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Asynchronous Color Terminals
WS525 User Guide
Order Number: EK-WS525-IN. A01
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April 1994 PUBLICATION ISSUED BY: Ing. C. Olivetti & C., S.p.A. Direzione Documentazione Via Jervis, 77-10015 Ivrea (To) Copyright © 1994 by Ing. C. Olivetti & C., S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. 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
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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
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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 . . .
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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 imp
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Conventions The following conventions are used in this document: Convention Meaning Caps Lock Print Screen Indicates two keys that you must press in combination. Press and hold the first key while you press the second key. Lock 0 Indicates two keys that you must press in sequence. Press and release the first key before you press the second. Caps Lock Alt F11 Indicates three keys that you must press in combination, holding the first two down while pressing the third. kpd Indicates a key on the numer
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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
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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 no more than 15° to 20°. Terminal 8 Keep eye level and the correct distance for proper vision. Eyes 9 Avoid eye fatigue, which can be caused by glare, image quality, uncomfortable furniture, eye height, and uncorr
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1 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
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Installation and Set-Up 1.1 Installation 1.1 Installation Connect the cables to the system box. 5 6 7 K 4 3 2 1 AC Comm 1, Comm 2, Comm 3 (Serial printer), Keyboard, 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 i
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Installation and Set-Up 1.1 Installation Keyboards Figure 1–1 ANSI-Style Keyboard Layout North American/United Kingdom (Word Processing Version) F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F8 F9 Help F6 F7 F10 F11 F12 F13 F14 Do F17 F18 F19 F20 a ~ ! # $ % & * ( ) - + Insert Re- PF1 PF2 PF3 PF4 ^ X Find (ESC) Here move - = 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Tab } _ Return 7 8 9 Q W E R T Y U I O P Select Prev Next ] , Ctrl : | A S D F G H J K L 4 5 6 " ; \ ’ Shift > Shift Enter > Z X C V B N M < ? 1 2 3 . , < / . Compose Alt Alt C
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Installation and Set-Up 1.2 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 ex
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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 pull-right submenu is available. . . . A dialog box is available for you to specify more information. a The menu item with the filled-in circle is enabled. Only one b of these items can be enabled at a time. c The menu item with the checkbox is enabled. Press Enter Return Do or Select to star
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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. 2 4 1 1 3 5 6 1 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
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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 Comm
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Installation and Set-Up 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
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Installation and Set-Up 1.3 Using Color 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 refre
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Installation and Set-Up 1.3 Using Color From the Color submenu in Set-Up, If you want to . . . choose . . . Choose the window frame and Assign colors . . . icon colors 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 setti
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2 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 hos
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Multiple Sessions 2.2 Using a Terminal Server with TD/SMP 2.2 Using a Terminal Server with TD/SMP At the Local> prompt, enter the following command: Return Local> set port multi enable Continue with your login procedure. To permanently set a terminal server port to use TD/SMP, type: Return Local> define port multi enable 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 (
