Getting Status For Setup Commands; Saving Commands - Tektronix 4106 Operator's Manual

HOW TO USE SETUP COMMANDS
GETTING STATUS FOR SETUP COMMANDS
You can display the settings of commands that control the terminal by using the
STATUS command . This command displays the Setup command name, and the
current settings of that command .
The STATUS command works just like the HELP command . See the previous
discussion for the various ways you can query the terminal for its status.
SAVING COMMANDS
Nonvolatile commands are commands whose settings you can save in the
terminal 's nonvolatile memory- memory that is retained even when you turn off
the terminal. Saved commands are automatically in effect whenever you turn on or
reset the terminal. (You can reset the terminal by pressing the RESET button on the
back of the terminal , by issuing a RESET command , or by turning the term inal off
and on again . See the next discussion , Resetting the Terminal.)
During installation , you usually save all the communications commands that
establish the communications link between the terminal and the host computer and
between the terminal and peripheral devices (see Appendix A) .
You can save additional nonvolatile commands during installation or at some later
date. To save commands in nonvolatile memory, enter an NVSAVE command after
issu ing the commands you want to save . Entering an NVSAVE command at the
end of the following command sequence would store the three commands above it
in nonvolatile memory:
ACURSOR 3 ,6
DAINDEX 0 ,3,3
DIM NO
NVSAVE
The settings established by the three saved commands - the dialog area cursor
color, the dialog area colors , and whether the screen automatically dims after five
minutes - would be in effect whenever you turn on or reset the terminal.
You can temporarily change the settings of any of these commands by entering the
command with different parameters , but not issuing NVSAVE. Suppose you are
working with an application where there is little terminal activity, so you want to
activate automatic screen-dimming - you would simply enter the command:
DIM YES
Screen dimming would be in effect until you change it again with another DIM
command or turn off or reset the terminal.
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