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Operating Instructions
3.6.1 CONTROL PANEL (CP) MODE
In Control Panel (CP) mode, the VCP has
all
the
capabilities
of
a
system
control panel, plus the flexibility to accept and display data
from a terminal.
Commands
are
entered
with
keywords,
instead
of
pressing
switches
and
turning
a_
knob.
Data
may be accepted and
displayed in hexadecimal, ASCII, binary, decimal, and octal.
On power up and Master clear, the VCP executes self-verify routines to
ensure its own integrity.
If an error occurs, the VCP may hang or
an
error
message
may be printed on the system console.
Upon successful
completion of VCP internal verify routines, CPU
verification
begins.
If the CPU fails micro-verify, the message "SSSCPU DID NOT VERIFY$$$$"
appears
at
the
console.
To
determine the cause, you must examine
DSWSTAT (see Chapter 6).
If the CPU passed its
integrity
test,
the
VCP informs the operator by printing on the console:
vcP.04 11-09-79
*** CPU VERIFIED ***
CP>
The
control
panel mode prompt character, CP>, indicates that the VCP
is ready to accept
command
input.
To
enter
Control
Panel
mode,
typethe following at the system console:
ESC ESC (2 escapes)
3.6.1.1 Controlling Supervisor Terminal Output
While the VCP is in Control Panel mode, the system supervisor terminal
output (login messages, etc.)
may be either ignored (lost), buffered,
or
interleaved
with
control
panel
output.
The
following
three
commands determine which will be done:
e
SYSOUT BUFF ~
Buffers
supervisor
terminal
output
and
then
prints
it when System Terminal mode is reentered.
This is the
default mode.
e
SYSOUT IGN
-
Ignores
supervisor
terminal
output
while
in
control panel mode.
e
SYSOUT INT
-
Interleaves
supervisor
terminal
output
with
control panel mode output.
3.6.1.2 Halting the System
The "STOP" command halts the system.
ESC ESC
CP> STOP
CP> HALTED AT 010000: 0000011
CP>
070-C
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