IBM 243X Typing the Characters Printed on the Keypad, Using the Suspend/Resume Key, 1-13

Learning About the Terminal 1

Typing the Characters Printed on the Keypad

The keypads are easy to use. Characters, symbols, and functions are printed in four places on or above the keys. The keys are also color-coded to make it easier to remember key combinations.

Position on the Keypad	Color on Overlay	To Type the Character
Printed on the key		Press the key.
Left side above the key	Orange	Press the Lkey and then the key.
Centered above the key	Pink	Press the Wkey and then the key.
Right side above the key	Blue	Press the Rkey and then the key.

To learn how to type characters, use the following illustration and example from the 57-key U.S. English alphanumeric keypad.

Typing characters using the 57-key U.S. English alphanumeric keypad

	To type the * character, press	8 .
8	To type the number 8, press	8 .
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Using the Suspend/Resume Key

The terminal’s Suspend/Resume key is the Fkey on the top left side of the keypad. When you press Fto turn off the terminal, the terminal does not actually shut off but goes into a Suspend mode. In Suspend mode, the terminal continues to power all memory and turns off the power to most of the hardware. This mode is referred to as “off” in the rest of this manual.

When you press Fto turn on the terminal, the terminal either resumes exactly where it was when you turned it off, or the terminal boots and restarts your application. Resume is controlled through the Resume Execution command. For help, see “Resume Execution” in Chapter 6 of the 2400 Family system manual.

Note: The terminal displays the boot menu the first time you turn it on. At the boot menu, press ￿to initialize the firmware and boot the terminal.

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