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Protocol converter model a/s-4 – Black Box PROTOCOL CONVERTER A/S-4 User Manual

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PROTOCOL CONVERTER MODEL A/S-4

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The functions of the A/S-4 Keys are as follows:

Restart Protocol

Jump to A/S-4’s main menu for

Converter

option changes.

Disconnect VDU

Causes A/S-4 to drop DTR to device connected to terminal port.
Used to disconnect a modem attached to the terminal port in a
dial-up configuration

Disconnect SDLC

Causes A/S-4 to drop DTR to device connected to modem port.
Used to disconnect a modem attached to the modem port in a dial-
up configuration.

* Dual or Mono Case

Used to shift between Dual (Upper & Lower Case) and Mono
(Upper Case only).

* Cent Key

Allows cent ( ) key to be sent to IBM host since most VDU’s do not
have a cent key.

* Redisplay Screen

Used to redisplay current screen. Used when VDU is attached to
terminal port through dial-up modem and garbage has been
displayed on screen.

* Local Print

Print VDU screen on printer

* Stop/Start Print

Allows stopping of printer to align forms and then starting again.

* Line Insert

Causes a blank line to be inserted at cursor location.

* Line Delete

Causes a line of data to be deleted at cursor location.

* Character Insert

Causes a Null Character to be inserted at cursor location.

*Character Delete

Causes a data character to be deleted at cursor location.

*Keys used only during interactive application, not used in batch.