LINKUP 5294 WITH DL5294 FIRMWARE
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Number, and Local Station Address.
7.6 Emulation Mode
Emulation Mode is the operating session enabling you to communicate with your System/3X host as
though the terminal, PC, printer, or auxiliary printer you are using is an actual IBM 5251 model 11 or
529x Display Workstation or 52xx Printer. A terminal or PC is defined as in session when the Sign-On
menu of your System/3X host is displayed on its screen. (Emulation Mode will appear as it does in the
screen below, if you advance to it prior to configuring the LinkUp 5294 as required by your application,
or you have not yet connected it to your System/3X host.)
SYS AVAIL: * MSG WT: INS MODE: INPUT INH: AWFER
Typically, you enter Emulation Mode by correctly responding to the last Connect Mode menu prompt.
However, if you define the LinkUp 5294 configurator parameters as non-overridable (-), the Connect
Mode menu and prompts will not display and you will immediately enter Emulation Mode. Once in
Emulation Mode, you can sign on to your 3X host and perform typical 3X session activities as any normal
5250 Workstation would.
NOTE
If you have restricted access to Connect Mode by making all Connect Mode prompts
non-overridable, and if the LinkUp 5294 parameter of Bit Rate is defined as AUTO, you
and your terminal operators must press <Enter> twice to enter Emulation Mode.
7.7 Setup Mode
Setup Mode resets all Configurator Mode parameters to their factory default values. Use Setup Mode
when you are changing the number of asynchronous ports, or if you wish to convert a LinkUp 5294 to a
Link Up 3174 (or vice versa). When upgrading the LinkUp firmware PROM cartridge, it is only
necessary to go through Setup Mode when the release notice accompanying the upgrade specifies that it
must be done.
NOTE
To make sure the Configurator Mode parameters you choose are consistent with the
ones you chose in Setup Mode, it is recommended that you keep a record of all your
Setup Mode configuration choices.
To enter Setup Mode, you must take the LinkUp apart and set an internal switch. Follow these