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1. Modem Modem PCMCIA card The modem is connected to the notebook using a Fax Modem type 2 PCMCIA card 46 Telemecanique utility software Section 5 Sub section Page 5 1 Introduction to the utilities 48 5 2 Integrated utility SETUP 48 5 2 1 Accessing the SETUP software 48 5 2 2 Introduction to the main menu 49 5 2 3 Operational flow chart 50 5 2 4 Operating parameters 52 5 2 5 Language selection 59 5 2 6 Initializing all parameters 60 5 2 7 Saving modifications 60 5 3 Utilities on diskette 61 5 4 Utility under DOS T FTX LF TDS 40 62 5 5 Utility under OS 2 T FTX LF TS2 52 64 5 6 Other utilities 64 This section ends at page 64 47 5 1 Introduction to the utilities The FTX 417 notebook has 2 types of utilities A SETUP utility which is integrated into the BIOS Flash EEPROM memory A set of DOS and OS 2 utilities supplied on 3 1 2 diskettes 5 2 Integrated utility SETUP 5 2 1 Accessing the SETUP software The SETUP program is accessed during the self tests when the terminal is switched on or restarted press the Control lt Alt gt and lt Del gt keys by holding down the lt F2 gt key Note If a password has previously been defined it must be entered in order to a
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4. Monitor Type Reference Resolution 0 IBM 8512 640x480 8513 8503 1 IBM 8514 640x480 8515 1024x768 2 NEC 2A 640x480 800x600 3 NEC Il 640x480 800x600 1024x768 4 NEC 3D 640x480 800x600 1024x768 5 Sony CPD 1304 640x480 800x600 1024x768 NEC 3FGx 1280x1024 Nanao 9065S 9070U 6 NEC 4D 4FG 640x480 800x600 1024x768 Nanao T240i 1280x1024 7 NEC 5D 5FG 6FG 640x480 800x600 1024x768 Nanao T550i T560i 1280x1024 T660i F550i F750i 82 Cirrus Logic screen utilities and drivers 9 9 2 3 Switcher utility The Switcher utility allows rapid configuration ofthe VGA screen This function remains in memory and can be invoked by keystrokes from the keyboard To run the utility type Switcher lt Enter gt After returning to the DOS prompt the notebook can respond to the various Switcher Commande List of functions with the corresponding keyboard commands Functions Keystroke Black amp White Enhancement ON OFF Ctrl Shift A Bold ON OFF Ctrl Shift B Switch between Vertical Positioning Ctrl Shift C options Top and Center Switch between flat screen Ctrl Shift D CRT and SimulSCAN Expand mode ON OFF Ctrl Shift E Inhibit font load ON OFF Ctrl Shift L Panel power usage Ctrl Shift P Low Normal Reverse video ON OFF Ctrl Shift R The operating mode of these combinations can be reversed All Switcher commands operate in toggle mode Most of these functions have a two state switch
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6. Note If there is already a partition on the disk the amount of disk storage taken by this is displayed along with the minimum amount required 74 Save to Disk utility 8 The various command options are shown on screen ie e PHDISK CREATE Size VRAM video RAM size e PHDISK REFORMAT PHDISK DELETE e PHDISK INFO OPTION DESCRIPTION PHDISK CREATE Creates a save to disk partition with the minimum amount of disk storage required see page 76 CREATE size enables a partition to be specified on the hard disk If this size is less than the minimum required it is ignored VRAM size enables the size of the video RAM to be adjusted if required PHDISK REFORMAT Reformats an existing partition without changing its size PHDISK DELETE Deletes the save to disk partition and reclaims the space PHDISK INFO Displays information about the save to disk partition 75 8 1 3 Error messages The following messages explain the errors detected Error User option is an unrecognized command line option For a command line summary invoke PHDISK without any parameters An unrecognized option on the command line Error A fatal hard disk error has occurred Check your hardware configuration and re execute PHDISK A hard disk error occurred Restart PHDISK Error Not enough free disk space exists to create the suspend to disk partition Refer to the user manual for possible suggestions on increasi
7. 80 Cirrus Logic screen utilities and drivers 9 OPTIONS The various configuration options are as follows Reverse Video reverse video text and graphics Bold text characters are displayed in a bold font Bold font characters must be available in the VGA BIOS or loaded by a program for this option to take effect Contrast this option is used to finely adjust contrast in text mode including the following characteristics Black 8 White this option should only be used on monochrome flat screens Grayscale Color this option is used to adjust the gray scale on monochrome flat screens Foregnd Backgnd Enhancement this option compares foreground and background attributes and applies optimum gray shades Expand Mode this function controls the vertical expansion of text and graphics to fill as much of the screen as possible Panel Power this option selects between standard and low power screen usage for displaying on a flat screen Vertical Position this function controls vertical placement ofthe video modes center or top alignment Display this function controls the current output device flat screen CRT or SimulSCAN flat screen and CRT In SimulSCAN mode the CRT is optimized Font Load In Disp Switch this is used to load a font to enhance text display quality Full Height Cursor this option creates a full character sized block cursor making it easier to see on the screen VIDEO MODES Sele
8. Self tests This parameter is used to select how the self tests are executed when the FTX 417 notebook is switched on Complete Tests the entire RAM memory Quick Tests only basic memory 640 Kb and the system memory 384 Kb This choice significantly reduces time taken for tests on a terminal with a large RAM memory CMOS RAM status This function initializes the contents of the CMOS RAM after confirmation if the checksum is incorrect An incorrect checksum indicates that at least one of the configuration elements is damaged or that the lithium back up battery is not in service PS 2 Mouse This activates or deactivates the pointing device on the keyboard Total DRAM size Set parameter which determines the total RAM size Disk drive Assigns the disk drives and PCMCIA card reader to drive lt A gt or lt B gt The next information indicates the size of the hard disk the BIOS version and its update as well as the notebook serial number 54 Telemecanique utility software 5 Description of the second screen containing Assignment of the communication ports Definition of TE key interface CONFIGURATION TELEMECANIQUE FTX 417 Version 1 0 OPERATING PARAMETERS COMMUNICATION PORTS COM1 assignment COM1 default COMZ assignment COMZ default COM2 communication mode CL20 LPT1 assignment LPT1 default LPT1 mode Bidirectional TE dongle Key i
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10. Operating conditions Section 7 Sub section Page 7 1 General 70 7 2 Operating conditions 71 7 2 1 Temperature 71 7 2 2 Relative humidity 71 7 2 3 Power supply 71 This section ends at page 72 69 7 1 General The FTX 417 40 notebook has been developed to conform with the main national and international standards for electronic equipment for industrial control systems Special PLC requirements functional characteristics immunity robustness safety NFC 63 850 IEC 1131 CSA 22 2 n 142 UL 508 Immunity to electrostatic discharges IEC 801 2 level 4 minimum 3 Insulation coordination air distances and leakage lines UL 508 NFC 20 040 IEC 664 VDE 110 b etc e Dielectric qualities and self extinguishing of insulating materials UL 746C UL 94 etc 70 Operating conditions 7 7 2 Operating conditions 7 2 1 Temperature Normal temperature conditions Operating temperature 5 C to 40 C Storage temperature 25 C to 60 C Surrounding air temperature 7 2 2 Relative humidity Normal conditions Relative humidity without condensation 30 to 90 Altitude 0 to 2000 m 7 2 3 Power supply Nominal voltage 12 VDC 110 220 VAC Operating range 10 to 30 V 100 to 240 V Frequency limits 47 to 63 Hz Micro breaks duration gt 20 ms typical value repetition 1s Total harmonic distortion a 10
11. 9 2 1 Installation After switching the notebook on insert the T FTX LF SVGA 40 n 1 3 diskette and proceed as follows type A lt Enter gt then Install lt Enter gt follow the instructions on the screens which then appear Screen 1 Warning Screen 2 Select the drive where the drivers and the utilities are installed C by default Screen 3 Select the drivers and the utilities The default selection offers the flashing line Cirrus Logic 6D62x5 Utilities No Press the space bar to display Yes in the right hand column Then confirm the installation with lt Enter gt Screen 4 Selectthe directory in which the drivers and the utilities will be stored CLUTIL by default and after confirming the installation starts When installation has finished a message indicates that pressing any key returns the user to the root directory The CLMode CRT Panel and Simul ClVesa Switcher Bold Drv utilities have been installed in the directory defined during installation CLUTIL by default Addthe CACLUTIL path to the AUTOEXEC BAT file at the end of the line PATH C ADOS Example PATH C DOS CACLUTIL 9 2 2 CLMode utility INSTRUCTIONS This function enables the user to configure various options Type of monitor Video mode It is an interface with a pull down menu executed directly under DOS To start this function Type the CLMode command and press Enters Use the mouse or make selecti
12. Warning do not try to configure other types of card ATA disk Flash memory card SRAM as the utility cannot do this 10 4 2 DOS configuration The procedure is as follows At the DOS prompt type the PCM command then lt Enter gt A screen displays general information about the PCMCIA card inserted in the designated drive for example Socket number 1 To display information on cards inserted in the other drives use the PgUp PgDn keys To access an additional information screen press Alt V at the main menu and select Advanced then lt Enter gt To exit press Alt V and select Exit then lt Enter gt To configure or reconfigure a PCMCIA card use the following procedure At the main menu press Alt C Add card to list enables a new card to be configured Edit Config Parameters displays the configuration of the card in the designated drive 98 PCMCIA utilities 10 Add Card to List command 1 Select Add Card to List e 2 Press the T or lt gt keys to display the card parameters 3 Select the configuration and press Enter 4 Testthe new configuration values by selecting Yes Any conflict is displayed on screen which enables the user to correct them If everything is correct a message appears Select No to bypass the test The following message is displayed Do you wish to save it No Yes 5 Select No to return to the main menu without saving t
13. When used with with other drivers loaded in the CONFIG SYS file SRAM Flash EEprom and ATA hard disk memory cards can be accessed The table below summarizes the various possibilities ATA cards Flash cards SRAM cards Drivers YES YES YES PCMATA without SRAM PCMFFCS and MS FLASH 1 YES NO YES PCMATA SRAM NO YES YES PCM FFCS MS FLASH NO NO YES PCM FFCS 1 See section 11 for installing Microsoft Flash File System users 109 10 5 5 PCMFDISK utility for ATA hard disk card PCMPDISK like the DOS FDISK utility enables the ATA hard disk cards to be partitioned Warning PCMFDISK will destroy all data if new partitions are set To run PCMFDISK type under DOS the command PCMFDISK lt Enter gt The screen displays information on the current partition and the card organization The pull down menu options Save Modify and Help are accessed by pressing the lt Alt gt key and the highlighted letter To change the ATA card partition or the organization proceed as follows 1 Create a new partition First delete existing partitions using the Delete Partition command then create the new partition using Create Partitions 2 Add a partition to existing partitions Use Create Partitions to define a new space This new partition is limited in size If 10095 appears there is no room on the disk to add a new partition 3 Usethe Geometry option to change t
14. NODB NW LEVEL OPTIONS Description NOBEEP No beep when a network or fax modem card is inserted or removed NOMS Do not save modem state NODB Disable internal card information database NOMODEM Disable automatic recognition of modem cards NW Disable wait for error warning message 111 10 6 Emulating a diskette Diskette emulation does not require a driver and can be used to start the system on a PCMCIA card Either of the drives A or B one at a time can be assigned to any PCMCIA slot SETUP must be used to do this NOTE If drive A is assigned to a PCMCIA slot this slot replaces the start up disk The card must therefore be removed in order to start the machine from the hard disk Formatting an SRAM card as a diskette PCFORMAT is a utility for formatting an SRAM PCMCIA card with a DOS FAT file system The DOS SYS commandcan be used after running PCFORMAT in order to start the SRAM card Syntax PCFORMAT Drive S nnnnx OPTIONS Description Drive Aor B Drive assigned to the PCMCIA slot where the SRAM card is inserted S nnnnx Card size in kilobytes x K or megabytes x M Example PCFORMAT a S 4M Formatting a 4Mb SRAM card in drive A Note 1 All the PCFORMAT parameters are optional except the drive letter The default values are the same as when formatting a 1Mb card When PCFORMAT is typed without a parameter a help message is displayed 2 This utility must not be used with FFSII Use M
15. Residual ripple 5 of Un 71 72 a Save to disk utility Section 8 Sub section Page 8 1 PHDISK utility 74 8 1 1 Introduction 74 8 1 2 Syntax 74 8 1 3 Error messages 76 This section ends at page 76 Features not available in the present version 73 8 1 PHDISK utility 8 1 1 Introduction The PHDISK utility is used to partition the notebook hard disk in order to use the Save to Disk function see SETUP section 5 2 4 Caution This function must be installed before formatting disks using the DOS utility FDISK Otherwise the contents of the hard disk will be completely destroyed The amount of disk storage required for this partition is as follows Size of dynamic RAM memory size of video RAM memory 512 Kb 1 Kb 8 1 2 Syntax After inserting the T FTX LF TDS 40 diskette proceed as follows type A lt Enter gt cdA TE TOOLS then PHDISK lt Enter gt The following screen appears Usage PHDISK options Options CREATE sizel Create and format a STD partition REFORMAT Reformat the existing STD partition DELETE Delete the existing STD partition INFO Shou detailed STD partition information URMM sizel Override default video RAM size of 512K This utility configures a hard disk to utilize the PhoenixMISER tm Save to Disk feature Please refer to your user manual for information regarding Save to Disk
16. 1 All these are selected in SETUP see section 5 2 4 1 4 4 Operating safety feature Password Each terminal is equipped with access control limiting access to the terminal to authorized personnel by means of a password The password is defined in SETUP see section 5 2 4 General introduction 1 1 4 5 PLC interface unit The interface unit is fitted to the notebook without any modification to the appearance of the notebook or to its dimensions This unit connects the notebook to PLCs and reads Telemecanique software protection keys 1 4 6 Pointing device The terminal is fitted with a pointing device built into the keyboard as standard This gives quick access to the various command menus 1 Left hand button 2 Moves the pointer through 360 3 Right hand buttons 19 1 5 Operating systems and utility software 1 5 1 Operating systems The FTX 417 40 notebook is supplied withDOS and or OS 2 and or WINDOWS operating systems pre installed The FTX 417 40 terminal functions are provided by the software supplied by Telemecanique The operating systems are supplied on 3 1 2 diskettes each with their own documentation 1 5 2 Telemecanique utility software Telemecanique utility software is divided into 2 groups ASETUP program installed in the BIOS Flash EEPROM memory e DOS WINDOWS and OS 2 utilities supplied on 3 1 2 diskettes The functions and installation of these programs are
17. Active inactive Some of these options are only available in certain configurations see CLUTIL 9 2 4 CRT Panel and Simul utilities These utilities are provided to make switching between video modes easier Under Windows they are installed at the same time as SetRES and WinPanel They can be executed from a command line under DOS or as Windows applications Under DOS the commands are CRT Enters or Panel Enter or Simul lt Enter gt These utilities are run under Windows by double clicking on the function icon The CRT utility changes the display so that it is running on the monitor The Panel utility sets the display to run on the flat screen panel if the resolution is 640x480 The Simul utility sets the display to run on the flat screen and on the CRT at the same time if the resolution is 640x480 83 9 2 5 VESA BIOS extensions The CLVESA display driver supports VESA BIOS extensions version 1 1 The VESA compatible video modes are shown in the following table VESA mode Resolution Colors Type 101 640x480 256 Graphics 102 800x600 16 Graphics 103 800x600 256 Graphics 104 1024x768 16 Graphics 109 132x25 16 Text 10A 132x43 16 Text Installation From the DOS prompt type CLVESA lt Enter gt The driver can also be loaded from the AUTOEXEC BAT file as follows CACLUTILICLVESA after installing beforehand The AUTOEXEC BAT file will automatically load the driver each time the notebook is
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19. T FTX LF TS2 52 64 5 6 Otherutilities 64 6 Maintenance 65 6 1 General 66 6 2 Replacing the T FTX RBAT 400 internal battery 67 7 Operating conditions 69 7 1 General 70 7 2 Operating conditions 71 8 Save to disk utility 73 8 1 PHDISK utility 74 9 Cirrus Logic screen utilities and drivers 77 9 1 General 78 9 2 _ DOS utilities 79 9 3 Windows utilities 86 9 4 OS 2utilities 89 10 PCMCIA utilities 93 10 1 Introduction 94 10 2 Handling PCMCIA cards 95 10 3 Installation 96 10 4 Configuration 98 10 5 Selecting the drivers 104 10 6 Emulating a diskette 112 General contents Section Page 11 Microsoft Flash File System Utilities 113 11 1 Installation 114 11 2 MS FLASH SYS utility 114 11 3 FLASHCMP EXE utility 115 11 4 MEMCARD EXE utility 116 12 Appendices 125 12 1 French keyboard AZERTY 126 12 2 German keyboard 127 12 3 Spanish keyboard 128 12 4 Swedish Finnish keyboard 129 12 5 American keyboard USA 130 12 6 Italian keyboard with set of labels 131 12 7 Danish keyboard with set of labels 132 12 8 Norwegian keyboard with set of labels 133 12 9 Dutch keyboard with set of labels 134 12 10 Latin American keyboard with set of labels 135 12 11 Portuguese keyboard with set of labels 136 12 12 Swiss keyboard with set of labels 137 Foreword Recommendations for connections Mains cables Check that the FTX 417 terminal and all its peripherals printer sc
20. a Flash memory card will not be compressed Use this switch ifthe FLASHCMP EXE device driver has already been installed in the CONFIG SYS file Only those files saved after the first use of the nocomp switch will be uncompressed cleanup n Specifies how frequently deleted space will be reclaimed When deleting files from the Flash memory card the space that becomes free is not immediately available for use Periodically the Flash File System searches the Flash memory card to identify these areas and makes the space available Valid values for n range from 1 least frequently to 10 most frequently 114 Microsoft Flash File System Utilities 11 The default value is 5 Full memory cards tend to work more efficiently with a higher number and empty memory cards tend to work more efficiently with a lower number erase n Specifies the maximum difference of erase counts between two adjacent blocks ona Flash memory card Valid values for n range from 250 to 2000 The default value of 500 is recommended cache e x n Specifies whether the Flash File System cache should be created in expanded memory e extended memory x or not at all n The default value is e If there is no expanded memory the default value is x Example The MS FLASH SYS device driver is located on drive C in a directory named DOS To install MS FLASH SYS using the default values add the following line to your CONFIG SYS file device c dos ms flash sys
21. and TSX 17 PLCs AC supply T FTX CBF 020 TSX 07 cable T FTX CB 1030 cable 15 pin E connector 6 pin serial link connector COM2 FTX 417 40 I y TSX 17 20 AC supply Connecting to PLCs requires a T FTX CBF 020 cable length 2 5m for the TSX 07 and a T FTX CB 1 030 cable length 3m for the TSX 17 These cables have for the TSX 07 on the FTX 417 side a 26 pin SUB D male connector on the TSX 07 side an 8 pin mini DIN female connector forthe TSX 17 on the FTX 417 side a 26 pin SUB D male connector on the TSX 17 side a 15 pin SUB D male connector Note The cables for connecting to PLCs must be ordered separately 43 4 2 2 Connecting to TSX PMX 47 67 87 107 PLCs TSX PMX 47 67 87 107 FTX 417 40 0000000000 Ai o O oT OO HHTI m lm nn EE 26 pin serial link connector COM2 Y AC supply T FTX CB 75 cable Connectingto TSX PMX PLCs requires a T FTX CB 7 5cable to be ordered separately This 2m cable has on the FTX 417 side a 26 pin SUB D male connector on the TSX PMX side a 9 pin SUB D male connector 44 Connecting to Telemecanique
22. channel compatibility MCA This option ensures maximum compatibility with machines using Micro channel Bus Architecture IBM PS 2 Disabling of power management PMOFF This option disables Card Services power management Management of card events by sampling POLL This option enables sense driven rather than interrupt driven card events This option is useful for noisy hardware environments or when an IRQ is not available This mode is automatically enabled when the MCA option is used 107 Memory regions REGIONS This option enables up to n different memory regions to be used simultaneously 8 Time delay before configuring card WAITzn The wait parameter is the value specified in system timer ticks 18 2 ms per second which determines the time delay between connection and card recognition Card Information Structure CIS Values for WAIT 1 to 100 Default value WAIT 12 Power management NOPM This option controls power management provided with Card Services If this option is specified the PC cards are powered off when a SUSPEND message appears powered on and reconfigured when a RESUME message appears Masking of unavailable interrupts The Card Services driver can only use IRQ10 IRQ11 IRQ12 or IRQ15 Certain systems can only use some of these interrupts Use XIRQ to prevent conflicts The values are XIRQ 0400 IRQ10 cannot be used XIRQ 0800 IRQ11 cannot be used X
23. charge batterie note book industriel FTX 417 40 Premi re mise sous tension La batterie doit tre pr alablement charg e pendant 10 heures interrupteur OFF ON sur OFF Mode de marche courant La charge lente est obtenue Interrupteur sur ON voyant Power Orange fixe et Mode Suspend voyant Suspend Orange intermittant D charge compl te Tous les 2 mois d charger compl tement la batterie puis recharger l identique de la premi re mise sous tension R f rence documentation TFTX DM 417 40F chapitre mode de marche page 24 25 1 2 Using X TEL software on FTX 417 40 and FTX 517 Using X TEL software requires the use of a software key ro rozm When a printer is connected to the LPT1 parallel port it must always be powered up so that the software can read the software rights contained in the key You have just acquired an FTX 417 40 notebook Due to its advanced technology it is advisable to respect and follow the instructions below as closely as possible in order to ensure optimum operation of the device Procedure for charging the battery of an FTX 417 40 industrial notebook Initial power up The battery should first be charged for 10 hours with the OFF ON switch set to OFF Normal operating mode Slow charge is obtained in the following way Switch set to ON orange Power indicator on steady and in Suspend Mode orange Suspend indicator flashing Total discharge Every 2 mont
24. described in section 5 20 Installing the basic hardware Section 2 Sub section Page 2 1 Checking the hardware 22 2 2 Preparation for use 23 2 2 1 Setting up the battery 23 2 2 2 Preparing the notebook 23 2 2 3 Power connection 24 2 2 4 Using with internal battery 24 2 2 5 Switching on the first time 24 2 3 Operating modes 25 2 3 1 Managing usage time 26 2 4 Energy management modes 27 25 Switching on 28 2 5 1 Introduction 28 2 5 2 Self tests 29 2 5 3 Error messages 30 2 6 Initializing the notebook 33 This section ends at page 34 21 2 1 Checking the hardware Documentation and utilities Terminal Accessories T FTX CA52 power cable T FTX DM 417 40E EI d 4 FTX 417 40 user s manual T FTX ADC40 AC DC adaptor DOS utility software 3 1 2 diskettes OS 2 utility software 3 1 2 diskettes According to software configuration Pointing device Operating system DOS OS 2 WINDOWS T FTX MM2 M 22 Installing the basic hardware 2 2 2 Preparation for use When the FTX 417 40 notebook is used for the first time the following operations must be performed in the order in which sub sections appear 2 2 1 Setting up the battery The notebook is supplied with the battery dis
25. displayed but not fixed Note These commands are only valid for Flash memory cards Examples Format a memory card assigned to drive D and specify the volume label CARD1 by typing the following memcard fmt d v card1 To check partition E for errors fix any errors that are found and display the status of the partition type the following command memcard chk e f 123 124 Appendices Section 12 Sub sections Page 12 1 French keyboard AZERTY 126 12 2 German keyboard 127 12 3 Spanish keyboard 128 12 4 Swedish Finnish keyboard 129 125 American keyboard USA 130 12 6 Italian keyboard with set of labels 131 12 7 Danish keyboard with set of labels 132 12 8 Norwegian keyboard with set of labels 133 12 9 Dutch keyboard with set of labels 134 12 10 Latin American keyboard with set of labels 135 12 11 Portuguese keyboard with set of labels 136 12 12 Swiss keyboard with set of labels 137 This section ends at page 138 125 Je cos X CAES Ed N El ee Le EC HEI EE con EN m mar HR LES Zu JE r le Entr e ESIC 8 9 6 7 DEE i aL E eh Gr d e GEI EJE a HE iF d E gt 5 9 D
26. insert or remove a PCMCIA card in slot 3 when the notebook is powered up 95 10 3 Installation The V3 0 Phoenix PCMCIA utilities for DOS and Windows come in the form of a 3 1 2 diskette reference T FTX LF DS PCM Warning Before installing check that The Flash File System utilities Ref T FTX LF FFS required for using Flash EEPROM memory cards have been correctly installed on the FTX 417 40 notebook See section 11 The Config sys file includes the following lines DOS HIGH UMB Device C DOS Emm386 exe noems Device C DOS Power exe ADV Max Procedure Insert the diskette in the drive and at the DOS prompt type A install Enter Follow the screen instructions until requested to select the type of installation Quick mode highlighted or Advanced mode Select Advanced mode with the gt key and press Enter Change and confirm if necessary the values displayed according to the values given in the table below for maximum configuration Then load the necessary drivers by changing the Config sys file using the MS DOS Edit utility Note The values to be changed are in bold in the table below Questions asked by the Recommended Comment installation software response Press any key to continue lt Enter gt Start text The following controller has been lt Enter gt Detection of the two FTX 417 40 detected in your system PCMCIA controllers R
27. powered up 9 2 6 Bold font utility This utility allows a higher contrast level in some video modes on flat screens The contrast is increased by using a bolder font This feature is especially useful with some display options This driveris compatible with most software however some applications will reprogram the type of display The syntax is Bold_drv lt Enter gt To run the utility automatically place the command line in the Autoexec bat file 84 Cirrus Logic screen utilities and drivers 9 9 2 7 Other DOS drivers The drivers enable the super VGA modes of the following software to be run AutoDesk ADI 4 2 AutoCAD 3D Studio etc Lotus 123 V2 x and V3 x Microsoft Word WordPerfect 5 1 WordStar The installation of these drivers is described in the Cirrus Logic manual 85 9 3 Windows utilities 9 3 1 Installation Installation procedure Start Windows In the program manager select File then the Run command Insert the T FTX LF SVGA 40 2 3 diskette in the drive In the Command line field type a Install and select lt Ok gt A screen then appears specifying the Windows subdirectory to which the drivers and utilities will be copied Select lt Ok gt to start the installation Adialog box confirms that installation has finished click on Ok A window displays the VGA utilities 9 3 2 SetRES utility SetRES can now be used to define the required screen
28. products 4 4 2 3 Connecting to UNI TELWAY bus Connecting the notebook to UNI TELWAY simplifies local maintenance of an application which includes a UNI TELWAY bus Connecting to the UNI TELWAY bus is only possible if the UNI TELWAY driver is installed This driver is supplied with X TEL and MINI X TEL software for further information see the X TEL or MINI X TEL reference manual Connection is made via a TSX SCA 62 subscriber socket andthe T FTX CB 1 030 cable to be ordered separately This 3m cable has onthe FTX 417 side a 26 pin D male connector onthe TSX SCA62 side a 15 pin D male connector TSX SCA 62 G E 26 pin serial link SE connector D COM TSX SCA 62 TSX SCA 62 i Ta T FTX CB 1030 The notebook can also be connected to the integral UNI TELWAY port onthe processor using a T FTX CB2 030 cable 45 43 Connecting via a modem The notebook can be connected via a modem to a PLC for the purpose of remote maintenance e TSX range The modem can only be connected if the UNI TELWAY driver is installed This driver is supplied with X TEL and MINI X TEL software SYSDIAG under PL7 DOS user interface For further information refer to the relevant manuals
29. screen 28 Installing the basic hardware 2 2 5 2 Self tests On power up after initializing by pressing the button with a pencil point item 8 page 12 or after a restart by pressing lt Control gt lt Alt gt and lt Del gt the FTX 417 notebook performs the various self tests listed below in succession ROM memory battery backed CMOS RAM keyboard LCD screen or external video screen extended RAM serial ports parallel port pointing device disk drive hard disk processor speed bootable unit 29 2 5 3 Error messages If an error is detected during the self tests the following messages may appear Message Probable cause Solution Diskette read failure press F1 to retry boot F2 for SETUP utility The diskette is either not formatted or is defective Replace the diskette with a bootable diskette and retry Gate A20 failure The keyboard controller is not accepting commands specifically the enable and disable A20 commands Turn the power off then back on again If the problem persists contact your technical support centre Fixed disk configuration error The configuration is not supported by the hardware installed Correct the fixed disk configuration Fixed disk controller failure The controller card has failed Replace the fixed disk Fixed disk failure The fixed disk may be defective Try rebooting If that does
30. standard IBM keyboards They are available in 6 basic versions other versions being obtained by attaching self adhesive labels to the keyboard see Appendices section 12 e QWERTY keyboard 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 m A gt 1 sus S gt l l o le EC E 1 O NUM A de Hoo FOG ees JE S JI n E 5 2 ee EC EE ra F5 re cl F8 Oca E JE E JE E XE JE E JG JC A JE JE Je Jc IIE n JT Y Jt ID Je IE JE NOOO r7 Jt Jt JE M Je Je JU d ICH WO CIS Coene Ke oo DCH General introduction 1 Keyboard cont Pointing device Function keys and numeric keys Alphabetic keys and cursor keys SUSPEND pushbutton for notebook standby mode restart SUSPEND indicator lamp NUM indicator lamp green indicating number lock on A indicator lamp green indicating caps lock on Y indicator lamp green indicating scrolling function locked HDD indicator lamp green lit when hard disk drive operating ch 2 O ON Oo BON ch 0 FDD indicator lamp green lit when floppy disk drive operating 1 CARD indicator lamp gree
31. time using the lt gt and lt gt keys enter a password if required All these operations are described in section 5 2 4 Press Escape to return to the main menu Press Escape select Validate the changes and REBOOT in the menu using the up and down arrow keys and confirm with Enters 24 Installing the basic hardware 2 2 3 Operating modes The FTX 417 40 notebook can operate on the mains power supply using the T FTX ADC 40 adaptor or on the battery The power supply lamp see 1 3 1 and the lamp above the SUSPEND button depending ontheir state steady blinking and their color inform the user about the notebook operating mode the charging status of the battery the frequency of the processor The table below summarizes the different states Battery ON OFF AC DC Power SUSPEND Operating status switch adaptor supply lamp lamp mode CHARGE OFF Present Red steady Off Fast charge Orange steady Off Slow charge ON Present Green steady Green steady 1 Slow charge Orange steady 2 Press SUSPEND ON Present Red steady Orange Fast charge intermittent flash 3 Orange Orange Slow charge steady intermittent flash 3 DISCHARGE ON Missing Green steady Green Start of blinking slowly 1 discharge Green Green 5 short beeps blinking blinking quickly slowly approx 15 min left Green Orange Terminal on low blinking regular flash 3 co
32. 1 General introduction 2 Installing the basic hardware 3 Installing external extensions 4 Connecting to Telemecanique products 5 Telemecanique utility software 6 Maintenance 7 Operating conditions 8 Save to Disk utility 9 Cirrus Logic screen utilities and drivers 10 PCMCIA utilities 11 Microsoft Flash File System Utilities 12 Appendices General contents Section Page 1 General introduction 9 1 1 Introduction 10 1 2 Operating characteristics 11 1 3 _ Physical presentation 12 1 4 FTX417 40 special features 18 1 5 Operating systems and utility software 20 2 Installing the basic hardware 21 2 1 Checking the hardware 22 2 2 Preparation for use 23 2 3 Operating modes 25 2 4 Energy management modes 27 2 5 Switching on 28 2 6 Initializing the notebook 33 3 Installing external extensions 35 3 1 Mouse 36 3 2 Monitors 37 3 3 Printers 38 3 4 Keyboards 40 4 Connecting to Telemecanique products 41 4 1 PLC interface unit 42 4 2 Connecting to TSX range of PLCs 43 4 3 Connecting via a modem 46 General contents Section Page 5 Telemecanique utility software 47 5 1 Introduction to the utilities 48 5 2 Integrated utility SETUP 48 5 3 Utilities on diskette 61 5 4 Utility under DOS T FTX LF TDS 40 62 5 5 Utility under OS 2
33. 25 mouse IBM PS 2 standard keyboard IBM PS 2 compatible PC AT with adaptor remote video for VGA and SVGA color monitor PLC interface unit Extension connector for PLC connection and software protection keys TSX RS 485 20 mA current loop serial connection Power supply basic 100 to 240 VAC industrial supply 47 to 63 Hz with AC DC adaptor included 6V internal NiMH battery independent operation for 1 hour minimum usually 1 hour 45 min Operating DOS and or OS 2 and or WINDOWS systems Security Access via unbreakable password Serial number Anti theft ring Dimensions size H 55mm W 297mm D 225mm weight 3 4 kg Operating See section 7 2 conditions 11 Physical presentation 1 3 i 1 3 1 Front view 10 12 General introduction 1 Front view cont o JO Oo FWD ch _ o 11 12 13 14 15 16 Back lit 8 1 2 VGA LCD screen with 256 colors Locks for the notebook cover Operating mode indicator lamps see section 1 3 3 PLC interface unit SUSPEND lamp indicating the terminal operating mode SUSPEND pushbutton fore notebook stanby mode restart DC socket for connecting the AC DC adaptor when running from the AC supply Power up switch Push RESET with a pencil point to reinitialize the FTX 417 notebook Battery lamp green when the notebook is powered up red when
34. 607 diskette to the selected DOS directory Create a directory under DOS example CAMKDIR APV3 Insert the T607 diskette in the drive Enter the command T607TOPC source drive gt lt T607 name gt destination example CATE_TOOLS gt T607TOPC a FURNACE c APV3 Note To use the original files after transfer from the TSX T607 terminal they must have an extension If there is no extension the BIN extension must be added using the DOS command RENAMP Example RENAME lt PATH gt FILE FILE BIN 63 5 5 Utility under OS 2 T FTX LF TS2 52 The T FTX LF TS2 52 diskette contains a utility which automatically installs the PLC terminal port communication driver on the dedicated PLC assigned port Installation procedure Open an OS 2 window type A install then lt Enter gt and follow the instructions displayed on the screen 5 6 Other utilities Other utilities are supplied with the FTX 417 40 notebook Their operation is described in detail in other sections TFTX LF SVGA 40 Cirrus Logic SVGA utilities see section 9 TFTXLF DS PCM PCMCIA utilities see section 10 TFTXLF FFS Microsoft Flash file system utilities see section 11 64 Maintenance Section 6 Sub section Page 6 1 General 66 6 2 Replacing the T FTX RBAT 400 internal battery 67 This section ends at page 68 65 6 1 General Each time the terminal is switched on or initial
35. 7 67 87 107 PLCs 44 4 2 3 Connecting to UNI TELWAY bus 45 4 3 Connecting via a modem 46 This section ends at page 46 41 4 1 PLC interface unit The FTX 417 40 notebook has a multifunction port which enables it to be connected directly to Telemecanique products This port is located in the PLC interface unit This port offers 2 standards CL20 20mA current loop for connecting to TSX 47 67 87 version V3 or later or TSX PMX 47 67 87 107 model 40 PLCs RS 485 for connecting to TSX 07 and TSX 17 PLCs Using Telemecanique software automatically selects the port according to the PLC connected However to speed up the logical connection this choice can be configured in the SETUP software see section 5 2 4 Connector PLC interface unit 26 pin connector RS 485 or CL 20 Rear view 1 PLC interface unit RO Connection point for software protection key Front view 2 1 PLCs are connected to the notebook via the rear of the connector 2 The Telemecanique software protection key is connected at the front of the connector The PLC interface unit contains an integral key for checking the rights required for using the Telemecanique software installed on the hard disk For the use of Key manager refer to Telemecanique software documentation 42 Connecting to Telemecanique products 4 4 2 Connecting to TSX range of PLCs 4 2 1 Connecting to TSX 07
36. ADDR nn CLIENTS nn MCA NOBEEP NOPM PMOFF POLL REGIONS n WAIT nXIRQ xxxx OPTIONS Description ADDR nn Card configuration address CLIENTS n Maximum number of Client drivers IRQ Card Services IRQ interrupt number MCA Micro channel compatibility PMOFF Disabling of power management POLL Management of card events by sampling REGIONS n Memory regions WAIT n Time delay before configuring card NOPM Power management XIRQ Xxxx Masking of unavailable interrupts 106 PCMCIA utilities 10 When entering an option it must be preceded by The following paragraphs describe each option in more detail Flash file system compatibility FLASH This option makes the Phoenix Flash File System drivers compatible PCMFFSC EXE Card configuration address ADDRznn This option defines the start address for Card Services for PC card configuration This segment must be located Start Address within the first 1Mb address space the minimum address modularity is 4Kb Values for ADDR CO to FO Default values ADDR C8 4Kb Card Services window at the first free memory section after C800 0 Maximum number of Client drivers CLIENTS n This option controls the maximum number of drivers recognized by Card Services Default value CLIENTS 10 Card Services IRQ interrupt number IRQzn This option defines the IRQ interrupt number that Card Services uses for PC card events Range 8 to 15 Default value IRQ 10 Micro
37. EMCARD EXE to format cards with an FFSII connector See section 11 112 Microsoft Flash File System Utilities Section 11 Sub section Page 11 1 Installation 114 11 2 MS FLASH SYS utility 114 11 3 FLASHCMP EXE utility 115 11 4 MEMCARD EXE utility 116 11 4 1 Using the MEMCARD command only 116 11 4 2 Using the MEMCARD command with switches 123 This sub section ends at page 124 113 The Microsoft Flash File System utility on the T FTX LF FFS diskette are required when using PCMCIA format Flash Eprom memory cards There are three utilities MEMCARD EXE configuration and maintenance utilities for Flash Eeprom memory cards MS FLASH SYS device driver to be used with Flash Eprom memory cards FLASHCMP EXE compression utility for files saved on Flash Eprom memory cards 11 1 Installation Insert the T FTX LF FFS diskette in the drive and atthe DOS prompt type A install then lt Enter gt Follow the instructions displayed on the screen The files are saved in the C DOS subdirectory 11 2 MS FLASH SYS utility MS FLASH SYS is a Microsoft Flash File System device driver required when using PCMCIA format Flash EEPROM memory cards Syntax device drive path ms flash sys nocomp cleanup n erase n cacheze x n Parameters drive path Specifies the location of the MS FLASH SYS file Switches nocomp Specifies that files to be saved to
38. F5C266 RF 5C366 Press any key to continue Path to install CAPCMS Installation directory Files have been copied Press any Enter Several times in order to view the key to continue configuration software screens Quick or Advanced Install Advanced Enables the user to define the load addresses and other parameters Number of sockets 3 Number of PCMCIA slots in the notebook Do you plan to use Windows Yes For using the PCMCIA interface under Windows 96 PCMCIA utilities 10 Table continued Questions asked by the Recommended Comment installation software response IRQ 10 The default value must be changed for FTX 417 40 CIS Window Address DF00 Card work window Operation size 4Kbytes Card Settle Time 660 ms Time allocated to the card to perform the initializations before Card Services indicates its presence to clients Expressed in multiples of 55 ms Optional Flash File System Yes Activates installation of the Flash card driver support Full path of FFS files CADOS Flash File System file directory Memory window address DB00 Flash driver work window Memory window size 16 Window size in kilobytes Number of partitions 1 Number of partitions which can be accessed by the PCMCIA slot Number of erase queues 1 Number of erase queues for the Flash cards Use PCMCIA Modem Fax Yes Designate a port for a fax modem Select the port COM 3 Fi
39. IRQ 8A00 IRQ10 IRQ11 and IRQ15 cannot be used only IRQ12 can be used 10 5 3 PCMFFCS EXE SRAM and Flash Intel series and Il cards During installation the PCM FFCS EXE driver is loaded in the CONFIG SYS file and the options selected in the PCM INI file These options can be changed using PCMSETUP Advanced Mode or by editing the PCM INI file Syntax PCMFFCS BASE n SIZE n PART n QUEUE n Options BASE n defines the base address of the memory window SIZE n defines the size of the memory window in kilobytes 4 8 16 32 or 64 PART n defines the maximum number of partitions per memory card QUEUE n defines the number of simultaneous erasures 1 to 9 Default values PCMFFCS BASE D7 SIZE232 PART 1 QUEUE 1 108 PCMCIA utilities 10 10 5 4 PCMATA SYS ATA hard disk card driver During installation the PCMSS EXE driver is loaded in the CONFIG SYS file and the options selected in the PCM INI file These options can be changed using PCMSETUP Advanced Mode or by editing the PCM INI file Syntax PCMATA SYS Sn x SRAM ADDR nn SD nn OPTIONS Description Sn x n defines the PCMCIA card slot and x defines the number of partitions SRAM enables the SRAM cards to be accessed ADDR nn defines the base address of the 16 k memory window required to configure the SRAM cards SD nn defines the non operational time in minutes after which the ATA hard disk is powered off Default values PCMATA SD 5 S1 1
40. T1 parallel port pin connections Female connector front view Pin N Signal 1 0 Description 1 STROBE O Strobe 2 DO 1 0 Data bit 0 3 D1 1 0 Data bit 1 4 D2 VO Data bit 2 5 D3 1 0 Data bit 3 6 D4 1 0 Data bit 4 7 D5 1 0 Data bit 5 8 D6 1 0 Data bit 6 9 D7 1 0 Data bit 7 10 ACK l Acknowledge 11 BUSY l Busy 12 PE l End of paper 13 SLCT l Select 14 AUTOFEED O Automatic linefeed 15 ERROR l Error 16 INIT O Printer initialization 17 SLCTIN O Input selection 18 19 20 OV Signal ground 21 22 23 OV Signal ground 24 25 OV Signal ground 39 3 4 Keyboards 3 4 1 General The FTX 417 40 notebook has a 6 pin Micro DIN female connector It will accept any IBM PS2 compatible keyboard An external IBM AT type keyboard can also be connected via a DIN MICRODIN adaptor reference T FTX KBA 5 3 4 2 KEYBOARD pin connections Micro Din 6 pin female connector front i ES Pin N Signal UO Description 1 KDATA 1 0 Data 2 NC S Not connected 3 OV S Ground 4 5V 5 VDC 5 KCLOCK O Clock 6 NC a Not connected 40 Connecting to Telemecanique products Section 4 Sub section Page 4 1 PLC interface unit 42 4 2 Connecting to TSX range of PLCs 43 4 2 1 Connecting to TSX 07 and TSX 17 PLCs 43 4 2 2 Connecting to TSX PMX 4
41. To create the Flash File System cache in extended memory add the following line to your CONFIG SYS file device c dos ms flash sys cache x 11 3 FLASHCMP EXE utility FLASHCMP EXE compresses the files saved to a Flash memory card Only the files saved after the FLASHCMP EXE device driver has been installed will be compressed If the FLASHCMP EXE device driver is not installed or if the nocomp switch is used when installing the MS FLASH SYS device driver the files which are saved will remain uncompressed Syntax device drive path flashcmp exe Parameters drive path Specifies the location of the FLASHCMP EXE file Note Install FLASHCMP EXE before installing MS FLASH SYS device c dos flashcmp exe device c dos ms flash sys cache x 115 11 4 MEMCARD EXE utility Memcard is a utility program which configures and maintains Flash memory cards The Memcard command can be used two ways If Memcard only is typed at the DOS prompt a series of menus can be used to partition format erase and check a memory card lf switches are used with the memcard command directly from the DOS prompt Flash memory cards can be formatted and checked for errors 11 4 1 Using the MEMCARD command only Enter the MEMCARD command at the DOS prompt The following menu appears PC Memory Card Setup Program Version 2 00 C 1991 1992 Microsoft Corporation Current memory card slot 1 of 3 slots Choose one of the following Cre
42. WIN OS2 91 92 PCMCIA utilities Section 10 Sub section Page 10 1 Introduction 94 10 2 Handling PCMCIA cards 95 10 3 Installation 96 10 4 Configuration 98 10 4 1 Introduction 98 10 4 2 DOS configuration 98 10 4 3 Windows configuration 102 10 5 Selecting the drivers 104 10 5 1 PCMSS EXE Socket Services 2 0 105 10 5 2 PCMCS EXE Card Services 2 0 106 10 5 3 PCMFFCS EXE SRAM and Flash Intel series and II cards 108 10 5 4 PCMATA SYS ATA hard disk card driver 109 10 5 5 PCMFDISK utility for ATA hard disk card 10 5 6 PCMSCD EXE I O card driver Fax Modem 111 10 6 Emulating a diskette 112 This section ends at page 112 93 10 1 Introduction The FTX 417 40 notebook has 3 slots which conform to the PCMCIA 2 0 standard The PCMCIA association Personal Computer Memory Card International Association defines the characteristics of cards offering various peripheral functions in a compact size format especially suitable for notebook type computers Three formats are currently recognized Type thickness 3 3 mm Type II thickness 5 mm Type III thickness 10 5 mm The most commonly used functions provided by PCMCIA cards are as follows Memory Cards usually type format can be used as removable disk drives Two types of technology are currently used static RAM SRAM which can be both read and writ
43. al support centre Time of day not set run SETUP program Clock not set Run SETUP utility Timer 2 failure The timer chip has failed Turn the power off then back on again If the problem persists contact your technical support centre Invalid configuration infor mation please run SETUP Configuration error Run SETUP utility and check configuration settings Keyboard data line failure The keyboard controller firmware has failed Turn the power off then back on again If the problem persists contact your technical support centre 31 Keyboard stuck key failure A key is jammed Locatethejammedkey and fix it Turn the power off then back on again If the problem persists contact your technical support centre Memory failure at hex va lue read hex value expecting hex value Memory chip has failed Turn the power off then back on again If the problem persists contact your technical support centre Real time clock failure The RTC or battery has failed Run the SETUP utility and turn the power off and on If the problem persists replace the battery If the problem remains contact your technical support centre Memory parity interrupt at address Type S hut off NMI R eboot other keys to continue Memory chip has failed Contact your technical support centre Unexpected HW interrupt interrupt at address Type R ebo
44. ate and format a new partition Format an existing partition Delete a partition Display partition information Erase entire memory card Check memory card and fix errors Select next memory card slot NN OO O1 BB D Enter your choice 4 To quit Memcard press ESC To choose a menu option type its number and then press lt Enter When menu options 1 to 6 are selected another menu appears on the screen To return to the main menu press lt ESC gt To quit Memcard return to the main menu and then press lt ESC gt Each menu displays a Current memory card slot message followed by a slotnumber The number indicates which slot Memcard is currently using You can select the next available slot by choosing option 7 from the main menu 116 Microsoft Flash File System Utilities 11 Viewing partition data To view information about the status type and size of the partitions of the memory card carry out the following procedure From the main menu choose 4 and then press lt Enter gt The Display Partition Information screen appears Display Partition Information Current memory card slot 1 Device Information Memory Type Size Flash 4096K Partition Information Letter Start Addr End Adar Type Status Size D 0 4194303 MS Flash Formatted 4096K To return to the main menu press ESC The information on the Display Partition Information screen varies depending on the number size and
45. cation gt Port or Power Management List of choices y Enter Choice selected Language selection y Initialization of parameters 50 Telemecanique utility software 5 Operating parameters The operating parameters are divided into three screens Move from one screen to another by pressing the PgUp and PgDown keys The operating parameters contain all parameters including the communication ports selection of power management and of the language which can also be accessed directly from the main menu Some values given by the system cannot be accessed by the user for modification these values are displayed in white Modifying digital values Digital values such as date and time can be modified by the lt gt and lt gt keys Important The modified parameters are only taken into account when quitting the SETUP program after confirmation Data concerning the date time and password take effect immediately When selecting a parameter an entry window gives the various choices available or indicates any syntax which must be followed Confirming and quitting SETUP Main Menu 1 J Return to MAIN MENU Quit without modification Corfirmation and reintializ ation REBOOT 51 5 2 4 Operati
46. ccess the SETUP program only when switching on This method launches SETUP in the language previously defined To obtain SETUP software in another language launch SETUP and choose language selection in the menu 48 Telemecanique utility software 5 5 2 2 Introduction to the main menu TELEMECANIQUE FTX 417 CONFIGURATION Version 1 8 MAIN MENU Operating Parameters Communication Ports Fouer Management Language Selection Initialize Operating Parameters Load default values except password Select Enter Exit Esc Help F1 Abort End This screen provides access to the FTX 417 notebook configuration parameters Operating parameters date time password self tests etc Assignment of the communication ports Power management processor speed standby mode configuration Language selection This selection determines in which language the SETUP program is displayed Initialization of all the parameters to their default values Purpose of the main keys The vertical move keys are used to select parameters on the screen The Esc key quits either the current function or the SETUP program A help file corresponding to the screen displayed and the subject selected can be accessed at any time by pressing F1 49 5 2 3 Operational flow chart Main Menu Parameter selection Operating Parameters or gt Communi
47. connected It must be in service before any other operation can be performed To do this open the trap underneath the notebook using a coin Unscrew the 2 catches and open the trap Lift up the battery Remove the plastic protective film Close the trap and tighten the catches Two sliding locks prevent the notebook from opening To open the notebook slide the locks and raise the lid as shown Remove the plastic protective film from the screen 23 2 2 3 Power connection The FTX 417 40 notebook connects to a 100 240 VAC 50 60 Hz supply using only the certified power supply adaptor T FTX ADC 40 and a standard power cable plugged in as shown 2 2 4 Using the internal battery The internal battery must be charged before it can be used for the first time to power the notebook The battery is charged by connecting the notebook to the AC DC adaptor see above and connecting this to the AC supply 2 2 5 Switching on the first time Press the power up switch then during the self tests press the F2 key to access the main SETUP screen and perform the following operations from that screen 1 Using the up and down arrow keys select Language selection and confirm with lt Enter gt Using the up and down arrow keys select Operating parameters and confirm with Enter set the date using the lt gt and lt gt keys set the
48. ct the button Video Modes to identify the various types of video modes available depending on the type of monitor This displays all the modes which are available with WINDOWS OS 2 or DOS drivers The lt Preview gt button displays the selected video modes To change from one mode to another press Enter or the left mouse button To exitthe mode press Esc or the right mouse button Miscellaneous VGA controller status this zone indicates the BIOS version number and the amount of memory available Help CLMode provides on line help for the following items Configuration Monitor Type Video Modes Mouse Keyboard and About CLMode 81 Exiting CLMode To exit CLMode press the lt Alt gt and lt F4 gt keys simultaneously or select the lt EXIT gt button in the main menu If a dialog box appears with the option to update the AUTOEXEC BAT file select z YES CLMode command line parameters CLMode can be run directly from the DOS prompt The command line must be configured as follows CLMODE modenum m montype s n lt Enter gt where modenum mode number montype type of video monitor VGA 8514 Super VGA Extended Super VGA Multifrequency Extended Multifrequency Super Multifrequency Extended Super Multifrequency s status information n disable power management NN O1 P D O Note The CLMode command displays a help screen LIST OF COMPATIBLE MONITORS
49. d 57 Power management style Power management of the notebook makes it possible to select the battery performance level and minimize consumption Each style can be modified by the notebook user according to how the notebook is being used These 5 operating styles are Average Avr Economical Eco Performance Perf User 1 User1 User 2 User2 Each of the management styles defines the processor speed according to the frequency characteristics of the clock and time before change to standby mode Power management conditions This menu activates or deactivates power management which has been previously defined The Disabled setting deactivates management mode as soonas the notebook is connected to the AC supply via the adaptor Suspend style The electrical consumption is minimal when the notebook is in Suspend Resume mode The memory continues to be updated quickly Data can be obtained as long as the battery is sufficiently charged The Save to disk setting saves data to disk thereby increasing the operation time however ensuring that the data is definitely saved Disk space is assigned for this function see PHDISK utility program Full speed The processor speed maintains the defined value 33 16 5 8 or 4 MHz as long as the notebook is in ON mode The higher the processor clock frequency the higher the battery performance and consumption Idle mode The processor clock speed is set to
50. directions for the type of display selected as they appear on screen 9 4 2 Configuring the utilities Changing the resolution and colors in OS 2 desktop To change the resolution and colors in OS 2 desktop follow instructions 3 to 9 see above Torun a WIN OS2 session with OS 2 desktop the configuration must be set see OS 2 desktop driver limitations above Procedure when running OS 2 1 Install the Cirrus Logic 640x480 16 color OS 2 driver 2 Add Sdisplay drv SWINVGA DRV in the boot section in the OS2 MDOS WINOS2 SYSTEM INI file Procedure when running OS 2 for Windows 1 Install the Cirrus Logic 640x480 16 color OS 2 driver 2 Add Sdisplay drv SWINVGA DRV in the boot section in the WINDOWS SYSTEM INI file 89 Changing the resolution and colors in WIN OS2 full screen session Procedure when running OS 2 1 Open a WIN OS 2 full screen session 2 Select File from the Program manager menu 3 Insert the GD62X5 OS 2 driver disk into lt A gt or lt B gt and run Install exe 4 The VGAUTIL group will be created Click on the SetRES icon to change the resolution and colors Run CRT PAN or SimulSCAN to switch display Procedure when running OS 2 for Windows 1 Ifthe SetRES utility has already been installed use SetRES to change resolution and colors Otherwise go to the next step 2 Open Windows 3 Select File from the Program manager menu 4 Insert
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52. elect Card List list of the configured cards Client Info list of the installed card drivers The Alt O Option command enables the user to select Message On Card Events activates or disables the appearance of a message when a PCMCIA card is inserted or removed 101 10 4 3 Windows configuration When installing utilities a Phoenix Manager program group is created with the PCMWin icon Note PCMWin does not work in Windows standard mode To run PCWin use only 386 enhanced mode The procedure is as follows 1 Start Windows 2 Open the PhoenixCard Manager group 3 Double click on the PCMWin icon and the following screen appears Socket Q Status Configured Manufacturer RIIPICAIA Model RCS6ACL Type COM2 Configuring cards using PCMWin is then very similar to configuration under DOS 102 PCMCIA utilities 10 Under Windows the Options menu offers two additional options Run Minimized reduces the PhoenixCard manager group to an icon at the bottom left of the screen This makes it easier to start up when a large number of windows is open on screen Associations enables the user to start an associated program when the card is inserted in the drive The procedure is as follows 1 Press the Alt lt O gt keys or click on the Options menu 2 Select Associations and a menu appears The card number manufacturer name and the model fo
53. elect the country Franais S lectionner la national it Deutsch Wahlen Sie die National itat Italiano Selezionare la nazionalit Espanol Seleccionar el idioma Changing the language takes effect immediately 59 5 2 6 Initializing all parameters Selecting Initialize operating parameters inthe main menu enables all the parameters to be reset to the default values except the password the date and the time Initialization starts initialization of all parameters Quit returns to the main menu without initializing The default parameters are as follows Self tests Complete PS 2 Mouse Enabled Floppy drive assignment A FDD B Disabled Communication ports COM1 RS232 C COM1 COM RS 232 C RS 485 CL20 COM2 COM2 port status CL20 Parallel port LPT1 Bidirectional TE dongle key interface Enabled LCD shutdown after Disabled HDD shutdown after Disabled Power management style Enabled Power management conditions Average Suspend style Suspend Resume Language selection English 5 2 7 Saving modifications Once all the modifications have been entered they must be saved This is done from the main menu of the SETUP program by pressing the following key Esc displays the following screen fire the modifications correct Return to main menu Quit vithout modification Confirmation reinitialization REBOOT Select Confirmation and
54. fy a volume label for the partition or leave the field blank and then press Enters Formatting an existing partition From the main menu choose 2 and then press Enter A Format an Existing Partition screen such as the following appears Format an Existing Partition Current memory card slot 1 Letter Type Status Size D MS Flash Formatted 4096K Which partition do you want to format 119 Specify the letter of the partition to be formatted and then press lt Enter gt If the partition is already formatted the following message will appear The partition is already formatted Reformatting the partition will destroy all the data on it Do you want to format partition D Y N N To format the partition press Y and then lt Enter gt To return to the main menu without formatting the partition press N then lt Enter gt Flash memory card Specify the number of memory blocks that MS Flash must reserve for cleaning deleted files from the memory card and then press lt Enter gt Valid numbers range from 1 to one less than the total number of blocks onthe memory card For example ifthe total number of blocks on the memory card is 4 the range of spare blocks is 1 to 3 The default value is 1 recommended value SRAM memory card Specify the maximum number of files and subdirectories values range from 16 to 512 required in the root directory and press lt Enter gt The default number which appears o
55. ge such as the following appears Deleting the partition will destroy all the data on it Delete a partition only if you do not want to save the information on it Do you want to delete partition D Y N N To delete the partition press Y and then lt Enter gt To return to the main menu without deleting the partition press N and then lt Enter gt If the partition to be deleted is followed in alphabetical order by partitions with other drive letters those drive letters will change For example ifyou have a memory card with partitions D E and F and you delete partition D partitions E and F are renamed D and E Checking the memory card and fixing any errors This option enables the user to check the Flash Eprom memory card and fix any errors If the card is not a Flash Eprom memory card use the MS DOS CHKDSK command From the main menu choose 6 and then press lt Enter gt A Check an MS Flash Partition screen such as the following appears Check an MS Flash Partition Current memory card slot 1 Letter Type Status Size D MS Flash Formatted 512K E MS Flash Formatted 3072K Which partition do you want to check D To return to the main menu press ESC 121 Specify the letter of the partition you want to check and then press lt Enter gt The following message appears Do you want to correct any errors that are found Y N N To recover any lost allocation units and make the space availab
56. he default organization to optimize access speed and other performance levels Note Any changes made to the partition table using the Modify option are not saved to disk Use the Write Partition option under Save Create partition Usethis option to create multiple logical drives on the ATA card The number of partitions PCMFDISK can create is determined by PCMSETUP The number of partitions which can be accessed by PCMATA depends on how it has been configured from PCMSETUP If Quick mode has been selected for installation only one partition is allowed Advanced mode enables several partitions to be allocated to the ATA card To increase the number of partitions if the installation mode was Quick return to PC SETUP and run Advanced mode to make the change Organization It is not usually worth changing disk organization The default configuration calculates the fastest access speed Save The modifications to the ATA hard disk partition table are saved using the Write Partition option Exit to DOS and format the drive using the DOS FORMAT command Type FORMAT d u where d is the drive letter 110 PCMCIA utilities 10 10 5 6 PCMSCD EXE I O card driver Fax Modem During installation the PCMSCD EXE driver is loaded in the CONFIG SYS file and the options selected in the PCM INI file These options can be changed using PCMSETUP Advanced Mode or by editing the PCM INI file Syntax PCMSCD NOBEEP NOMS
57. he new values Select Yes to save the new parameters which take effect immediately 99 Edit Config Parameters command 1 Select Edit Config Parameters A screen displays the various configuration settings The table below defines the various fields Characteristic Description Read only Socket Number Current card slot If the notebook possesses more than one PCMCIA slot and currently has more than one card inserted use the Pg Dn and lt PgUp gt keys to display data on cards in the previous and or next slot Configuration Number Number of configurations assigned to the list of parameters and the total number of configurations resident in the program Manufacturer The manufacturer s name Model Type of function or number of functions If it is a network card the utility identifies whether it is an Ethernet or Token Ring card This function displays the serial number Type Defines the type of card Network Flash Memory Modem Fax etc Compliance Compliance level Configuration Loaded The configuration listed was successfully loaded by PCM Configuration Registers The start addresses in the memory where the configuration information is stored in hex Editable fields Memory Window Storage address which the window uses for this card some have 2 memory windows UO Window Storage address of the I O window for this card some cards req
58. hs discharge the battery totally then recharge it in the same way as for the initial power up Documentation reference TFTX DM 417 40E operating modes section page 24 25 1 3 W9 1329 442 04 01 A01 490160 REF W9 1329 442 04 01 A01 Schneider Automation markets PLC related products worldwide under the brandname April Modicon Square D Telemecanique These products are sold in the US by Square D Company in Canada Latin America Western Europe Africa and South Asia Pacific by Groupe Schneider in Austria by AEG in France by Sch neider Electric SA and in Germany Eastern Europe the Middle East and North Asia by Schneider Automation Schneider Automation Inc Schneider Automation S A Schneider Automation GmbH One High Street 245 route des Lucioles BP 147 Steinheimer Stra e 117 North Andover MA 01845 F 06903 Sophia Antipolis D 63500 Seligenstadt T l 1 508 794 0800 T l 33 92 96 20 00 T l 49 6182 81 2584 Fax 1 508 975 9010 Fax 33 93 65 37 15 Fax 49 6182 81 2860 December 96 651 1 4 Using the FTX 417 for the first time 1 Before use the battery must be connected as shown in the diagram below This procedure and O is described in detail in the manual FTX 417 Industrial Notebook User guide section 2 2 1 2 Connect the FTX 417 to the power supply using only the certified power supply adaptor T FTX ADC 4 12 Volt DC socket sit
59. id sectors is corrupted Error Couldn t allocate additional memory required to execute PHDISK Not enough memory available execute PHDISK Error This VRAM size is invalid The override values are 256 512 1024 in kilobytes The specified size is limited to 256 512 or 1024 Kbytes 76 Cirrus Logic screen utilities and drivers Section 9 Sub section Page 9 1 General 78 9 1 1 Introduction 78 9 1 2 T FTX LF SVGA 40 diskette set 78 9 1 3 Warning 78 9 2 DOS utilities 79 9 2 1 Installation 79 9 2 2 CLMode utility 79 9 2 3 Switcher utility 83 9 2 4 CRT Panel and Simul utilities 83 9 2 5 VESA BIOS extensions 84 9 2 6 Bold font driver utility 84 9 2 7 Other DOS drivers 85 9 3 Windows utilities 86 9 3 1 Installation 86 9 3 2 SetRES utility 86 9 3 3 WinPanel utility 86 9 4 OS 2 utilities 89 9 4 1 Installation 89 9 4 2 Configuring the utilities 89 9 4 3 Switching between CRT screen and FTX 417 40 screen 91 This section ends at page 92 77 9 1 General 9 1 1 Introduction The Cirrus logic graphics system is 100 VGA compatible The associated utilities and drivers provide higher graphics resolution and more available colors These utilities are supplied with the FTX 417 40 notebook as aset of diskettes reference T FTX LF SVGA 40 9 1 2 T FTX LF SVGA 40 diskette set The set of diskettes consists of diskette n 1 for the DOS ut
60. idle mode Frequency values can be set to 8 4 2 1 or 0 5 MHz or OFF Standby mode This mode characterizes the processor clock frequency when the notebook is in standby Frequencies vary from 8 4 2 1 to 0 5 MHz Idle timeout This is the time taken to change to idle mode at the frequency defined in the idle FREQ setting or switching the processor off It is possible to disable this operating mode or select times from 1 4 8 or 16 seconds Standby timeout Time taken to change the processor to standby mode Values which can be configured 1 2 4 6 8 12 or 16 minutes This setting can be disabled 58 Telemecanique utility software 5 Suspend time Length of time the notebook is in standby mode This can be configured with times ranging from 5 10 15 20 30 40 to 60 minutes This setting can be disabled The notebook restarts as soon as the SUSPEND key is pressed Pressing the SUSPEND key will place the notebook in standby mode at any time Important When the battery charge becomes critically low the notebook is automatically placed in standby mode the data is saved to the RAM memory It is not possible to save to a disk 5 2 5 Language selection Language selection in the main menu allows the user to select the language in which the configuration utility SETUP is to run Languages available are English French German Italian and Spanish LANGUAGE SELECTION English S
61. ilities diskette n 2 for the Windows utilities diskette n 3 for the OS 2 utilities 9 1 3 Warning While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this document CIRRUS LOGIC Inc assumes no liability for any errors or omissions it may contain nor for any damages resulting from the application or use of the information herein However CIRRUS LOGIC Inc reserves the right to make corrections improvements or changes to all or part of this manual and without notice This manual is copyrighted This document may not in whole or part be copied photocopied reproduced or reduced to any electronic medium or machine readable form without prior consent in writing from CIRRUS LOGIC Inc Copyright 1993 1994 CIRRUS LOGIC Inc All rights reserved Trademarks Windows MS DOS and MS Word are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation AutoCAD is a registered trademark and AutoShade and AutoSketch are trademarks of Autodesk Inc Display List Driver VGA TurboDLDClassic CustomColors are trademarks of Panacea Inc Lotus 123 and Symphony are trademarks of Lotus Development Corporation WordPerfect is a trademark of WordPerfect Corporation WordStar is a trademark of WordStar Corporation PC DOS is a trademark of IBM Corporation RenderMan is a trademark of Pixar All names or brands quoted in this manual are trademarks of their respective companies 78 Cirrus Logic screen utilities and drivers 9 9 2 DOS utilities
62. it shows the execution speed of the microprocessor as well as the energy management mode Energy AC power Battery management mode SUSPEND lamp SUSPEND lamp Maximum Green Green blinking Slow Orange Orange blinking Waiting Orange Orange blinking Standby Orange intermittent flash Orange intermittent flash 27 2 5 Switching on 2 5 1 Introduction The notebook is switched on by pressing the switch on the left hand side ofthe terminal regardless which power supply source has been chosen On power up the FTX 417 40 notebook executes a series of self tests The following screen appears while the self tests are running CL GD62x5 VGA BIOS Version 1 22B Copyright 1991 1994 Cirrus Logic Inc All Rights Reserved Copyright 1991 1998 Quadtel Corp All Rights Reserved 62x5 05 17 94 Phoeni xBIOS TM A486 Version 1 03 Copyright C 1985 1992 Phoenix Technologies Ltd All Rights Reserved Phoeni xBIOS for PicoPouer PT86C368 Pine Copyright C 1994 Telemecanique 486 DX processor detected operating at 33 Mhz Press F2 to run the setup utility After confirming SETUP or at the end of the self tests the notebook displays The initial screen of the operating system An error message if no operating system has been installed Switch on FTX 417 40 notebook Y Execution of F2 Terminal configuration self tests NE using SETUP software Operating system initial
63. ized a series of self tests are run automatically see section 2 5 3 If a fault is detected by one of these tests an error message appears on the screen see section 2 5 4 Depending on the type of message the user should either make the appropriate correction incorrect configuration faulty battery etc or contact his local technical support centre The only FTX 417 40 parts which can be replaced by the user are the following Internal parts internal battery protective covers for the connectors and for the PCMCIA card reader External parts AC DC adaptor power cable mouse notebook PLC connection cables 66 Maintenance 6 6 2 Replacing the T FTX RBAT 400 internal battery If the battery no longer functions although the charge time is correct the period for which the battery is able to power the terminal becomes shorter and shorter the lamp on the left hand side of the notebook blinks red when attempting to charge the battery Caution For safety of personnel the internal battery must only be replaced when the notebook is switched off Open the trap under the notebook using a coin Wd Unscrew the 2 catches then open Remove the faulty battery using the the trap side tags Replace with a new battery and ensure thatthe contacts are positioned correctly IE Close the trap and tighten the catches 67 68
64. l ports Note The LPT1 port must be declared in order to use the X TEL or MINI X TEL software workshop 56 Telemecanique utility software 5 Description of the third screen containing CONFIGURATION TELEMECANIQUE FTX 417 Version 1 0 OPERATING PARAMETERS LCD shutdoun after Disabled HDD shutdoun after Disabled Pover management style Average Pouer management conditions Enabled Suspend style Suspend Resume Aur Eco Perf Useri User SPEED Full 33 MHz 33 MHz 33 MHz 33 MHz 33MHz Idle 8 Mz 8 Mz 1 MHz 1 MHz OFF Standby 8 MHz 2 MHz 1 MHz 1 MHz OFF TIMEOUT Idle 8 sec 1 sec OFF OFF OFF Standby 6 min 1min OFF 1mm OFF Suspend 20 min 5 min OFF Smm OFF 3 3 Prev Page PgUp Select Enter Exit Esc Help F1 Abort End LCD shutdown after Activates and deactivates the screen saver after a period of 1 to 15 minutes which can be configured in units of a minute Pressing any key will reactivate the screen This screen saver reduces the notebook s electrical consumption when it is powered from its own battery HDD shutdown after Places or removes the hard disk to from standby mode after a period of 1 to 12 minutes The notebook restarts automatically as soon as access is requested This operating mode reduces the battery consumption When the disk is placed in standby mode the read write heads are parked and locked which enables the notebook to be transported without being damage
65. le on the memory card press Y then Enter To check the memory card without fixing any errors press N then lt Enter gt Caution If you try to fix errors while programs are running you might lose data Quit all programs before using Memcard to check for and fix errors If you use memory resident programs disable the command lines in your CONFIG SYS and AUTOEXEC BAT files that load them and restart the notebook Choosing a different memory card slot To select the next memory card slot choose 7 from the main menu and then press lt Enter gt The current memory card slotis displayed atthe top ofthe main menu screen Example Current memory card slot 3 of 3 slots 122 Microsoft Flash File System Utilities 11 11 4 2 Using the MEMCARD command with switches At the DOS prompt enter the MEMCARD command with one of the following switches see list below Syntax memcard fmt drive v label memcard chk drive f Parameters Drive specifies the drive to be formatted Label specifies the volume label Switch Function fmt formats the memory card partition associated with the specified drive N specifies a volume name for the newly formatted memory card chk checks the specified Flash memory card partition for errors and displays a report If no drive is specified memcard will check the current drive If fixes errors found on a Flash memory card If this switch is not specified the errors are
66. n lit when the notebook accesses a PCMCIA memory card 12 Slot for quick reference guide A trap opened with a coin is located under the notebook This allows access to the battery 17 1 4 FTX 417 40 special features 1 4 1 Resident Multilingual SETUP The FTX 417 40 notebook include a multilingual SETUP program English French German Italian and Spanish This program is used to adjust and display the operating parameters of the notebook operating mode hardware configuration power supply management I O port assign ment etc in the chosen language by simply using tables 1 4 2 Resident UO system BIOS The notebook has a Flash type EEPROM memory which enables easy integration of new functions by Official Maintenance Centers 1 4 3 Energy saving features The FTX 417 40 notebook has 3 energy saving features intended principally to extend the period of time the notebook may operate from the internal batteries LCD screen saver This feature switches off the screen if the notebook is not used fora period of time set by the user 1 Operation is restarted automatically by pressing a key Hard disk saver This feature stops operation of the hard disk if the notebook is not used for a period of time set by the user 1 Operation is restarted automatically by pressing a key Management of processor speed This feature controls the processor speed in relation to the actual use of the notebook 1
67. n screen varies depending on the size ofthe partition created The default is recommended In both cases specify a volume label for the partition or leave the field blank and then press lt Enter gt Erasing a memory card Fromthe main menu choose 5 and then press Enter An Erase Entire Memory Card screen such as the following appears Erase Entire Memory Card Current memory card slot 1 Letter Type Status Size D MS Flash Formatted 512K E MS Flash Formatted 3072K Erasing a card destroys all the partition information and data on the card Erase a card only if you do not want to save the information on it Do you want to continue Y N N To erase all the data on the memory card press Y then Enter The following message appears This operation may take some time Do not remove the card from the slot while this message is displayed To return to the main menu without erasing the memory card press N then lt Enter gt 120 Microsoft Flash File System Utilities 11 Deleting a partition From the main menu choose 3 and then press lt Enter gt A Delete a Partition screen such as the following appears Delete a Partition Current Memory Card Slot 1 Letter Type Status Size D MS Flash Formatted 512K E MS Flash Formatted 3072K Which partition do you want to delete D To return to the main menu press ESC Specify the letter of the partition to be deleted and then press Enter A messa
68. ng parameters Selecting Operating parameters in the main menu accesses in succession the 3 screens which contain all the notebook parameters The PgUp and PgDown key are used to move from one screen to another Description of the first screen which contains Date and time Definition of password Execution of self tests on power up Status of the battery backed CMOS RAM memory Selecting a PS 2 type mouse Total RAM size Disk drive assignment Hard disk capacity BIOS version Update time Serial number CONFIGURATION TELEMECANIQUE FTX 417 Version 1 8 OPERATING PARAMETERS Date DD MM YYYY 20 12 94 Time HH MM SS 19 41 04 Password Absent Self tests Complete CMOS RAM status Checksum OK PS 2Mouse Enabled Total main DRAM size 12Mb Floppy drive assignment A FDD B Disabled RIDE 125 Mb BIOS Version U 1 0 Update DD MM VV 01 12 94 Serial number 90000012 1 3 Next Page PgDn Select Enter Exit Esc Help F1 End 52 Telemecanique utility software 5 Date Enables the date to be updated in the format indicated the lt gt and lt gt keys are used to increment or decrement the digital values Time Enables the time to be updated in the format indicated the lt gt and lt gt keys are used to increment or decrement the digital values Password This function allows a password of 3 t
69. ng the amount of free disk space for the suspend to disk partition The amount of free disk space to create the Save to Disk partition is insufficient Error Specified partition size is too small to use the suspend to disk feature Specify a larger partition size or invoke PHDISK CREATE without a size parameter to use the default size Specified size for Save to Disk partition is too small Error PhoenixMISER tm suspendto disk partition already exists To resize the partition delete the existing partition with PHDISK DELETE and create the partition with PHDISK CREATE Partition already exists on this hard disk Error Too many errors exist in the PhoenixMISER tm suspend to disk partition Check your hardware configuration and rerun PHDISK Too many bad sectors in the partition Error The first two sectors in the suspend to disk partition are both unusable This disk is unsuitable for the PhoenixMISER tm suspendto disk feature The first two sectors in the Save to Disk partition are bad Error The PhenixMISER tm suspendto disk partition doesn t exist or the hard disk partition table on head 0 cylinder 0 sector 1 is corrupted Invoke PHDISK CREATE to create the suspend to disk partition The Save to Disk partition was not created or the partition is corrupted Error The good sector map GSM inthe PhoenixMISER tm partition is bad Invoke PHDISK REFORMAT to rebuild this table The partition exists but the table of val
70. not work replace the fixed disk Hard disk failure press F1 toretry boot F2for SETUP utility The fixed disk may be configured incorrectly or is defective Check the drive type selected in SETUP Try rebooting If the problem persists replace the fixed disk Pointer device failure The pointing device has failed Try rebooting If the problem persists contact your technical support centre No boot device available press F1 to retry boot F2 for SETUP utility Either diskette drive A the PCMCIA cardassigned as A or the fixed disk is defective Try rebooting If the problem persists replace the diskette the PCMCIA card or the hard disk 30 Installing the basic hardware Nobootsectoron hard disk press F1 to retry boot F2 for SETUP utility The C drive is not format ted or is not bootable Format the C drive and make it bootable Not a boot diskette press F1 to retry boot F2 for SETUP utility The diskette or the PCMCIA card in drive A is notformatted as a bootable diskette Replace the diskette or the card with a bootable diskette and try rebooting No timer tick interrupt The timer chip has failed Turn the power off then back on again If the problem persists contact your technical support centre Shutdown failure RESET command has failed Turn the power off then back on again If the problem persists contact your technic
71. ns displayed T607TOPC The following commands are used to convert files created on a T607 terminal for use on the FTX 417 40 notebook Note To import an application stored on a HD diskette the write protect tab must be covered with a label as shown in the diagram far T607TOPC a N Lists the set of commands described below T607TOPC DIR source drive gt Displays the list of files contained in the T607 diskette Insert the T607 diskette in the drive Enter the command T607TOPC DIR source drive example CATE_TOOLS gt T607TOPC DIR a FURNACE 151324 FURNACE CAB 196 FURNACE TIT 100 FURNACE NE 158 The screen displays the name of the files with their extensions and the size in number of bytes The BIN files containing the application programs created on TSX T607 terminals are read without their extensions by the FTX 417 workstation 62 Telemecanique utility software 5 T607TOPC lt source drive gt lt destination gt Copies the entire contents of the T607 diskette to the selected DOS directory Create a directory under DOS example C1 gt MKDIR APV3 Insert the T607 diskette in the drive Enter the command T607TOPC source drive gt destination example CATE_TOOLS gt T607TOPC a c APV3 All the T607 files on the diskette are then copied to the directory T607TOPC source drive T607 name gt lt destination gt Copies the file selected on the T
72. nstalled and used in accordance with the user s manual it may cause interference to radio communication Any installation may be faced with this problem If this equipment causes interference to radio and television reception which can be determined by switching the equipment on and off the user should take the necessary measures to eliminate such interference e Reorientate or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the distance between the equipment and the receiver Connect the equipment to a circuit other than the one to which the receiver is connected Consult the retailer or an experienced radio television technician Cables Peripherals must be connected to this PC using screened cables protected by a metal covering 10 General introduction 1 1 2 Operating characteristics Terminal FTX 417 40 Processor 80486DXLP 33 MHz Hard disk capacity Depending on configuration RAM memory standard Depending on configuration can be ext to 32 Mb Disk 3 1 2 IBM standard format 1 44 Mb and 720 Kb and drive Telemecanique TSX T607 format PCMCIA card 3 of Type Il slots Screen 8 1 2 LCD 256 colors back lit passive STN matrix 640 x 480 pixels Keyboard IBM compatible standard keyboard 101 102 keys Available in 6 basic versions set of labels for other countries Standard parallel 2 RS 232C ports DB9 output ports serial 1 bidirectional parallel port DB
73. nsumption slowly OFF Present Red Off Battery discharged blinking quickly 1 Processor frequency 33 MHz 2 Processor frequency lt 33 MHz 3 a flash every 2 seconds 25 In addition to the indicator lamps audible beeps warn the user 3 short beeps indicate that the notebook is changing to battery operation 1 long beep indicates that the notebook is returning to the AC power supply 5 short beeps indicate that there is approximately 15 minutes of independent operation left Note Completely discharge and then recharge the battery at least once every two months to maintain its performance 2 3 1 Managing usage time The FTX 417 40 notebook has a number of features which increase the time during which the notebook can operate independently Standby modes These enable the operation of an element of the notebook to be temporarily shut down when not being used after a period of time set by the user in SETUP see section 5 2 4 Using a PCMCIA memory card rather than diskettes 26 Installing the basic hardware 2 2 4 Energy management modes The notebook has a SUSPEND button at the top left hand side of the keyboard This button places the notebook in standby mode Pressing the button again restarts the task at the point where it was interrupted The lamp associated with the SUSPEND button changes color according to the SETUP parameters By its color
74. nt to use the entire card for MS DOS Y N Y Flash memory card Specify the size ofthe partition to be created and then press lt Enter gt The minimum size depends on the type of memory card the maximum size depends on the amount of free space available on the card The number which appears on the screen is the largest amount of available space Memcard will adjust the partition size based on the internal block size of the card Specify the number of memory blocks which MS Flash must reserve for cleaning deleted files from the memory card and then press lt Enter gt Valid numbers range from 1 to one less than the total number of blocks on the memory card For example if the total number of blocks on the card is 4 the range of spare blocks is 1 to 3 The default value is 1 recommended value SRAM memory card Specify the size of the partition to be created and then press lt Enter gt The minimum size is 16K the maximum size depends on the amount of free space available on the memory card The number that appears on the screen is the largest amount of available space Memcard will adjust the partition size based on the internal block size of the card Specify the maximum number of files and subdirectories values range from 16 and 512 required in the root directory and press Enter The default value displayed on the screen varies depending onthe size ofthe partition created The defaultis recommended In both cases speci
75. nterface Enabled 2 3 Page change PgDoun PgUp Select Enter Exit Esc Help F1 Abort End COM1 assignment Configures serial port 1 to COM1 or COM3 or disables this port COM assignment Configures serial port 2 to COM2 or COM4 or disables this port COM2 communication mode Choice between current loop CL20 multidrop power connection RS485 power connection RS232C If the connection unit is missing the RS 232 C connection is implicit LPT1 assignment Configuration of parallel port printer link and TE 90 key support to LPT1 default or LPT2 or port disabled LPT1 mode Declared as the printer port or bidirectional network connection mass memory 55 TE dongle key interface Activates or deactivates the Telemecanique software protection key interface and PLC connections CL20 RS 485 Important The modified parameters are only taken into account after quitting SETUP Selecting a higher communication portindex implies thatthe lower indices mustbe used for example H COM3 is declared COM1 and COM2 must be used The connection unit has a port assigned to COM2 when it is not disabled which is dedicated to interfacing with Telemecanique TSX PLCs This port can be programmed in two communication formats RS 485 for connecting to the UNI TELWAY bus to TSX 07 and TSX 17 micro PLCs Current loop CL 20 for communicating with Telemecanique Series 7 PLC termina
76. o sets to monochrome reverse video with text and graphics modes selected independently Panel bold mode displays text with a bold font and only applies to flat screens The font must be loaded beforehand under DOS Panelexpanded mode controls the vertical expansion of text and graphics screens Font load enhances display quality when switching from CRT mode to SimulSCAN mode This option is only used for text and may interfere with some programs which use their own fonts Panel Power used only for power management of flat screens This option offers 2 operating modes standard and low power Standard mode provides a sharper image Black amp White Enhancement produces a range of greys which can be varied from black to white for displaying text When this option is disabled Text Shading performs this function 640x480 CRT refresh controls the vertical refresh rate of 72 Hz Display checks whether the screen CRT or both are the current output device Graphics shading converts color data to a monochrome screen in graphics modes This option has no effect on color screens Text shading converts color data to a monochrome screen intext modes This option has no effect on color screens 87 Vertical position controls the vertical placement of video modes which do not use the full flat screen display This option has no effect if Expand is turned on Power management provides power saving features on flat sc
77. o 8 alphanumeric characters to be defined or cancelled When declared the password is required each time the terminal is switched on After three unsuccessful attempts the terminal must be switched on again Creating a password When the terminal has no password enter the chosen password twice in succession Modifying a password Enter the old password then enter the new one twice in succession Deleting a password Enter the old password then press Enter twice in succession If the user has lost the password he should contact the Telemecanique Regional Sales Office giving His details name and address of the company telephone and fax numbers The serial number on the product The system reference displayed on the screen after 3 attempts The user access code UAC displayed on the screen after 3 attempts The Telemecanique Regional Sales Office will a provide a special code which will enable the FTX 417 notebook to be reinitialized and a new password defined This unique code will have no effect if used a second time if the password is lost again Important The password system relies on the position of the keys used and not on their markings lt is therefore strongly recommended that the type of keyboard is not changed after the password has been entered For example the password WQA on a QWERTY keyboard corresponds to the password ZAQ on an AZERTY keyboard 53
78. ons in the pull down menu using the hot keys corresponding to the underlined letters in the various menus Operating mode Select the Monitor Type option The Monitor Type menu will be displayed The current monitor type will be highlighted Use the cursor keys or the mouse to make the selections 79 To choose the screen scrolling frequency select the Advanced button select the graphics resolution After entering the parameters confirm the selections by selecting the lt Ok gt button To check whether the parameters are correct select VERIFY The various modes will be performed Pressing lt Enter gt or the left mouse button displays the options Pressing lt Esc gt cancels the test If there is a problem try a slower setting for the resolution and restart the test The settings are saved by selecting the lt OK gt button Note A help button offers the scrolling rates for the various types of video monitor Configuration The options available depend on the configuration of the display modes CRT SimulSCAN and flat screens The table below shows their availability according to the display mode OPTIONS Display modes CRT external screen SimulSCAN Flat screens Reverse Video no yes yes Bold Font no no yes Full Height Cursor no no yes Expand no yes yes Font Load yes yes yes PanelPower no no yes Contrast no no yes Vertical Position no yes yes Display yes yes yes
79. or then has priority over the LCD screen which is inhibited 3 2 2 VIDEO pin connections Front view of female connector eoo 15141312 11 Pin N Signal 1 0 Description 1 RED O Red 2 GREEN O Green 3 BLUE O Blue 4 Reserved Reserved 5 Self test O Self test output 6 7 8 OV Ground red green blue 9 PLUG E Locating 10 OV Ground 11 12 Reserved Reserved 13 HSYNC O Horizontal synchro 14 VSYNC O Vertical synchro 15 NC Not connected 37 3 3 Printers 3 3 1 General The FTX 417 40 notebook will accept various types of serial printer via the RS232C interface or parallel printers via the Centronics interface The corresponding printer driver must be installed Lists of printer drivers are provided by the operating systems The drivers can be selected either during installation or later see operating system installation manual 3 3 2 RS 232 RS232C COM1 and RS232C COM2 serial port pin connections Male connector front view Pin N Signal UO Description 1 DCD O Data Carrier Detect 2 RXD O Data received 3 TXD O Data transmitted 4 DTR O Data Terminal Ready 5 OV Signal ground 6 DSR l Data Set Ready 7 RTS O Request to Send 8 CTS l Clear to Send 9 RI l Audible signal 38 Installing external extensions 3 3 3 3 CENTRONICS S LP
80. ot other keys to continue Hardware problem Contact your technical support centre Unexpected SW interrupt interrupt at address Type R eboot other keys to continue Errors in the software program Turn the power off then back on again If the problempersists checkthe program Unexpected type 02 inter ruptat xxxxxh Type S hut off NMI R eboot other keys to continue A parity error occurred but the source cannot be determined Turn the power off then back on again 32 Installing the basic hardware 2 2 6 Initializing the notebook The FTX 417 40 notebook can be initialized in 3 ways has 3 bootable drives Diskettes Hard disk PCMCIA cards When a diskette is in the drive it has priority except when drive A has been assigned to a PCMCIA slot in SETUP The terminal cannot start up in the following situations There is either a non formatted or non system disk in drive A Drive A is assigned to a PCMCIA slot which contains either a non formatted or non system memory card The hard disk is not formatted or the operating system is not installed no diskette in the drive 33 34 Installing external extensions Section 3 Sub section Page 3 1 Mouse 36 3 1 1 General 36 3 1 2 MOUSSE pin connections 36 3 2 Monitors 37 3 2 1 General 37 3 2 2 VIDEO VGA pin connections 37 3 3 Prin
81. r the card are displayed in the first three lines of the window This information can help to identify the type of card needed to associate with the program 3 To enable the start up of the associated program click in the enable check box An X appears to indicate that the association is enabled 4 Use the Tab key or the mouse to move to the File field Type in the pathname and executable file to start the associated program If the user does not know the path or name of the program use the lt Select File gt button to find the necessary file the executable files have an EXE extension 5 Use the Previous or Next buttons to edit or create other associated programs 6 When selection is complete confirm using the OK button 103 10 5 Selecting the drivers PCMCIA drivers do not usually all have to be enabled simultaneously It is therefore possible to reduce memory usage The table below enables the user to select the necessary drivers PCMPlus SRAM Flash LAN ATAIDE Fax Modem File name memory memory PCMSS EXE yes yes yes yes yes Socket Services PCMCS EXE yes yes yes yes yes Card Services PCMRMAN EXE yes yes yes yes yes Configuration driver PCMSCD EXE yes yes Network or FAX Modem PCMATA SYS yes yes Hard disk Emulation PCMFFCS EXE yes yes Flash card support The following CONFIG SYS file is typicall
82. reen etc are connected via their mains cable to the same protective earth Use the standard mains cables 2p E supplied with the products Connection cables Any connections between the FTX 417 terminal and its peripherals must be made using good quality cables screened cables metal connectors to provide earth protection to the various units When connecting the FTX 417 terminal to any of its peripherals ensure that all the units are switched off Warning the enclosure of this device must be connected to protective earth before connectiontoany external equipment Raccorder la terre EON Connect to the earth General introduction Section 1 Sub section Page 1 1 Introduction 10 1 2 Operating characteristics 11 1 3 Physical presentation 12 1 3 1 Front view 12 1 3 2 Rear view 14 1 3 3 Keyboard 16 1 4 FTX 417 40 special features 18 1 4 1 Resident Multilingual SETUP 18 1 4 2 Resident I O system BIOS 18 1 4 3 Energy saving features 18 1 4 4 Operating safety feature 18 1 4 5 PLC connection unit 19 1 4 6 Pointing device 19 1 5 Operating systems and utility software 20 1 5 1 Operating systems 20 1 5 2 Telemecanique utility software 20 This section ends at page 20 1 1 Introduction The FTX 417 40 notebook is an IBM PC compatible personal computer based on the 80486DXLP 32 bit microproce
83. reens Set the standby time delay for the screen Mem indicates that the screen will be put on standby when application programs are not accessing the display memory Keybd indicates that the screen will be put on standby when the keyboard is not used 88 Cirrus Logic screen utilities and drivers 9 9 4 OS 2 utilities 9 4 1 Installation This procedure uses the graphics resolution and the colors selected by the user in the OS 2 desktop ie a resolution of 640x480 in 16 colors as the default for a WIN OS2 full screen session Description The operating mode is as follows 1 Install OS 2 if not already installed select VGA as the display adaptor and perform the installation as demanded by the system 2 Insert the T FTX LF SVGA 40 n 3 8 diskette into the drive 3 Open an OS 2 full screen session 4 Change the prompt to the drive which contains the diskette 5 Invoke the OS 2 batch file Clinst cmd giving the CLINST21 C drive as the parameter 6 Select the primary display type and Cirrus Logic 62X5 Panel CRT Driver 7 The Configuration Selection Utility dialog box will appear Click on Ok to confirm the default parameters or select Display adapter Utility Program to selectthe corresponding type of monitor For example C CLUTIL CLMODE EXE M5 The Clmode exe file is on the T FTX LF SVGA 40 n 2 3 diskette 8 For a SimulSCAN or Panel display select 640x480 resolution 9 Follow the
84. reinitialization REBOOT usingthe up and down arrows and confirm the choice by pressing lt Enter gt Selecting Return to main menu allows you return to the main menu Selecting Quit without modification cancels all the modifications 60 Telemecanique utility software 5 5 3 Utilities on diskette A set of DOS and OS 2 utilities are supplied with the FTX 417 40 notebook on 3 1 2 diskettes The table below gives a list and their function according to the operating systems installed DOS WINDOWS and OS 2 DOS WINDOWS OS 2 List of utilities T FTX LF TDS 40 X DOS software utility diskette for FTX 417 40 T FTX LF DS PCM X X PCMCIA software utility diskette under DOS for FTX 417 40 T FTX LF TS2 52 X OS 2 software utility diskette for FTX 417 40 T FTX LF SVGA 40 X X X SVGA software utility diskettes under DOS and OS 2 for FTX 417 40 TFTX LFFFS X X Flash file system software utility diskette for FTX 417 40 Function not available Note The utilities are pre installed 61 5 4 Utility under DOS T FTX LF TDS 40 The T FTX LF TDS 40 diskette contains the following utilities MOUSE COM controls the pointing device which is built into the notebook PHDISK COM save to disk utility see section 8 T607TOPC EXE file conversion utility Installation procedure At the DOS prompt type A gt Install then press Enter and follow the instructio
85. resolution When running forthe first time ignore the options displayed and continue configuring Refer to the section on CLMode for information on resolution This utility is executed under Windows It selects the screen the number of colors and the fonts After selecting the new operating options the function can be directly accessed by restarting Windows This function has the same role as the Windows Setup 9 3 3 WinPanel utility This utility enables the user to define the display from within Windows The operating mode and functions are identical to those described in CLMode WinPanel is executed by simply double clicking on the icon in the Program manager window or selecting Run from the File menu in the program manager The configuration section informs the user of the available options These options concern the following modes CRT SimulSCAN or flat screen 86 Cirrus Logic screen utilities and drivers 9 Various adjustments are available depending on the monitor being used The display options are as follows OPTIONS CRT SimulSCAN Flat screen Reverse Video yes yes Bold Font yes Expand yes Font Load yes yes yes PanelPower yes Black amp White Enhancement yes 640x480 CRT Refresh yes yes Display yes yes yes Graphics Shading yes yes Text Shading yes yes Vertical Position yes Power Management yes These options perform the following functions Reverse vide
86. rst port available on the notebook Use ATA cards Yes For using ATA hard disk cards ATA window address D700 Window for use of memory cards by this driver Not normally used ATA drive spin down time 5 min Period of inactivity after which the ATA disk is automatically powered off ATA support for drive 0 No PCMCIA hard disk cannot be placed in slot 0 ATA support for drive 1 Yes PCMCIA hard disk can be placed in slot 1 Number of partitions 1 One partition is usually sufficient ATA support for drive 2 No PCMCIA hard disk cannot be placed in slot 2 Tag Ethernet cards IBM Token lt Space gt Selecting these two cards constructs Ring Ibm Corp Ethernet Twice examples of the cards to be recognized by the drivers Congratulations Yes 97 10 4 Configuration 10 4 1 Introduction The PCM Plus utility enables the majority of the PCMCIA cards inserted in the drive to be recognized However there may be instances when PCM Plus does not recognize cards inserted and has trouble assigning configuration values which do not conflict with other programs in the notebook To solve this problem PCM Plus includes a configuration program PCM which provides fast and easy configuration for any l O card network modem etc The program can be run under either DOS or Windows Note The PCMPlus configuration program can only install and configure UO cards However it can display information about all card types
87. ssor operating at 33 MHz Its small size A4 page format and light weight of 3 4 kg make it a truly portable terminal Due to the technology employed magnesium case and elastomere keys itcan be used equally well in the design office or on the factory floor It can be powered by any type of 100 to 240 VAC 50 to 60Hz industrial supply It operates independently using an internal battery The automatic resume mode SUSPEND enables data and context to be storedforup to 50 hours On power up the notebook resumes operation with the same screen as was displayed when the last save was performed The FTX 417 40 has undergone a series of rigorous tests to ensure that it is compatible with the DOS and Windows operating systems The tests were carried out by the National Software Testing Laboratories NSTL in Pennsylvania USA an independent body for microcomputer testing ISSUED 1992 This organization tested 25 applications onthe FTX 417 40 notebook The FTX 417 40 notebook passed the DOS Windows certification tests and was granted the NSTL DOS Windows compatibility seal 1 1 1 FCC regulations The FTX 417 40 notebook has been tested and meets the required values for class B digital units conforming to the FCC regulations paragraph 15 These regulations are designed to provide reasonable protection against any interference in a residential environment This equipment generates uses and may emit high frequency power and if it is not i
88. t to use the entire card for MS Flash Y N Y or Do you want to use the entire card for MS DOS Y N Y Press Y and then press lt Enter gt Important Ifthis message does not appear press ESC to return to the main menu Before the entire card can be created and formatted as one large partition all existing partitions must be deleted See Deleting a partition later in this section Flash memory card Specify the number of spare blocks that MS Flash should reserve for cleaning deleted files from the memory card and then press lt Enter gt Valid numbers range from 1 to one less than the total number of blocks onthe memory card For example ifthe total number of blocks on the memory card is 4 the range of spare blocks is 1 to 3 The default value is 1 recommended value SRAM memory card Specify the maximum number of files and subdirectories values range from 16 to 512 required in the root directory and press lt Enter gt The default number which appears on screen varies depending on the size of the partition created The default is recommended In both cases specify a volume label for the partition or leave the field blank and then press lt Enter gt Tocreate and formata partition which only fills part of the memory card press N andthen lt Enter gt after the following message 118 Microsoft Flash File System Utilities 11 Do you want to use the entire card for MS Flash Y N Y or Do you wa
89. ten to with high performance in a format similar to MS DOS Flash EEPROM FLASH which for diskette type use must be driven by a system of special files Microsoft Flash File System II FFS II Network Ethernet Token Ring etc usually type II format Modem fax usually type Il format Hard disk usually type III format The three slots on the FTX 417 40 notebook can each accept either a type or type II card Slot 2 can also accept a type III card which then masks slot 3 Slot 3 Slot 2 Slot 1 C 94 PCMCIA utilities 10 10 2 Handling PCMCIA cards Inserting or removing a PCMCIA card Open the PCMCIA card drive cover on the right hand side of the notebook and insert the card facing upwards To remove the card press the Eject button Advice on handling PCMCIA cards Do not insert a PCMCIA card if the access indicator lamp card is on as data may be lost Do not dismantle a PCMCIA card Keep the cards dry Do not use force to insert a card as this would damage the locating device The PCMCIA hardware and software enable cards to be inserted and removed while the notebook is powered up provided that the general operating context allows it For example it is possible to insert a Modem card use its communication software then disconnect and replace it with a memory card in order to store data Important It is not possible to
90. ters 38 3 3 1 General 38 3 3 2 RS 232C RS232C COM1 serial port connections 38 3 3 3 CENTRONICS 5 LPT1 parallel port pin connections 39 3 4 Keyboards 40 3 4 1 General 40 3 4 2 KEYBOARD pin connections 40 This section ends at page 40 35 3 1 Mouse 3 1 1 General Telemecanique supplies a mouse ref T FTX MM 2 M in addition to the pointing device on the keyboard This mouse is connected viathe dedicated mouse port micro DIN serial link IBM PS 2 standard connector Caution Donotconnectordisconnectthe mouse when the notebook is switched on The mouse driver must be installed for the mouse to be operational see documentation supplied withthe mouse Important Once the external mouse has been installed the pointing device on the keyboard is disabled 3 1 2 Mouse pin connections Micro Din 6 pinfemale connector front view Pin N Signal UO Description 1 MDATA 1 0 Data 2 NC e Not connected 3 OV Ground Earth 4 5V 5 VDC 5 MCLK O Clock 6 NC Not connected 36 Installing external extensions 3 2 Monitors 3 2 1 General The FTX 417 40 notebook has an IBM PS 2 standard 15 pin video connector It will accept any color or monochrome monitor Itsupports VGA and SVGA graphic resolutions and enables upto 256 colors to be displayed The notebook must be powered down when connecting an external monitor This monit
91. the CONFIG SYS file and the options selected in the PCM INI file These options can be changed using PCMSETUP Advanced Mode or by editing the PCM INI file Syntax PCMSS RS n RW n Lock OPTIONS RSz n RWzn Lock Description Reserves slot n Reserves window Locks s lots When entering an option it must be preceded by The following paragraphs describe each option in more detail 105 Reserving a slot The Reserve Socket option prevents collisions between Socket Services and other direct access software This option can also be used to limit access to atype of card which may not be accessible in the system The parameters specify the slot number 0 to 2 Eg PCMSS EXE RS 0 reserve socket 0 Reserving a window Windows can be reserved for each slot This prevents conflicts with other software which are not allocating resources from Card Services n specifies the slot numbers Eg PCMSS EXE RW 1 2 Reservation for windows 1 and 2 Locking slots The PCMCIA ATA support is managed by Socket Services 2 0 and determines whether the system has been configured to start from an IDE PCMCIA ATA hard disk In this case Socket Services considers the slot as reserved 10 5 2 PCMCS EXE Card Services 2 0 During installation the PCMSS EXE driver is loaded in the CONFIG SYS file and the options selected in the PCM INI file These options can be changed by editing the PCM INI file Syntax PCMCS EXE
92. the V1 30 driver diskette into lt A gt or lt B gt and run Install exe 5 The VGAUTIL group will be created Click on the SetRES icon to change the resolution and colors Run CRT PAN or SimulSCAN to switch display 90 Cirrus Logic screen utilities and drivers 9 9 4 3 Switching between CRT screen and FTX 417 40 screen There is no option for switching between CRT Panel and SimulSCAN display in the OS 2 desktop Win OS 2 sessions are not supported in the following configurations OS 2 desktop Colors Win OS 2 Colors Supported 640x480 16 640x480 16 Yes d D 640x480 256 No 800x600 16 No 800x600 256 No 1024x768 16 No 640x480 256 640x480 256 No S 640x480 16 No 800x600 256 No 800x600 16 No 1024x768 16 No 800x600 256 640x480 256 No t i 640x480 16 No 800x600 16 No 800x600 256 No 1024x768 16 No Important When the current configuration of the OS 2 desktop is 800x600 and the notebook is rebooted without a CRT connected the screen resolution is not changed to 640x480 When the CRT is reconnected the display comes up on the CRT Resolutions and colors The resolutions and colors supported in the OS 2 PM desktop are 640x480 16 and 256 colors for CRT Panel SimulSCAN displays 800x600 256 colors for CRT display only The resolutions and colors supported in WIN OS2 Window session are 640x480 16 colors in OS 2 desktop 640x480 16 colors in
93. the notebook battery is charging orange when the notebook battery is charged Keyboard see section 1 3 3 Pointing device built into the keyboard Micro contact to switch LCD screen off when the notebook cover is closed Screen brightness adjustment Screen contrast adjustment Reverse video control slide the button to the right or the left 13 1 3 2 Rear view 13 6 12 11 8 9 10 45 6 7 23 14 General introduction 1 Rear view cont Indicator lamp lights when the disk drive is operating Disk drive for IBM standard 3 1 2 diskettes 1 44 Mb or 720 Kb Pushbutton for ejecting diskettes PCMCIA memory card slots Pushbuttons for ejecting PCMCIA memory cards Anti theft rings Mom DIN socket for connecting mouse or roller ball BM PS 2 standard Earthing screw 9 o 00 FWD ch 15 pin female connector for connecting a color VGA or SVGA monitor 10 Micro DIN connector for external keyboard 11 25 pin female connector for bidirectional parallel link CENTRONICS standard 12 9 pin male connector for RS 232C serial link IBM PS 2 standard 13 9 pin male connector for RS 232C serial link IBM PS 2 standard Note All the connectors and the PCMCIA memory card and disk slots are protected by covers 15 1 3 3 Keyboard The FTX 417 40 notebook keyboards are complete numeric keyboard cursor keys etc compatible with 101 102 key
94. type of partitions on the memory card Memory Type Indicates the type of device or memory card in the slot Size Device Shows the size in kilobytes of each device type Letter Shows the drive letter associated with each partition Start Address Shows the starting address of each partition End Address Shows the ending address of each partition Type Indicates the type of partition Status Shows whether the partition is formatted or unformatted If the partition was created by the card manufacturer Unrecognized appears in this column Size Partition Shows the size in kilobytes of each partition If there are more partitions than Memcard can display on one screen press any key to view the next screen of information Creating and formatting a new partition Memcard can be used to create and format only MS DOS and MS Flash partitions To change the size of a partition delete the existing partition and then create and format a new one To create and format a new partition which fills the whole memory card 117 From the main menu choose 1 and then press lt Enter gt The following screen appears Flash memory card Current memory card slot 1 Letter Type Status Size D MS Flash Formatted 4096K SRAM memory card Current memory card slot 1 Letter Type Status Size D MS DOS Formatted 1024K If the card is unformatted or has one large partition the following message appears Do you wan
95. uated on the left hand side 3 Perform the following operations in quick succession start the machine by pressing 1 second the PWR button on the left of keyboard then immediately initiate SETUP by holding down the F2 key until you hear a beep 4 Choose the language select Language Selection using the up and down arrow keys then press Enter select English for exemple then Enter 5 Set the date and time select Operating Parameters then press Enter e set the date using the or keys then press Enter select the time and set it using the or keys then press Enter other parameters can be modified at a later date if you wish 6 Saving your changes press the Esc key twice select REBOOT and press Enter For more information see the manual FTX 417 Industrial Notebook User Guide section 7 2 7 If your FTX 417 has been delivered with an operating system already installed the machine is now ready for use If not you should now install the operating system s TE DRDOS 5 0 TE MS OS 2 1 3 See the manual Operating systems Installation Guide reference T FTX DG SYS TE F
96. uire 2 windows IRQ The interrupt request level for this card 2 Press the and T keys to display the configuration settings defined for the card 3 Press the Tab key to access the editable fields Use the Tab key or the arrow keys to move from field to field Press the lt l gt key or the Shift Tab keys to move backwards 100 PCMCIA utilities 10 4 Change a field by typing in a new value At any time press Esc to return to Config Number to change the configuration settings by using the lt gt and T keys Press the lt Tab gt key again to return to the editable fields section 5 When the values required for card configuration have been changed press Enter The following message appears Do you wish to validate the configuration No Yes e 6 Select Yes to test the values entered If it finds any conflicts this is displayed and enables the conflicting value to be changed If there are no conflicting values the program reports that configuration was successful Select No to bypass the validation and testing process This message is displayed Do you wish to save it No Yes 7 Select No toreturntothe main configuration menu without saving the new values Select Yes to save the new parameters which take effect immediately Other information can be accessed from the main menu The Alt 1 Information command enables the user to s
97. y used for the installation above It represents maximum configuration During operation the lines corresponding to the drivers not being used can be placed in REM mode using the system editor The excluded zones corresponding to the extended memory driver can be recovered 104 PCMCIA utilities 10 CONFIG SYS SHELL C DOS COMMAND COM C DOS E 1024 P DEVICE C DOS SETVER EXE DEVICE C DOS HIMEM SYS TSTMEM OFF DOS HIGH UI DEVICE C DOS EMM386 EXE REM by PCM V3 0 X DF00 DFFF X DB00 DEFF DEVICE C NDOSNPOWER EXE ADV MAX COUNTRY 044 C NDOSNCOUNTRY SYS FILES 30 REM DEVICE C WINDOWSNIFSHLP SYS STACKS 9 256 rem Microsof rem device c dos flashcmp exe ico Aegis deg Ek Ie teh et Jet al noems X C000 C1FF X DF00 DFFF X DB00 DEFF t s Flash File System II area ista Ge A Ez oe m CES EVICE C PCM3 CNFIGNAM EXE DEFAULT EVICE C PCM3 PCMSS EXE EVICE C PCM3 PCMCS EXE EVICE C PCM3 PCMRMAN SYS EVICE C PCM3 PCMSCD EXE EVICE C PCM3 PCMATA SYS EVICE C PCM3 PCMFFCS EXE EVICE C DOS MS FLASH SYS 10 5 1 PCMSS EXE Socket Services 2 0 During installation the PCMSS EXE driver is loaded in

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