Data General DASHER D100 User Reference page 34

Programming .
Procedure Expected Result
After a successful off-line check-out, proceed as follows:
Plug the communications cable into the terminal's
25-pin interface connector and configure your system,
as required.
Make sure that the host computer contains an
appropriately coded echo program that will be called
Check On Line light
Type in some text on keyboard
Type in more text
Press CTRL-G
Press CTRL-T, and enter some text
Press CTRL-\, and enter some text
Press CTRL-C, CTRL-N, and enter
Press CTRL-U, and enter some text
Press CTRL-], and enter some text
Press CTRL-O, and enter some text
Press CTRL-D
have arrows on them *
Press Home *
Press CTRL-S, enter some text, and
repeatedly press New-line
Press CTRL-R, and repeatedly hit
Press CTRL-T, CTRL-\, CTRL-C,
CTRL-N, and enter some text
EOL
On Line light is off
Alpha Lock light goes on
Text appears in upper case
Alpha Lock light goes off
Text appears in lower case, unless
SHIFT is used
Terminal emits a beep
Text appears underscored
Text appears dimmed and
Text blinks, and is dimmed and
Underscore does not appear under
new text, but remains under old text
New text is brightly displayed, but
old text remains dim
New text does not blink, but old
text continues blinking
All text stops blinking
Cursor moves in direction of arrow
on each keycap.
Cursor moves to upper-left corner
Cursor moves to bottom of screen,
then jumps to top and continues
moving downward; text is not
affected
Cursor moves to bottom of screen,
then text moves up one line with
each depression of New-line
Text is underscored, dimmed, and
blinking
Screen clears, and new text is not
underscored, dimmed, or blinking
Characters from cursor position to
end-of-line (inclusive) are erased
Table 4.2 Off-line Check-out Procedure
If the terminal contains the optional printer interface
and the printer is present, plug the printer's EIA cable
into the terminal's printer connector and power-up the
printer. Then, refer to the printer display commands
and transmit displayed information to the printer.
when the keyboard transmits data.
¢ Place the terminal on-line.
¢ Enter alphanumeric data on the keyboard and observe
that the display is receiving the data from the system.
NOTE: If a solid white block, smaller than the cursor,
appears on the screen, a transmission error occurred.
In most cases, this means that either the parity or
transmission rate selected for the terminal is not
compatible with the host system.
¢ Refer to the display commands in Chapter 2 and enter
these commands through the keyboard. Observe that
the display is responding appropriately. If the terminal
fails to respond as expected, read the Problem Diagnosis