Network Technologies 8 Switch User Manual


 
NTI RACK MOUNT CONSOLE TERMINAL WITH CONSOLE SWITCH
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4.2 Changing The TERMINAL Operating Parameters
To select one of the setup menus shown, press the indicated function key.
- The screen for that menu appears with the name highlighted.
- The fields at the middle of the screen indicate the parameters that can be changed in that menu.
- The top line identifies the keys to press to highlight the parameter fields and change the settings.
The procedure is: (1) Use arrow key to highlight the parameter field to be changed.
(2) Use the Spacebar to change the parameter.
<F12> always returns the user to the top menu.
The following tables list the parameters for each menu and explain their settings. Default settings are listed first
unless otherwise noted.
F1- Disp SETUP Menu
Columns sets the screen display for 80 columns, 132 columns, or Econ-80 (80 columns with more pages of memory).
Lines sets the screen display for 24, 25, 42, or 43 lines. (24 lines are normally required for VT emulation, 25 lines for PC Term.)
Auto Page on causes a new page of memory to move onto the screen when the cursor reaches the top or bottom of the page.
Display CRT/LCD selects which kind of monitor be used. If LCD monitor is selected, the display columns only support 80
columns on Econ-80 columns. Must be set to LCD.
Cursor sets the cursor display to blink or steady, block or underline.
Background sets the screen display to Dark (light chars. on a dark background) or Light (dark chars. on a light background).
Width Change Clear causes the terminal to clear the screen when executing a command to change the number of columns.
Screen Saver OFF, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. Sets the screen saver to activate after the specified number of minutes.
Page Length sets the length of a page of display memory to:
1 x Lines: Equal to the number of lines selected in the lines parameter (this value must be set when using multiple
sessions)
2 x Lines: Two times the value of the lines parameter
4 x Lines: Four times the value of the lines parameter, or
*: Equal to the value of the lines parameter, with a second page containing the rest of the lines remaining in memory.
ANSI Reverse OFF/ON. Control function ANSI, VT-100 and VT-220:
"OFFf" means, when SGR command ESC [ 3? m and ESC [ 4? m select background and foreground color change
respectively.
"ON" means, when SGR command ESC [ 3? m and ESC [ 4? m select foreground and background color change
respectively. (?
can be 0,1,2,...,7)
F2- Genrl SETUP Menu
Personality sets the terminal's operating mode to Wyse 325, Wyse 120/Wyse 60 (native mode), Wyse 50+ (WY-50, WY-50+,
WY-100, ADM 31/5/3a), TeleVideo TVI 925, TVI910+ (includes 910), ADDS A2, Digital Equipment VT-100, VT-220 7 bits,
VT-220 8 bits, VT-52, Console ANSI, PC TERM, PCG Alpha.
Scroll Speed sets the display scroll rate to Jump (the rate data is received), Smooth-8 (eight lines per second), Smooth-4,
Smooth-2, or Smooth-1.
Rcvd CR causes the cursor to move to the beginning of the current line (CR) or the beginning of the next line (CRLF) when the
terminal receives an ASCII CR.
Enhance allows the terminal to recognize an enhanced set of codes when the terminal is not in the native personality.
Auto Scroll causes the data to scroll up a line when the cursor moves past the last line of the page.