Specifications

SYSTEM MODE

System Mode Menus

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810 REFERENCE GUIDE

Menu 2

In this menu, you can perform memory functions, view device configuration

information, or set the device clock.

Edit Keyed Files A keyed file is a collection of individual records that contain ASCII data and are

identified by unique search keys. You can edit the ASCII data directly from the

keypad using the device’s built-in keyed file editor. Each record has two parts: a

key name and a key value. The search key is a variable-length string, or key

name, that identifies the record. The information assigned to the search key is

contained in a separate variable-length string, or key value.

For example, in CONFIG.SYS, the key name for the application serial ID number

is *ZT. The value for the key is the actual application ID number. By entering *ZT

using the editor, the device can quickly locate the application serial ID number.

You can also use ENTER to scroll through the search keys instead of entering the

characters *ZT through the keypad.

CONFIG.SYS: Protected and Non-protected Records

The concept of protected and non-protected records applies only to the

CONFIG.SYS files in your device. Prior to a download, the recommended

procedure is to clear SRAM files.

Protected records in the file Group 1 CONFIG.SYS file are retained in a full

application download and when SRAM is cleared. Protected records are those

with search keys beginning with an asterisk (*) or a pound/hash symbol (#).

Non-protected records are all other CONFIG.SYS files, and records of other files.

These records are deleted deleted in a full application download and when SRAM

is cleared.

Editing CONFIG.SYS with an External Editor

You can create and edit the CONFIG.SYS files of V

810 applications through an

IBM PC-compatible computer when you download files to the device. For more

information on editing an application’s CONFIG.SYS file, refer to the VeriCentre

Reference Manual, VPN 24698, and the Verix V Operating System Programmers

Manual, VPN 23230, or contact your local VeriFone representative.

For more information about using VeriCentre Download Management Module in

client/server installations, please contact your local VeriFone representative.

NOTE

For a complete list of the ASCII characters supported by the V

810 series, as

well as their decimal and hexadecimal equivalents, please refer to Appendix C.

NOTE

The Verix V OS in the V

810 will support all non-modem-related VeriCentre

operations, including full/partial downloads and compressed downloads, but not

VeriCentre-initiated downloads because this requires a modem.