IBM 3270 Installation manual

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IBM

3270

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Personal

Computer

Using

the

Hardware

GA23-0249-1

3270

Personal

Computer

Books

You

Can

Order

you

are:

•

Responsible

for

helping

work

station

users

solve

problems

with

their

3270

Personal

Computers

•

Responsible

for

calling

IBM

obtain

service

for

the

3270

Personal

Computers

•

Doing

your

own

problem

diagnosis

•

Customizing

the

3270

Control

Program

for

yourself

others

And

you

have

not

already

received

these

manuals:

•

IBM

3270

Hardware Problem

Determination, GA23-0233

•

IBM

3270

Control Program Reference,

GA23-0232

You

can

order.

copy

these

manuals

contacting

your

IBM

representative

the

IBM

branch

office

that

serves

your

locality.

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Using

tile

Hardware

GA23-0249-1

IBM

3270

Personal

Computer

Federal

Communications

Commission

(FCC)

Statement

Warning:

This

equipment

generates,

uses,

and

can

radiate

radio

frequency

energy

and

not

installed

and

used

accordance

with

the

instruction

manual,

may

cause

interference

radio

communications.

has

been

tested

and

found

comply

with

the

limits

for

Class

computing

device

pursuant

Subpart

Part

FCC

Rules,

which

are

designed

provide

reasonable

protection

against

such

interference

when

operated

commercial

environment.

Operation

this

equipment

residential

area

likely

cause

interference

which

case

the

user

his

own

expense

will

required

take

whatever

measures

may

required

correct

the

interference.

IBM

Statement

The

FCC

statement

required

for

those

machines

that

are

used

the

United

States.

CAUTION

This

product

equipped

with

grounded

line

cord

designed

void

electrical

shock.

insure

electrical

safety,

you

MUST

supply

and

use

properly

grounded

power

receptacles.

Second

Edition

(July

1985)

This

edition

describes

the

IBM 3270

Personal

Computer

hardware.

References

this

publication

IBM products, programs,

services do

not

imply

that

IBM

intends

make

them

available

all

countries

which

IBM operates.

Any reference

IBM

program

product

this

publication

not

intended

state

imply

that

only

IBM's

program

product

may

used. Any functionally

equivalent

program

may

used instead.

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International

Business Machines

Corporation

1985

About

This

Book

This

book

your

guide

using

the

3270

Personal

Computer.

You

may

have

just

received

large

carton

containing

a 3270

Personal

Computer,

you

may

have

just

sat

down

front

one.

You

may

manager

executive.

You

may

secretary.

You

may

programmer.

This

may

the

first

time

you

used

computer

may

the

first

time

you

used

computer

the

3270

PC.

You

may

setting

for

someone

else.

You

are

about

become

work

station

user,

and

this

book

for

you.

How

Use

This

Book

This

book

for

the

hardware.

You

should

have

received

this

book, a 3270

Inventory

Record

card,

a 3270

Components

Record

card,

and

3270

Adapter

Locations

Record

card,

Diagnostic

diskette,

and

binder

hold

everything.

This

book

designed

work

with

the

books

that

come

with

the

3270

Control

Program.

•

you

are

using

Release

1.22

older

the

control

program,

you

will

have

booklet

for

the

Online

Tutorial

and

the

Control

Program

User's

Guide

and

Reference

their

own

binders.

•

you

are

using

newer

release

the

control

program,

you

will

probably

have

package

containing

Book

2 -

Setting

and

Learning

the

Control

Program,

Book

3 -

sing

the

Control

Program,

the

Online

About

This

Book

III

Tutorial

diskette,

two

3270

Control

Program

diskettes,

and

the

3270

Reference

Summary.

This

package

designed

fit

into

binder

that

came

with

Book

You

can

use

either

set

books

with

this

book.

you

ordered

the

Control

Program

with

your

3270

Personal

Computer,

the

books

will

packed

with

your

work

station.

you

did

not

order

the

Control

Program

with

the

hardware,

you

will

receive

the

books

when

you

order

the

control

program.

What

You

may

not

have

read

all

this

book.

Here

quick

"road

map"

help

you

decide

how

use

Book

and

when

the

other

books.

•

Chapter

What

the

3270

Personal

Computer

you

have

already

used

a 3270

Personal

Computer,

you

can

probably

skip

this

chapter.

you

want

know

what

your

3270

Personal

Computer

and

can

for

you,

you

might

read

Chapter

•

Chapter

Setting

and

Checking

Your

3270

Personal

Computer

someone

has

already

unpacked

your

work

station

and

set

everything

for

you,

you

can

skip

this

chapter.

You

might

want

read

Chapter

make

sure

that

you

know

where

everything

and

how

works.

you

are

going

unpack

set

the

units

yourself,

read

this

chapter.

Book

1 - 3270

Work

Station

User's

Guide

•

Chapter

Operating

Your

3270

Personal

Computer

you

did

not

set

your

own

3270

Personal

Computer

and

want

learn

how

operate

its

controls,

read

this

chapter.

•

Chapter

Moving

Your

IBM

3270

New

Location

you

have

move

your

work

station

short

distance

new

office

ship

long

distance

another

city

repair

center,

read

this

chapter.

•

Chapter

Locating

Problems

with

Your

3270

Units

you

have

problems

while

you

are

setting

using

the

units

using

your

work

station,

read

this

chapter.

Control

Program

Books

•

your

work

station

already

set

up,

you

not

need

read

this

book

now.

You

can

directly

books

that

came

with

the

release

the

control

program

you

are

going

use,

either:

Book

2 -

Setting

and

Learning

the

Control Program

and

begin

with

Chapter

Or.

Control Program Users's Guide

and

Reference.

and

begin

with

Appendix

Customization,

setup

your

control

program.

These

books

will

explain

how

set

and

use

the

control

program.

About

This

Book

Contents

Chapter

What

the

3270

Personal

Computer

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

1-1

How

Does

the

3270

Work?

.......

1-3

What

Can

the

3270

Do for Me?

....

1-5

What

Should

I Do Next?

...........

1-6

Chapter

Setting

and

Checking

Your

3270

Personal

Computer

...........

2-1

Step

Unpacking

the

Units

and

Getting

Organized

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

2-3

Step

Setting

the

Units

........

2-11

Step

Plugging

the

Units

and

Arranging

Them

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

2-29

Step

Checking

Out

the

3270

with

the

Power-On

Self

Test

...........

2-37

Step

Option

Instructions

.........

2-47

Chapter

Operating

Your

3270

Personal

Computer

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

3-1

Operating

the

System

Unit

..........

3-3

Operating

the

Diskette

Drive

........

3-4

Operating

the

Fixed

Disk

...........

3-8

Operating

the

Monochrome

Display

...

3-9

Operating

the

Color

Display

.......

3-11

Operating

the

Keyboard

...........

3-14

Operating

Optional

Units

..........

3-15

Chapter

Moving

Your

IBM

3270

New

Location

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

4-1

Chapter

Locating

Problems

with

Your

3270

Units

.......•...........

5-1

Step

Check

Your

Cable

and

Power

Cord

Connections

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

5-3

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