ITT Qume QVT 201 User manual

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The QVT 201 Alphanumerics Display Terminal
PREFACE
The QVT 201'" Alphanumerics Display Terminal is compatible with the Digital
VT220 terminal t and the subset VT100 terminal.
Ergonomically designedtstandard features of the
QVT 201 terminal include an
adjustable heighttlow-profiletdetached keyboard t and a 14 inch non-glare
monitort
housed in adisplay unit that features full tilt and swivel.
In performancetstandard features of the QVT 201 terminal include a bi-
directional printer porttconversational and local operationt soft set non-
volatile setup menu
tgreen display with screen savert
and compliance to the RS
232 Standard. Available as optional features tthe terminal may be ordered
with an amber display screent and current loop capability.
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ORGANlZATION
The QVT 201 Setup Guide is organized as follows:
Section 1.
Installation, Conneetors, and Controls describes unpacking and
installing the terminal, conneeting it into your system, and user
controls.
Section 2. Getting Started deseribes the
ergonomie features of the terminal,
powering On the terminal, the keyboard, and the status lines and
setup.
~Seetion 3. Ca-Dand Set offers a brief description of the commands recognized
by ~he terminal.
Appendix.
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RElATED PUBLICATIONS
QVT 201 Programmers Reference Manual
QVT 201 Maintenance Guide
QVT 201 Quick Reference Card
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Reorder Number 35093-30
Reorder Number 35093-40
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SECTION 1. INSTALLATION, CONNECTORS, and CONTROLS ••••••••••••••••••••
Installation ••••...••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
Unpack i ng •..••.•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
Selecting aSuitable Installation Site ••..••••••••••
Adjustments ..•..••••••••••••••.•••••••••••••••••••••
Compati bi 1ity Leve 1 •••••••••••••••..••.•••.•••••••••
Cursor Positioning ••.•••••••••.•••••••••••••••••••••
Character Set Selection (SCS and OSeS) •.••••••••••••
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Controls •••.••.••..•••••••••••.••••••••.••.••••••••.••
GETTING STARTED .•••.••••..••••••••••••••••••••••••••.•••••
Ergonomie Features ..•••••••••••••••••••••••.•••••••••••
Powering On the Terminal ••••••••••••••.••••.•••••••••.•
Keyboard .•.•••.....•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
Mai n Keyboard Keys .••••••••••••.•••••.•...••••••••••
Functi on Keys •••.•••••••••••••••••••••••.•••••••••••
Auxiliary Keys •. - ••.••••••••••••••••..•••..•••••.••••
25th Line Status Indicators ••••••••••••••••••••••••••.•
Setup Mode and the Setup Menus •••••••••••••••••••••••••
The Setup Menus •••••••••••••••••••••••.•••••••••••••
System Setup Menu ••••••••••••••••••••.•••••••••••
General Setup Menu •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
Display Setup Menu •••••••••••••••••••.•••••••••••
Communications Setup Menu ••••••••••••••••••••••••
Printer Setup Menu ••••••••••••••••• ~ •••••••••••••
Keyboard Setup Menu ••••••••••••••• ~ ••••••••••••••
Tab Setup Menu ••••••••••••••••••••••••.•••••••.••
PF Keys Setup Menu •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
Editing .•.•..•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
Erasing ..•.••.••..••••••••••••.•••••••••••••••••••••
P ri nti ng •.••.•••.•••.•••••••••••••••••••...•••••••••
Reports •..•••.•.••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
Select Cl Controls ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
Select Character Attributes (OECSCA) •••.••••••••••••
Select Graphie Rendition (SGR) .•••••••••••••••••••••
Select Line Attributes .•••••••••.•••••...•••••••••••
SECT 1(lN 3. C()II4ANO SET...............................................
Syntax Conventions •.•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
Transmitted Codes ..•••••••••••••••••••••.••.•.••••••.••
Main Keyboard Keys ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
Main Keyboard Keys -Cursor Control Keys •.•••••• '••••
Auxiliary Keypad Keys •••••••••••••••.•••••••••••••••
Functi on Keys ...••.••.••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
Control Code Keystrokes for 7-Bit Controls ••••••••••
Received Codes .....••.••••••••••••••.•••.•.••• ~ ••••••••
C~ (ASCII) Control Code Interpretation •• ~.: •••••••••
Cl (ASCII) Control Code Interpretation .• ~ •••••••..•.
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SECTION 3. COfII4AND SET (Cant)
Select Top and Bottom Margins (DECSTBM) •••...••.•.•.
Tab Stops .
Tenni na l Modes ..
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TABLE Of CONTENTS (Cant)
Terminal Reset ..
Tes ts .. .. ..
User-Defined Keys (QUMEUDK or DECUDK) ••..•.....•.••.
A7-Bit ASCII Code Chart ••.•.•..•.•.•.•..•••.•....••.••••
8Digital 8-Bit Code Chart ..••••.•..•. - ••.•...•...••.••..
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Unpacking the Teminal .
The Rear Panel of the Display Unit ••••••••••••••••.•.•.•••••••••
Keyboard Connection to the Display Unit •••••••••••••••••••••••••
Brightness Control .
Display Unit Tilt and Swivel ••••••.••.•••.••••••••••.•••••••••••
Adjusti ng Keyboard El evati on .
The Keyboard .•••.•••........•.........•...•...•....•.•..•••...•.
The System Setup Menu .••....•........................•....•...•.
The General Setup Menu .
The Display Setup Menu .
The Communications Setup Menu ..••.••••.••••.••••••••.•••••.••••.
The P ri "ter Setup Menu •.•.................•.....................
The Keyboard Setup Menu ...................•.....•.......•.......
The Tab Setup Menu .•....•..•.......•.•..........................
The PF Keys Setup Menu .............................•............
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2-2 General Setup Menu Parameter Blocks Description •••••••••••••••••
2-3 Display Setup Menu Parameter Blocks Description •••••.•••••••••••
2-4 Communications Setup Menu Parameter Blocks Description .••••.••••
2-5 Printer Setup Menu Parameter Blocks Description •••••.•••••••••••
2-6 Keyboard Setup Menu Parameter Blocks Description ••••••••••••••.•
2-7 Tab Setup Menu Parameter Blocks Description •••••••.•.••••••.••.•
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INSTALLATION. CONNECTORS. and CONTROLS
SECTION 1
INSTALLATION, CONNECTORS, and CONTROLS
This section describes installation. connectors. and controls.
INSTALLATION
Unpack1ng
Before unpacking the terminal. inspect the carton for any signs of damage. If
damage to the carton is apparent. have the delivery agent note the damage on
the shipping document. Note: Sorne shippers may wish to be present when the
carton
is opened. if external damage is apparent.
Unpack and inspect the terminal as follows: Refer to Figure 2-1.
Figure 1-1.
Unpacking the Terminal
1. Open the carton and place it on its side on atable top or flat working
surface.
2. Slide the terminal
with its Styrofoam packing buns from the carton.
3.
Remove the packing buns, being careful not to jostle the keyboard or
display unit.
Do not allow either to fall.
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4. Remove the plastic wrap from both the keyboard and the disp1ay unit.
5. Retafn
a11 packagfng materia1s. When repacking the terminal for
shipment, or to protect
it during long storage perfods, use on1y the
orfgfna1 packaging materials.
6. Inspect
both the keyboard and dfsp1ay unit for scratches, 100se parts,
and damage from rough hand1ing. If there is evidence that any damage to
the terminal might impafr
its proper operatfon, contact your servfce
representatfve for advice
and further fnstructfons.
Selecting aSuitable Installation Site
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To fnstal1 your terminal, first select asuitab1e site.
Asuftable site may be characterized as fo1lows:
Ac1ean, we11-1fghted envfronment, with proper venti1atfon
Convenient access to"a
power out1et wfth ground
Astable platform to support the terminal at acomfortab1e height
Adequate room for cable routing. A1ways use shielded cable
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CON NECTORS
After asi te has been selected and the tenni nal properly located, make the
following connections.
At the rear of the display unit: Refer to Figure 1-2.
Connect the host computer cable to the connector labeled ElA.
If a printer is available, connect it to the. connector labeled AUX.
Verify that the Power ON/OFF switch is in the OFF position. Then connect
the
power cord ta a grounded AC outl et. Power requi rements of the
terminal are:
120 VAC, 0.5 A, 45 W, and 60 Hz.
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AUX CONNECTOR
(PRINTER)
POWER ON/OFF
SWITCH
Figure 1-2. The Rear Panel of the Display Unit
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At the left side of the display unit: Refer to Figure 1-3.
Connect the keyboard to modular telephone style connector.
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Figure 1-3. Keyboard Connection to the Display Unit
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CONTROlS
Basic terminal controls are:
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Power ON/OFF
Brightness
The Power ON/OFF switch is arocker type switch located on
the rear panel (refer to Figure 1-2).
The Brightness control is used ta adjust display intensity.
Theratating knob on the right front corner of the display
unit
is used for this purpose. Refer ta Figure 1-4.
Figure 1-4. Brightness Control
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SECTION 2
GETTING STARTED
This section describes the ergonomic features of the terminal, powering On the
terminal, the keyboard,
and the status lines and setup.
Ergonomie Features
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The terminal features the following ergonomic design considerations for
accommodating individual comfort.
Display Unit
Tilt and Swivel. The display unit is ball mounted to its
pedestal for easy rotation into an optimum viewing position. Refer to
Figure 2-1.
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Keyboard Elevation. The keyboard is adjustable to any one of three
elevations
by rotating two recessed feet outward from the base. Refer to (
Figure 2-2.
ELEVATION 1ELEVATION 2ELEVATION 3
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Figure 2-2. Adjusting Keyboard Elevation
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Powering On the Te~inal
To power On the terminal and begin using it, proceed as follows:
Power ON
Move the Power ON/OFF switch ta the ON position (refer
ta Figure 1-2).
Observe the fol1owing sequence of events
The terminal beeps
The Caps Lock indicator on the keyboard blinks twice.
Centered in the screen display, note the
prompt:
QVT 201. OK
ClQUME 1985
To begin using the te~inal
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Depress any key. Observe that the QVT 201 OK prompt is replaced by a
blinking block cursor in the upper
left corner of the display.
Note: The terminal is now in On Line Mode; ta use the terminal in a
local
application, it must be configured for Local Mode.
Refer ta the paragraph SETUP MDDE and the SETUP MENUS for a
full explanation about how ta configure your terminal.
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GETTING s~ ~~TED
lltE KEY80"~D
The keybc~l'd, illustrated in Figure 2-3, may be divided into the following
functiona groups:
'~.d nKeyboard Keys
:- .ncti on Keys
!.;xi li ary Keys
SMALL KEYBOARD CLUSTER
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Figure 2-3. The Keyboard
AUXILIARY KEYS
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Mai nKeyboard Keys
The Main Keybaard keys are the dark calor keys in the large Key cluster. Most
of these keys function 1ike those" of any standard typewriter. However, sorne
of the Main Keyboard keys are unique to the terminal, and these are described
as follows:
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Back Space
Return
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Depressing the Tab Key transmits the HT (Horizontal Tab)
character to the hast, and maves the cursor to the next tab
stop.
Capitals
Lock. This keys performs like atypewriter Shift Lock
key, and causes the al pha keys to generate uppercase
characters.
When this feature is active the Caps Lock indicator
1ight di sp l ays on the Key top, and the Lock i ndi cator on the
25th line displays in Bold video.
Delete. Depressing the Delete
Key causes the DEL character to
be sent to the host. Depressing the Delete Key with the Shift
Key causes the CAN (Cancel) character to be sent to the host.
Depressi
ng the Back Space Key transmi ts the BS (Back Space)
character to the host, and moves the cursor one character
position
to the left.
According to General Setup Menu selection, depressing the Return
Key causes either acarriage return, or acarriage return with
li
ne feed to be performed' (the correspondi ng CR or CR + LF
characters are sent to the host).
The Function keys are the light color keys in the large Key cluster.
Esc
Ctrl
Break
Escape. Aspecial function Key that is used to introduce an
escape sequence.
Control. Aspecial function
Key that is always,/'used with
another
Key to invoke aspecial control code.
The Break Key may be used in three ways:
· To send abreak signal (when the Break Key is used alone, and
the break feature has been enabled in Setup Mode).
· To cause adisconnect (by depress;ng Shift and Break).
· To send the answerback message (by depressi ng Control and
Break) .
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Functian Keys (tant)
Set
Up/Hald Set Up / Hald Screen. This key may be used singly ta enable and
disable the hold screen feature, or in combination with the
Shift
key to enter and exit Setup Mode. When the hold screen
feature
is enabled, all screen updating ceases until the feature
is disabled. During this time the Hold Indicator or the 25th
line displays in Bold video. Setup Mode and the use of the Set
Up key is described in the paragraph SETUP MODE and the SETUP
f1ENUS.
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O~ume
Print
Une Feed
Compose Character. This key is aspecial function key that
allows the creation of characters with diacritical marks. When
this feature is activated, the Compose Indicator (Comp) on the
25th line displays in Bold video.
This key is aspecial user-definable key. The use of this key
is explained in the paragraph SETUP tilDE and the SETUP f1ENUS
under the title PF Keys.
Depressing the Print key causes data on the screen to be output
to the
printer. Depressing the Control and Print Screen keys
resets the Auto Print Mode.
Depressing the Une Feed key transmits the LF (Une Feed)
character to the host, and moves the cursor downward within the
same column.
Arrow Keys The arrow keys control the movement of the cursor, by moving the
,cursor in the direction indicated
by the arrow on the key top.
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Top Row Function Keys. These keys are software dependent; their
interpretati on ; s dependent upon the appl icati on program in
use.
They may be used singly or in combination with the Shift
key to generate a total of 32 possible code sequences. They are
user-defi
nab le from the keyboard (refer to the paragraph SETUP
MODE and the SETUP f1ENUS under the title PF Keys), or from the
host
by a QUMEUDK or DECUDK sequence. Key contents are savable.
Use the Function Key Identifier Strip on the top edge of the
keyboard to note the shifted and unshifted contents of keys Fi
through F16.

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Auxlli ary Keys
The Auxiliary keys are those keys in the small key cluster.
Number Keys The number keys are used to enter numeric data in calculator
fashion.
Enter
According to General Setup Menu selection, depressing the Enter
key causes either acarriage return, or acarriage return with
li ne feed to be performed (the correspondi ng CR or CR + LF
characters are sent to the host). The Enter key is also used to
activate selections in the Setup
menus.
The PF keys are software dependent; their interpretation is
dependent upon the application program in use.
25th LINE STATUS INDICATORS
Row: #Col: #Indicates the active position of the cursor in Row and Column
coordinates.
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Insert Mode
Pri nter:
Hold
Caps Lock
Comp
Wait
Indicates whether Replace or Insert Mode is active.
Indicates the status of the
AUX or Printer Port.
This indicator displays in
Bold video when the Hold Screen
feature is activated
by depressi ng the Hol dkey. When this
feature is deactivated, by depressing the Hold key a second
time, the indicator returns to normal display intensity.
This indicator displays in Bold video when the Caps Lock feature
i5activated
by depressi ng the Caps Lockkey. When this feature
is deactivated, by depressing the Caps Lock key a second time,
the indicator returns to
normal display intensity.
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This indicator 4~splays in Bold video when the Compose Character
feature
is activated by depressing the Comp key. Following a
compose sequence, this indicator automatically returns to normal
display intensity.
This indicator displays in
Bold video when the keyboard is
locked to prevent data entry from the keyboard. This condition
can be reversed by selecting the Clear Communication feature
from the System Setup Menu.
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SETUP tl)l)E and the SETUP MENUS
Setup mode is used to tailor the operating parameters of the terminal to match
the requirements of the system into which it is integrated.
To enter and exit Setup Mode depress the Set-Up Key.
In Setup Mode there are seven setup menus:
- System
- General
- Displ ay
- COl1ll1unication
- Printer
Keyboard
- Tab
- PF Keys
Also displayed with each setup menu is the following information:
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Terminal Identification: Upper left corner
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Firmware Version: Upper right corner
-Insert/Replace
Mode status~ Printer status~ and Keyboard (
Visual Indicator status
(Hold Screen~ lock~ Compose~ Wait):
Bottom line
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Each setup menu is separated into aseries of parameter blocks. Each block
contains all the possible values that may be assigned to that particular
block. ('<'"
To speci fy aparameter assi gnment~ depress the cursor arrow keys to advance
through the blocks of the setup menu. Observe that the block where a
parameter assignment
is to be made displays in Bold Reverse Video. To view
the possible ~àlbes within aparameter block, depress the Enter key until the
desired value'displays, then
move from the block by again depressing acursor
arrow key. Note, there are some parameter blocks, called Action Parameter
Blocks~ that only display achoice- of action that may be selected by
depressing the Enter key, or declined by moving into another block. Other
parameter blocks, called Text Parameter Blocks, are
empty; into these you may
enter text, as in the Answerback Block.
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