DEC VT Emulations
The Status Bar
The status bar along the bottom of the display enables you to switch between modes and show the status of various operations.
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Item 1: This displays two LEDs. The first LED indicates whether or not you are connected to the host. It will show red when not connected and green when you are connected. The second LED indicates whether or not data is being sent to or from the host. It will show dull green when there is no activity, red when data is being sent to the host, and bright green when data is being received from the host.
Item 2: This button enables you to switch between Local and Online mode. The label indicates the mode you will switch to if the button is clicked.
Item 3: This button enables you to Pause or Resume scrolling data in the window. The label indicates the action that will be taken if the button is clicked.
Item 4: Indicates the current terminal emulation.
Item 5: This displays the active session (always 1), the current page number (always 1), and the line,column location of the text cursor.
Item 6: This indicates whether Overstrike Mode or Insert Mode is currently selected. In Overstrike Mode (default), new characters will replace already existing characters at the cursor position. When Insert Mode is selected, new characters will be inserted at the cursor position without deleting existing characters, which will move to the right.
Item 7: This will display Lock when the keyboard is locked, or Edit when the terminal emulation is in Edit mode.
Item 8: This will display the time in 24 hour format when in DEC VT500 mode if the VT525 set time command has been received from the host.
Item 9: Indicates the status of the printer as follows:
None signifies that the printer is not turned on or not connected, or not installed in Microsoft Windows.
Not Ready signifies that the printer is not ready to receive data for printing.
Ready signifies that the printer is ready to receive data for printing.