SECTION 6 " PEN*KEY 6400 Computer
6-4 VT220/ANSI Terminal Emulation Programmer’s Reference Guide
Display Annunciators
Annunciators show the PEN*KEY computer’s current sta-
tus or operation in progress. The following annunciators
can appear in the computer’s display.
The PEN*KEY computer is in green shift mode.
The key you press while the computer is in this mode
does the function or operation printed in green on the
overlay.
The PEN*KEY computer is in gold shift mode. The
key you press while the computer is in this mode
sends the character or does the operation printed in
gold on the overlay.
The PEN*KEY computer is in blue shift mode. The
key you press while the computer is in this mode
sends the character or does the operation printed in
blue on the overlay.
Battery capacity. These symbols show the amount
of power left in the main battery pack. When all four
symbols appear, the battery has more than 75 percent
of full capacity. As the battery power decreases to
between 50--75 percent capacity, the number of bat-
tery icons decreases to three. When the battery pack
has between 25--50 percent capacity, two symbols ap-
pear. And when the battery pack has less than 25 per-
cent capacity, one symbol appears.
Keyboard action mode (KAM) has been set. The
PEN*KEY computer ignores all keystrokes that send
characters to the host. This state stays on until KAM
has been reset.
X
K The PEN*KEY computer is in keypad mode.
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