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OPERATION
4023
Users
Example
of
Form
Fill-Out
Operation
(cont.)
3.
Press
the
HOME
key,
then quickly
press
and
release
the
TAB
key.
The
cursor
is
now
positioned
in
the
first
character position of the
first
unprotected
field.
(In
the
case of
Fig.
1-17,
it
is
the
field
into
which
the
person's
name
is
entered.)
Type
in
a
few
characters,
then
using the
TAB
key,
move
from one
input
field
to the next,
keying
in
a
few
characters
in
each.
NOTE
In
Fig.
1-17,
the
unprotected
fields
for
PHONE
and
SOC SEC
NO
are
non
alpha
fields.
When
you
wish
to
enter
an
alpha
character,
simultaneously
press
RESET
with
the character
input
desired.
4.
Using the
TAB
key, position to
an unprotected
field.
Press
the
ERASE TO
END
key and
note
that
the information
in
that particular
field
is
erased.
The
cursor positions to the
first
character position of the
next
field,
whether
it's
protected or unprotected.
Hold
down
the
TAB
key and note
how
it
tabs
from one
unprotected
field
to the next.
5.
Press
the
SEND-ENTER
key.
This
starts
the Buffer Enter transmis-
sion
sequence.
Note
that
the cursor automatically tabs
from one
unprotected
field
to
the next, skipping the protected
data.
After the cursor has
scanned
the
entire
form,
it
positions to the
left
margin
on
the
last
line.
The
KEYBOARD
LOCK
and
WAIT
indicators are lighted
as
described
in
the
preceding Buffer Transmission
description.
6.
Simultaneously
press
the
SEND/ENTER
and
SHIFT
keys.
This
starts
the
Buffer
Send
transmission
sequence.
But
note
that
the
cursor
automatically tabs
from
field
to
field,
transmitting
all
data.
The
Send
sequence
for
formatted
displays
is
useful to
programmers
when
it
becomes
necessary to
update
a
form
(change
headings,
etc.).
7.
Press
the
ERASE
INPUT
key and note
that
all
unprotected
data
is
erased.
This provides
a clear
form
for further data entries that use
the
same
form.
CONCLUSION
This concludes the operator
familiarization
portion of
this
manual.
Because
of
the
variety
of
systems with
which
the
4023
can
operate, the
presentation
of material
is
very generalized.
However,
the information
presented
here
should
have acquainted
you
with the
basics
of
4023/
computer communication.
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