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Selecting Auto-Line Operation
At the SETUP Menu, press
CEID
to select auto-line opera-
tion. In auto-line operation, the PC-2 will stop (and send
an XOFF if that protocol is enabled) after each carriage
return is received.
Protocol Menu
The Protocol Menu lets you change the XON/XOFF and
Echo protocols.
The options (XO/O and Echo) will dis-
play beneath
@
and
ern.
Press
@
to alter the
XON/XOFF setting or
ern
to alter the Echo setting.
Alter XON/XOFF Protocol (XO/O)
At the Protocol Menu, press
@
to display the current
XON/XOFF protocol (On or Off). You will be asked if
you want retain the displayed setting.
• Type
W
(ENTER)
to keep the present setting.
• Type
00
(ENTER)
to change the setting.
Altering Echo Protocol (ECHO)
Press
ern
to display the current echo protocol (On or
Off).
You will be asked if you wish to retain the dis-
played setting.
• Type
W
(ENTER)
to retain the displayed setting.
• Type
00
(ENTE~ to change it.
Special Keys and Functions in Terminal Mode
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The PC-2's Terminal Mode is a powerful smart terminal
package. Due to the vast capacity of the Terminal Mode,
many commands are needed to control its various features
and many different indicators are needed to prompt you
during operation. This section will describe the additional
key functions available when using Terminal Mode.
Definable Function Keys
In Terminal Mode, the Function Keys are used to serve
several groups of special functions. These can be divided
into three categories - - Mode
I.
Mode II, and Mode III.
Function Keys in Mode I
In Mode
I.
keys
CID
through
ern
serve as user-defined
keys, just as in BASIC.
Function Keys in Mode II
In Mode II, keys
CID
through
ern
are not used. Keys
@
through
CEID
control line/pagination, exactly as at
the operation menu:
@
--
normal operation
- - indicated by "RUN"
ern --
auto-page operation - - indicated by "PRO"
CEID --
auto-line operation - - indicated by
"RESERVE"
Auto-page operation stops (sends an XOFF if that
protocol enabled) after each 512th character. Auto-line
operation stops after each carriage return is received. In
normal operation, neither of the above options is used.
Function Keys in Mode III
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