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in 80 or 132 Columns 

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When a page length (in the first column) is preceded by an asterisk (*), a total of two pages will be available. The first 
page contains the selected number of lines and the second page contains the remaining allowable lines in memory. The 
number of lines is listed on this chart as (first page/second page).

 

 

 

Page Configurations - Dual Host Mode 

 

Lines 

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Number of Pages  

in 80-Only Columns 

 

Number of Pages 

in 80 or 132 Columns 

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All other configurations of lines per page (such as 48, 96, etc.) are not valid in dual session mode. 

Summary of Contents for 2900/260 LF

Page 1: ...2900 260 LF 2900 260 LFC Monochrome and Color Terminals User s Guide 598 0011412...

Page 2: ...cribed herein may not be marketed by Boundless Technologies in all parts of the world In some instances photographs are of equipment prototypes Therefore before using this document consult your Boundl...

Page 3: ...ernational language support etc can be obtained by calling the Boundless Technologies Hotline at USA and Canada calls 1 800 231 5445 International calls 1 315 548 6189 Request the following 260xx Prog...

Page 4: ...ths 14 Installation 15 Step 1 Physical Connections 15 Step 2 Number Of Sessions 15 Step 3 Link Ports To Sessions 15 Step 4 No Printer Option 16 Step 5 Determine Your Serial Port s Protocol 16 Step 6 A...

Page 5: ...12 37 Execute Prt Sc 38 Edit Fields 38 Glossary of Terms 39 Page Reset 39 Terminal Parameters 39 Session Parameters 39 Desk Accessories 40 Desk Accessory Menu 40 Direct Entry 40 Exiting A Desk Accesso...

Page 6: ...r any failure to satisfy the protection requirements resulting from a non recommended modification of the product including the fitting of non Boundless Technologies option cards This product had been...

Page 7: ...ram or service is not intended to state or imply that only Boundless Technologies product program or service may be used Any functionally equivalent product program or service that does not infringe a...

Page 8: ...ized changes or modifications could void the user s authority to operate the equipment This device complies with Part 15 or the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this de...

Page 9: ...al grounds use one hand when possible to connect or disconnect signal cables DANGER To avoid a shock hazard The power cord must be connected to a properly wired and earthed receptacle Any equipment to...

Page 10: ...rminal allows you to run two different applications simultaneously A Setup option is available to view each session on the screen in a split screen or full screen display Clock calendar calculator ASC...

Page 11: ...UK Danish Finnish French German Norwegian Portuguese Spanish Swedish Dutch Belgian Flemish French Canadian Italian Latin American Swiss French Swiss German Numerous Standard Graphic and Supplemental...

Page 12: ...s securely fastened under the desk in the position shown You may use the wood screws supplied with the bracket if the mounting surface is particle board or wood 2 Position the logic unit on the bracke...

Page 13: ...the bracket if the mounting surface is particle board or wood 2 Position the logic unit on the bracket by directing the slots in the unit around the tabs on the bracket 3 While pressing the logic unit...

Page 14: ...m a second host dual host mode or serial printer here See Chapter 2 for installation options 5 Host Printer Port 1 RJ45 labeled EIA with a RJ45 connector only connect the cable from the first host or...

Page 15: ...eric keypad is the calculator style set of keys on the right hand side of the keyboard used in entering numeric data The cursor and edit keypads located to the left of the numeric keypad The function...

Page 16: ...isplayed in this field The Monitor Mode field indicator will be present only if Monitor Mode is set to On either through Setup or manually from the keyboard The Communication field will display FDX HD...

Page 17: ...3 is represented in hexadecimal hex notation applies to ASCII emulations only ADDS VP Wyse 50 Wyse 60 PC Term and TVI 925 applies to ANSI emulations only VT300 8 VT300 7 VT200 8 VT200 7 VT100 SCO Cons...

Page 18: ...it is full Additional characters will be lost Xon Xoff protocol must also be set on the host computer or printer for proper handshaking In addition to software receive flow control Xon Xoff the seria...

Page 19: ...115 200 baud This port also uses an RS 232 C interface via an RJ45 female connector and is configured as a DTE device Video Port DB15 The port labeled Video is designed to connect to the VGA monochro...

Page 20: ...Port This port labeled Parallel is designed for connection to a parallel printer which has a Centronics interface with a 25 pin D shell female connector This port unlike the others is a uni directiona...

Page 21: ...connect directly without a null modem since it is a DTE device Terminal To Host DTE OR Printer Refer to the diagram below to understand why a null modem adapter may be needed when connecting the EIA...

Page 22: ...hether a bottom status line or label line is displayed or not Bottom Status Label Line Display With a screen length of 26 lines the page lengths that are multiples of 24 allow the bottom status label...

Page 23: ...bring them into view scrolling or panning is used as necessary Scrolling causes a new line to scroll into view when the cursor advances past the last row or first row on the page If the page is scrol...

Page 24: ...es your needs then make the connections as shown in the diagrams by referring to the Host Printer Connection Guide on page 19 Otherwise choose the connections in the Host Printer Connection Guide that...

Page 25: ...te input device is being connected such as a scanner the non host serial port will be used as the second input port in the session See Step 6 If you are running in dual session mode press Ctrl Enter k...

Page 26: ...rocedure described in step 3 of connection A Connection F Serial Printer On Aux 1 In the Setup Quick F1 menu set the Printer portion of the Host Printer selection to Aux without changing the current H...

Page 27: ...after the entire installation process Step 13 Establish Communications 1 Your installation is now complete By pressing the Return or Enter key you should be able to communicate with the host computer...

Page 28: ...he EIA port Connection B Connect the host cable directly to the AUX port Not applicable DCE Host or Modem Connection C Connect the host or modem cable directly to the EIA port Connection D Connect a n...

Page 29: ...nnect the serial printer cable directly to the AUX port Connection G This is an option if you connect a parallel to serial converter between the serial printer cable and the PAR port Parallel Printer...

Page 30: ...matches host 2 EIA Modem Control On Aux Modem Control On Sessions One Host Printer EIA Para Aux Baud Aux Data Format etc matches the host and aux device Alt Input Data On The Aux port can be configur...

Page 31: ...top Bits Parity Parity Check Flow Control In Flow Control Out Modem Control 9600 8 1 None Off Xon Xoff Xon Xoff On Dual Host mode only press CTRL Enter kpd Host 2 Baud Data Bits Stop Bits Parity Parit...

Page 32: ...u Entry And Exit PC Keyboard Press Ctrl Scroll Lock to both enter and exit setup Also press F14 or Pause key to exit ANSI Keyboard To enter press F3 when Setup selection F1 to F5 keys Local To enter p...

Page 33: ...a given parameter The following keystrokes are also available but are not documented in the Setup help bar Tab and Shift Tab Move from menu to menu forward or backward without using function keys Spa...

Page 34: ...lumns Width Change Clear Auto Adjust Cursor Screen Length Speed Scroll Speed F3 Display Refresh Rate Erase Color Language Key Repeat Keyclick Margin Bell Key Mode Char Set Mode F4 Keyboard Key Lock Ke...

Page 35: ...splay NV Labels Save Labels Char Set Status Line Emulation Fkey Speed Numeric Kpd Cursor Kpd Send Data Print ANSI ID Function Key Lock Key Usage UPSS Feature Lock F9 Emulation Char Set Status Line F10...

Page 36: ...ombination which matches the data format of the primary host printer or other device Parity abbreviations are O odd E even S space M mark and N none AUX Data Format 7 1 O 7 1 E 7 1 M 7 1 S 7 2 N 7 2 O...

Page 37: ...e will not be transmitted to the host The Caps Lock LED will flash while Screen Saver is active Use screen saver to prevent phosphor burn on the screen when the display on the terminal is left unchang...

Page 38: ...ing just enough to keep the cursor in view Columns 80 132 80 Only Choose the number of columns that the screen can display 80 Only provides more pages in memory for a given page length by disallowing...

Page 39: ...eak code upon its release When ScanCode is selected Comm Mode is forced to Full Duplex and Character Set is forced to Multinational 8 bit Keyclick On Off Choose whether pressing a key results in a cli...

Page 40: ...ode If Local Leadin is off the only local function Appendix A that is available is Ctrl Scroll Lock to enter Setup If Local Leadin is on the Setup keystroke introduces the keystroke as local and then...

Page 41: ...se three selections should either be kept in their defaults as they appear on the keyboard or all three should be changed to follow the mapping scheme described here Key and or ESC Select the characte...

Page 42: ...f the break signal in milliseconds This is an interruption in data flow and can be disabled EIA Aux Modem Control On Off If a modem is being used to communicate with the primary or secondary host mode...

Page 43: ...ing is controlled by the host computer Print Block Term ETX CR Select the character which indicates to the printer that the block of data to be printed has ended The options above are for ASCII emulat...

Page 44: ...acter set used is the 7 bit national chart or the 8 bit multinational chart when Language is not U S If U S is chosen the character set is multinational Enhanced Attributes Off On When set to on gives...

Page 45: ...Answerback F11 Answerback Mode On Off Choose whether the answerback message which is sent to the host at terminal reset or power up mode is on This can be used to log in to the system Answerback Conce...

Page 46: ...d in the Emulation section page 34 Label A label of up to 7 characters can be entered for function keys in ASCII emulations only See Display NV Labels on page 35 Backspace delete Shift Back default fi...

Page 47: ...et Session Initialize all session settings This is also referred to as a Soft Reset Perform page resets and default modes Mode specifies the parameters used by a session which are not selectable throu...

Page 48: ...none EIA Aux Break 250 ms EIA Aux Xmit Pace baud EIA Aux Disconnect 2 sec EIA Aux Modem Control off Session Display full Emulation Display full Refresh Rate 70 Hz Bright Video off Enhanced Attributes...

Page 49: ...sen in the KEYS F5 Setup menu Direct Entry To display any desk accessory directly without the desk accessory menu the following keystrokes are used Clock press Shift Ctrl F1 Calendar press Shift Ctrl...

Page 50: ...d for Desk Acc in the Keys F5 Setup menu Calendar This displays a calendar for any month from the years 1900 to 2099 The current date is displayed at the bottom The keys below control the calendar tha...

Page 51: ...e terminal s time as part of the system log in process Date use the left or right arrow keys to highlight each field of the date month day and year Then use the Spacebar or Shift Spacebar to cycle thr...

Page 52: ...lculator Display Since the function keys F13 F16 are not available on the PC numeric keypad the following functions are not available MS MR M and The Num Lock key will perform the C A function When us...

Page 53: ...ed font bank Ctrl Ctrl Ctrl Ctrl move the cursor on the screen up right down or left The ASCII chart will be redisplayed and the chart will be centered on the character that the cursor now rests upon...

Page 54: ...lect the background and foreground colors you want to assign to the highlighted attribute Finally press the Esc key to exit Desk Accessory Mode and view the Results on screen Only eight attribute comb...

Page 55: ...sh Right bracket Circumflex SP SP Grave accent SP SP Left brace Pipe Right brace Tilde SP SP Inverted Cent C C Pound L L Yen Y Y Section S S O Currency X O Copyright C O Feminine ordinal A _ Left angl...

Page 56: ...cumflex O O O tilde O O O umlaut O O OE ligature O E O slash O U grave U U U acute U U U circumflex U U U umlaut U U Y umlaut Y Y b German double s s s a grave a a a acute a a a circumflex a a a tilde...

Page 57: ...break space SP SP Pipe Logical not Soft syllable hyphen Registered trademark R O Macron _ Three fourths 3 4 Division sign Multiplication sign x x Acute accent Cedilla Diaeresis umlaut SP Y acute Y Y y...

Page 58: ...n4 No Ctrl Alt left Meta Lead in4 No Alt left Scroll Lock4 Yes Shift Ctrl Alt left Soft Reset5 No Shift Scroll Lock Hard Reset Power On No Shift Ctrl Scroll Lock Break6 Yes Ctrl Pause Modem Disconnect...

Page 59: ...eyboard turns off all print modes and re initializes the serial ports for setup parameters 6 The length of the Break Signal is dependent on the setup parameter of EIA Aux Break 7 This keystroke is dep...

Page 60: ...ded by an asterisk a total of two pages will be available The first page contains the selected number of lines and the second page contains the remaining allowable lines in memory The number of lines...

Page 61: ...e Problems The booklet is available from the US Government Printing Office Washington DC 20402 When ordering the booklet specify stock number 04 000 00345 4 Site Preparation The screen display geometr...

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