How To Select A Terminal Operating Mode - Tektronix 4106 Operator's Manual

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HOW TO
SELECT
A TERMINAL OPERATING
MODE
HOW TO SELECT A TERMINAL OPERATING MODE
The terminal has four modes of operation that are compatible with a
variety
of host
applications programs. These
modes
are
:
TEK - For programs
that
use Tektronix 4100-style graphics and terminal
control commands
.
ANSI - For programs that use ANSI Standard
X3.64
text editing
commands.
EDIT - For DEC VT100 applications programs
.
VT52 - For DEC VT52 applications
programs.
The terminal must be
in
the proper
mode
to understand the host program's
commands.
Follow these steps
to
set the
terminal
to the proper
mode:
1.
Check with your computer center staff or your systems programmer to
determine which mode you should
use
to communicate with your host
application
.
2.
Put the terminal in Setup (press
the
Setup key) and select
the
operating mode
with the CODE command
.
To select TEK mode, enter:
CODE
TEK
To select ANSI mode, enter:
CODE
ANSI
To select EDIT mode,
enter:
CODE EDIT
• To select VT52 mode,
enter:
CODE VT52
3.
Remove the terminal from Setup
(press
the Setup key again)
.
NOTE
Regardless of
which
mode
the
terminal is
in, it
can understand and
execute all Setup commands.
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