Terminal VT LAN 40 Guide de demarrage rapide Guide d'utilisation

This document is a User and Quick Start Guide for the Terminal VT LAN 40, published by Digital Equipment Corporation in March 1995.

It provides comprehensive instructions for both initial setup and detailed operation of the VT LAN 40 terminal, targeting users and system administrators.

Key areas covered include:

• Quick Start: Guides the user through the initial power-on process, including keyboard and network configuration, starting the first terminal session, and an introduction to the main toolbar functions (e.g., opening sessions, printing, copy/paste, adjusting character size, using the virtual keyboard, freezing the screen).
• Operating Functions & Interface: Explains the VT LAN 40's graphical Windows environment, detailing the Control Panel and Configuration Panel icons for managing system resources, display settings, input devices (mouse, keyboard), printer settings, date/time, and screen saver. It also covers system security features like password protection.
• Session Management: Describes how to work with single or multiple terminal sessions, including creating new sessions, opening existing ones, saving session configurations ("presentations"), and navigating between different active sessions.
• Terminal Configuration: Provides in-depth details on customizing various terminal options such as emulation modes (VT420, VT320, VT220, VT100, VT52, VT340, VT240), display characteristics (font size, scrollbars, cursor appearance, colors), keyboard redefinition, graphics handling, local editing, and printer settings. It also explains the "History" function for reviewing off-screen data.
• On-Screen Data Editing: Details the functionalities for copying and pasting text within and between sessions, offering different formatting options (data, lines, paragraph, table), and techniques for selecting text.
• Local Printer Setup & Use: Instructs on how to configure and utilize a local printer with the VT LAN 40, covering printing text and graphics, managing print data, and understanding different printing modes (automatic, ANSI emulation, controller).
• Connection & Communication: Outlines procedures for configuring TCP/IP and DECnet networks, establishing communication using various protocols (Serial, Multisession Serial, LAT, Telnet, CTERM), and setting specific port parameters like transmission speed, data bits, and flow control.
• Technical Specifications: Provides technical details about the terminal's system unit, monitor, and keyboard, along with information on compliance with acoustic, EMI/RFI, safety, and energy efficiency (Energy Star) standards. It also includes guidelines for battery replacement and environmental disposal.
• Troubleshooting & Suggestions: Offers solutions to common problems (e.g., startup errors, printer malfunctions, display issues, memory management, keyboard redefinition conflicts) and provides tips for optimizing copy/paste functions and memory usage.

The document emphasizes the terminal's environmentally friendly design, including its recyclability and energy consumption management features.