Understanding Your Status Line - IBM 3174 Reference Manual

Using Your ASCII Terminal
Status On/Off: The Status On/Off function displays the 3174 status line when your
ASCII terminal Is connected to an IBM host or when the 3174 Connection Menu Is
displayed and Itdoes not have a 25th line available for status. If the keyboard Is
locked, enter the Status On/Off key sequence to see the status. See
"Understanding Your Status Line" on page 3-13 for detailed Information on the
status line.
The Status On/Offfunction cannot be used If your terminal uses a 25th line for
status.
Suspend Print: The Suspend Printfunction stops data from being sent to a shared
printer.
Understanding Your Status Line
The status line monitors the status and performance information associated with
your controller and the IBM host. It also notifies you of error conditions.
Status Line Format
if your terminal...
Then...
Has a Status On/Off key sequence In the
keyboard map
The status line is displayed on the last
addressable line.
Does not have a Status On/Off key
sequence in the keyboard map
The terminal's status line is used to
display the status indicator.
If your terminal does not have a reserved status line:
1. The status line defaults to off when you begin your session.
2. When the status line Is not displayed and an input-Inhibited condition occurs,
the cursor moves to the bottom right corner of the screen. You can then use
the Status On/Off function (usually the ESC ? key sequence) to display the
status line. The information on the status line explains the reason that your
keyboard is locked.
The status line is 80 characters long. The characters are arranged as shown In
Figure 3-3 on page 3-15. The first column Table 3-1 tells you In which column of
the terminal screen you can find the indicator. The second column shows the
indicatoryou see If your ASCII terminal does not have special graphics characters.
Use the third column ifyour terminal does have special graphics characters that
the 3270 uses. The last column provides a brief description of the symbol.
Table 3-1
(Page 1 of 2). Status Line Format
Character
Position
Status Line
indicator
3270 Symbol
Meaning
1
S
S
Attached to the 3174
2
A or B
^ or ®
Non-SNA or SNA
3 ?. P or *
S Bor 1
Connected to the host (?), the SSCP
(P), or the application (*)
3 - 7
nTEST
nTEST
Test mode (n = 1)
4 - 7
LT-n
or
-n
LT-n
or
-n
Tells what session you are in (n = 1
to 5 or X; MLTsession number)
Chapters. Using Your ASCII Terminal 3-13