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2.4 Changing Operating Parameters
To select one of the setup menu’s shown, press the indicated function key.
 The screen for that menu appears with the name highlighted.
 The fields in the middle of the screen, indicate the parameters that you can change in that menu.
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The top line identifies the keys you press to highlight the parameter fields and change the settings.
The procedure is:
 Use arrow key to highlight the parameter field you want to change.
 Use the Spacebar to change the parameter.
F12 always returns you to the top menu.
The following tables list the parameters for each menu and explains their settings.
Default settings are listed first unless otherwise noted.
Columns
Sets the screen display for 80 columns, 132 columns, or Econ-80. (80 columns with more
pages of memory)
Lines Sets the screen display for 24, 25, 42 or 43 lines. (25 lines is normally required for PC Term)
Page Length
Sets the length of a page of display memory to:
1 x Lines: Equal to the number of lines selected in the lines parameters
2 x Lines: Two times the value of the lines parameter
4 x Lines: Four times the value of the lines parameter.
 Equal to the value of the lines parameter, with a second page containing the rest
of the lines remaining memory.
Cursor Sets the cursor display to blink or steady, block or underline.
Background
Sets the screen display to Dark (light characters on a dark background) or Light (dark
characters on a light background)
Auto Page
Causes a new page of memory to move onto the screen when the cursor reaches the top or
bottom of the page.
Screen Saver Off, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, means no saver. 5, 10…. Minutes saver
Width Change
Clear Causes the terminal to clear the screen when executing a command to change the number
of columns.
Revers
Off / On control function: ANSI, VT-100 and VT-200
“Off” means, when SGR command ESW [3? m and ESC
[4? m select background and foreground color change respectively.
“ON” means, when SGR command ESC [3? m and ESC
[4? m select foreground and background color change respectively. )?? Can be 0, 1, 2… 7)
Display
CRT/LCD choose which kind of monitor be used. If LCD monitor is selected, the display
columns any support 80 columns on Econ-80 columns.