Wyse WY-60 User manual

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TableofContents
Overview
1
Installing theTerminal
1-1 GettingReady
1-2 TurningOntheTerminal
1-2 AdjustingtheTerminal
2 ConfiguringtheTerminal
2-1
Introduction
2-1 EnteringandLeavingSetup
Mode
2-2 ChangingtheOperatingParameters
2-13 DefiningTabStops
2-13 DefininganAnswerbackMessage
2-14 Redefiningthe Keys
2-15 DefiningtheFunctionKeyLabels
I 3 OperatingtheTerminal
3-1 KeyboardFunctions
3-1 CommunicationModes
3-2 Printing
3-3 Screen Areas
4 WyseWorte
4-1 Introducing WyseWorks
4-1 Basic WyseWorksControls
4-1 Calculator
4-5
AlarmClock
4-6
Calendar
4-6 ASCII Table
Appendixes
A-1 ConnectorPinAssignments
B-1 Key Codes
C-1 WysewordCommands
D-1 CommandGuide
1-1 Index

Overview
Introduction
Inadditiontoadvanceddisplay,communications,andkeyboardfeatures,this
full-functionASCIIterminalsupportsthreeANSI-basedoperatingmodesas
wellasfourteenASCIImodes.
Chapters1through4 presentthebasicinformationyou'llneedtoinstalland
operatetheterminalinitsnativemode.AppendixD includesa completelistof
thecommandssupportedbytheterminalineachASCIImode.Commands
supportedintheterminal'sANSImodesarelistedintheseparateWY-60 ANSI
Personalities chartaccompanyingthisguide.
Formoredetailedinformationonhowtotakeadvantageoftheterminal's
featuresinyourcomputerprograms,ordertheWY-60 Programmer's Guide
throughyoursalesrepresentative.
Conventions
Thetermnative mode referstotheterminal'snormaloperatingmode,Theterm
personality referstooperatingmodescharacteristicofoneormoreother
terminals.
Keyfunctionsaredescribedinthetextasfollows:
• ThesymbolforthekeyontheWY-60ASCIIkeyboardisshownfirst,
followedbykeysymbolsinparenthesesfortheotherkeyboardsiftheyare
different.Forexample,
SETUP I (| RESET|, | SYSREQ|,|SELECT])
identifies |SETUP) ontheWY-60ASCIIkeyboard,| RESET 1 onthe
316X-Stylekeyboard,| SYSREQ| ontheAT-Stylekeyboard,and| SELECT| on
theEnhancedPC-Stylekeyboard.
Whena keysymbolinthetextreferstooneoftwonamesona keyonthe
keyboard,theactionofotherkeysmaybeimplied.Forexample,| PRINT |
assumesthesimultaneouspressingof| SHIFT| ontheWY-60ASCII
keyboard,whereas| SEND| wouldmeanthesamekeybyitself(unshifted).
Similarly, 1 BREAK [ assumesthesimultaneouspressingof| CTRL| onthe
316X-Stylekeyboard,becausethenameappearsonthefrontfaceofthekey.
Thesubscriptkpd identifieskeysonthenumerickeypad.

1 1-1
Installing theTerminal
Getting Ready
You'llneeda shieldedserialinterfacecable(fittedwitha male25-pinconnector
ontheterminalend)toconnecttheterminaltoyourcomputerormodem.Ifyou
plantoconnecta serialprinterdirectlytotheterminal,you'llneeda second
serialcable.(SeeAppendixB forconnectorpinassignments.)
Placetheterminalona flat, hardsurface,allowingthreeinchesonallsidesfor
ventilation.
Connecting theTerminal 1Pressthefronthalfofthepowerswitchontheright sideoftheterminaltobe
surethattheterminalisturnedoff.
2 Plugthekeyboardcableintothekeyboardsocketontheleftsideoftheterminal.
3 Threadtheserialcable(s)throughthecableguideatthebackoftheterminal
base,asshownintheillustration.
4ConnectthecomputercabletotheMODEMportandtheprintercabletothe
AUXport.
5 Plugthepowercordintotheterminal'spowerconnectorandintoa
three-prongedgroundedpoweroutlet.(Ifyouuseanadapter,besureto
groundtheoutlet.)
•NoteMakesureyourbuilding'svoltage(115intheU.S.)matchesthe
voltageshownonthebackoftheterminal.
AC Power
Connector
MODEM Port

Turning ontheTerminal
Pressthepowerswitchtoturnontheterminal.You'llhearanimmediatebeepif
theterminalhasreceivedpower,andthescreenmayflash displaypatternsasthe
terminaltests itself. Whenthecursorappearsonthescreen,theterminalis
readyforoperation.
• NoteIfthebellsoundsandanA,C,E,K,W,X,Y,orZ appearsatthebottom
ofthescreen,press | SETUPI (| RESET |, | SYSREQ |, | SELECT |)toexittheself-test.
Iftheerrorcodes0,1,9,p,orP appear,callyourservicerepresentative—the
terminalneedstobeservicedbya qualifiedtechnician.
Adjusting theTerminal
Adjustthescreen'sbrightnesswiththeslideswitchattherightfrontcorner.If
youwantthekeyboardslantedupslightly,turnitoverandpulloutthehinged
foot.A height-adjustablearmisavailableasanoption.
Height-Adjustable
Arm

2
2-1
Configuringthe Terminal
Introduction
Thischaptertellshowtoconfiguretheterminal'soperatingparametersand
redefinetheprogrammablekeysinsetupmode.
Entering and Leaving
Setup Mode
Toentersetupmode,press | SHIFT| and| SETUP| simultaneously ([SETUP],
| SHIFT| | SYSREQ |, | SHIFT [ | SELECT j)Dataonthescreendisappears,andthetop
setup level screenappears;thedataisrestoredwhentheterminalreturnsto
normaloperatingmode.
Caution Don'tentersetupmodewhiledataisbeingtransmitted.Theterminal
can'treceivedatafromthecomputerinsetupmode.
Top Setup Level
| EXIT | [SAVE MODES I | SAVEALL j [DEFAULT ALL | | RESTOREALL[
TO EXIT SETUPUSE ARROWS AND F10TO CHANGEPARAMETERSUSEF1 - F9
F1
DISP
F2
GENERL F3 KEYBRD F4
COMM
F5
MISC
F6
TABS
F7
A/BACK F8
F/KEYS F9 LABELS F10
EXIT
Thetoplevelservesasa directorytotheothersetuplevelsandtothe
alternativesforleavingsetupmode.
•Thefieldsatthebottomofthescreennamethevarioussetuplevelswhere
youcanchangetheterminal'soperatingparameters.
•Thefieldsatthetopofthescreenshowtheoptionsforsavingornotsaving
changesinnonvolatilememorywhenyoureturntheterminaltothenormal
operatingmode.
•Thesecondlineidentifiesthekeysthatyoupresstoselectthefields and
activatetheirfunctions.
Leaving Setup Mode
Toleavesetupmodepressthecursorkeystohighlightoneofthefields atthetop
ofthescreenandpress j FT0j. Table2-1explainsthefunctionofeachfield.

Table 2-1Top Level ExitFunctions
Field Function
EXIT Returnsterminaltonormaloperatingmodewithoutsaving
parameterchangesordefinitions.
SAVEMODES Savesoperatingparameterchangesonlyandreturns
terminaltonormaloperatingmode.
SAVEALL Savesallchanges(operatingparameters,tabs,key
definitions,answerbackmessage,andfunctionkeylabels);
returnsterminaltonormaloperatingmode.
Restoresallsettings(operatingparameters,tabs,key
definitions,answerbackmessage,functionkeylabels)to
defaultvaluesandhighlightsEXITfield. Defaultvaluesare
not savedunlessyouselecttheSAVEALLoptiontoexit
setupmode.
DEFAULTALL
RESTOREALLRestoresallsettingsanddefinitionstovalueslastsavedin
nonvolatilememoryandhighlightstheEXITfield. Values
aresavedwhentheterminalreturnstonormaloperating
mode.
Changing the
Operating Parameters
Table 2-2 Display SetupParameters
Toselectoneofthesetuplevelsnamedonthebottomline,presstheindicated
functionkey.
•Thescreenforthatlevelappearswiththenamehighlighted.
•Thefields inthemiddleofthescreenindicatethecurrentsettingsfor
parametersyoucanchangeinthatlevel.
•Thetoplineidentifiesthekeysyoupresstohighlighttheparameterfields
andchangethesettings.Pressing| F10| alwaysreturnsyoutothetoplevel.
Thefollowingtableslisttheparametersforeachlevelandexplaintheirsettings.
Defaultsettingsarealwayslistedfirst.
•NoteExplanationsofsetupparametersapplytotheterminal'snativemode.If
youselecta parametersettingthat'sinvalidforthecurrentpersonality,the
terminaldefaultstoa validsettinguponleavingsetupmode.
Parameter Explanation
ANSWERBACKCONCEAL
OFF
ON'
Theanswerbackmessageis
Displayedinsetupmode
Concealed
1//you conceal the message, you can't redisplay it—the message stays concealed until you
redefine it. The parameter defaults to off when you redefine the message.

Table 2-2
Continued
Display SetupParameters
Parameter
Explanation
ANSWERBACKMODE Theanswerbackmessageis
OFF Notsent
ON Senttothecomputer
ATTRIBUTE Displayattributesare
CHAR Assignedtoeachcharacterasitisentered
LINE Activetotheendoftheline
PAGE Activetotheendofthepage
BACKGROUND Thescreendisplays
DARK Lightcharactersona darkbackground
LIGHT Darkcharactersona lightbackground
COLUMNS Thescreendisplays
80 80columns
132 132columns
Econ-802
80columnswithmorepagesofmemory
CURSOR Thecursordisplayisa
BLINKBLOCK Blinkingrectangle
STEADYBLOCK Steadyrectangle
BLINKLINE Blinkingunderline
STEADYLINE Steadyunderline
DISPLAYCURSOR Thecursoris
ON Visible
OFF Invisible
LINES Thescreendisplays
24 24datalines,statusline,andlabelline
25 25datalinesandstatusline
42 42datalines,statusline,andlabelline
43 43datalinesandstatusline
PAGELENGTH Thelengthofa pageofdisplaymemoryis
1* LINES Equaltothenumberoflinesselectedinthe
LINESparameter
2* LINES TwotimesthevalueoftheLINES
parameter
2 When you choose 80 or 132 columns, data is preserved; when \ou choose economy mode 80
columns, the terminal clears the entire display memory.

Table 2-2
Continued
Display SetupParameters
Parameter
4* LINES3
SCRLSPEED
JUMP
SMOOTHS
SMOOTH-4
SMOOTH-2
SMOOTH-1
SCRNSAVER
ON
OFF
STATUSLINE
STANDARD
EXTENDED
OFF
Explanation
FourtimesthevalueoftheLINES
parameter
EqualtothevalueoftheLINESparameter,
witha secondpagecontainingtherestof
thelinesremaininginmemory
Thedisplayscrolls
Attheratedataisreceived
Eightlinespersecond
Fourlinespersecond
Twolinespersecond
Onelinepersecond
Iftheterminalreceivesnodatafor
approximately15minutes,
Thescreenblanksuntilyoupressa key(no
dataislost)
Screendatadisplayscontinuously
Thescreendisplays
Astatuslinewithtimeandcursorlineand
columnindicators
Astatuslinewitheditingstatusmessages
Nostatusline
3 Available only in 50 + personality.
Table 2-3 General SetupParameters
Parameters
AUTOSCRL
ON
OFF
COMMMODE
FULLDUPLEX
BLOCK
HALFDUPLEX
HALFBLOCK
DATA/PRINTER
MODEM/AUX
AUX/MODEM
Explanation
Whenthecursormovespastthelastlineofthepage,
Thedatascrollsuponeline
Itreturnstothetopofthesamepage
Theterminal'scommunicationmodeis
Fullduplex
Block
Halfduplex
Half-duplexblock
Theterminalcommunicateswiththecomputer
throughthe
MODEMport(AUXportisprinterport)
AUXport(MODEMportisprinterport)