IBM 3179 User manual

~::~~~ 3179Coior Display Station
Operator Reference· and
Problem Solving Guide
GA18-2180-1
File No. 3270/4300-09

Second Edition (September, 1984)
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HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE
Keys
Messages Problem Solving Problem Solving
Exchange & Packing
-Symptoms
-Checkout
This section gives you a This section gives you a This section helps you This section
should be This section tells you
summary of the keys summary
of the to identify a failing used when you cannot
how to replace a failing
and their functions. messages that appear element from your identify a failing element element
with a good
below the blue line. symptom. from
your symptom.
one and how to pack
it
for return to IBM
for repair or
replacement.
Page 1. Page 7. Page 15. Page 49. Page
61 and 73.

Keys The following
section shows the standard keyboard layout and the function of each key.
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CrBnk Alte. G:J
Pf 1 Pfl PfJ ~f4 Pf~ PF6 PFJ p~s I'F9 PF10 PF" PF 12
Repeat-action keys
(repeat characters or
functions when held
down)
Standard 122-Key Typewriter Keyboard (U.S. English) 1
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Marking
Name of Key
Function
on Key 2
Alt Alternate Shift
Activates function on front face of keys. Not all keys have an alternate function.
AltCr
Alternate Cursor
Selects between two forms of the cursor.
Attn
Attention
Requests attention of the system (only if § is displayed in position 2 below the blue line).
Clear Clear Erases
screen and signals system that clear action occurred.
CrBnk
Cursor Blink Causes a nonblinking cursor to blink, and a blinking cursor to stop blinking.
Cursr
Cursor Select
Selects fields for processing. Cursor must be in a field that your application has designated for
Sel
cursor selection.
Dup
Duplicate
Causes prior entry for this field to be duplicated. Displays *" or * and moves cursor forward
to first position of next input field.
DvCnl Device Cancel Cancels a
pending request by the Print key to a printer that is busy and restores the keyboard.
If the printer is not working, it restores the keyboard and resets ~, if displayed.

Marking Name
of Key
Function
on Key
PA1-2
Program Access Keys 1-2 Function determined by application.
PF1-24
Program Function Keys 1-24 Function determined by application.
Print Print Sends data from this display
station to the assigned printer.
C!iill
Clicker (Beeper) Turns keyboard clicker on or off. Note: This
sound is actually a beep.
eD
Shift Lock Locks keyboard in upshift.
{t
Shift Upshift. Also unlocks
the Shift Lock.
~
Tab
Moves cursor forward to first position of next input field.
.- Backspace Moves cursor backward.
ExSel Extended Select Lets you use the extended select functions.
~
Word Delete Deletes a word
at cursor position. 3

4
Enter Enter Requests that data from your IBM 3179 be sent to the system.
Erase Erase
to End-of-Field Erases input field from cursor to end of field. Cursor does not move.
EOF
Erlnp Erase Input
Erases all input fields and moves cursor to first input character position on your screen.
Field Field Mark Marks end
of input field on unformatted screen by displaying either ;or ; .
Mark Signals
that the next two numbers entered will become the iDENT number of the printer
Ident Printer ID
assigned to your IBM 3179. But if?? is displayed, it only replaces?? with the current
assignment. .
Resets x conditions
as noted in the next section on "Messages."
Reset Reset Resets a
condition and a printer IDENT operation. Cancels dead key operation, leaving stand-
alone
accent at cursor.
With
f!!, in position 2 below the blue line, signals the system that you have a test request
SysRq System Request message
on your IBM 3179. Ask your supervisor for details.
With B
in position 2 below the blue line, switches your IBM 3179 between application
and control programs. Ask
your supervisor for details.
Test Test Clears
your screen. Ask your supervisor for details.
Used
to statt and end special problem determination functions.

Marking Name of Key Function
on Key
I+-
Back Tab
Moves cursor backward to first position of input field.
If cursor is in first position of field,
moves cursor to first position of preceding input field.
,
Cursor Home
Moves cursor to first position in first input field of screen.
+--J
New Line Moves
cursor to first position of first input field in the next line.
il'
Insert
Lets you insert characters between others you have already typed.
To stop inserting, press the
Reset key.
~
Delete Character
Deletes character at cursor position in input field.
.,.
Cursor Up Moves
cursor up .
....
Cursor Down
Moves cursor down .
.-
Cursor Left
Moves cursor to the left .
....
Cursor Right Moves cursor to the right.
......
Double-Speed Cursor Left
Moves cursor to the left at double speed .
.....
Double-Speed Cursor Right
Moves cursor to the right at double speed.
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