TM 11-5895-1412-12&PSection III. Technical Principles of Operation of BECS ComponentsPORTABLE COMPUTER CP-1836/G (HP MODEL 110)The Portable Computer CP-1836/G is a battery-powered computer with afull-sized keyboard and a liquid-crystal display (LCD). The display shows 2580-character lines of alphanumeric information, or 480-by-200 dots ofgraphics.The display viewing angle can be adjusted by tilting the hinged topcase.The portable computer can be used at a fixed work station, or can becarried to practically any location.A typical work station might requirespace for peripheral devices, such as a disc drive and a printer.A poweroutlet is need for recharging the computer’s battery, and for recharging orplugging in peripheral devices.For portable use, the computer can be used almost anywhere, since it containsits own battery power.The computer is powered by a sealed rechargeable6-volt lead-acid battery.Battery-powered peripheral devices can also beused.Peripheral devices are installed by connecting them to one of the twoinput/output (1/0) receptacles, at the back of the computer.lPeripheral devices are connected in series between the computer’s INand OUT receptacles using interface cables. Cables are keyed toensure correct polarity.lOne RS-232C compatible serial device can be connected to the serialinterface receptacle using a serial interface cable.The portable computer uses software for configuring its settings, rather thanusing hardware(such as switch settings).The computer’s Systemmemory/Electronic disc consists of 512K bytes of random-access memory (RAM),1024K bytes of read-only memory (ROM); and 8k bytes (expandable to 16K) ofconfigurationEPROM (erasable,programmable read-only memory) containingspecialized system information.The partition of system memory and electronicdisc is configurable.Built-in diagnostic tests verify proper operation of the computer’s basicfunctions.For a good unit, all tests will indicate “ok”. An error messageor failure code indicates that a test didn’t pass and that service is required.Installation isn’t required to operate the portable computer. If thecomputer’s battery is sufficiently charged (battery charge shows in the mainPAM screen), the unit is ready to operate as a stand-alone computer. If thebattery is insufficiently charged, the recharger is connected to the computerand the computer can be used while its battery is recharging.Recharging timeis 10 hours if the computer is turned off, and 18 hours if the computer isturned on.DISC DRIVE RD-592/G (HP MODEL 91146)The Disc Drive RD-592/G is a battery operated electronic storage device. Dataand programs from the computer are stored on a removable flexible disc usedwith the disc drive.The disc drive uses a 3 l/2-inch disc providing as muchas 710 thousand characters of storage capacity. The disc is similar to aphonograph record that stores programs and data instead of music. The disc iscalled a flexible or micro-flexible disc or media.Data is stored on bothsides of the disc, and thus the name double-sided disc.1-19
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