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5250 REMOTE EMULATOR CARD

To change the field attributes at this screen, take these steps:

1.Find your desired IBM 5250 attribute in Table 6-1 on the next page. Type in the hex value for that field, then press [ENTER]. A “beep” will sound if you make an invalid choice.

2.Find the attribute you wish to assign to this field in Table 6-2 (if you have a monochrome monitor) or 6-3 (if you have a color monitor) on page 39.

3.Type in this value and press [ENTER]. Notice that the field assumes the attributes you’ve selected.

4.Continue to change attributes until you’re finished, then follow the directions on the screen to exit.

•EBCDIC to ASCII: (This option is for advanced users only.) The character-code set used by the host (EBCDIC) is not compatible with that used by the PC (ASCII). To let both systems communicate, the 5250 Remote Emulator Card’s software uses an EBCDIC-to-ASCII translation table.

With this menu option, you can customize the table. For example, to force the “$” character to display as a “#” character, move the cursor to the EBCDIC to ASCII option and press [ENTER]. The translation table will appear. Change the table by first entering the EBCDIC code for a “$” character, which is 5B (see Appendix A for EBCDIC and ASCII tables). Second, enter the ASCII code for the character to be displayed; in this case, the ASCII code for the “#” character is 23.

NOTE

You might need to load a new code page into the PC for the desired character.

•Cursor Type: Use this option to customize your cursor. Choose between 1 (blinking block), 2 (blinking overline), 3 (no cursor) or 4 (blinking underline).

•Display Adaptor: Some monitors must change modes to display 132 columns, while other monitors may not support 132-column screens at all. If your monitor supports 132 columns, you must enter the “AL” value for the 132-column mode to enable 132-column display. (The AL value is listed in the video card’s manual as the MODE setting. For most cards, leave the “BL” value at 00.) Type in this value and press

[ENTER].

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