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Using the Terminal Emulation MenusChapter —4
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5250 Terminal Emulation Programmer’s Guide
Display Annunciators
For 6400, 5055, 59XX, 17XX, 11XX, annunciators show the current status
or operation in progress. Some of the more common annunciators are:
Note: The following symbols appear larger than actual size on your termi-
nal display. All individual letter annunciators are fiv e pixels in height, ex-
cept T (temperature) and B (bad battery) which are seven pixels.
Display Position 0
Radio (6400, 5055)
The radio is transmitting data to the base station.
Display Position 1
If the r adio icon is displayed in position 0, then position 1 shows the status
of the radio transmission (as receiving, sending, communication loss, or
message waiting). If there is no r adio icon shown in position 0, then this
position is blank and position 1 shows the active session number 1 or 2.
Message
A message is received and was not r ead.
Specific for 6400, 5055, 59XX Terminals
Sending
Radio is sending data to the base station.
Receiving
Radio is receiving data from the base station. This annunciator appears
only when the information is for this particular computer’s address.
Communication Loss
No communication with the host computer has occurred for at least 60
seconds. The radio computer may be out of radio range, the base station
may not have power, or communications from the host computer to the
base station may not be properly set up.
Specific for 17XX, 11XX Terminals
Transmitting data
The terminal is transmitting data to the host computer.
Receiving data
The terminal is receiving data.
Communication Loss
The terminal cannot communicate with the host computer. The terminal
may be out of radio range, the base radio may not have power, or commu-
nication from the host to the base may not be properly set up.
Display Position 2
Input Inhibited
The keyboard accepted enough information for the current input f ield. If
the “key ahead” feature is on, the terminal stores the keystrokes made after
“input inhibited” appears. The host may also inhibit (lockout) the key-
board on certain errors or when sending more information to the terminal.
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