IBM WS525 User Manual

AsynchronousColorTerminals WS525UserGuide

Order Number: EK-WS525-IN. A01

April 1994 PUBLICATION ISSUED BY:

Notice: The information contained in this document is subject to change without any previous notice. Ing. C. Olivetti & C., S.p.A. shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, performance, or use of this material. This document contains information which is protected by copyright. All Rights are reserved. No part of this document may be photocopied, reproduced, or translated to another language. Ing. C. Olivetti & C., S.p.A. reserves the right to modify the equipment described in this manual at any time and without notice.

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U.S.A. FCC ID: A09-VGB25 Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for

a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. Any changes or modiﬁcations made to this equipment may void the user’s authority to operate this equipment.

This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio and television reception; however, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:



Re-orient or relocate the receiving antenna.



Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.



Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which

the receiver is connected.



Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

Contents

Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v

1 Installation and Set-Up

1.1 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–2

1.2 Set-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–4

1.3 Using Color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–9

2 Multiple Sessions

2.1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–1

2.2 Using a Terminal Server with TD/SMP . . . . . . 2–2

2.2.1 Using SSU Host Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–2

2.2.2 Opening Another Session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–2

2.3 Tips for Using Multiple Sessions . . . . . . . . . . . 2–3

3 Desktop Features

3.1 Invoking Desktop Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–1

3.1.1 Clock feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–2

3.1.2 Calculator feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–3

3.1.3 Show Character Sets feature . . . . . . . . . . . 3–4

3.1.4 Banner message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–4

3.2 Keyboard Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–5

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4 Deﬁning Keys

4.1 Deﬁne Key Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–1

4.1.1 Creating a New Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–2

4.1.2 Creating a Key Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–3

A Maintenance and Troubleshooting

A.1 Cleaning your Video Terminal . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–1

A.2 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–1

A.3 Installing the ROM Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–3

B Speciﬁcations

Figures

1–1 ANSI-Style Keyboard Layout . . . . . . . . . . . 1–3

1–2 PC-Style Keyboard Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–3

1–3 Communications Port Set-Up Screen . . . . . 1–8

4–1 Deﬁne Key Editor, Select Function . . . . . . 4–3

B–1 Comm1—Serial Communication/Printer

Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B–4

B–2 Comm2 and Comm3—MMJ Ports . . . . . . . B–4

B–3 Parallel Printer Port (Bidirectional) . . . . . . B–4

Tables

1 Recommendations for Proper Setup and

Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii

A–1 Identifying and Correcting Problems . . . . . A–2

B–1 Standards Conformance and Approvals . . . B–5

Preface

Overview

This guide is for users who want to install and conﬁgure the WS525 video terminal. This guide describes how to connect cables and enter the Set-Up menu to make changes, as needed. This guide also has reference tables for troubleshooting, speciﬁcations, and compose sequences.

For more detailed information on programming the terminal, refer to the VT520/VT525 Video Terminal Programmer Information.

Environment

Note

This product has been designed and manufactured to minimize the impact to the environment. The packaging is recyclable and the terminal can be returned for proper disposal. The terminal also has power management features that exceed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Energy Star requirements for saving energy.

Before You Start

A small ﬂat-blade screwdriver may be needed to install the communication or the printer cables.

Conventions

The following conventions are used in this document:

Convention Meaning

Caps Lock Print Screen

Lock 0

Caps Lock Alt F11

kpd Indicates a key on the numeric keypad.

Indicates two keys that you must press in combination. Press and hold the ﬁrst key while you press the second key.

Indicates two keys that you must press in sequence. Press and release the ﬁrst key before you press the second.

Indicates three keys that you must press in combination, holding the ﬁrst two down while pressing the third.

Proper Setup and Use

Important Information

Certain recent scientiﬁc literature suggests that poor posture, work habits, or ofﬁce equipment setup may cause injuries. Other literature suggests that there is no cause and effect. Because the safety of our users is a great concern, it is important to take the precautions described in Table 1.

If you experience pain or discomfort while using the terminal, take a substantial break and review the instructions for posture and work habits. If your pain or discomfort continues when you resume using the terminal, discontinue use and report the condition to your job supervisor or physician.

Table 1 Recommendations for Proper Setup and Use

Adjust So that your . . .

Chair 1 Feet are ﬂat

on the ﬂoor or footrest, if needed.

2 Legs are vertical

forming a right angle to the ﬂoor.

3 Weight is off

your thighs and are in a horizontal position. Keep the back of your knees away from the seat so you do not compress the area behind them, which could restrict the blood ﬂow.

4 Upper body is

erect and your lower back is supported with a backrest.

Keyboard 5 Wrists are

straight and do not ﬂex more than 15°. They may be supported but should not rest on sharp edges.

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Table 1 (Cont.) Recommendations for Proper Setup and Use

Adjust To . . .

6 Keep your upper arms straight down at your sides, elbows

close to your sides to support your arm weight. Forearms should be at a 70° to 90° angle.

Head 7 Avoid neck strain. Your head should incline downward, but

Terminal 8 Keep eye level and the correct distance for proper vision. Eyes 9 Avoid eye fatigue, which can be caused by glare, image

Work Breaks

Lighting Avoid direct lighting or sunlight on the screen, which

Noise Keep background noise at a minimum. Background noise

Temperature 20°C to 23°C (68°F to 74°F)

no more than 15° to 20°.

quality, uncomfortable furniture, eye height, and uncorrected vision. If you cannot read the screen at different distances, you may need special glasses. Relax your eyes periodically by looking at distant objects.

Take periodic work breaks. Morning, lunch, and afternoon breaks meet most recommendations. Take advantage of work breaks to move around and do other movements.

causes glare and reﬂections. The terminal screen has an antiglare treatment to reduce glare. Place lighting behind or to the side of your work area, and distribute the lighting evenly on your work area. Adjust the terminal brightness and the contrast controls as needed.

above 65 dBA is tiring. Sound-absorbing materials, such as curtains, carpeting, and acoustic tile, can help reduce background noise.

Humidity 30% to 70% Ventilation Provide adequate air ventilation for equipment operation

Space between terminals

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and to avoid fatigue. More than 70 cm (28 in) center to center, preferably more

than 152 cm (60 in).

Installation and Set-Up

If desired, install the system box in its stand.

The WS525 comes with a stand. You can use the system box without the stand under your monitor, or you can install the system box in the stand. Instructions are illustrated on the stand. A wire clip is included to dress the cables neatly along the back of the system box.

Installation and Set-Up 1–1

Installation and Set-Up

1.1 Installation

Connect the cables to the system box.



Comm 1,Comm 2,Comm 3 (Serial printer),Keyboard,



1 AC23

Kensington lock socket,Parallel printer,Monitor

Connect the cables to the monitor.

Check your monitor manual for correct installation.

Push the system box and monitor power switches on.

A green light in the switch indicates that power is on.

Power Up Selftest

The terminal takes a few seconds to warm up and complete its power up self-tests. Then, the terminal should display ‘‘Selftest OK.’’ If a problem occurs, go to the Appendix A.

1–2 Installation and Set-Up

Keyboards

Figure 1–1 ANSI-Style Keyboard Layout

North American/United Kingdom (Word Processing Version)

F2 F3

F8 F9

F10

F11

F12

Installation and Set-Up

1.1 Installation

F13

Help

F14

F17

F19

F20

F18

! # $ %

(ESC)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0

Tab

Ctrl

Shift

A S D F G H J K L

Z X C V B N

Compose

Alt

Function

Character

( )

Alt Function

}

]

;

’

Compose Character

I O PT Y UW E R

Figure 1–2 PC-Style Keyboard Layout

I O PT Y UW E R

North American

F8 F9 F10

( )

: ;

F11 F12

BackSpace

}

]

Enter

" ’

Shift

Altl

d i i

t a l

Esc

! # $ %

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0

Tab

Caps Lock

Shift

Ctrl Ctrl

F4 F5 F6 F7

A S D F G H J K L

Z X C V B N

Alt

}

Return

]

Shift

Find

Select

Insert Here

Prev Next

move

7 8 9

PF1 PF2 PF3

Re-

Scroll

Pause

Screen

Lock

SetUp Break

PageUpHomeInsert

Page

EndDelete

Down

Caps Lock

Num Lock

Num

Lock

7 8 9

Home PgUp

PgDn

End

Ins Del

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Scroll Lock

Enter

PF4

Enter

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Installation and Set-Up 1–3

Installation and Set-Up

1.2 Set-Up

Overview

Use Set-Up to examine or change the terminal operating features. The Set-Up menu summary at the bottom of the screen are the communication features to get you started in operating the terminal. There are many more Set-Up features in the terminal that you may wish to change.

Before changing the communication Set-Up features, contact your System Manager if necessary.

Printer operations are suspended upon entering Set-Up and are resumed upon exiting Set-Up.

Entering/Exiting Set-Up

To enter or exit Set-Up, perform the following procedures:

On a . . . Press . . . Refer to . . .

ANSI keyboard PC keyboard

1–4 Installation and Set-Up

Caps Lock Print Screen

Figure 1–1 Figure 1–2

Installation and Set-Up

1.2 Set-Up

Moving within a Set-Up Menu

Use the arrow keys (,,,) to move among the menus or within a list, or to select buttons.

In a menu . . . Indicates . . .



. . . A dialog box is available for you to specify more information.







A pull-right submenu is available.

The menu item with the ﬁlled-in circle is enabled. Only one of these items can be enabled at a time.

The menu item with the checkbox is enabled.

Press

Enter Return Do

Select

to start the action or to choose the

currently highlighted feature. A dimmed menu item does not apply to the currently selected mode.

Caution

If you disable the DisplayCRT Saver feature, an image may etch onto the screen, which may shorten the terminal’s useful life.

Installation and Set-Up 1–5

Installation and Set-Up

1.2 Set-Up

Select the Set-Up language.

This language selection is for Set-Up only and does not affect keyboard, character set, or printer settings. As you make changes to some Set-Up parameters, the Set-Up summary line will reﬂect those changes.



Port selected,Transmit speed (9600), Parity (N), Word

size (8), Stop bits (1),Character set,Keyboard language,



Emulation mode,Firmware version.

1–6 Installation and Set-Up

Installation and Set-Up

1.2 Set-Up

Conﬁguration

The WS525 allows you to open up to four sessions depending on the communications connections and the host software. As a minimum for each session (S1, S2, S3, and S4), determine the following menu items, and note any change here that you make from the default value.

Menu item Default S1 S2 S3 S4

Terminal type



VT525

Emulation mode

KeyboardKeyboard

English

language

Communication



See Figure 1–3.

Port select

Communication



8 bits

Word size

Communication



None

Parity

Communication



9600 baud

Transmit speed

Communication



Receive speed

PrinterPrinter type ANSI

Transmit speed

ColorAssign colors . . .

American National Standards Institute

Installation and Set-Up 1–7

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1.2 Set-Up

Notes

For a session to be enabled, it must be assigned to a comm port. If you assign more than one session to the same comm port, you must use a terminal server that supports Terminal Device Session Management Protocol (TD/SMP), or a host that supports Session Support Utility (SSU). A port cannot be assigned as both a comm port and a printer port at the same time.

Selecting Comm = ‘‘

none’’ disables a session. A session that



is dimmed is disabled, but it can still be conﬁgured in Set-Up.

Figure 1–3 Communications Port Set-Up Screen

1–8 Installation and Set-Up

Installation and Set-Up

1.3 Using Color

You can control the terminals display colors. You may choose color settings to match your software, to emulate another terminal, or to suit your preference. Depending on the settings you choose, for each session you can assign colors for various text uses and deﬁned a map of 16 colors (8 text and 8 background) from a larger palette of 4096 colors. Changes in color selections become visible upon entering new text and when the screen is refreshed.

If you want to . . .

Let your application specify

choose . . .

Select color mode

text colors by using ANSI SGR

From the Color submenu in Set-Up,

sequences

Use Assign colors . . . to choose the default text and background colors from a map of 16 colors. The default background color is black (00 on the scale).

Use Deﬁne colors . . . to make ﬁne adjustments to individual colors or background.

Display text attributes (bold, reverse, blink, and underline) in different colors

Select color mode

Then, choose Alternate text colors . . . to assign colors to each combination.

Use Deﬁne colors . . . to make ﬁne adjustments to individual colors or background.

Emulate WYSE 325 color ASCII color mode

325 keystroke functions, to select from the color palette.





ANSI SGR color.





Alternate color.





Color. Use WYSE

Ctrl 0

. . .9kpd,

Emulate the appearance of a monochrome ASCII terminal

ASCII color mode

Installation and Set-Up 1–9





Mono.

Installation and Set-Up

1.3 Using Color

If you want to . . .

Choose the window frame and

choose . . .

Assign colors . . .

icon colors

From the Color submenu in Set-Up,



Erase text to the text

Erase color



Text background.

background color (PC style)



Erase text to the screen

Erase color



Screen background.

background color (ANSI style)

Save your settings.

Use one of the following procedures:

Save . . . Select menu item . . .

Active session only Save settings All sessions SessionSave settings for all

Then, press

Enter

Return

Restore previously saved settings.

Use one of the following procedures:

Restore . . . Select menu item . . .

Active session only Restore settings All sessions you saved SessionRestore settings for all Factory defaults for all

Action



Restore factory defaults

sessions

Then, press

Enter

Return

1–10 Installation and Set-Up

Multiple Sessions

2.1 Overview

Multiple sessions extend the WS525 to act like four terminals in one. A session is an active connection between the terminal and a host system. See Figure 1–3.

The WS525 supports up to four sessions using virtual terminals. Each virtual terminal maintains the full keyboard and display state of a real physical terminal but shares a single keyboard and display with other virtual terminals. Before you can login using a virtual terminal, it must be connected to a host computer.

WS525 session virtual terminals can be connected directly to a host computer through any of the three serial communication ports on the back of the terminal. Since there are only three comm ports, this method alone can only support three sessions.

To use a fourth session or to reduce the number of serial comm lines needed, more than one session must be connected through a single comm port. The WS525 allows this using a session management protocol, called TD/SMP (Terminal Device/Session Management Protocol). TD/SMP allows two or more sessions to share a single comm line, as long as the other end of the comm line supports the protocol. To enable TD/SMP at the terminal, you simply assign more than one session virtual terminal to the same comm port in Set-Up.

TD/SMP is available on most terminal servers or host systems with SSU software. If you are using a terminal server, check with its documentation to determine if it can run TD/SMP.

Multiple Sessions 2–1

Multiple Sessions

2.2 Using a Terminal Server with TD/SMP

At the

Local>

prompt, enter the following command:

Local> set port multi enable

Return

Continue with your login procedure. To permanently set a terminal server port to use TD/SMP, type:

Local> define port multi enable

Return

2.2.1 Using SSU Host Software

If your WS525 is connected directly to a host computer without a terminal server, you can still use TD/SMP by running the Session Support Utility (SSU) on your host computer. On a system that has SSU software, such as OSF/1 or OpenVMS, enable sessions as follows:

$ SSU ENABLE

Return

2.2.2 Opening Another Session

Once TD/SMP is enabled, you can open a new session and switch between them as follows:

1. Press theF4(Session) key on a ANSI-style keyboard; or press

Caps Lock 0

2. To go directly to a particular session, press or4on the numeric keypad. The session number for the current session is displayed at the lower left of the screen.

kpd on a PC keyboard.

Caps Lock 1,2,3

2–2 Multiple Sessions

Multiple Sessions

2.3 Tips for Using Multiple Sessions

• You can display data from two sessions at the same time by dividing the screen into two windows. Press

Ctrl Caps Lock 0

kpd to change the window conﬁguration.

• When you choose DisplayFramed windows, you can assign a 30-character name to each session for the window title bar. The ﬁrst 12 characters of the session name become the session icon name. If the title is a valid host or service name, a terminal server will try to automatically open a connection to that service.

• If you allow a session to be updated from the host, when new data is received that has not been displayed, the session icon at the top of the screen blinks.

• To enable two or more sessions to use the same settings, conﬁgure either one, then use Copy settings from in the session menu to copy the desired settings to other sessions.

• You can control the number of pages of display memory available to each session from Set-Up by using the Pages per session... dialog. The typical terminal has nine pages total. Before you increase pages in one session, you may need to reduce the pages assigned to other sessions. Any data on pages affected will be erased.

Ctrl F4

(Session) or

• If the session context between the terminal and host is lost due to a power failure or other interruption, you can usually restore the previous session context without starting over by pressingF4or

Caps Lock 0

kpd.

• The terminal automatically enables session management when you assign more than one session to a single comm port.

Multiple Sessions 2–3

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Desktop Features

3.1 Invoking Desktop Features

Overview

From the Actions menu, you can invoke Clock, Calculator, Show character sets and the Banner message. When the feature is

highlighted (displayed in reverse video), press enable the feature. A quick start summary of some keyboard features is provided, as well as how to implement the Accessibility Aid feature and the Copy and Paste function. You can copy and paste within a session and between sessions, as well as Review previous lines on a page.

Enter

Return

While these desktop features are enabled, other terminal functions are disabled. Press

CtrlZ,F10,Exit

, or

Esc

to exit the feature.

Desktop Features 3–1

Desktop Features

3.1 Invoking Desktop Features

3.1.1 Clock feature

You can enable the Clock feature without entering Set-Up by pressing

Caps Lock Alt F11

mode. The current time is displayed in the status line if this feature is

enabled. The format is HH:MM, followed by AM or PM if the 12-hour format is selected. Use the following keys within the clock feature:

Key Function



Tab



Shift Tab





ReturnorEnter

Caps Lock Enter

if you are either in a VT or an SCO console emulation

Go to next ﬁeld. Go to previous ﬁeld. Move within a ﬁeld. If desired, check the 24-hour format box. For

example, before entering 13:00, enable 24-hour format.

For 12-hour format, set the time to morning by pressing

Input the clock time at the cursor position and exit the clock.

orPfor afternoon.

If the clock feature is enabled, then the alarm sounds for ﬁve seconds or until a key is pressed. Each alarm message can be up to 20 characters and will be displayed in the status line until a key is pressed. If the hourly chime is enabled, then the terminal will beep once every hour. In Set-Up, select the Save settings menu item to save the time format. The clock feature is disabled when the terminal is turned off.

3–2 Desktop Features

Desktop Features

3.1 Invoking Desktop Features

3.1.2 Calculator feature

If you are either in a VT or an SCO console emulation mode, you can enable the Calculator feature without entering Set-Up by pressing

Caps Lock Alt F12

In addition to the numbers on the numeric keypad, you can use the following keys with the calculator:

Key Function

H,O

, or

Selects hexadecimalH, octalO, or decimal

format.

Arrow keys Move the position of the calculator on the screen.

Shift

Alt

C/E STO RCL

Changes the keypad display to allow selecting

STO,RCL,1/x,X²

, and

Insert Result

Changes the keypad display to hexadecimal and allows selecting

throughFkpd. Clears the entry. Stores the number in the display into memory. Recalls the number from memory and places it

in the display.

Shift Enter

Inserts the result at the current cursor position after exiting the calculator feature.

All calculator math operations have equal priority except



. If a result is wider than the display, then a rounded number will



and

be displayed. The non-rounded result will continue to be used in subsequent calculations. The decimal point cannot be used with the hexadecimal mode.

Desktop Features 3–3

Desktop Features

3.1 Invoking Desktop Features

3.1.3 Show Character Sets feature

If you are in either a VT or an SCO console emulation mode, you can enable the Show character sets desktop feature without entering Set-Up by using you can use the following keys with this feature:

Key Function

Caps Lock Alt F10

. When the character set is displayed,

NextorPrev

Page Up Shift A Shift L

Shift T Shift Enter

Page Down

Looks through the available character sets.

Restores the character set. Displays the line drawing character set, if you

are using a VT character set. Displays the technical character set. For the current character set, inserts the

highlighted character into text at the current cursor position, if you are using a VT character set.

3.1.4 Banner message

The Banner message is the message that is displayed when you turn the terminal on. You can change this message as desired. From the

Actions menu, select Banner message....

1. Press

2. Enter your banner message.

3. Press the

4. Press

ReturnorEnter



to select the

ReturnorEnter

to display a dialog box.

button.

to return to the Set-Up menu.

3–4 Desktop Features

Desktop Features

3.2 Keyboard Summary

The following table provides a quick start summary of some keyboard features.

To . . .

Hold the screen Print the screen Enter/Exit Set-Up Switch session Select speciﬁc session

Break

Toggle split screen Adjust window size Pan or Review previous lines

ANSI Keyboard, press . . .

F1 Scroll Lock F2 Print Screen F3 Caps Lock Print Screen F4orCaps Lock 0 Caps Lock 0

Caps Lock

1, 2, 3,

or 4

F5 Caps Lock Pause

Ctrl F4 Ctrl Caps Lock 0 Ctrl Shift Ctrl









PC Keyboard, press . . .

Caps Lock

Ctrl Shift Ctrl

Copy and paste:

Start copy Hold downF1† Hold down Move to beginning of text Select beginning of text Select end of text



,,, or

Select

Remove End

Finish copy Release

‡





Home

Release

Move to different session if desired.

Paste

F1 Insert Here Scroll Lock Insert

1, 2, 3, or





Scroll Lock

,,, or

‡

Scroll Lock

kpd



Select

Caps Lock F1

key (or

Home

key) twice, the keyboard will toggle the copy

†For SCO console, press ‡If you press the

direction between left-to-right and right-to-left directions for use with right-to-left scripts.

Desktop Features 3–5

Desktop Features

3.2 Keyboard Summary

Accessibility aid

This feature allows a user with limited motor skills to use modiﬁer key combinations in a sequential manner rather than in a simultaneous manner. All modiﬁer key combinations are supported. There are two operation states—Latch and Lock. The Latch state affects only the next key pressed. When in the Lock state, all keys pressed are affected by the modiﬁer until you press the same modiﬁer key again or press any other modiﬁer key twice. A small icon, indicating the state, is displayed on the Keyboard Indicator Line or the Status Line.

To enable: Press any modiﬁer key ﬁve times.

Latch state: Press any modiﬁer key once. Lock state: Press any modiﬁer key twice.

To disable: Press and hold a modiﬁer key while you press

Review previous lines

In Set-Up or through software, you can allocate the pages that are assigned to each session, up to a total of nine pages. When Review previous lines is selected, the page memory allocation for a session becomes a single page and a scroll back buffer. You can then use

Ctrl

and

keys to scroll up or down to review lines previously scrolled



off the screen. (Note: When this feature is enabled, the host cannot write to speciﬁc pages, and control codes from the host are ignored.)

another key.

Ctrl



3–6 Desktop Features

Deﬁning Keys

4.1 Deﬁne Key Editor

Overview

This terminal provides a powerful Deﬁne Key Editor that allows you to modify the function of keys on your keyboard. Since keystrokes can perform many different functions, it will take some practice to understand how the keys work. This section is an introduction to customizing your keyboard.

Moving Standard Functions

The simplest way to re-program a key is to copy the behavior of another key. The following method allows you to move factory default key functions to any position on the keyboard:

1. From the Keyboard menu item, select the Deﬁne key . . . function, and the Deﬁne Key Editor menu will appear.

2. Press the key you want to deﬁne.

3. Choose Copy of key default and press

4. Press the key you want to copy.

5. Choose the OK or Apply button and press

Names are displayed in the Set-Up language selected (not according to the keyboard language). They are truncated to 12 characters in the deﬁnition ﬁeld. The ± symbol indicates a toggle feature. Copying does not affect the function of the key being copied. The terminal always copies the standard function of the chosen key, even if you have redeﬁned that key. You can undo a mistake by copying the default values of a key to itself.

Enter

Deﬁning Keys 4–1

Deﬁning Keys

4.1 Deﬁne Key Editor

Function Keys

Function keys are used to transmit function key sequences or to perform local terminal functions such as the arrow keys (,,,),

Shift

the A User Deﬁned Key (UDK) is a special function key.

Modiﬁer Keys

A modiﬁer key is a key that modiﬁes the behavior of other keys when it is pressed and held down. For example, pressing an alphanumeric key in combination with the shifted or uppercase characters for that key.

Modiﬁer keys are treated as a special kind of local terminal function. The function modiﬁer keys are: can also be modiﬁed by pressing keyboards) and normally be modiﬁed by other keys. A key assigned to act as the

Shift

pressed in combination with the key makes all assignable combinations of that key act as a modiﬁer.

Example: Changing the <

backspace when shifted.

modiﬁer key, or the key that calls up the Set-Up menu (F3).

Shift

modiﬁer key will normally send the

Alt Shift

Shift,Ctrl

Group Shift(Alt Gr

(Shift-2). Modiﬁer keys themselves cannot

, and

Alt

. Alphanumeric keys

on enhanced PC

modiﬁer, for example, cannot transmit a function sequence when

Alt

key. Deﬁning a key as a modiﬁer

key to delete when unshifted and to

4.1.1 Creating a New Function

To deﬁne a new function key within the Deﬁne Key Editor:

1. From the Keyboard menu item, select the Deﬁne key . . . function, and the Deﬁne Key Editor menu will appear.

2. Press the key you want to deﬁne.

Enter

. A screen similar to

3. Choose the Function button and press Figure 4–1 is displayed.

4. Press the modiﬁer key sequence you want to deﬁne (unshifted, shifted, control, and so on) and press

5. Choose the desired function from the Select function scroll box and press

4–2 Deﬁning Keys

Enter

Figure 4–1 Deﬁne Key Editor, Select Function

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Deﬁning Keys

4.1 Deﬁne Key Editor

6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 to deﬁne other modiﬁer sequences.

7. Choose the OK or Apply button and press

Example: Disabling the

Compose,Break

, or

Enter

Set-Up

key by assigning

them to have no function.

4.1.2 Creating a Key Sequence

To deﬁne a key sequence:

1. From the Keyboard menu item, select the Deﬁne key . . . function, and the Deﬁne Key Editor menu will appear.

2. Press the key for which you want to deﬁne.

3. Choose the UDK button at the upper left and press

4. Choose the modiﬁer sequence you want to deﬁne (unshifted, shifted, control, and so on) and press

Enter

Deﬁning Keys 4–3

Deﬁning Keys

4.1 Deﬁne Key Editor

5. Enter a key sequence, such as a print queue. Example:

Print my file

6. Press the



Normal To video screen and/or host depending on communica-

key to select where the sequence is to be sent:



tion setting (on-line, half-duplex, local).



Terminal only To video screen only.



Host only To central host computer.

7. Choose the OK or Apply button.

NOTE

Pressing the Set-Up key to exit Set-Up will activate the OK button to keep any changes you have made. If you redeﬁne a key, you can always restore the default key functions from the Actions menu in Set-Up.

4–4 Deﬁning Keys

Maintenance and Troubleshooting

A.1 Cleaning your Video Terminal

Cleaning the Screen

Before cleaning the screen, set the terminal power switch to the off position and wait 20 seconds to let static electricity dissipate.

Clean the screen with a video screen cleaner.

Cleaning the Keyboard

If needed, wipe the keys with a soft cloth. Do not allow moisture to get under the keys.

A.2 Troubleshooting

Identifying and Correcting Problems

The following can be sources of problems:

• Communications cables

• Host system

• Power or electrical sources

• Adjustment of brightness or contrast controls

Maintenance and Troubleshooting A–1

Maintenance and Troubleshooting A.2 Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting Table

Use Table A–1 to identify and correct any problem areas.

Table A–1 Identifying and Correcting Problems

Symptom Possible Cause Suggested Solution

The printer will not print.

Modiﬁer keys remain in effect after released.

Screen is blank, but the LED is blinking.

Colors move on the screen. Display may be distorted, ﬂickering, or rolling.

Communication port is not set correctly.

If you have a serial printer, its speed may be set incorrectly.

Accessibility aid

is enabled.

Power Management feature is active.

Electromagnetic interference is coming from other appliances.

From the Communication menu item, choose Port select and match the connections on the terminal.

From the Printer menu item, choose Serial print speed and match the setting to the one in your printer manual.

Check keyboard indicator line for icon. This feature is enabled by pressing any modiﬁer key ﬁve times. To disable, press and hold a modiﬁer key and then press another key.

Press any key on the keyboard. The monitor may need time to warm up.

Press degauss switch. If color problems cannot be corrected, then electromagnetic interference exists. Move any electromechanical device away from the terminal, or move the terminal.

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A–2 Maintenance and Troubleshooting

Maintenance and Troubleshooting

A.2 Troubleshooting

Table A–1 (Cont.) Identifying and Correcting Problems

Symptom Possible Cause Suggested Solution

Green color is missing.

Green signal cable has a loose connection or is not connected to the terminal.

Check the cable connections.

A.3 Installing the ROM Cartridge

Introduction

This terminal can accommodate an optional ROM cartridge in its system box. This ROM cartridge will completely supersede the factory-installed software within the terminal for new software versions or special applications.

When an option ROM is not used, the ROM cartridge holder is empty with a cover over it.

Installing and Removing the ROM Cartridge

To install a ROM cartridge:

CAUTION

To prevent damage to the terminal, set the power switch to the off position before installing or removing the ROM cartridge.

1. Set the power switch to the off position.

2. Slide the ROM cover on the system box to uncover the ROM cartridge handle.

3. Pull the ROM cartridge handle out slightly to grasp it ﬁrmly; then, pull it straight out.

4. Plug the ROM cartridge into the system box and slide the cover over it.

Maintenance and Troubleshooting A–3

Maintenance and Troubleshooting A.3 Installing the ROM Cartridge

If you are having the terminal serviced, then remove and save the ROM cartridge.

To restore the ﬁrmware from the ROM cartridge:

1. Turn the power on and press

2. Select ActionsRestore factory defaults and press

3. Select Save settings and press

Return

A–4 Maintenance and Troubleshooting

Speciﬁcations

System Unit

The following are the speciﬁcations for the WS525 system unit.

Dimensions With Stand Without Stand

Height 34.3 cm (13.5 in) 5.0 cm (2.0 in) Width 5.7 cm (2.25 in) 29.5 cm (11.6 in) Depth 31.8 cm (12.5 in) 32.4 cm (12.75 in)

Weight 16.5 Kg (7.5 lbs) 14.3 Kg (6.5 lbs)

Operating Systems Supported

Terminal Emulations ANSI, PCTerm, and ASCII emulations: VT,

Character Set Support Multiple languages using ISO and IBM code

Productivity Features Local copy and paste

ROM cartridge support 4-Mbit (512 K byte) customer-installable ROM

UNIX, MDOS, OpenVMS, OSF, ULTRIX, VMS, or any other that supports ASCII or ANSI protocols.

WYSE, TVI, ADDS, or SCO console.

pages; Set-Up selectable in ﬁve languages.

Time-of-day clock—sound alarms and display messages; insert time into text. Desktop calculator—insert result into text Show character sets—insert character into text

cartridge that completely replaces the factoryinstalled ROM code for new versions of the terminal’s ﬁrmware.

Speciﬁcations B–1

Speciﬁcations

Electrical Requirements

AC input voltage 101, 110, 120, 220, 230, 240 Vac auto-sensing

Line frequency 47 Hz to 63 Hz Power consumption 15 watts maximum

Operating Temperature 10°C to 40°C (50°F to 104°F)

Humidity 10% to 90% relative humidity

Monitor Requirements

The WS525 requires a multisync monitor that supports VGA 72 Hz (37.8 KHz horizontal scan rate), with a 15-pin, D-Sub connector. Typically most monitors today meet these requirements.

Keyboard

The terminal is designed to support industry-standard PS/2 compatible keyboards. Due to the large number of keyboard variations, it is not possible to test all of them in advance.

single phase, 3-wire

Maximum wet bulb = 28°C Minimum dew point = 2°C (noncondensing)

Keyboards from some manufactures may not function correctly due to differences in their implementation of the standard.

Keyboard style ANSI style layout; enhanced PC 101/102 style

Protocol IBM enhanced PS/2-compatible Connector PS/2-style, 6-pin mini DIN Keyboard keys All keys are programmable for single characters,

B–2 Speciﬁcations

layout; available for most European languages.

character sequences, or local functions.

Speciﬁcations

Compose characters Compose character are available in Multinational,

ISO Latin 1, ISO Latin 2, ISO Latin-Greek, and National Replacement character sets (NRCS) for ANSI keyboards, except Canadian-English, Danish, Dutch, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, SCS, Turkish-F, Turkish-Q, UK, and US keyboards.

Nonvolatile memory 970K bytes memory

User-deﬁned key maximum length = 255 bytes.

Power Cords

Order Number Country Amp Length

COR041 Switzerland 15A 2.5 m COR042 Ireland, United Kingdom 15A 2.5 m COR005 Europe

15A 2.5 m

COR050 Canada, U.S. 15A 1.9 m

Europe: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Rumania, Russia, SCS, Slovak, Spain, Sweden, Turkey

Communication/Printer Ports

Serial Bidirectional serial communication/printer ports with full modem

support at 300 to 115.2K baud:

EIA 232

Comm 1 (Figure B–1): Two 25-pin D-sub m/f

EIA 423

Comm 2 and 3 (Figure B–2): 6-pin MMJ

(use one or the other)

Parallel Centronics (25-pin D-sub f) parallel printer connector (Figure B–3).

m = male; f = female

Speciﬁcations B–3

Speciﬁcations

4 RTS 5 CTS

7 SIG GND

12 SI 20 DTR

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1 GND

105/CA/S2

103/BA/D1

106/CB/M2

104/BB/D2

107/CC/M1 102/AB/E2 109/CF/M5 112/CI

108.2/CD/S1.2 111/CH/S4

CCITT/EIA/DIN

9−11, 13−19, 21, 22, 24, 25

2 TXD L 3 RXD L

23 SPD SEL L

6 DSR 8 CD

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1 DTR

6 DSR

2 TXD L

5 RXD L

4 COM

3 GND

2 DAT <0> 3 DAT <1> 4 DAT <2> 5 DAT <3> 6 DAT <4> 7 DAT <5> 8 DAT <6> 9 DAT <7>

11 BUSY

10 ACKNLG L

12 PE

13 SLCT 14 AUTO FEED XT L 15 ERROR L 16 INIT L

17 SLCT IN L 18 − 25 GND

1 STROBE L

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Figure B–1 Comm1—Serial Communication/Printer Ports

NC = not connected.

Figure B–2 Comm2 and Comm3—MMJ Ports

Figure B–3 Parallel Printer Port (Bidirectional)

B–4 Speciﬁcations

Speciﬁcations

Standards Conformance Acoustic Noise Preliminary declared values per ISO 9296 and

ISO 7779:

Product

Sound Power Level Sound Pressure Level



, B L

Idle Operate Idle Operate





, dBA

WS525 <3.9 <3.9 <20 <20 ANKPC 510 NA 6.0 NA 51 ANK 510 NA 5.6 NA 52

Current values for speciﬁc conﬁgurations are available from service representatives. (1 B = 10 dBA.)

Operator position.

Table B–1 Standards Conformance and Approvals

Type Standard Subject

Communications EIA 423

EIA 232-E CCITT V.24 and V.28

NET 2 test report

EMI/RFI CISPR-22 Class B Electromagnetic compatibility

CSA 108.8 DOC Canada North American

FCC part 15 Class B Vfg 243/91, Amd Vfg 46/92 Class B

Serial communications

Serial communications – Australia PTT German PTT Japan PTT Sweden PTT

Class B version Electromagnetic compatibility

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Speciﬁcations B–5

Speciﬁcations

Table B–1 (Cont.) Standards Conformance and Approvals

Type Standard Subject

CE Class B (EN55022 Class B, EN50082-1 Class 1) EN60555-2

ITE Class 2 (Japan) VCCI Electromagnetic

Energy "Energy Star" EPA Energy Star requirements Ergonomic ZH1/618, GS-VS-SG7, TÜV Ergonomic Requirements Safety CSA 22.2 #950 M1989 Safety of Information

AS3260 Australia product safety DHHS rules 21 CFR,

Subchapter J TÜV EN60950 (IEC 950)

2nd ed (1988) EN60950 (Amd 1 & 2,

1990) SS 436 14 90, MPR II; VDE0805 and Amd

EMKO-TSE (74-SEC) 203/92, DEMKO, NEMKO, SEMKO

UL 544 (2nd ed) Standard for Medical and

UL 1950 (2nd ed) Safety of Information

Radio Protection Mark CE label

compatibility

Technology Equipment Including Electrical Business Equipment (Canada)

U.S.A. DHHS (FDA)

Safety of Information Technology Equipment Including Electrical Business Equipment

GS-Mark (Geprüfte Sicherheit) Nordic Country Approvals

Dental Equipment

Technology Equipment Including Electrical Business Equipment

B–6 Speciﬁcations

Speciﬁcations

EMI Requirements for Canadian Market This equipment does not

exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the Radio Interference Regulation of the Canadian Department of Communications.

Asbestos Asbestos is not used in this product or in its manufacturing process.

Flame Retardants The thermoplastic enclosures do not contain polybrominated diphenylether (PBDE) as a ﬂame retardant additive; therefore, they do not emit toxic dibenzofuran and dibenzodioxin gases.

PVC The plastic enclosures are not made of rigid PVC. The material has a non-halogenated, ﬂame-retardant system and is cadmium free.

Ozone Depleting Substance The WS525 is in full compliance with the labeling requirements in the U.S. Clean Air Act Amendments of

1990. It does not contain, nor is it manufactured with, a Class 1 ODS, as deﬁned in Title VI Section 611 of this act.

Disposing of your Terminal

Warning

If you need to dispose of your terminal, ask a qualiﬁed service representative for the proper disposal procedures. Improper disposal could result in personal injury. The terminal can be returned for proper disposal.

Speciﬁcations B–7

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