Specifications

Chapter 7. I/O Facilities
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■ Alphabet Entry Procedure
(1) Switch to the alphanumeric entry system as follows:
Issue "
OUT &h60B0,1".
(2) Switch to the alphabet entry mode as follows:
Press the SF key or issue "
OUT &h60B1,1".
The ALP icon appears.
(3) Enter alphabet letters from the keypad as follows:
1) Press a numerical key to which the desired alphabet letter is assigned by the required
number of times until the desired alphabet letter appears, referring to the relationship
between keys and their assigned data given below.
To enter "T," for example, press the 1 key two times. At this stage, the "T" is high-
lighted but not established yet.
2) Press any of the following keys to establish the highlighted character ("T" in this exam-
ple).
- If you press any one of the function keys (F1 to F8), BS, C, and magic keys (M1 to
M4), then the highlighted character ("T") will be established. The key data of both
the established key and the key you pressed now will be returned.
- If you press the ENT key, the highlighted character ("T") will be established and the
key data will be returned.
- If you press the SF key, the alphabet entry mode will be switched to the numeric
entry mode. The highlighted character will be ignored.
- If you press any other numerical key (e.g. "3" to which "Y" is assigned), the key data
of the highlighted character ("T") will be established and the key data will be
returned. At this state, the "Y" is not established yet.
Keys Key data assigned
7 A, B, C, a, b, c
8 D, E, F, d, e, f
9 G, H, I, g, h, i
4 J, K, L, j, k, l
5 M, N, O, m, n, o
6 P, Q, R, p, q, r
1 S, T, U, s, t, u
2 V, W, X, v, w, x
3 Y, Z, +, y, z
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