Control Data 1700 Maintenance Manual page 29

(1) Keyboard Mode-K
When the mode Control switch is placed in the K position, the
keyboard and printer act as a send-receive page printer. In this
mode the teletypewriter acts as a KSR. The paper tape units serve
no function in this mode.
(2) Keyboard/TaEe Mode-KT
When the Mode Control switch is placed in the KT position, the key-
board and paper tape reader are connected in parallel as information
sources while the page printer and paper tape punch are connected in
parallel as information destinations. In this mode, read operations
will transfer data to the computer from either the keyboard or the
paper tape reader while the page printer and paper tape punch make
copies of the source information. If the paper tape reader is active
and a key on the keyboard is pressed, the results will be garbled
information. In the KT mode, write operations will transfer infor-
mation from the computer to the page printer and paper tape punch.
NOTE: If the LINE/LOCAL/OFF switch is placed in LOCAL position,
the teletypewriter is disconnected from the computer. While
in LOCAL operation, the KT mode can be used to prepare
punched tapes from keyboard entry or duplicate tapes from
paper tape reader entry with the printer making readable
copies of either entry.
(3) TaEe Mode - T
When the Mode Control switch is placed in the T position, only the
page printer and paper tape reader are connected on-line to the
computer. At the same time, the keyboard is connected off-line to
the paper tape punch. In the T mode, write operations will transfer
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