Rose electronic CTP-8S Caretaker Plus Rear Panel Serial Model

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CARETAKER PLUS INSTALLATION AND OPERATIONS MANUAL

Caretaker Plus Rear Panel – Serial Model

The diagram below shows the connector arrangement for model #CTP-8S. It has nine

serial ports. The CTP-4S is similar but it doesn't have ports 5-8. Port 0, the rightmost

port, is where you connect the printer. The computers connect to the ports labeled 1-8.

the serial cables shown below are the most common ones. For other cables, see

Appendix A.

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