IBM 3270 Operator's Manual page 44

Although the PFI5, 18,21, and 24 keys indicate a choice of colors, there are
no color options on the 3278 Display Station. When any of the above
highlighting attributes are indicated and highlighting is available, selectability
will be shown in the Operator Information Area following the selected attribute
message, as follows:
7::
operator selection is permitted and was made by depressing a
Programmed Symbol key.
~
operator selection is permitted and was made by a Field Inherit key. Or,
selection was made by the host program.
D
operator selection was not permitted; selection was made by the host.
Printer Status
The Printer Status messages displayed in the Operator Information Area, are
used during print operations to tell you where the print operation is performed
and inform you of the progress of the print operation.
c::::J-CJ' : " _ -
Printer Selection
The
cl-CJ __
message appears when you press the IDENT key to enter a new
printer assignment. When
CJ-CJ __
appears the cursor disappears until the
IDENT key operation is completed. The next two numbers you enter appear in
the two underlined locations of the message. After you enter a valid printer ID
or class, the cursor reappears. See IDENT key in the keyboard section.
c::::J-CJnn -
Printer Assignment
This message tells you that your display station is authorized to use printer num-
ber nn. Numbers 01 through 31· identify individual printers. Numbers 70
through 85 identify "classes" of printers.
If nothing is displayed in the Operator Information Area, you have no printer
assignment. If the 3278 is attached to a 3276 Control Unit Display Station,
you may use the IDENT procedure (see IDENT key in the keyboard section)
to enter the printer number of an available printer; otherwise, you cannot print.
c::J-IIIn n - Printer Printing
This message tells you the assigned printer is printing your work.
~nn
-
Printer Failure
This message tells you the selected printer failed while printing your work. See
)(
~
- Printer Not Working.
CJ-CJ??
Assignment Pending
This means that your printer assignment has changed. If you press the IDENT
key, your new printer assignment is displayed.
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