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Section 3
CONFIGURING THE TERMINAL
The VIP7201 terminal features a
selectable display called a Configuration
Line, which replaces the mechanical
switches normally found on terminals.
The terminal operator can configure
the VIP7201 simply by changing the
Configuration Line. These changes may be
permanent or temporary, depending on the
way the line is stored after the changes are
made.
3.1 CONFIGURATION LINE
The Configuration Line contains 9
nibbles*, each consisting of 4 bits (bits 3
to 0, from left to right), and the main
port baud rate speed. By setting the bits
of each nibble to either a lora 0 and
identifying the desired baud rate, the
operator can select from a variety of
terminal modes, communications modes,
keyboard features, and visual attributes
(as described in Section 4). The format
of the Configuration Line is shown in
Figure 3-1.
3.2 BASIC OPERATIONAL SETTINGS
Figure 3-2 shows each nibble of the
Configuration Line separately. The func-
tion for each bit setting (of 0 or 1) within
the nibble is then defined. Figure 3-3 lists
the baud rates at which the terminai can
operate.
By referring to Figures 3-2 and 3-3, the
operator determines the bit and baud rate
settings that will configure the terminal to
his own specifications. Then, following the
procedure in subsection 3.5, the operator
can set the Configuration Line.
3.3 STANDARD TERMINAL
CONFIGURATION LINE
The VIP7201 terminal has a standard
Configuration Line that is set by the
factory. The standard Configuration Line,
displaying this factory settipg, is shown in
Figure 3-4.
* A nibble is a 4-bit unit - half of a byte.
3-1
3.4 DISPLAYING TERMINAL
CONFIGURATION
To display the current configuration of
the terminal, simply press the SET UP key.
The Configuration Line will appear on line
24 of the terminal screen. To return to the
screen display, press the SET UP key again.
3.5 SETTING TERMINAL
CONFIGURATION
The operator can choose to operate the
VIP7201 terminal using the standard
factory-selected configuration or change
the configuration to meet specific
applications.
To change the Configuration Line, per-
form the following procedure:
1. Press the SET UP key. The screen
data will roll up one line and the
Configuration Line will appear at
the 24th screen line position.
2. Using the cursor left
~
or
cursor right
[!]
key, move the
cursor to the position of the bit that
you want to change or to the dis-
played baud rate equal sign (see
Figure 3-2 for the bit setting
definitions) .
3. Press the cursor up
C!:1
key to
change the bit from a 0 to a 1 or
from a 1 to a O. To change the baud
rate, press the cursor up
UJ
key
until the desired baud rate is
displayed.
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 until all
changes are completed.
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