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IBM 3741 Operator's Manual page 14

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The Display Screen
The display screen gives you information while you use the
machine. The top line displayed is the status line. In the status
line you have such information as the cursor (underscore char-
acter) position, the program number being used, and the record
address.
Status Line
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Pll.YROLL
Cursor
Data SE)t Label
If you are at the index track, the data set label is displayed.
The data set label identifies the associated data set. (A data
set is a batch of information entered on the disk such as a pay-
roll job.)
If you are beyond the index track, the machine displays the
data you have keyed or are keying.
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The display screen brightness control is located below the table
top, under the display screen. Turn this knob to adjust the
display screen brightness.
Data Entry
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01001
E R
YOU CAN ENTER FORTY CHARACTERS TO A LINE
ON THREE LINES AND EIGHT CHARACTERS ON A
FOURTH LINE--RIGHT BELOW THIS ONE.
Operator Guidance feature information is displayed on the
bottom two lines of the screen. This information is an ad-
ditional aid to you while keying.
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Message
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Data Entered

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