A couple of things to check:
1. Are you using a null modem cable? You need that.
2. Is the baud rate set correctly? 9600 is typical for DEC consoles.
paul
> On Jul 23, 2017, at 7:27 PM, Douglas Taylor via cctalk
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> All
>
> I have a DEC VT320 that powers up just fine, sees the attached keyboard, and
> I can enter the setup menu.
>
> However, when I attach it to my microPDP11 to use as a console nothing
> appears on the screen during power up (there is a boot rom dialog that is
> supposed to appear).
>
> When I press a key on the keyboard it appears on the screen but I don't think
> anything is transmitted out of the terminal.
>
> I have looked at the maintenance print set and it appears there are a pair of
> rs232 driver ic's, could they be the problem?
>
> How do you open the case up? It is not obvious.
>
> Doug
>
