HOW TO ENTER BASIC SET-UP MODE

BASIC Set-Up mode is entered by depressing the

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^SET-UP

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key on the key-board. When BASIC Set-Up mode is entered, the screen displays a presentation as shown in Figure 3-1. Subsequent depressions of the SET-UP key causes the VISUAL 102 to alternately exit and enter BASIC Set-Up mode.

F1=LOCAL F2=80 COL F3=CLlCK F4=NORMAL F5=JUMP F7=RESET -- = MENUS

Figure 3-1. Basic Set··Up Mode Menu 3.6 HOW TO CHANGE BASIC SET-UP FEATURES

Once BASIC Set-Up mode has been entered, any BASIC Set-Up feature may be changed from the keyboard by depressing a single key. Some BASIC set-up fea-tures may also be changed by the host computer using a control sequence (remotely).

3.6.1 Line/Local (F1)

Depressing key

~

alternately selects between ON LINE and LOCAL operation.

When ON LINE, the terminal may send or receive data from the host computer.

When in LOCAL (Off Line), the terminal is electronically disconnected from the host computer. Any data entered at the keyboard is looped back through the terminal receiver and displayed on the screen.

3.6.2 80 Column/132 Column Mode (F2)

Depressing key

IF21

alternately selects between 80 and 132 columns per line displayed on the screen.

This feature determines whether the display on the screen is 80 (for most opera-tions) or 132 columns (for spreadsheet and other operaopera-tions).

NOTE

Changing the number of columns per line destroys the data on the screen.

3.6.3 Click/Silent Mode (F3)

Depressing key

IF31

alternately selects between CLICK and SILENT mode of keyboard operation.

When Click is selected, an audible key click tone is generated by the VISUAL 102 keyboard for each key depression generating a code.

3.6.4 Normal/Reverse Mode (F4)

Depressing key

IF41

alternately selects between NORMAL and REVERSE Screen Mode.

NORMAL mode characters are formed by white dots on a black background.

REVERSE mode characters are formed by black dots on a white background.

3.6.5 Jump/Smooth Scrolling Mode (F5)

Depressing key

IFSI

causes SCROLLING mode to alternate between JUMP and SMOOTH mode.

JUMP SCROLL is the traditional scrolling method whereby lines of data move one line at a time to make room fOI' new lines of data entering the screen.

SMOOTH SCROLL is a method whereby new lines of data move a scan line at a time to make room for new lines of data entering the screen.

3.6.6 Reset (F7)

Depressing key

IF71

causes the VISUAL 102 to execute a RESET command.

The RESET operation has the samE~ effect as down and then powering-up the terminal, and is used to run the self test. The Reset command, however, returns the terminal's parameters to their "saved" state. This operation clears the screen of all data.

3.6.7 Menus

1--1

Depressing the

G

key causes the terminal to enter the first of six full screen set-up menus.

CAUTION

Entering MENU Set-Up mode clears the screen of all alphanumeric data.

3.6.8 Tabs (Shift T)

Holding down the

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key and depressing the

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key in BASIC Set-Up mode causes the screen presentation shown in Figure 3-2 to be displayed.

12345678~0123456~8901233~6789012~4567890~2345678~0123456ij@901234~789012ijM567890

Figure 3-2. Basic Tab Stop Menu

The location of each columnar tab stop is indicated by a high intensity "T" in Figure 3-2.

All tab stops may be cleared by holding down the

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key and depressing the

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key. All tab stops may be set to their default positions by depressing the

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SHIFT

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,and

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TAB] keys together. To set or clear tab stops on an individual basis, the following procedure is used:

1. Position the cursor by using the

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^TAB

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[SPACE BARI ,or IRETURN! key to the tab stop to be set or cleared.

2. Depress the

[!]

key to set or clear the tab stop at the cursor location.

Subsequent depressions of the

[!]

kE3Y alternately clears and sets the tab at the cursor location.

Tab set-up mode is exited by depressing the

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SET-UP! or the

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[!]

key combination on the keyboard.

3.6.9 Firmware Revision Level (Shift V)

Holding down the

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key and depressing the

[YJ

key in BASIC Set-up mode causes the firmware revision message to be displayed. To exit, depress any other key. However, if the exit keystroke is a valid set-up command, it will be acted upon.

3.6.10 Answerback (Shift A)

Holding down the

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SHIFT! key and depressing the

0

key in BASIC Set-Up mode causes the screen presentation shown in Figure 3-3 to be displayed.

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ANSWERBACK=

Figure 3-3. Basiic Answerback Menu

The ANSWERBACK message of up to 32 characters can be programmed at the cursor location by first typing a user-defined delimiter character, followed by the text of the message, and ending with the defined delimiter.

NOTE

The delimiter may be any ASCII character (except NULL or a legal set-up command) not used in the message. If any control codes are used as part of the message, the code is displayed as in control representation mode. Delimiters are not counted in the 32 charac-ter limit.

When the ending delimiter is typed or upon exceeding 32 characters, the terminal exits Answerback mode and returns to the BASIC Set-Up mode automatically.

The Answerback message is considered temporary unless a save operation is performed.

EXAMPLE:

ANSWERBACK

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*VISUAL 102*

EXPLANATION:

The asterisk (*) is the delimitin!~ character. Upon typing the second asterisk (*), the terminal automatically exits Answerback Message Menu. The mes-sage between the delimiters is sent upon request of the computer, but the delimiters are not transmitted.

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