Ann Arbor Ambassador User Guide

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Setup

Using Setup Mode

The Ambassador's Setup mode is an especially versatile feature. It permits you to review and alter most of the terminal's features and characteristics by bringing functionally-defined Setup lines (A - D) to the screen.

To enter Setup mode, type the SETUP key located above the main keypad. This brings Setup line A to the screen at the bottom of your work area. If there was data there, it's still there; it was just pushed down into memory below the screen. It will return when you leave Setup mode. The cursor is displayed over the letter A. You may use the DOWN-ARROW key on the Control keypad to step through the lines A through D sequentially, and the UP-ARROW key to step back through them.

To change a setting, simply move the cursor to the setting using the RIGHT- and LEFT-ARROW keys on the Control keypad. Note that the setting names automatically display in the right-half of the line. When the cursor is positioned over the desired setting, use the T-SET key to set (or advance) the setting, or the T-CLR key to reset (or decrease) it.

To exit Setup mode, simply type the SETUP key again. The Setup line will disappear and the line it displaced will return to the screen.

Saving the Setups

The setting changes made above are temporary. They will be lost when the terminal is turned off (or reset), and will be restored to their power-on values when the terminal is turned back on. If you wish to change their power-on value as well, simply type the letter S (Save), instead of the SETUP key, to exit Setup mode. This saves all of your present Line A-D settings in non-volatile memory.

Other Setup Exits

There are other Setup exits that you will find useful. See the Diagnostics section for a more complete description.

Exiting Setup mode by typing the letter M (Monitor) brings a Monitor line to the bottom of the screen. The Monitor line lets you view what you are receiving from the host (including control codes), in real time, without affecting your display or normal terminal operation. Depressing the SETUP key twice removes the line from the screen.

Exiting Setup mode by typing the letter T (Test) puts the terminal into Local and brings up the Monitor line. Keyboard entries are wrapped back into the terminal, as received data, and are displayed on the Monitor line so that you can see exactly what you are entering. Depressing the SETUP key twice returns the terminal on-line, and removes the line from the screen.

Exiting Setup mode by typing the letter X (Xparent) puts the terminal into Transparent mode. All codes subsequently entered or received are displayed (on the screen) and not acted upon. Typing the SETUP key twice returns the terminal to normal operation.

Exiting Setup mode by typing the letter Y or Z causes the terminal to go into self-test. In either case the tests can be aborted by holding down any key.

Host Control

Most of the settings can also be changed by the host. Notice that some settings have a number displayed in parentheses following their name. The host may control these settings by sending that number as part of an SM/RM (Set/Reset Mode) control sequence. The host may control the page and margin settings of the printer (Line C) with the control zSPF (Set Print Format). The host cannot control the baud rate or parity settings on either the host (Line B) or printer (Line C) ports.

Since the SETUP key is programmable (see Programmable Strings section), the host may disable the key to prevent operator access to the Setup lines.

Setup Notation

The contents of the Setup lines are listed on the following pages. Terminal modes are shown with their mnemonic, name, mode number (in parentheses), and a short-form description. A full description of the modes can be found in the Appendix, arranged alphabetically by their mnemonic.

A mode is referred to as 'reset' if its value is zero; 'set' if its value is one. In most cases, the mode name implies the set state, e.g. setting Key Click Mode (zKCM) enables key click. For some ANSI modes the opposite is true, e.g. resetting Format Effector Transfer Mode (FETM) enables the transfer.

Line A – User Convenience Modes

This line displays a number of terminal modes that are primarily for the convenience of the user.

Line B – Send Parameters

This line displays the parameters that tailor the input/output channel to the host computer.

Line C – Print Parameters

This line displays the parameters that tailor the output channel to the printer.

Line D – Other Modes

This line displays the remaining terminal modes that are not displayed on the previous lines.