IBM 3270 Operator's Manual page 85

RESET Key
The RESET key is used to recover from Do Not Enter (
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conditions. Pressing
the RESET key restores the keyboard and turns off the Do Not Enter message for
all Do Not Enter conditions except )(
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)(
~,and
)(
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(The RESET key has no effect when any of these mes-
sages are displayed.)
The RESET key will not operate when your display station is sending data to,
or receiving data from, the host system.
Pressing the RESET key during an IDENT (Print Ident) key operation causes
the IDENT key operation to end. The cursor reappears on the screen, and the old
Printer ID or Printer Class number is displayed in the
t:::l--Cn n
message in the
Operator Information Area.
The RESET key can be used to cancel a Dead Key operation, leaving a stand-
alone accent at the cursor position.
The RESET key can also be used to terminate an Insert Mode operation.
nEVCNCLKey
The DEV CNCL(Device Cancel) key, with ALT key held down, is used to
recover from a Do Not Enter ( )( ) condition that is caused by a Print(
o-a )
key operation.
If you initiate an operation to a printer that is busy, a Do Not Enter-Printer Busy
( )( t:::l--C:/
or)( o-c::((:-
V:· )
message appears in the Operator Information
Area. If you want to cancel the operation and restore the keyboard, press and
hold the ALT key and then press the DEV CNCL key.
If you initiate an operation to a printer that is not working, a Do Not Enter-
Printer Not Working ( )(
~
) message appears and the operation is auto-
matically canceled. To restore your keyboard, press and hold the ALT key and
then press the DEV CNCLkey.
If the printer failed while printing your print request, a Do Not Enter-Printer
Not Working ( )(
~
) message and a Printer Failure (
~nn
)
message appear in the Operator Information Area. To cancel the operation,
remove the )(
~
and
~nn
messages, and restore your keyboard,
press and hold the ALT key and then press the DEV CNCL key.
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