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105 lines
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\chapter{The Terminal}
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The main function of the VT132 is the terminal. It functions as a VT100 terminal but is also capable of
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ANSI color sequences and can also display DOS \texttt{ANSI.SYS} compatible sequences.\\
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Alternative personalities like ADM-3A or VT-52 are also available.
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\section{Keys in Terminal Mode}
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\begin{tabular}{p{6em} | p{0.75\textwidth}}
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\hline
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\textbf{Key} & \textbf{Function} \\
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\hline
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\LKeyAlt + \biolinum{SysRq} & Open Setup Screen \\
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\LKeyAlt + \LKeyEsc & Open Quick Settings Menu (left \LKeyAlt only)\\
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\LKeyCtrlX{J} & Send \texttt{LINEFEED} key \\
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\biolinum{ScrollLock} & \texttt{NO} \texttt{SCROLL} function, like \LKeyCtrlX{S} / \LKeyCtrlX{Q} \\
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\LKeyAlt$^\dagger$ + \LKeyPageUp & Open Scroll History (see below) \\
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\hline
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\multicolumn{2}{ l }{In Scroll History:} \\
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\hline
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\LKeyPageUp / \LKeyPageDown & Scroll back/forward one screen \\
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\LKeyUp / \LKeyDown & Scroll back/forward one line \\
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\LKeyEsc & Quit Scroll History and return to current screen \\
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\LKeyShiftX{C} & Clear Scroll History and quit to current screen \\
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\hline
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\end{tabular}
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When scrolling past the bottom of the Scroll History, the current screen will be shown again.
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Any change of screen parameters (80/132 columns, 24/25/30 lines per screen, DEC/CP437 font) will clear the Scroll History.
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\vspace*{\fill}
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\noindent\rule{2in}{0.4pt}\\
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{\footnotesize
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$^\dagger$: left \LKeyAlt key
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}
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\section{The Quick Settings Menu}
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\label{quicksettings}
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Use these keys to navigate inside this menu:
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\begin{tabular}{p{6em} | p{0.75\textwidth}}
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\hline
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\textbf{Key} & \textbf{Function} \\
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\hline
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\LKeyEsc & Close Quick Settings Menu (at top level)\\
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\hline
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\LKeySpace & \multirow{3}{*}{Make selection, enter menu} \\
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\LKeyEnter & \\
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\LKeyRight & \\
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\hline
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\LKeyEsc & \multirow{3}{*}{Go back one level} \\
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\LKeyBack & \\
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\LKeyLeft & \\
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\hline
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\end{tabular}
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\begin{itemize}[leftmargin=1em]
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\item Selecting an action (ie. not a menu or checkbox/radio button) will execute this action and close the menu.
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\item You can press the \underline{underlined} key to select an option.
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\end{itemize}
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The following \textbf{menu options} are available:
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\begin{itemize}[leftmargin=1em]
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\item Actions:
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\begin{itemize}[noitemsep]
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\item Clear display
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\item Soft reset
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\item Reset terminal: The same as \texttt{0} in Set-Up menus, resets the terminal to a defined state.
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\item Reboot: Reboots the microcontroller of the VT132
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\item Clean NVR: \textit{factory reset} the VT132 by deleting all terminal and modem settings
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\end{itemize}
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\item Display:
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\begin{itemize}[noitemsep]
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\item Lines of history: Enables the Scroll History of 100, 1000 or 5000 (= default) lines.
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\item CRT saver: Enables a screensaver after 10 seconds or 1, 5, 10, 20 or 30 minutes of inactivity.
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\item Clear history: clear the Scroll History.
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\end{itemize}
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\newpage
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\item Terminal Type:
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\begin{itemize}[noitemsep]
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\item Emulation Mode: change personality
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\item 7-bit NRCS characters: enable/disable NRCS\footnote{National Replacement Character Set: When enabled, some characters are replaced with language specific
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characters, eg. Umlauts in German} mode
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\end{itemize}
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\item ASCII emulation:
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\begin{itemize}[noitemsep]
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\item Select a pre-defined emulation \textit{profile}
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\item White/Green/Amber/Blue screen all sets: DEC Codepage, Bold = Bright + Thick, ANSI color palette (except Amber: VGA palette), 80x24 screen
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\item Ansi.sys sets: Codepage 437, Home on Clear, VGA color palette, 80x25 screen
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\end{itemize}
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\item Keyboard: Select the keyboard layout (US/UK/German/Italian)
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\item Modem: Enable modem locally
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\begin{itemize}[noitemsep]
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\item When enabling this setting, the modem part cannot be accessed via the serial connection
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\item Instead, when switching from ONLINE to LOCAL mode, you can talk directly to the modem (bypassing the connected computer)
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\end{itemize}
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\item On-Line: switch between ONLINE and LOCAL mode (for using the modem, see above)
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\item Save Settings: Write settings to NVRAM (same function as in the Set-Up Screens)
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\item Restore Settings: Load settings from NVRAM
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\end{itemize}
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