Specifications
Operating
Modes
The
terminal
may be
operated
in a
variety
of
"modes",
which
may be
selected
from
the
computer
or via the
keyboard.
The
available modes
include:
Mode
Block
Description
Stores
a
block
of
data entered from
the
keyboard
in the
terminal
display
memory. Data
may
then
be
edited "on-screen"
-
before being transmitted
to
the
host.
Conversation
Local
Monitor
Protect(
Text)
Write
Protected
Text)
Transmits data
to the
host computer
as it is
entered from
the
keyboard
on a
character-by-
character
basis.
Executes
terminal functions locally
-
transmission
between
the
terminal
and the
host computer
is
prohibited.
Control characters entered
via the
keyboard
or
received from
the
host
are
displayed
on
screen
but not
interpreted
or
executed.
Protects text entered
in
Write Protect mode from
erasure, change,
or
transmission
to
computer
or
printer.
Used,
for
example,
in
data
entry
on
electronic forms.
Entered
text
is
marked
so
that
it
will
be
protected
when terminal
is in
Protect mode.
Page Memory
The
terminal
can
store
96
lines
of
data
in its own
memory,
divisible
into
units
of one
page
(96
lines),
two
pages
(48
lines
per
page),
or
four
pages
(24
lines
per
page).
Printing
A
printer
can be
attached
directly
to the
terminal
via the
terminal's
"Printer"
port.
Printing
may be
controlled
in a
variety
of
ways
:
Extension Prints data sent
to the
terminal
by the
host while
(Copy)
Print
displaying
it on the
screen.
Page Print Printing initiated
via the
keyboard
or
from
the
host; prints
the
text from
the
Home position
through cursor
position;
printing
may be
either
formatted
or
unformatted.
Transparent Printing completely controlled
by the
computer:
Print printing cannot
be
initiated from
the
terminal;
printed data
is not
displayed
on the
terminal
screen.
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