NCR 2900/260 LF User Manual

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Setup 38 To program a carriage return or line feed into the key text field, press Ctrl-M or Ctrl-J, respectively. To program the “Print Screen” key to perform a local print screen (page) function: In the key text field,press Ctrl-[ and then P. Next, set the “Key Dir”=Screen option.Execute: Prt ScAll of the parameters in this menu are action parameters. Terminal parameters affect all settings, including theemulation. Session choices affect only settings that relate to the chosen emulation. In dual session (host) mode,there are two independent sets of session parameters (Session 1 and Session 2). To toggle between sessions, usethe Ctrl-Enter (Num) keystroke.Save Terminal: Save all settings in non-volatile (permanent) memory, including those associated with the sessionselected.Reset Terminal: All terminal parameters are initialized. It also performs reset pages and default modes.Recall Terminal: Revert to all terminal and session settings that were saved in nonvolatile memory. A “ResetTerminal” is also performed. This is referred to as a hard reset and is equivalent to turning the terminal off andback on.Default Terminal: Load all defaults for the terminal and session, including the emulation. A “Reset Terminal” isalso performed.Save Session: Save all the settings associated with the chosen session.Reset Session: Initialize all session settings. This is also referred to as a “Soft-Reset.” Perform page-resets anddefault modes. “Mode” specifies the parameters used by a session which are not selectable through Setup such asInsert-Mode, Split-Screen, and Graphics-Mode.Recall Session: Load the previously saved settings associated with the chosen emulation. A “Reset Session” isalso performed.Default Session: Load all defaults associated with the session selected.Reset Ports: Clear the transmit buffers for the host and printer port, and receive buffer for the host port. Unlocksthe keyboard and clears its buffer data.Clear Screen: Clear the screen and the entire page.Default Session UDKs: Set the contents of all the function and edit keys associated with the chosen session to theirfactory default states.Edit FieldsSetup uses overwrite mode in text editing fields. That is, the cursor keys cannot be used to move to a location inthe text to insert characters. Upon entry to a text field, the cursor is placed at the last text location. Use thefollowing keystrokes: Backspace – move cursor left by deleting that character. Shift-Backspace – reset the field to its default value. Alphanumeric keys – enter text in the normal, shifted, or control state. To generate a control character(00h-1Fh) add 40h and use Ctrl with the character in the new position (40h-5Fh). For example, to insertCR-LF (0Dh, 0Ah) codes, press Ctrl-M, Ctrl-J (4Dh, 4Ah). The compose and meta functions can also be usedto generate 8-bit characters.