Rose electronic CTP-8S FRONT PANEL DISPLAY

FRONT PANEL DISPLAY

CARETAKER PLUS INSTALLATION AND OPERATIONS MANUAL

POWER LED is lit whenever the unit is powered on.

ADVANCE and SELECT switches are used to enter the configuration menu, go into

diagnostic modes, or clear the buffer.

MODE LED is lit to indicate the unit is in the configuration or flow control display mode.

DATA LED lights as data is sent to the unit.

BUSY LED is lit when the printer is on-line or busy while accepting data

ERROR LED indicates an error has occurred, with LEDs 1-8 indicating which error.

LEDs 1-8 indicate data activity on ports 1-8. When an Led is flashing, that port is

sending data to the printer. If an Led is steady, that port has data waiting to be sent to

the printer.

Contents

Main AND OPERATIONS MANUAL Page Limited Warranty Table of Contents Introduction Disclaimer Introduction Features Model Number and Options First Steps FRONT PANEL DISPLAY Caretaker Plus Front Panel Display QUICK SETUP LIST Serial Units Serial Set-Up for PCs Serial Set-up For Other Computers or Terminals Caretaker Plus Rear Panel Serial Model QUICK SETUP LIST Parallel Units Parallel Set-Up Caretaker Plus Rear Panel Parallel Model CABLING Parallel Cabling Serial Cabling CONFIGURATION Table 1. Configuration Menu Display Page Page Page Page Page Page Page OPERATIONS Printer Initialization Signal (Parallel Models Only) Timeout Initialization String Page Page Page TROUBLESHOOTING Troubleshooting Page Page DIAGNOSTICS Serial Units Parallel Units DIAGNOSTICS Table 9. Loopback Test Connectors APPENDICES Appendix A: Serial Cabling Serial Computers Serial Printers Serial Printers/Plotters Appendix B: Pinout Specifications Serial Models DB25 Female Parallel Models Centronics 36 Female Appendix C: MP1000 Memory Board Installation Adding Chips to an Empty Board or Adding Additional Chips Appendix D: Factory Defaults Appendix E: General Specifications