VeriFone Vx810 - Menu 2

SYSTEM MODE
System Mode Menus
44 V
X
810 REFERENCE GUIDE
Menu 2
In this menu, you can perform memory functions, view device configuration
information, or set the device clock.
Edit Keyed Files A keyed file is a collection of individual records that contain ASCII data and are
identified by unique search keys. You can edit the ASCII data directly from the
keypad using the device’s built-in keyed file editor. Each record has two parts: a
key name and a key value. The search key is a variable-length string, or key
name, that identifies the record. The information assigned to the search key is
contained in a separate variable-length string, or key value.
For example, in CONFIG.SYS, the key name for the application serial ID number
is *ZT. The value for the key is the actual application ID number. By entering *ZT
using the editor, the device can quickly locate the application serial ID number.
You can also use ENTER to scroll through the search keys instead of entering the
characters *ZT through the keypad.
CONFIG.SYS: Protected and Non-protected Records
The concept of protected and non-protected records applies only to the
CONFIG.SYS files in your device. Prior to a download, the recommended
procedure is to clear SRAM files.
Protected records in the file Group 1 CONFIG.SYS file are retained in a full
application download and when SRAM is cleared. Protected records are those
with search keys beginning with an asterisk (*) or a pound/hash symbol (#).
Non-protected records are all other CONFIG.SYS files, and records of other files.
These records are deleted deleted in a full application download and when SRAM
is cleared.
Editing CONFIG.SYS with an External Editor
You can create and edit the CONFIG.SYS files of V
x
810 applications through an
IBM PC-compatible computer when you download files to the device. For more
information on editing an application’s CONFIG.SYS file, refer to the VeriCentre
Reference Manual, VPN 24698, and the Verix V Operating System Programmers
Manual, VPN 23230, or contact your local VeriFone representative.
For more information about using VeriCentre Download Management Module in
client/server installations, please contact your local VeriFone representative.
NOTE
For a complete list of the ASCII characters supported by the V
x
810 series, as
well as their decimal and hexadecimal equivalents, please refer to Appendix C.
NOTE
The Verix V OS in the V
x
810 will support all non-modem-related VeriCentre
operations, including full/partial downloads and compressed downloads, but not
VeriCentre-initiated downloads because this requires a modem.