Owner`s manual

5.3 Console Mode
To enter console mode from program mode, turn the upper
key switch on the front control panel to the Enable position
and type CTRL/P at the console terminal.
Figure 5–2: Console Switch When in Console Mode
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The console terminal can operate in two modes: program mode and console
mode. In program mode, the console terminal operates like a user terminal
on the system and is under control of the operating system. In console
mode, the system and the console terminal are operating under the console
program.
When the console terminal operates in program mode, any input to the
terminal is passed on to the operating system, as if the console were another
terminal. When the console terminal operates in console mode, input is
passed to the console program running on the primary processor.
To enter console mode, set the upper key switch to the Enable position,
and type CTRL/P on the console terminal; or you can power up with
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