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Configuring the MCso
Table 2-4. Keyboard Setup Menu Parameters (cont.)
Compose Key (or Left
Alt Key)
Fun ct
Hold
Meta
Compose
Warning Bell
Ott
On
Break
170 msec
250 msec
500 msec
Off
MCao User's Guide
Pressing the Compose Character (or left Alt) key:
With an alphanumeric key sends an ASCII SOH
character, the alphanumeric key's ASCII code, and
an ASCII CR.
Freezes current data on the screen until the key is
pressed again.
With an alphanumeric key, sends the key's code with
its high bit set.
Composes non-standard characters in sequence with
specific keys.
When the Virtual Terminal parameter is On, the MCso's
bell:
Does not ring when an inactive session receives data.
Sounds repeatedly when an Inactive session
receives data from the host.
When Break (or FS on the ANSI keyboards) is pressed,
the terminal sends:
A 170-millisecond break signal to the host port.
A 250-millisecond break signal to the host port.
A soo~millisecond break signal.
No break signal.
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