359 mm (14-inch) diagonal

monitor with a flat, antiglare screen. The monitor can display 24, 25, 36,

or 48 lines of

text

an 80- or 132-column format. The

last

line

each

session is reserved for a

status

line.

attachable tilt-swivel

base

lets

the

user

adjust

the

viewing angle for optimum comfort.

There

are

three

models of

the

VT420 video terminal:

•

North

American

(VT

mode)

• Worldwide

(VT

mode)

• Worldwide

(VT

mode

and

PC TERM mode)

The worldwide models come in two versions,

standard

and low-emission.

1.2 VT420 Features

The following

list

includes

the

features

that

are

common to

the

North

American

and

model

and

two worldwide models. Table 1-1

lists

the

differences between

the

three models. The worldwide model with PC

TERM mode can

use

the

standard

ANSI (LK401),

short

ANSI (LK421),

or PC (LK443/LK444) keyboard. See Installing and Using the VT420

Video Terminal with PC Terminal Mode for details on the features ofthe

different keyboards.

420 Models

and

Features

Common

Features

• Two-session capability

• Local copy and

paste

feature

• Off-screen page memory

• Ability to display 24, 25, 36,

48 lines/screen

• Screen centering capability

• Screen overscan

• FCC Class A compliance

•

Two

6-pin, DEC-423 connectors (One is for

the

primary

host

port, and

one is for the secondary

host

printer port. Both

have

DEC-423 local

direct-connect capability.)

• Asynchronous communication

to 38.4Kbits/second

•

Four

operating modes:

VT400 mode, 7-bit controls (default)

VT400 mode, 8-bit controls

VTlOO

mode

VT52 mode

• Ability to store macros

• One full-screen window or two horizontal split-screen windows

• Screen saver

•

Character

sets:

U.S. ASCII

DEC Supplemental Graphic

ISO Latin Alphabet No. 1

ISO Latin-1 Supplemental

DEC Special Graphic

DEC Technical

Downloadable character

set

• Terminal status line

• Keyboard indicator

the

last

line of

the

screen

• Ability to disable

enable keys

E.!I

through

• Extended keyboard reports

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