TeleVideo 955 User manual

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Operator's

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TELEVIDEO®

955

VIDEO DISPLAY TERMINAL

OPERATOR I S

MANUAL

TeleVideo

Document

131969-00-B

September

1985

(c)

1985

TeleVideo

Systems,

Inc.

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rights

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the

prior

written

permission

TeleVideo

Systems,

Inc.,

1170

Morse

Avenue

P.O. Box

3568

Sunnyvale,

94088-3568

800/521-4897

Disclaimer

TeleVideo

Systems,

Inc.

makes

representations

warranties

with

respect

this

manual.

Further,

TeleVideo

Systems,

Inc.

reserves

the

right

make

changes

the

specifications

the

product

described

within

this

manual

any

time

without

notice

and

without

obligation

TeleVideo

Systems,

Inc.

notify

any

person

such

revision

changes.

FCC

Class

Warning

This

peripheral

equipment

generates,

uses,

and

can

radiate

radio

frequency

energy.

not

installed

and

used

accordance

with

the

instruction

manual,

may

cause

interference

with

radio

emissions.

This

peripheral

equipment

has

been

tested

and

found

comply

with

the

limits

for

Class

computing

device,

pursuant

Subpart

Part

FCC

Rules,

which

are

designed

provide

reasonable

protection

against

radio

frequency

interference

when

operated

commercial

environment.

Operation

this

equipment

residential

area

likely

cause

interference,

which

case

the

user

his

own

risk

and

expense

required

correct

the

interference.

The

use

nonshielded

I/O

cables

may

not

guarantee

compliance

with

FCC

RFI

limits.

TeleVideo

registered

trademark

TeleVideo

Systems,

Inc.

Televideo

Systems,

Inc.,

1170

Morse

Avenue

P.O. Box

3568

Sunnyvale,

94088-3568

800/521-4897

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

MEET

THE

955

TERMINAL

Built-in

Features

Options

USING

THIS

MANUAL

INSTALLATION

INSPECTING

THE

TERMINAL

SELECT+NG A

GOOD

LOCATION

INSTALLiNG

THE

TERMINAL

Connecting

the

Keyboard

Connecting

the

Terminal

the

Computer

System

Connecting

the

Terminal

Printer

PLUGGING

AND

TURNING

THE

TERMINAL

INSTALLATION

SUMMARY

SETTING OPERATING VALUES

HOW

SET

WORKS

Set

Summary

Set

Categories

THE

SET

MENUS

Main

Other

Set

Menus

OPERATING

THE

TERMINAL

THE

KEYBOARD

Character

Keys

Editing

Keys

Special

Keys

Function

Keys

OPERATING

THE

TERMINAL

FROM

THE

KEYBOARD

Resetting

the

Terminal

Editing

and

Communication

Modes

Editing

and

Sending

Data

SCREEN APPEARANCE

The

Cursor

Screen

Saver

The

Status

Line

iii

xii

MAINTENANCE

AND

ASSISTANCE

TROUBLESHOOTING

Troubleshooting

Table

Running

the

Self

Test

Checking

the

Line

Fuse

YOU

NEED

ASSISTANCE

Technical

Support

Customer

Service

Under

Warranty

Shipping

the

Terminal

PROGRAMMING

THE

955

ENTERING

COMMANDS

Command

Descriptions

Using

Commands

Your

Programs

Entering

Commands

From

the

Keyboard

VERIFYING

OPERATIONS

Self

Test

Monitor

Mode

CHANGING OPERATING VALUES

Terminal

Operating

Modes

Variable

Operating

Values

Saving

Operating

Values

Programming

Compatibility

Mode

Changing

the

Screen

Refresh

Rate

Resetting

the

Terminal

RUNNING A

PROGRAM

CONTROLLING

THE

TERMINAL'S OPERATION

KEYBOARD

AND

BELL

Keyboard

Repeat

Mode

Locking/Unlocking

the

Keyboard

Locking

Four

Terminal

Keys

Editing

Key

Mode

Keyclick

Sounding

the

Bell

Selecting

the

Bell

Column

Margin

Bell

Mode

SCREEN APPEARANCE

Screen

Saver

Screen

Visibility

Screen

Background

Visual

Attributes

Attribute

Space

Mode

Normal

Intensity

Mode

Attribute

Base

Mode

Selecting

the

Status

Line

Attribute

Cursor

Style

Columns

per

Line

Mode

Contents

CHARACTER

SETS

AND

BLOCK

GRAPHICS

Selecting

Character

Set

Special

Graphics

Mode

Multinational

Character

Set

Data

Word

Mode

Block

Graphics

Optional

Graphics

Firmware

EDITING

MODES

Autowrap

Mode

New

Line

Mode

DOWN

Key

Mode

Write

Protect

and

Protect

Modes

ADDITIONAL

SCREEN

MEMORY

Selecting

the

Number

Lines

per

Page

Autopage

Mode

Moving

Another

Page

SCROLLING

Controlling

the

Rate

Scrolling

Defining

Scrolling

Region

Line

Lock

CURSOR

CONTROL

Line

Feed

and

Reverse

Line

Feed

Directional

Cursor

Movement

Addressing

the

Cursor

Reading

the

Cursor

Addressing

the

Cursor

Decimal

Units

Cursor

Home

Reading

the

Cursor

Decimal

Units

TAB

STOPS

Setting

Column

Tab

Stops

Moving

the

Cursor

Tab

Stop

Clearing

Typewriter

Tab

Stop(s)

Clearing

Field

Tab

Stop(s)

EDITING

DATA

Line

and

Page

Edit

Insert

and

Replace

Mode

The

Replacement

Character

Inserting

Data

Deleting

Data

Erasing

Data

Clearing

Data

Contents

.86

Contents

COMMUNICATIONS

CHANGING

PORT

OPERATING

VALUES

SETTING

COMMUNICATIONS

WITH

THE

COMPUTER

Selecting

Handshaking

Protocol

Receive

Buffer

Fill

Limit

Transmission

Control

Mode

Selecting

the

Transmit

Delay

Rate

100

Communication

Modes

100

Setting

the

Communication

Mode

102

SENDING SCREEN

DATA

102

Delimiters

102

Reprogramming

Delimiters

103

Data

Markers

103

Sending

Text

104

AND

SENDING MESSAGES

107

Sending

the

Terminal's

Identification

108

The

Answerback

Message

108

Displaying

the

Bottom

Information

Line's

Contents

108

Selecting

Both

Information

Lines'

Contents

109

the

User

Messages

109

Sending

the

Information

Line

Contents

111

THE

FUNCT

KEY

111

PRINTING

112

Commands

112

Page

Flip

Mode

116

Printer

Handshaking

Protocols

116

Page

Terminator

118

REPROGRAMMABLE

KEYS

119

FUNCTION

KEYS

119

Selecting

the

Function

Key

Set

121

Reprogramming

Function

Keys

121

Saving

the

Contents

the

Function

Keys

124

Invoking

Function

Key

124

REPROGRAMMING

EDITING

KEYS

125

The

SEND

Key

125

One

Editing

Key

125

All

Editing

Keys

128

APPENDICES

SPECIFICATIONS

B STATEMENT OF LIMITED

WARRANTY

ASCII

CODE

TABLES

D MONITOR

MODE

CONTROL

CHARACTERS

CURSOR

COORDINATES

F FOREIGN CHARACTER SETS

G MULTINATIONAL CHARACTER

SET

CONTROL

CODES

AND

ESCAPE SEQUENCES

I CALCULATOR

MODE

GLOSSARY

INDEX

QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE

vii

Contents

A-I

A-4

A-S

A-7

A-8

A-9

A-14

A-16

A-23

G-l

X-I

Q-l

Contents

LIST

FIGURES

1-1

1-2

1-3

1-4

1-5

2-1

2-2

2-3

2-4

2-5

2-6

3-1

3-2

3-3

3-4

3-5

3-6

4-1

4-2

4-3

5-1

6-1

6-2

7-1

7-2

7-3

7-4

7-5

7-6

7-7

7-8

7-9

7-10

8-1

8-2

F-l

F-2

F-3

F-4

F-5

F-6

F-7

F-8

Comfortable

Terminal

Lighting

Ideal

Terminal

Placement

955

Terminal,

Front

View

955

Terminal,

Rear

View

Numbers

(25-Pin

RS-232

Connector)

Main

Port

Menus

Communications

Screen

Menus

Keyboard

Menus

Programming

Menus

Character

Keys

Editing

Keys

Special

Keys

Data

Sent

the

Unshifted

SEND

Key

Data

Sent

the

Shifted

SEND

Key

955

Status

Line

Location

the

Line

Fuse

Good

Fuse

Burned-Out

Fuse

Typical

Monitor

Mode

Display

Special

Graphics

and

Multinational

Characters

Display

with

Three

Blocks

Graphics

Effect

Line

Feed

and

Carriage

Return

Commands

Sample

Protected

Form

with

Spaces

Left

for

Data

Entry

Partial

Page

Memory

Displayed

the

Screen

Dividing

Memory

into

Pages

Cursor

Movement

Autopage

Mode

Cursor

Movement

Between

Adjacent

Pages

Scrolling

Movement

Within

Scrolling

Region

Setting

Field

Tab

Stops

Deleting

Data

Erasing

Data

Flow

Communication

Modes

U.S.

ASCII

Keyboard

Layout

U.K.

Keyboard

Layout

French

Keyboard

Layout

German

Keyboard

Layout

Spanish

Keyboard

Layout

Finnish

Keyboard

Layout

Norwegian

Keyboard

Layout

Italian

Keyboard

Layout

viii

101

113

A-9

A-I0

A-II

A-12

A-13

Contents

LIST

TABLES

1-1

RS-232C

Computer

(DTE)

Interface

Connector

Assignments

1-2

RS-232C

Printer

(DCE)

Interface

Connector

Assignments

2-1

Set

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