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4: T
HAPTER
ERMINAL
Cursor Controls
Field Types
O
PERATION
Date/Time
The top right corner of the terminal screen displays the current date and time. The
setting of these functions is described in Utilities on page 37.
Element ID
Below the header (PRISM 4051), the Element ID is displayed. Refer to
Management Parameters on page 34 for information on the Element ID.
Menu Title
The menu title (third line, center) denotes the general classification of functions
currently accessible by the user (such as MAIN or PERFORMANCE).
Near and Far Element
When remote access is activated on the Maintenance screen, the Element field is
displayed to allow selection of the near- or far-end device (element).
Messages
Diagnostic messages may be displayed at the bottom of the screen.
Local/Remote Screen Indicator
Identifies the visible screen as displaying the local or remote interface.
The terminal interface utilizes a highlighted cursor to make selections from menus
and select fields within screens to be operated on. The cursor is moved in different
ways, depending on the terminal emulation program used. Most programs allow
use of the Tab and Shift+ Tab keys. Others allow use of the arrow keys. Once a
field is highlighted, it is manipulated as described in section Field Types.
For keyboards which do not have
these standard keys or have only some
of them, an alternate set of cursor
control commands is provided in
Table 4-1. Each command is
performed by pressing a letter key
while holding down the Control key.
Alternate commands may be freely
mixed with the keyboard commands.
Each screen is made up of fields. The two basic field types are user-selectable and
display-only. If the highlighted cursor can be moved to a field, it is a
user-selectable field. All other fields are for display only. User-selectable fields
allow for changes to be made or commands to be executed.
Fields without brackets or parenthesis are display-only. They cannot be changed on
the screen. Most user-selectable fields are enclosed in brackets or parenthesis and
are described in the following paragraphs.
Table 4-1
Keyboard/Alternate Commands
Keyboard Command Alternate Command
left arrow
Control + S
right arrow
Control + D
up arrow
Control + E
down arrow
Control + X
backspace
Control + H
delete
Control + Z
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