GIGI VK100 Terminal Installation and Owner's Manual

This document is the GIGI VK100 Terminal Installation and Owner's Manual, published by Digital Equipment Corporation in 1981. It serves as a comprehensive guide for users, installers, and service personnel of the GIGI VK100 computer terminal.

The manual covers:

1. Introduction to the GIGI Terminal: Describes its three primary operating modes: text terminal, graphics terminal (using the ReGIS command set), and BASIC terminal (with Microsoft Basic-80).
2. Installation: Provides detailed instructions for site considerations, unpacking, repacking, and connecting the terminal to various monitors (e.g., Barco Model GD33, typical black and white monitors) and the LA34VA graphics printer, including single-terminal and multi-terminal configurations.
3. General Operating Information: Explains the terminal's controls, keyboard functions (standard, special, SET-UP, and locator mode keys), and visual and audible indicators.
4. Terminal Set-Up: Guides users through the "SET-UP mode" to configure various parameters such as transmit/receive speeds, line/local mode, BASIC mode settings, parity, XON/XOFF flow control, scroll modes, video display (margins, expansion, cursor types, text/graphics display), character sets, communications interface, hardcopy speed, power frequency, and interlace. It also describes how the host computer can change these settings.
5. Troubleshooting: Offers a section on internal hardware self-tests (power-up and diagnostic tests), a comprehensive list of error codes (fatal and nonfatal), and a common problems checklist with corrective actions.
6. Repair and Maintenance: Details the product warranty, procedures for obtaining warranty and maintenance repairs from DIGITAL Servicenters, and lists contact information for various Servicenter locations globally.
7. Programming Summary: Provides technical overviews of keyboard codes, character sets, ANSI and VT52 control functions, ReGIS command structure, and BASIC command summary for developers.
8. Hardware Interfaces: Describes the technical specifications of communication interfaces (EIA RS-232-C, 20 mA current loop), display interfaces (composite video, RGB color), and hardcopy interfaces, including electrical characteristics and buffer overflow prevention.
9. Accessories and Supplies: Lists available accessories (carrying cases, keyboard overlays, cables, connectors) and related documentation, along with ordering information.
10. Appendix A (Specifications): Provides detailed technical specifications for the GIGI terminal's dimensions, weight, environmental requirements, power, product safety, program memory, display outputs, keyboard, communication, and hardcopy interface.

In essence, the document serves as the complete operational guide for the GIGI VK100, from initial setup and configuration to daily use, advanced programming, and maintenance.