OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS: THE (PARAM) FIELD

Below the protected (PARAM) field label are two subfields into which the operator enters codes to determine operating characteristics or configure the peripheral devices. These choices are stored in nonvolatile RAM in the terminal. Table J-3 lists the options.

CURRENT OPTIONS APPEAR IN REVERSE VIDEO. TO CHANGE A PARAMETER, USE SCAN OR TAB KEYS

DESTRUCTIVE SPACE BAR YES/NO KEYBOARD CLICK ON/OFF

SCREEN CONTROL ALARM ON/OFF REPETITIVE ALARM ON/OFF

DISPLAY CONTROL CHARACTERS YES/NO UPPERCASE ONL V YES/NO COMMUNICATIONS MODE* MODEM/MUX/DC DIRECT CONNECT RATE* 9600/4800/2400 TRANSMIT EXPANDED FCCs

STRIKE THROUGH/OPTIONAL CHARACTER SET LINE SEPARATOR/NORMAL/REVERSE VIDEO NORMAL/REVERSE VIDEO

US/UK/GE/FR/SP/ON/SF/IT DUPLEX/SIMPLEX

* PUSH RESET TO IMPLEMENT CHANGE.

Figure J-2. Parameter Options Display

ON/OFF OFF/.5/1/3/5 YES/NO

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Table J-3. Parameter Options (Part 1of5)

Meaning and Function

Direct-connect rate. Specifies the speed at which characters are passed to and from the host when a direct connection from terminal to host is used. Used only if CM = DC.

9600 bits per second.

4800 bits per second.

2400 bits per second.

Autotransmit. Specifies whether data read by the magnetic stripe reader will be automatically transmitted by the operator. Data read in autotransmit mode is not displayed; it is stored in nondisplayable storage before transmission.

No autotransmit. Data is displayed on screen and must be transmitted by

Control character display. Specifies whether control characters (including LF, FF, and tab stop) will be displayed. The line monitor always displays the control characters, regardless of the parameter.

Control characters not displayed.

Control characters displayed.

Characters per line. Specifies the number of characters per line on the display. Default is 80.

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Designates the type of communications link to the host.

Multiplexer.

Line feed character is sent to printer.

Cycle speed. Specifies the rate at which cycling keys cycle.

Low cycle rate equals 12.5 characters per second.

High cycle rate equals 25 characters per second.

Emphasis character. Determines whether the strike-through emphasis character or the optional character set is enabled. (An audible alarm will sound if the unimplemented key is pressed.)

Strike-through character (FCTN L key) is enabled.

Loadable character set (FCTN ; key) is enabled.

Host POC request. Specifies whether or not the terminal runs a POC test upon receipt of POC test command from the host.

Host cannot institute a POC test.

Host can institute a POC test.

Indicator line intensity. Designates the intensity of the indicator line (line 25 at the bottom of the screen).

Line appears separating indicator line and rest of screen.

Indicator line appears in reverse video.

Indicator line appears in normal intensity.

*Parameter is not changed until control page is removed from the screen and the RESET PUSH button is pressed.

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Table J-3. Parameter Options (Part 3 of 5)

Meaning and Function software reload on the programmable UTS 30.

Default is D1.

Number of lines on the display.

Default is 24.

Selects the national character set, including uppercase characters.

United States

Depends on the requirements of individual printers.

300 baud

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Table J-3. Parameter Options (Part 4 of 5)

Meaning and Function

Remote identifier. Identifies the transmission (communications) line (RID).

Station identifier. Identifies the terminal.

The UTS 30 operator enters the SID for screen 1; the terminal automatically assigns screen 2 a SID one higher than that for screen 1.

NOTE:

Where two or more terminals are under the same RID, each terminal must have two unique SIDs, one for each screen.

Determines whether or not the alarm sounds repeatedly for peripheral errors, and to signal a host message is waiting. The repeating alarm for RAM parity error is not affected by this parameter.

Alarm sounds repeatedly.

Alarm sounds only once.

Screen control alarm.

Alarm sounds once when cursor enters eighth position before end of line or when cursor enters last line of display.

No alarm sounds under the above conditions.

Space bar selection. Specifies whether pressing the space bar causes the character displayed under the cursor to be deleted.

Nondestructive space bar. Space bar does not erase the character under the cursor.

Destructive space bar. Erases the character under the cursor.

System response mode. For use with SPERRY System 80 only. Specifies whether the terminal will operate in system response mode, in which system response lines can be displayed, and the SY MD and WS MD keys are enabled.

No system response mode capability.

System response mode operational.

Screen video. Designates the intensity of the screen display background.

Normal intensity.

Reverse video.

*These parameters are not changed until the control page is removed from the screen and the RESET PUSH button is pressed.

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J-10 transmitted to the host processor and peripherals.

Enables transmission of expanded FCCs.

Disables transmission of expanded FCCs.

Uppercase only. Specifies whether all keyboard and magnetic stripe reader alphabetic characters will be uppercase only (SHIFT key position ignored) or be governed by the SHIFT key. The range of uppercase letters changes automatically to correspond to the national character set selection. (See Figure B-2.) Data from the host is not affected.

Uppercase and lowercase alphabetic characters.

Only uppercase characters.

Video-off timer. Defines the amount of time that elapses with no input to the CRT before the display turns off. Numeric entry specifies time in minutes. A power-on symbol is displayed below line 25 while the screen is blank.