Replacement Manuals section
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Last Updated: 09.10.2011
A selection of replacement manuals for various QL hardware. All manuals are placed here with the permission of the various product owners, please respect their copyright as applicable in each case and the permission to download and use these extend only to their use as replacement manuals for these products (e.g. for someone who has lost their manual or purchased a second hand device without a manual). In particular, please note that rights to the QL Manual itself and QL ROMs are held by Frank Davies and Paul Holmgren in North America and you need permission from them to download and use the QL Manual below in North America.
Digitiser | DiRen | Disk Interfaces | Level 2 ROM | Miracle Systems | Monitors | Q40/Q60 | QIMI | QL Manual | QL Printer | Qubbesoft | Ser8056 Printer | Sernet | Technical Guides | TF Services | Toolkit 2
This is a replacement 8 page manual for the ABC Electronic QL Keyboard
Adaptor which plugged into the QL's ROM port. Available as a PDF file
only.
ql_abc_keyboard_interface.pdf
(1.5MB)
A replacement manual for the CST RAM-Plus device, a memory expansion
card with 512K RAM, through port, and up to 4 EPROM sockets. Available as
a PDF file only.
cstramplus.pdf (158K)
LANG DIGITISER
A Quill DOC file replacement manual for the CL
Systems (Lang) QL video digitiser.
cl.zip (7K)
DI-REN KEYBOARD INTERFACE
A replacement manual for the Di-Ren keyboard
interface. Consists of a plain text file and the 5 diagrams as 512x256
mode 4 screens. Also available for download is v1.02 of Diren's Keyboard
Translate Utility for remapping keys on the keyboard.
Diren Keyboard Interface manual (11K)
Download Keyboard Translate Utility (6K)
MICRO PROCESS CONTROLLER
The Micro Process Controller is a 6 relay switchbox which works from any
parallel interface (or via a serial to parallel converter) and programmed
simply by sending byte values to it. The MPC has a through port to connect
a parallel printer or a second MPC unit. The zip file contains a Word DOC
file version and a PDF file version of the manual.
mpc.zip (76K)
NETWORK PROVER
A small box with an LED which shows the status of the QL network. So
simple to use, it doesn't really need a manual, but here is a copy in
case.
netprovr.zip (14K)
Replacement manuals for older QL disk interfaces. Additional manuals can be found under Miracle Systems Manuals above.
CST Qdisc - replacement manuals for three versions
of CST's QDisc interface, one of the best known of the early QL disk
interfaces. This interface has no on-board RAM. If you are uncertain which
version of the interface you have (I have no information to assist with
identifying them), I suggest you download version 3. The diffference
between the manuals is just documentation of the extra commands contained
in the ROM on each version of the interface - the later interfaces had a
greater subset of the Toolkit 2 commands. CST did release 4 versions of
the QDisc interface, but I only have manuals for the first three.
CST QDisc version 1 (12K)
CST QDisc version 2 (13K)
CST QDisc version 3 (23K)
Cumana QL disk interface. Replacement manual as a
Word DOC file (diagrams included)
Cumana disk system manual as Word DOC file
(73K)
Falkenberg Hard Disk Interface. A replacement
manual for Jürgen Falkenberg's QL interface for MFM/RLL type hard
disk systems.
Hard disk interface manual as Word DOC file
(58K)
PCML Q+ Disk Interface A replacement manual for the
PCML Q+ disk interface for the QL, including documentation for its PCML
toolkit v1.14/v1.16.
PCML Q+ manual as a PDF file - This is the
original manual as supplied with the interface. (954K)
Lee Privett has kindly produced an improved version, with a few
corrections:
pcml q+ floppy disk
interface.pdf - PDF version (561K)
pcml q+ floppy disk
interface.doc - Word .doc version (1.8MB)
Sandy disk interfaces. A general manual for several
of the interfaces released by Sandy UK PCP, includes the SuperQBoard
interface. Quill DOC file.
Sandy disk interfaces manual (26K)
Technology Research Ltd Delta 128 disk interface
with 128K RAM. Quill DOC file, with 3 QL PIC file diagrams.
TRL Delta 128 interface manual (42K)
Generic disk interface manual. A general purpose
manual suitable for most older disk interfaces which conform to the QJump
FLP type of interface. If you need a manual for one of the interfaces
listed here, download the specific one for that interface, it is best to
use the correct manual after all! If all else fails, download the Generic
one which should be enough to get you going!
Generic disk system manual as Word DOC file
(73K)
This is a replacement manual in plain text
format for the Level 2 Upgrade ROM for Trump Card and SuperQBoard. The
level 2 ROM itself is not included, it is copyright Jochen Hassler. This
provides level 2 filing system (hard directories etc) and the ATR device
for reading Atari and DOS format disks. Note that this download does NOT
include the ROM image, and that the level 2 Trump Card versions supplied
by Qubbesoft P/D do not include the ATR device driver.
lev2man.zip (8K)
Replacement
manual for the Sinclair/MicroPeripherals disk interface system. This QL
floppy disk interface isn't quite the same as most of the other "FLP"
systems, so a replacement manual is a must (e.g. to know how to set the
DIP switches on the interface!). I am grateful to Rich Mellor for sending
me this scanned manual. Available as a PDF file only.
microP-diskInterface.pdf (1.2 MB)
sincmputils.zip (59K) Utilities disk for use with the Sinclair/Micro-Peripherals disk interface. The instructions for these utilities are in the manual for the interface itself above, although Brian Kemmett has kindly prepared a scan of just the utilities pages if you'd just like to explore the content of the floppy disk by itself, without downloading the full manual. microp-diskutils.pdf (543KB)
Replacement manuals for Miracle Systems products. Over the years, Miracle Systems produced many of the best known QL add-ons such as memory expansions, disk interffaces, printer interfaces and so on.
TRUMP CARD MANUAL
Miracle Systems Ltd manual for the Trump Card as a plain text file -
useful if you have bought a second hand Trump Card which came without a
manual, since the manuals are now out of print. You will also need the
Toolkit 2 manual above. Thanks again to John Hitchcock for this file.
Trumpcard manual (12K)
Lee Privett has kindly prepared the Trump Card manual as a Word .doc and
.pdf file.
Download Miracle Systems
Trump Card manual as a Word .doc (678K)
Download Miracle Systems
Trump Card manual as a .PDF file (407K)
GOLD CARD MANUAL
Miracle Systems Ltd Gold Card manual as a plain text file, scanned by
Dave Westbury.
Gold Card manual (8K)
SUPER GOLD CARD MANUAL
Miracle Systems Ltd Super Gold Card manual supplement, scanned by Dave
Westbury.
Super Gold Card manual (7K)
QXL MANUAL
Miracle Systems Ltd QXL manual supplement, scanned by Dave Westbury.
QXL manual (24K)
MIRACLE HARD DISK MANUAL
A replacement manual for the Miracle Hard Disk system.
Miracle Hard Disk manual (10K)
CENTRONICS PRINTER INTERFACE
One of the most popular QL add-ons of all time. These were serial to
parallel centronics printer adaptor cables, allowing parallel printers to
be plugged into the QL serial ports.
Printer Interface manual (1K)
DISK ADAPTOR
A small disk adaptor card was produced allowing 4 disk drives to be
plugged into interfaces such as Gold Card and Super Gold Card which
normally only allowed 2 drives to be used.
Disk Adaptor manual (2K)
ED DISK DRIVES MANUAL
The manual for the black Miracle Extra High Density (ED) disk drives
supplied for the QL. These disk drives allowed ED disks to be formatted to
a capacity of 3.2MB on QL systems, and were also capable of reading DD and
HD disks.
ED Disk Drives manual (2K)
SUPER GOLD CARD PRINTER CABLE ADAPTOR
A short article showing how to construct an adaptor lead from the
printer connector on a Super Gold Card to a standard Centronics-style
connector.
Printer Cable Adaptor article (1K)
SINCLAIR VISION-QL MONITOR MANUAL
A scanned replacement manual for the original
black Sinclair Vision-QL RGB monitor. Includes a scanned circuit diagram.
Originally an A3 sized sheet, I have scanned it in 2 halves, as 2 A4 sized
sheets (left and right halves).
visionql.pdf (57K) - Adobe Acrobat PDF format
circuit1.gif (417K) - Left half of circuit
diagram
circuit2.gif (249K) - Right half of circuit
diagram
MICROVITEC CUB QL MONITOR
A scanned replacement manual for the original black Microvitec Cub QL
RGB monitor.
mvcub.pdf (54K) - Adobe Acrobat PDF format
SCART CONNECTION
scart.zip (29K) - Article from QL Today about hooking up a QL to a SCART video connection (use a TV as a monitor).
The Q40/Q60 mainboard user manual, Q40/Q60 hardware
documentation and the Q40/Q60 SBASIC part of the SMSQ/E manual. This is
only the Q40/Q60 specific part of the SMSQ/E manual, you'll need a
legitimate general SMSQ/E manual to complement this.
qx0.zip (183K)
Dave Westbury has kindly supplied a circuit diagram
of the QIMI mouse interface and some programming information about the
registers used, etc.
Click here to download a 512x256 QL _PIC file
circuit diagram. (6KB)
Click here for the register programming
information. (2KB)
QIMI
Manual: This is a replacement manual for the original QIMI mouse
interface, as supplied by QJump. May prove useful for those buying a
second hand interface without a manual.
QIMI manual as a Word DOC file (68K)
QIMI manual as a PDF file (99K)
QIMI Manual. This is a replacement manual for the version of QIMI supplied by Quanta some years ago
Quanta QIMI manual as a Word DOC file (76K)
Quanta QIMI manual as a PDF file(195K)
The Introduction to the user guide, SuperBASIC
Programming section, Keyword and Concepts guides from the QL manual are
available for download here. Useful if you bought a second hand QL or have
lost your copy of the manual. See also under 'Articles' below for
introductions to the Pointer Environment. Click on the links to download
the files.
North American readers: Please note that you will need permission
from the joint rights holders Frank Davis and Paul Holmgren to download
and use these files!
Click
here to send an email to Frank.
Introduction to the QL manual (30K) (Plain text)
SuperBASIC programming section (114K) (Plain
text)
Keywords section (25K) (Plain text)
Concepts section (35K) (Plain text)
QL Manual as a zipped PDF file (2.4MB)
N.B. Note size of file prior to downloading!
QPC Keywords Guide (125K) Martin Head's
QL-manual style enhanced Keywords guide (Word DOC)
QPC Concepts Guide (86K) Martin Head's
QL-manual style enhanced Concepts guide (Word DOC)
AURORA MANUAL
A replacement manual for the Aurora QL
compatible motherboard. Useful if you have lost your manual or bought a
second user Aurora without getting a manual with it!
As a Quill DOC file (37KB)
As a PDF file (513KB)
AURORA TECHNICAL GUIDE
The Aurora technical details (registers, screens, detecting Aurora,
extended ROM details etc) from Aurora designer Zeljko Nastasic
Aurora Technical Guide text file (6K)
Aurora Technical Guide PDF file(130KB)
QPLANE MANUAL
This is a Quill DOC file manual and a PIC file diagram of the QPlane
backplane from Qubbesoft P/D.
qplane.zip (6K)
QUBIDE MANUALS
Replacement manual for the QUBIDE QL IDE interface from Qubbesoft P/D,
along with various ROM version images and a few technical information
files. Includes copies of manuals for version 1 and 2 QUBIDEs in Quill DOC
and plain text file formats. Includes a file called CHANGES.TXT which
lists differences between the various ROM versions up to 2.02. Also
includes a few basic utility programs.
qubide.zip (155K)
With thanks to Roy Wood, here is a version of the Qubide manual and
version 2 upgrade sheet as a M$ Word file. This has been slightly updated
since the above version.
qubide_qbranch.zip (78K)
QEPIII MANUAL
A replacement manual for the QEP III Eprom Programmer for the QL,
formerly sold by Care Electronics and latterly by QUBBESoft P/D.
qep3qdoc.zip Quill DOC file (9K)
The Ser8056 was a very popular low cost thermal
paper printer in the early days of the QL, and is still to be found second
hand. This version of the manual has added information about graphics
modes. Quill DOC, plain text and RTF file versions, with PIC file
diagrams.
ser8056.zip(123K)
A manual (all 3 pages of it) for the Sernet serial
link network. Includes a couple of other helpful articles from QL Today
magazine on the subject.
sernet.zip (24K)
The
offical Sinclair QL printer was a badged Seikosha SP1000A printer, with a
special ROM for the QL character set. I am grateful to Lee Privett and Urs
König for assistance with preparing this replacement manual.
Available as a Word .doc file, or a .pdf file. Note the file size before
downloading!
Sinclair QL printer manual Word .doc file
(5.01 MB) N.B. note file size!
Sinclair QL printer manual PDF file (1.4 MB)
A set of technical manuals for the QL.
QL TECHNICAL GUIDE
The original Sinclair QL Technical Guide from Sinclair, in searchable
formats.
QL Technical Guide (798K) as a PDF file.
QL Technical Guide (1.4MB) as a Word DOC file.
QDOS AND SMS REFERENCE MANUAL
The guide to programming for SMSQ!
QDOS SMS Reference Guide
(1.06MB) as a PDF file.
SMSQE and GD2 - Further programming
information available on the SMSQE and GD2 documents page.
QPTR MANUAL
The programming guide for the QPTR system
QPTR manual (601K) PDF file.
QPTR Update Pages (39K) A set of update
pages for the QPTR guide.
SOCKET API
The original guide to TCP/IP stuff in the uQLx emulator, from Richard
Zidlicky. The QPC2 implemntation is mostly compatible, so this provides
useful information. Click on the link to bring up a table of contents,
then click on the link to the section required.
QL Socket API table of contents
QL SERVICE MANUAL
servman.zip (222K) QL Service Manual, scanned by Andy Dansby, available here are plaintext and Quill DOC file, with PIC file diagrams.
Replacement manuals for some off the hardware add-ons from TF Services.
SUPERHERMES LITE MANUAL
A replacement manual for the superHermes LITE from TF Services.
superHermes LITE provides a replacement QL second processor (improved
Hermes) and an IBM AT keyboard interface for the QL. Useful if you have
lost your manual or bought a second user board without getting a manual
with it (although you will still need the Supplementary Filesdisk from TF
Services)! The manual is available in plain text or Quill DOC file
formats:
As a Quill DOC file (9KB)
Also available, courtesy of Phoebus Dokos, is the US
keyboard driver (38KB) for superHermes LITE
SUPERHERMES MANUAL
The SuperHermes manual in Adobe Acrobat PDF file format, in fact comes
in two formats, one a printable PDF file. Supplied by Tony Firshman of TF
Services.
SuperHermes PDF manuals (614KB)
MINERVA MANUAL
The Minerva manual in Adobe PDF file format.
minerva_manual_11.pdf (455K)
I2C MANUAL
Documentation for the add-on devices available from TF Services for the
Minerva Mkii's I2C (Inter-IC Communication) interface, supplied in Adobe
Acrobat PDF file format.
I2C products manual (308KB)
ROMDISQ MANUAL
Replacement manual for the RomDisq flash memory device for the QL from
TF Services, supplied in Adobe Acrobat PDF file format.
Romdisq PDF manual (22KB)
MPLANE MANUAL
Replacement manual in PDF file format for the MPlane low profile
backplane for QL and Aurora from Tony Firshman of TF Services.
MPlane PDF manual (8KB)
HERMES MANUAL
Replacement manual for the Hermes IPC replacement chip from TF Services.
DOC, TXT and RTF files.
Hermes manual(21K)
Tony Tebby has authorised the distribution of
the user guide for Toolkit 2, a suite of QL extensions now built into many
hardware expansions and some QL emulators. This is a plain text file
version of the Toolkit 2 manual, which
may come in useful if you have lost your manual, or bought second user
hardware with Toolkit 2 on board, which came without a manual. Thanks to
John Hitchcock for sending me the manual on disk originally.
Toolkit 2 manual (40K)
Reconfigurable Toolkit 2 (2K)
Toolkit 2 Tutorial (15K) - A tutorial originally
published in QReview magazine
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