VXT 2000 Windowing Terminal and DECimage 2000 Option

This Service Guide is intended for Digital Services personnel and qualified self-maintenance customers, providing comprehensive instructions for the installation, servicing, and session management of VXT 2000 and DECimage 2000 windowing terminals.

The document details the terminal's hardware components, including the monitor, keyboard, mouse, and system box, along with internal Field Replaceable Units (FRUs) such as logic, video, memory, network, and DECimage 2000 modules, power supply, and fan. It outlines the terminal's operating features, supporting X Window and DECterm sessions, and various network communication protocols (LAT, TCP/IP, LASTport).

Key sections cover:

• Installation: Step-by-step procedures for unpacking, connecting all peripherals (monitor, keyboard, mouse, network, optional printer/tablet), installing optional memory or DECimage modules, and initial power-up.
• Testing: Instructions for running built-in self-tests and diagnostic tests, checking for memory and network errors, displaying software version numbers, and using screen alignment patterns. Diagnostic LED codes are provided for troubleshooting without a functional display.
• Troubleshooting: Methods for identifying and resolving hard and soft errors, utilizing screen-displayed error codes and diagnostic LED patterns. It also includes a table of general problems with suggested solutions for issues like monitor display, memory, and power-up.
• FRU Replacement: Detailed procedures for the removal and reinstallation of all field-replaceable units within the system box, as well as external components like the keyboard, mouse, and printer.
• Session Management: Guidance on configuring the display language and keyboard type, and starting various types of sessions (IP X Window, TELNET, LAT X Window, LAT Terminal Window, and serial port sessions) on UNIX, ULTRIX, or VMS host systems.

Appendices offer lists of related documentation, recommended spare parts, and detailed descriptions of self-test error codes.