Top Row Keys - HP HP700/22 User Manual

Top Row Keys
The top row of keys on the keyboard contains keys that have predefined functions and
keys that are designed to be used by application software.
When your terminal is in VT220 Mode, application programs can assign special
functions to keys
1m
through
~
including the
~
and
I]QJ
keys. These keys can be
designated to perform special functions when they are pressed while holding down either
the
[}iill]
or
C9ill
keys. Consult your application software manuals to see if special func-
tions have been assigned to these keys.
Table 3-3 describes the top row keys that have predefined functions.
Table 3-3. Top Row Keys
Key
I
Hold Screen
I
I
Print Screen
I
Description
Press once to tell the computer to stop sending data to the termmal
(scrolling stops). Press again to tell the computer to resume sending
data (scrolling resumes). When active, HOLD is displayed on the
status line. This key has no effect if Xon/Xoff handshaking has been
disabled.)
Sends either the entire screen or scrolling region (as specified in
Setup) to the printer attached to the terminal's printer port. Pressing
I
Print Screen
I
while holding down the
C9ill
key turns on and off Auto
Print Mode.
Press this key to enter and exit Setup Mode.
Pressing this key sends a break signal for 250 milliseconds, the ef-
fect of which depends upon your computer's programming. Pressing
I
Break
I
while holding down the [}iill] key sends a longer break signal
that in most cases discontinues an application program's control of
the terminal (you exit the program). Pressing
I
Break
I
while holding
down the
C9ill
key sends the answerback message (if one has been
defined) to the computer.
In VT100 and VT52 modes this key sends an escape character.
In VT100 and VT52 modcs this key sends the backspace (BS) char-
acter, which normally moves the cursor back one space.
In VT100 and VT52 modes this key sends the line feed
(LF)
charac-
ter, which normally moves the cursor down one line in the same
column.
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