CONTENTS Title Page Copyright Page Preface Part I Basic Operations 1 Your VAXstation 4000 VLC Workstation 1.1 System Highlights 1.2 Available Options 2 Connecting Your System 2.1 Choosing a Location 2.2 Ergonomic Considerations 2.2.1 Maintaining a Moderate Environment 2.2.2 Avoiding Eye Strain 2.2.3 Adjusting Your Working Position 2.3 Unpacking the System 2.4 Connecting the Mouse and Keyboard 2.5 Attaching the SCSI Terminator 2.6 Attaching the Ethernet Loopback Connector 2.7 Connecting the Monitor Video Cable and Power Cord 2.8 Attaching the Strain Relief Strap 2.9 Connecting the Monitor 2.10 Attaching the System Power Cord 2.11 What to Do Next 3 Turning Your Workstation On and Off 3.1 Turning Your Workstation On ( | ) 3.2 Checking the Power-Up Display 3.3 Turning Your Workstation Off (O) 3.4 What to Do Next 3.4.1 Starting the VMS Factory Installed Software 4 Connecting Your Workstation to a Network 4.1 Preparing for a Networked System 4.1.1 Obtaining a DECnet Node Name and Number 4.1.2 Obtaining Your Ethernet Hardware Address 4.2 Connecting to a Standard Ethernet Network 4.3 Connecting to a ThinWire Ethernet Network 4.4 Connecting to a Twisted Pair Network 4.5 Verifying the Network Connection 4.6 Troubleshooting the Network Connections 4.6.1 Standard Ethernet Checklist 4.6.2 ThinWire Ethernet Checklist 4.6.3 Twisted Pair Checklist 4.7 Removing a System from ThinWire Ethernet 5 Getting Started with DECwindows 5.1 Understanding DECwindows 5.1.1 What Are Windows? 5.2 Interacting with DECwindows 5.2.1 DECwindows Components 5.3 Starting a DECwindows Session 5.4 Ending a DECwindows Session 5.5 Getting Help 6 Taking Care of Your VLC Workstation 6.1 Taking Care of the System Unit 6.2 Cleaning the Monitor 6.3 Cleaning the Mouse Part II Options 7 Available Options 7.1 Internal Options 7.2 External Options 7.2.1 Puck or Stylus Tablet 7.2.2 TLZ06 DAT SCSI Tape Drive 7.2.3 RRD42 Compact Disc Drive 7.2.4 BA10X Wall Mount Kit 7.2.5 VSXXX-JA Audio Headset 7.2.6 SZ03 Storage Expansion Box 8 Attaching a SCSI Device 8.1 Understanding SCSI Devices 8.2 SCSI ID Default Settings 8.3 Listing SCSI ID Numbers 8.4 Changing SCSI ID Numbers 8.5 Connecting External SCSI Devices 9 Preparing the System for Internal Options 9.1 Adding Internal Options 9.2 Software Preparation 9.3 Recording the Current System Configuration 9.4 Turning Off Your Equipment 9.5 Opening the System Unit 9.6 Locating the Option Position 10 Adding Memory Boards 10.1 Adding Memory Boards 10.2 Removing Memory Boards 11 Adding an Internal Disk Drive 11.1 The RZ23L and RZ24L Disk Drives 11.2 Changing SCSI IDs on the Disk Drive 11.3 Preparing the Disk Drive 11.4 Connecting the Cables 11.5 Mounting the Disk Drive into the System Unit 12 Reconnecting the System 12.1 Closing the System Unit 12.2 Reconnecting Your VLC Workstation 12.3 Restarting the System 12.4 Testing the System After Adding a Device 13 Connecting Printers and Modems 13.1 Printers 13.1.1 Connecting a Printer 13.2 Modems 13.2.1 Connecting a Modem Part III Advanced Operations 14 Halting the System 15 Using Console Commands 15.1 Console Commands 15.2 SHOW Commands 15.3 SET Commands 15.3.1 Using the SET Commands 16 Changing the Default Startup Procedures 16.1 Changing the Keyboard Language (SET KBD) 16.2 Setting the Default Boot Device (SET BOOT) 16.3 Changing the Default Recovery Action (SET HALT) 16.4 Setting the Default Boot Flags (SET BFLG) 17 Using the Password Security Feature 17.1 Using the Password Security Feature 17.1.1 Setting the Password 17.1.2 Enabling the Password 17.1.3 Using the LOGIN Command 17.2 Disabling the Password 17.3 Changing the Password 17.4 Accessing Privileged Console Commands 18 Using the Alternate Console 18.1 Accessing the Alternate Console 19 Dealing with Power-Up Errors 19.1 What Happens During Power-Up Tests? 19.2 Understanding a Power-Up Error Line 19.3 Taking Action on a Power-Up Error 19.4 Using the Diagnostic Lights 19.4.1 Recording the Diagnostic Lights 20 Testing Your System 20.1 Running Self-Tests 20.2 Understanding the SHOW CONFIG Display 20.2.1 Updating the SHOW CONFIG Display 20.3 Displaying Installed Devices 20.4 Rebooting the System After Running Tests 21 Handling Problems 21.1 Identifying a Problem 21.2 Using the Troubleshooting Table 21.3 Reporting Problems to Digital Services A Hardware Specifications B Port Pin-Outs C Associated Documents D Error Messages Glossary alternate console feature . . . bus byte . . . console console commands . . . default recovery action device . . . error message number Ethernet . . . hardware housing . . . magnetic tape media . . . node name node number . . . privileged console mode process . . . ROM SCSI . . . stylus system . . . timesharing universal strain relief strap . . . write-protect switch FIGURES 1-1 Your System 1-2 Side of System Unit 1-3 Rear of System Unit 2-1 System Parts 2-2 Connecting the Mouse and Keyboard 2-3 Connecting the SCSI Terminator 2-4 Connecting the Loopback Connector 2-5 Connecting the Monitor Power and Video Cables 2-6 Attaching the Universal Strain Relief Strap 2-7 Connecting the Video Cable to the Monitor 2-8 Connecting the Power Cord to the Monitor 2-9 Connecting the System Power Cord 2-10 VMS Factory Installed Software Sticker 3-1 System Unit On/Off Switch 3-2 Successful Power-up Display 4-1 Power-Up Display with Ethernet Hardware Address 4-2 Connecting Standard Ethernet Cable to Standard Ethernet Port 4-3 Attaching the Extension Cable to the DESTA Unit 4-4 Connecting the ThinWire Cables to a T-connector 4-5 Connecting the T-connector to the DESTA Unit 4-6 Terminating the ThinWire Ethernet Connection on the DESTA Unit 4-7 Connecting the Extension Cable to the H3350 Adapter 4-8 Connecting the Twisted Pair Cable to the H3350 Adapter 4-9 Halt Button 4-10 Successful NI Test 4-11 Ethernet Subsystem Failure 4-12 Removing a T-connector from the DESTA Unit 5-1 Screen for Typical DECwindows Session 5-2 Start Session Screen 5-3 Ending a DECwindows Session 6-1 Removing the Mouse Cover Plate 6-2 Replacing the Mouse Cover Plate 7-1 Internal Options You Can Add 8-1 Status Information on SCSI IDs 9-1 Halt Button 9-2 Configuration Display 9-3 Removing the System Unit Cover 9-4 Option Locations 10-1 Location of Memory Boards 10-2 4-MB SIMM Memory Boards 10-3 Adding a Memory Board 10-4 Removing a Memory Board 11-1 RZ23L and RZ24L Fixed Disk Drives 11-2 Disk Mount Location 11-3 Location of SCSI ID Jumpers on an RZ23L Disk Drive 11-4 Location of SCSI ID Jumpers on RZ24L Disk Drive 11-5 Removing the Metal Clip from the System Unit 11-6 Attaching the Metal Clip to the Disk Drive 11-7 Connecting the SCSI and Power Cables to an RZ23L Disk Drive 11-8 Connecting the SCSI and Power Cables to an RZ24L Disk Drive 11-9 Mounting the Disk Drive 12-1 Replacing the System Unit Cover 12-2 Reconnecting the System and Monitor Power Cords 12-3 Reconnecting the Mouse and Keyboard Cables 13-1 Connecting a Printer Cable to the System Unit 13-2 Connecting a Modem Cable to the System Unit 14-1 Pressing the Halt Button 16-1 Changing the Keyboard Language 18-1 Changing the Alternate Console Switch 19-1 Successful Power-up Display 19-2 Power-up Display with Error Message 19-3 Diagnostic Lights 20-1 Running the NVR Self-Test 20-2 Self-Test with Error Line 20-3 Configuration Display with Error 20-4 SHOW DEVICE Display TABLES 1-1 Side Panel 1-2 Rear Panel 3-1 Your VLC Workstation System Information 3-2 Deciding What to Do Next 8-1 Digital Default SCSI ID Numbers 9-1 Your SCSI Device Information 10-1 Memory Configurations 11-1 Recommended SCSI Jumper Settings 13-1 Printers 15-1 SHOW Commands 15-2 SET Commands 15-3 Using SET Commands 16-1 SCSI Boot Device Names 16-2 Values for Recovery Action 17-1 Console Command Access 19-1 Field-Replaceable Unit Numbers and Definitions 19-2 Component Numbers and Mnemonics in Power-Up and Self-Tests 19-3 Determining a System Component Error 19-4 Diagnostic Lights for Common Errors 20-1 TEST Commands 20-2 LCG Graphics Board Mnemonics for the SHOW CONFIG Command 20-3 Memory Information 20-4 Meaning of SHOW DEVICE Display 21-1 Troubleshooting A-1 System Unit Dimensions (Diskless System) A-2 System Specifications A-3 System Electrical Specifications A-4 System Environmental Specifications A-5 RZ23L Fixed Disk Drive Specifications A-6 RZ24L Fixed Disk Drive Specifications B-1 Printer/Communications Port (TTA3) Pin-Outs B-2 Asynchronous Communications Port Pin-Outs B-3 Audio Port Pin-Outs C-1 VAXstation 4000 Bookreader Documents C-2 Associated Printed Documents D-1 Error Messages