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COMPOSING
MESSAGES
OFFLINE
When
the
5100
is
offline,
you
can compose messages, write
them
on
tape
for
later
transmission,
or
print
them.
Writing and printing
start
with
the
data
moved
to
the
input
line and
continue
to
the
end
of
the
extended
display.
To
compose a message
in
the
extended
display with
the
5100
offline, follow these
steps:
1. Press
the
edit
key
(CMD
and alphameric 2)
to
start
the
edit
operation.
2. Enter a line
from
the
keyboard.
3. Press
the
home key
(CMD
and alphameric 8). This enters
the
line in
the
extended
display and moves
the
data
on
the
display screen
up
one
line.
Repeat steps 1, 2, and 3 until
the
message
is
complete. The data
in
the
extended
display can now be
written
on
tape
or
printed.
To
write
the
data
on
tape,
use
the
following procedure:
1.
Insert
the
tape
cartridge
in
the
tape
unit
and
open
the
file for
output
with
the
~OPEN
command.
2. Move
the
line with
the
~OPEN
command
back
to
the
input
line,
then
press
the
edit
key.
3. Press
the
line delete key (CMD and alphameric: 3). This deletes
the
~OPEN
command
from
the
extended
display so it will
not
be
written
on
tape.
4. Press
the
home key and move
the
first line
of
the
message
you
want
to
write
on
tape
to
the
input
line.
5. Press
the
edit
key
(CMD
and alphameric
2)
and
then
press
the
write key
(CMD and alphameric 9)
to
write
the
data
on
tape.
6. Enter
the
~CLOSE
command
before removing
the
cartridge
to
ensure
that
the
data
is
stored.
To
print
the
data
in
the
extended
display, move
the
first line
of
the
message
to
be
printed
to
the
input
line,
start
the
edit
operation
by pressing
the
edit
key, and press
the
print key (CMD
and
alphameric 7). This procedure can be repeated
to
obtain
multiple copies.
TRANSMIT
INTERRUPT
When
the
5100
is
transmitting,
the
remote system can
interrupt
the
transmission,
cause
the
5100
to
go
to
receive status, and
transmit
a message. During
option
P,
this
interrupt
is
honored
and
the
message
is
accepted. During
option
T,
the
interrupt
is
honored
only during sign-on
or
if
no
tape
or
printer
operation
is
in
progress.
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