Black Box 5250 manual Operation, Starting Emulation, Remote Emulator Card

5250 REMOTE EMULATOR CARD

7. Operation

With the 5250 Remote Emulator Card installed and configured, host operations can begin.

7.1 Starting Emulation

To activate emulation between the PC and the host system, first vary on the line, controller, and devices on the host. Then follow the instructions in Section 7.1.1, 7.1.2, or 7.1.3 as appropriate.

7.1.1 UNDER DOS

1.Change to the 5251R directory by typing CD\5251R [ENTER].

2.Type EM5251R [ENTER].

NOTE

If a new configuration file was created, add a space and the configuration file’s name after “EM5251R”.

A new screen/session appears; what type (a 3X emulation screen and session or a DOS prompt and session) depends on the startup option you chose during configuration. The 5250 Remote Emulator Card begins communicating with the host. Messages on the screen indicate the status of each session. The hotkey sequence between DOS and emulation applications is now available.

7.1.2UNDER WINDOWS

Double-click on the EM5251R icon.

7.1.3UNDER PC SUPPORT/38

NOTE

When you start emulation, do not specify a virtual source drive. Whenever you have to refer to the virtual source drive, use the letter designation of the virtual disk you specified in the Card’s configuration program (see Section 6.2.2).

1.Create a hard-disk directory called “PCS38” by typing MD PCS38.

2.Start emulation by typing EM5251 from the 5251R directory.

3.Hotkey to the S/38 signon screen and sign on.

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