Setup
To make changes to the terminal configuration:
Determine Your Devices
Determine what type of devices you are connecting to the terminal. The default is a DTE host using
the
EIA
port and a parallel printer using the
PAR
port.
Enter the Configuration Setup Menu
To access the Setup menu in HPTerm emulation.
Press the
F10
key to display the terminal local function labels:
Device
control
margins/
tabs/col
Modes
1 1
enhance
video
define
fields
config
keys
Then press
F8
config
keys
(For other emulations use
Ctrl
+
Scroll Lock
to get to
Setup.)
This brings you into the
Quick
(
F1
) menu.
This menu displays the parameters critical to the operation of the terminal.
Navigate between parameters in a menu with the arrow keys. To toggle between choices for a
parameter use Enter/shift-Enter. To save a choice for a parameter (such as Baud Rate = 19200),
highlight the choice (e.g. 19200) and then use the arrow keys to jump to any other parameter.
Choices are saved when exiting Setup. (See
Saving Parameters
below for details)
Using Additional Setup Options
The function keys are labeled at the top of every menu.
F1
Quick
F2
Genrl
F3
Displ
F4
Kybd
F5
Keys
F6
Ports
F7
Host
F8
Print
F9
Emul
F10
Tabs
F11
AnsBk
F12
Prog
Print
Exec
At this point you can set up your own selections for any other parameters, such as those for the
display, keyboard, function/edit keys, and tabs. Select a menu using the function keys such as
F3
for
Display parameters.
Saving Parameters
To save your Setup parameters and exit the Setup menu hit
Esc
.
The blinking prompt “
Save all? (Y/N
)
” will appear in the upper right corner of the menu. Then
press
Y
.
This will save the settings in non-volatile memory. Select
N
and the configuration changes
will take effect but will be lost if the terminal is reset or powered off.
Establishing Communication
Your installation is now complete. By pressing the
Enter
key, you should be able to communicate
with the host computer. The printer should respond to the local print command, which is
Shift+Print Scrn
for HPTerm,
Shift+Ctrl+Del
(on the numeric keypad) for other emulations.
Reset
Soft Reset – Shift+Print Screen/SysRq
(For emulations other than HPTerm -
Shift+Scroll Lock)
This function unlocks the keyboard, turns off all the print modes and reinitializes the serial ports.
Hard Reset (Power on) – Ctrl+Shift+Scroll Lock
(For emulations other than HPTerm –
Ctrl+Shift+Scroll Lock
)
All terminal parameters are initialized. It also performs reset pages and default modes. Reverts to all
terminal and session settings that were saved in non-volatile memory.
Reset to Defaults -
Refer to above
Reset to defaults
note in the
Installation
section.
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