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General Program Information               1/14

K-Term is a serial communications program that
lets your PC-compatible act like  a  terminal.
It  is especially optimized for use with auto-
matic electronic component placement machines,
and  provides  many  built-in features to help
you perform repetitive tasks  associated  with
the operation of this type of equipment.

K-Term  also  allows you to use the PC disk to
store patterns and executive programs for  use
with your equipment.  The menu-driven user in-
terface is intuitive and easy to use, and does
not  require you to memorize commands or their
syntax.
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General Program Information               2/14

K-Term  starts out in Terminal Mode, which al-
lows you to communicate with any  serial  port
of  your PC, from Com1 through Com4, just like
a hardware terminal.   From Terminal Mode, you
enter  Menu  Mode  by  pressing the [Esc] key.
When you do, the "Patterns" menu title will be
highlighted.

You  can  then use the cursor keys to navigate
through the menu system.  To select a specific
menu, use the [Left] and [Right] arrow keys to
highlight the title of the menu  you  want  to
access, then press [Enter] or the [Down] arrow
key to cause the menu to drop down.
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General Program Information               3/14

You  can also access a specific menu directly,
by holding the [Alt] key and typing the  first
letter  in  the  title of the menu you want to
access.  This works from  Terminal  Mode,  and
whenever a dialog box or status message is not
displayed (ie, when the program is not already
performing some other function).

Once  a  menu is dropped down, you can use the
[Up] and [Down] arrow keys  to  move  a  high-
lighting  bar  up and down the menu, until the
function you want to perform is highlighted.
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General Program Information               4/14

You  can also use the [Home] and [End] keys to
move directly to the first or last choice in a
menu.

Once the function you want to perform is high-
lighted, press [Enter], and that function will
be performed.

Alternately,  instead  of using the cursor and
[Enter] keys to select and execute a function,
you  can  simply  type the first letter of the
function name as it appears in the menu.   The
function  will then be executed just as if you
had highlighted it and pressed [Enter].
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General Program Information               5/14

While  a  menu is dropped down, you can access
any other menu by using [Alt]  and  the  first
letter of the other menu title, or you can use
the [Left] and [Right] arrow  keys  to  simply
"jump sideways" to the other menu.

To  cancel a menu, press [Esc].  The menu will
be removed from the screen, and only the  menu
title  will  be highlighted.  You can then use
the [Left] and [Right] keys to  highlight  one
of  the other titles, and press either [Enter]
or [Down] to drop that menu if you wish.
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General Program Information               6/14

To  return to Terminal Mode from the Menu Bar,
press [Esc].  The Serial Port Parameters  dis-
play  will  be  highlighted,  and the Terminal
Mode  cursor  will appear in the same location
it was when you left Terminal Mode.

At certain times during the use of the system,
you will have to type information on the  key-
board.  This will usually be a pattern name or
a command string.  When you need  to  make  an
entry of some type, K-Term presents you with a
dialog box describing the information it needs
to perform the current function.
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General Program Information               7/14

When you type information, certain keys on the
keyboard provide special editing  capabilities
that make entering the information easier.

[Insert]   Toggles  between Insert and Replace
           modes.  Insert mode is indicated by
           an underline cursor; characters you
           type are inserted into the line and
           push  all  following  characters to
           the right.  Replace mode is indica-
           ted  by  a block cursor; characters
           you type overwrite the  ones  under
           the cursor.
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General Program Information               8/14

[Delete]   Deletes  the  character  under  the
           cursor, and pulls all the following
           characters to the left.

[BkSpc]    Deletes  the  character to the left
           of the cursor, and  pulls  all  the
           following characters to the left.

[Left]     Moves  the  cursor one character to
           the left.

[Right]    Moves  the  cursor one character to
           the right.
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General Program Information               9/14

[Ctl+Lft]  Moves  the  cursor  to the start of
           the current word, or to  the  start
           of the next word to the left.

[Ctl+Rt]   Moves  the  cursor  to the start of
           the next word to the right.

[Home]     Moves the cursor to the first char-
           acter in the line.

[End]      Moves  the cursor to the last char-
           acter in the line.
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General Program Information              10/14

[Ctl+End]  Deletes all the characters from the
           cursor to the end of the line.

In  general,  when  you  type information, you
tell K-Term to accept your entry  by  pressing
the [Enter] key.  To cancel an entry, you will
always use the [Esc] key.

In addition to its easy user interface, K-Term
also provides eight separate on-line  configu-
rations.  A configuration is a specific combi-
nation of serial port  parameters  and  MS-DOS
path specifications; only one of the available
eight can be in effect at any one time.
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General Program Information              11/14

The  configuration  you are currently using is
indicated in the menu bar, by the number after
the  word  "Config:".   To select a particular
configuration, hold the [Alt] key and type one
of the number keys [1] through [8].

You can switch configurations in Terminal Mode
or whenever a configuration dialog box is dis-
played.   If  you try to switch configurations
at any other time, the request is  simply  ig-
nored.
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General Program Information              12/14

K-Term  comes with default configurations that
allow you to immediately communicate with  the
most  common machine controllers and executive
program software.  These  built-in  configura-
tions  provide a starting point for developing
your own configurations if you need to do so.

K-Term  also supports a secondary serial port,
for use with devices such as teletypes or high
speed serial tape readers.  If you have such a
device, you can attach it to any  serial  port
and  use it to import and export patterns from
and to punched tapes, and to import  executive
programs from mylar or paper tapes as well.
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General Program Information              13/14

When  you  are done using K-Term, you can exit
to DOS easily by selecting  the  "Exit to DOS"
function from the Utilities menu.  You will be
asked to confirm  your  intention  before  the
program actually terminates.

You can obtain further help at almost any time
by pressing [F1] when a specific  function  is
highlighted on a menu, or when a dialog box is
displayed.  K-Term's help system  is  context-
sensitive,  and will describe only the current
program function.  Help is not  available  for
error  messages, but they are self-explanatory
and should be easy to understand.
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General Program Information              14/14

Questions  or comments regarding the operation
of K-Term can be directed to:

    B-Tech Industrial Service
    109 Main Street
    Johnson City, New York  13790
    Phone: (607) 797-0219
    FAX:   (607) 797-4479

K-Term  is a copyrighted product of B-Tech In-
dustrial service.  It is not shareware and may
not be copied or otherwise distributed without
the express written permission of  B-Tech  In-
dustrial Service.
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Terminal Mode                              1/5

Terminal  Mode is the mode used to communicate
with a machine controller or other device that
is attached to a serial port of the PC.

In  this  mode, the PC functions like a simple
terminal.  Any keystrokes you type on the PC's
keyboard  are  sent  to the device attached to
the current primary serial port; likewise, any
characters  received from that device are dis-
played on the screen for you.

If you cannot see the text in Terminal Mode on
your PC, use COLORS on the CONFIGURATION  menu
to choose a more visible combination.
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Terminal Mode                              2/5

While  you  are  using  Terminal Mode, you can
select any of the eight available K-Term  con-
figurations  by pressing and holding the [Alt]
key, then typing one of the  number  keys  [1]
through  [8].  When you do this, the "Config:"
display at the top of the screen  will  change
to  show  you  which configuration you are now
using.

You  can  also directly access any of the main
menus by pressing and holding the  [Alt]  key,
then  typing  the first letter of the menu you
want to access (ie, 'P' for Patterns),  or  by
pressing the [Esc] key.
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Terminal Mode                              3/5

To  print  the screen when you are in Terminal
Mode, use the [Shift+PrtScr]  key  combination
to perform a screen dump, or use [Ctrl+PrtScr]
to toggle printer echoing on and off.  In  the
latter case, printer echoing is handled by the
K-Term program, not by DOS; if a printer error
occurs, printer echoing is automatically disa-
bled (you will hear two beeps if this occurs).

When  printer echoing is enabled, a letter "P"
appears at the upper right corner of the  main
menu bar to remind you of this status.
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Terminal Mode                              4/5

When  K-Term  sends command strings or pattern
data to the machine, it displays whatever  the
machine  echoes back during the process.  When
K-Term sends machine command strings, there is
a noticeable delay between characters; this is
normal, and is done to keep  from  overrunning
the input buffer of the machine executive.

Some  characters, particularly NULLs generated
by some older machine executives, may echo  as
odd  symbols  rather  than actual alphanumeric
characters.  This is  completely  normal,  and
does  not  indicate  a problem with the K-Term
program or with the machine software.
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Terminal Mode                              5/5

If  you  have defined Function Key Macros with
the KEY TRANSLATIONS function of the  CONFIGU-
RATION menu, you can press any of the function
keys [F2] through [F10] to send the string you
have defined for that key.  The string is sent
just like a command string, with a slight  de-
lay between characters.

Also  note  that K-Term will convert the [Back
Space] key to a DELETE, and the  [Down  Arrow]
key  to a LINE FEED, if you selected 'Yes' for
these options in the KEY  TRANSLATIONS  dialog
box.   Other than these, no special key trans-
lations are performed.
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The Main Menu Bar                          1/3

At this time, you can select one of four drop-
down menus from the Main Menu Bar.   The  menu
title  that  is  currently highlighted will be
selected when you press [Enter] or [Down].

Use  the  [Left]  and  [Right]  arrow  keys to
choose one of the menu titles.  You  can  also
press  and  hold  the [Alt] key, and then type
the first letter of the desired menu title.

You can exit from the Main Menu mode of K-Term
and return to Terminal Mode  by  pressing  the
[Esc] key.
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Main Menu Bar                              2/3

The functions provided by each main menu are:

PATTERNS:
  Send to Machine; Get from Machine; Export to
  DOS File; Import from  DOS  File;  Write  to
  Secondary  Serial  Port; Read from Secondary
  Serial Port; Delete from PC Disk; Rename  on
  PC  Disk;  Load  into Text Editor; Output to
  Screen; and Print on Printer.

EXECUTIVES:
  Send  to  Machine;  Import from Binary File;
  Read from Secondary Serial Port; Delete from
  PC Disk, and Rename on PC Disk.
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Main Menu Bar                              3/3

CONFIGURATION:
  Primary Port Parameters;  Secondary Port Pa-
  rameters; Directories & File Specs;  Colors;
  Key Translations & Macros; Import/Export Op-
  tions; and Write Setups to Disk.
  
UTILITIES:
  Program Information;  Run a Utility Program;
  Operating System Shell;  Custom Function(s);
  Import from Pattern Master; and Exit to DOS.
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Send Pattern to Machine                    1/3

When  you select this item, the Pattern Selec-
tor dialog box will appear, listing the  names
of  all  the available patterns in the current
pattern directory.  If no patterns are availa-
ble in the current directory, an error message
is displayed.

If  patterns  are available in the current di-
rectory, you can simply scroll back and  forth
through  the  list  until you find the pattern
you want to send, and press [Enter] to  select
a pattern and start the transfer process.
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Send Pattern to Machine                    2/3

When  you select a pattern, K-Term first sends
the "Input Pattern" command  string  you  have
defined  for  the  current configuration (this
command string is set up with the PRIMARY PORT
option on the CONFIGURATION menu).  This  pre-
pares  the  machine  controller  to accept the
pattern.

If  your  machine  controller requires special
preparation to accept a pattern, you can  also
type the command string yourself BEFORE selec-
ting SEND TO MACHINE.  Once the  machine  con-
troller  is  ready, select SEND TO MACHINE and
pick the pattern you want to send.
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Send Pattern to Machine                    3/3

Once the machine controller is ready to accept
a pattern, K-Term will transmit the pattern to
the  machine in standard ASCII format, just as
if you were typing it in yourself.  If the ma-
chine  controller echoes characters during the
pattern load process, they will  be  displayed
on the screen.

It  is  up  to you to monitor the pattern load
process; K-Term has no way of  knowing  if  an
error  occurs  during the load.  If you see an
error occur and want to stop the pattern  load
process, press the [Esc] key.
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Get Pattern from Machine                   1/4

This function allows you to retrieve a pattern
program from the machine controller and  store
it on the PC disk.  When you select this func-
tion, a dialog box will appear, asking for the
name of the pattern you want to retrieve.

Before invoking the GET FROM MACHINE function,
you may want to manually list the names of the
patterns  in the machine controller.  When you
then invoke GET FROM MACHINE  and  the  dialog
box  appears, you can move the box up and down
on the screen, using the [Up] and [Down] arrow
keys,  to  uncover the name of the pattern you
want to retrieve.
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Get Pattern from Machine                   2/4

When  you can see the pattern name, type it in
the space provided in the dialog box,  EXACTLY
AS  IT APPEARS in the machine controller list,
and press the [Enter] key.

When you do this, K-Term will send the "Output
Pattern" command  string you have defined  for
the current configuration (this command string
is set up with the PRIMARY PORT option on  the
CONFIGURATION  menu).  This causes the machine
controller to start outputting the pattern  to
its  console port, just as it would if you had
typed the output command yourself.
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Get Pattern from Machine                   3/4

As the pattern is output, K-Term not only dis-
plays it on the screen, but also  captures  it
and  writes it to a disk file on the PC.  When
it encounters the "End of Pattern" string  you
have defined for the current configuration, it
automatically terminates the transfer  process
and returns you to Terminal Mode.

If your machine controller uses a special End-
of-Pattern string that K-Term cannot  automat-
ically  interpret,  you can also use the [F10]
key to manually terminate the  pattern  trans-
fer process.
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Get Pattern from Machine                   4/4

It  is up to you to monitor the pattern trans-
fer as it takes place; K-Term has  no  way  of
detecting  an  error  if one should occur.  If
an error occurs, or if you want  to  stop  the
pattern transfer for any other reason, you can
press the [Esc] key to cancel the transfer.

If you do this, the pattern may continue to be
displayed on the screen,  until  you  manually
abort  the machine controller's output command
or the end of the pattern is reached.
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Menu Separator
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Export Pattern to DOS File                 1/3

When  you select this item, the Pattern Selec-
tor dialog box will appear, listing the  names
of  all  the available patterns in the current
pattern directory.  If no patterns are availa-
ble in the current directory, an error message
is displayed.

If  patterns  are available in the current di-
rectory, you can simply scroll back and  forth
through  the  list  until you find the pattern
you want to send, and press [Enter] to  select
a pattern.
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Export Pattern to DOS File                 2/3

When  you  have  selected  a pattern, a second
dialog box will appear, asking you for the DOS
disk  file name you want to use for the output
file.  Type the name in the space provided, in
standard  DOS file name notation; the name can
include a drive letter and colon, plus one  or
more path specifiers, if you desire.

Before  it  actually writes the pattern to the
file you specified, K-Term checks to see if  a
file  by  that name already exists.  If one is
found, you are given the opportunity to either
overwrite  the  file or enter a different file
name.
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Export Pattern to DOS File                 3/3

After  you enter a file name, a standard ASCII
text file will be created containing an  image
of  the  pattern.   This  file can be directly
processed by most text editors and other  com-
munications programs.

Errors that occur during the file transfer are
detected, and an error message  is  displayed.
If an error occurs, you must correct the prob-
lem before retrying the operation.
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Import Pattern from DOS File               1/3

When  you  select this item, a dialog box will
appear, asking you for the name  you  want  to
use  for  the pattern you are going to import.
The name you enter here should be in the  same
format  as  the  names  you would use directly
with the machine executive.

After  you  enter a name, K-Term checks to see
if a pattern by that name  already  exists  in
its internal directory.  If one does, an error
message will be displayed.  You can  choose  a
different  name  for the pattern, or erase the
existing pattern and retry the  Import  opera-
tion.
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Import Pattern from DOS File               2/3

After  you  enter a pattern name, the DOS File
Selector will appear.  You use the File Selec-
tor  to peruse the available DOS disk files on
any disk and in any subdirectory of the PC.

When you find the name of the file you want to
import, press [Enter] to start  the  transfer.
A  status box will then appear, displaying the
size of the file you selected.  As the  trans-
fer  progresses, the number of bytes copied is
displayed.  When the entire file has been cop-
ied, the status box disappears, and the Import
operation is complete.
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Import Pattern from DOS File               3/3

Errors that occur during the file transfer are
detected, and an error message  is  displayed.
If an error occurs, you must correct the prob-
lem before retrying the operation.
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Menu Separator
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Write Pattern to Secondary Serial Port     1/3

This  function writes a pattern program stored
on the PC disk to a serial device attached  to
the  currently selected secondary serial port.
BEFORE SELECTING THIS FUNCTION, you must  pre-
pare the serial device in  whatever way is re-
quired (ie, you may  want  to  punch  a  blank
leader on a teletype or set switches).

Then,  when  you select this item, the Pattern
Selector dialog box will appear,  listing  the
names  of  all  the  available patterns in the
current pattern directory.  If no patterns are
available  in  the current directory, an error
message is displayed.
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Write Pattern to Secondary Serial Port     2/3

If  patterns  are available in the current di-
rectory, you can simply scroll back and  forth
through  the  list  until you find the pattern
you want to send, and press [Enter] to  select
a pattern.

After  you select a pattern, the Main Menu bar
will be replaced with a  status  line  showing
the  size of the pattern being transferred, in
bytes, and the number of bytes transferred  so
far.   The  Main  Menu bar will reappear after
the transfer has been completed.
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Write Pattern to Secondary Serial Port     3/3

If  you  selected READER/PUNCH CONTROLS in the
SECONDARY PORT function of  the  CONFIGURATION
menu, K-Term will usually be able to start and
stop the serial device automatically.  If  you
did  not  select Reader/Punch Controls, or the
device does not support them, you may have  to
start and stop the device manually.

It  is up to you to monitor the pattern trans-
fer as it takes place; K-Term has  no  way  of
detecting  an  error  if one should occur.  If
an error occurs, or if you want  to  stop  the
pattern transfer for any other reason, you can
press the [Esc] key to cancel the transfer.
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Read Pattern from Secondary Serial Port    1/3

This  function  allows  you  to read a pattern
program from a device attached to the current-
ly  selected  secondary port (ie, a teletype).
BEFORE SELECTING THIS FUNCTION, you must  pre-
pare the serial  device  (ie, load a tape into
the reader and close the door).

When  you  then select this function, a dialog
box will appear asking for the name  you  want
to  use  for the pattern being read.  The name
you enter here should be in the same format as
the  names you would use directly with the ma-
chine executive.
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Read Pattern from Secondary Serial Port    2/3

After  you  enter a name, K-Term checks to see
if a pattern by that name  already  exists  in
its internal directory.  If one does, an error
message will be displayed.  You can  choose  a
different  name  for the pattern, or erase the
existing pattern and retry the Read operation.

When  a valid name has been obtained, the Main
Menu bar will be replaced with a  status  line
showing  the number of bytes read so far.  You
can use this number to determine if  the  read
operation  is progressing correctly.  The read
will stop automatically if K-Term detects  the
current configuration's End-of-Pattern string.
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Read Pattern from Secondary Serial Port    3/3

If  you  selected READER/PUNCH CONTROLS in the
SECONDARY PORT function of  the  CONFIGURATION
menu, K-Term will usually be able to start and
stop the serial device automatically.  If  you
did  not  select Reader/Punch Controls, or the
device does not support them, you may have  to
start and stop the device manually.

It  is up to you to monitor the pattern trans-
fer as it takes place; K-Term has  no  way  of
detecting  an  error  if one should occur.  If
an error occurs, or if you want  to  stop  the
pattern transfer for any other reason, you can
press the [Esc] key to cancel the transfer.
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Menu Separator
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Delete Pattern from PC Disk                 1/2

This  function  allows you to remove a pattern
program from the PC disk,  and  from  K-Term's
internal  directory.   Selecting this function
causes the  Pattern  Selector  dialog  box  to
appear;  you  can  then select the name of the
pattern you want to delete.

After  you select a pattern, a dialog box will
be displayed asking you to confirm your inten-
tion to delete the pattern.  If you answer 'Y'
to the dialog box, the pattern will be erased.

ONCE A PATTERN IS DELETED, IT IS GONE FOR GOOD
AND CAN NOT BE RECOVERED.
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Delete Pattern from PC Disk                2/2

If  you answer 'N' to the dialog box, the pat-
tern is NOT erased, and the  Delete  operation
will be cancelled.
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Rename Pattern on PC Disk                  1/2

This function allows you to change the name of
an existing pattern in K-Term's  internal  di-
rectory.   You may need to do this in order to
retrieve a similarly-named pattern from a  ma-
chine,  or  to import one from the disk or the
secondary serial port.

When  you  select  this  function, the Pattern
Selector dialog box appears, allowing  you  to
choose  the pattern you want to rename.  After
you pick a pattern, a second dialog  box  will
appear, in which you can enter the new name to
be used for the pattern.
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Rename Pattern on PC Disk                  2/2

Again,  the  name you choose should follow the
conventions of the machine executive.   K-Term
will  check  the name you enter and, if a pat-
tern with that name already exists in the  in-
ternal  directory,  an  error  message will be
displayed.  You can either choose a  different
name, or abort the Rename operation.

Otherwise,  when  you  press [Enter] to accept
the name, the Rename operation will take place
and you will be returned to Menu Mode.
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Menu Separator
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Load Pattern into Text Editor              1/3

If  you  defined  the  path and file name of a
text editor program in the DIRECTORIES &  FILE
SPECS function of the CONFIGURATION menu, this
function will allow you to use that text edit-
or to edit a K-Term pattern program disk file.

Because patterns in the K-Term system can have
names up to 37 characters  in  length,  K-Term
must  use a coding system to create file names
that DOS can handle, so that it can store  the
patterns  on  the  PC  disk.  These coded file
names are what the text editor will require if
you want to use it to edit a pattern file.
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Load Pattern into Text Editor              2/3

When  you  select  the  LOAD  INTO TEXT EDITOR
function, the Pattern Selector dialog box will
appear,  and you can use it to select the pat-
tern you want to edit.  When  you  select  the
pattern, K-Term then creates a special command
string for the text editor program you set up,
containing  the command to run the program and
the coded disk file name K-Term is  using  for
that pattern.  It then runs the text editor as
a sub-program, and you can immediately use the
editor to edit your file.
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Load Pattern into Text Editor              3/3

When  you are done editing the file, exit from
the editor in the normal way.  The editor will
write  the changed version of the pattern back
to the disk, and control will  return  to  the
K-Term program.

You can then continue using K-Term normally.
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Output Pattern to Screen                   1/2

This  function  will  display a K-Term pattern
program disk file in the area of the PC screen
normally occupied by the Terminal emulation.

When  you select OUTPUT TO SCREEN, the Pattern
Selector dialog box appears, and you  can  use
it  to  select  the  pattern you want to view.
When you select a pattern, the  first  several
lines  of the pattern will be displayed on the
screen, and the Main Menu bar will be replaced
by  a  status line giving the name of the pat-
tern you are viewing.
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Output Pattern to Screen                   2/2

After  the initial display, K-Term prompts you
to continue if there are more lines  to  view,
or to end the operation after the last line of
the pattern has been displayed.

When the display operation has been completed,
the Terminal Mode display that was present  on
the  screen  before you selected the OUTPUT TO
SCREEN function is restored, and you can  con-
tinue using K-Term in the normal way.
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Print Pattern on Printer                   1/2

The final item on the PATTERNS menu allows you
to produce a printed listing of a pattern pro-
gram in the K-Term directory.

When  you  select  this function, K-Term first
checks to see if the printer is on line and no
errors  are being reported.  If the printer is
off line, out of paper, or has another type of
error, an error message will be displayed, and
you must correct the error before retrying the
PRINT ON PRINTER operation.
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Print Pattern on Printer                   2/2

Once  the printer is ready, the Pattern Selec-
tor dialog box appears, and you can select the
pattern  you want to print.  When you select a
pattern, K-Term immediately begins sending  it
to  the printer, one line at a time.  A status
box is displayed on the screen to  inform  you
that a printout is in progress.

If you want to cancel the printout at any time
during the printing process, you can do so  by
pressing the [Esc] key.  After the printout is
completed,  a  Form  Feed character is sent to
the printer to eject the last page for you.
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Send Executive to Machine                  1/3

This  function transfers an executive program,
in binary format, from the PC disk to the  ma-
chine  controller attached to the current pri-
mary serial port.  Optionally, K-Term can also
transmit the Digital Equipment Corporation ab-
solute loader program ahead of the executive.

When  you  select this function, the Executive
Selector dialog box will appear.  You can then
select the executive to load and press [Enter]
to start the load sequence.
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Send Executive to Machine                  2/3

K-Term then sends the "Load Executive" command
string, defined for the current configuration,
to the machine controller.  This string is set
in the PRIMARY PORT function of the CONFIGURA-
TION menu.

If  the  Absolute  Loader is specified, K-Term
sends it next, followed by the binary bytes of
the executive program.  While the executive is
being transmitted, the Main Menu bar  will  be
replaced  by a status line showing the size of
the file and the number of  bytes  transferred
so far.
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Send Executive to Machine                  3/3

The  executive  load process  completes when a
character is received from  the  machine  con-
troller,  indicating  that  it is returning to
its prompt, or when the end of  the  executive
file is reached.  The Main Menu bar reappears,
and K-Term returns to Terminal Mode  to  allow
you  to type the proper command, if needed, to
actually start the executive running.  You can
also abort the load process by pressing [Esc].

It  is  up  to you to monitor the load process
and evaluate its success or failure, depending
on the way in which the machine controller re-
sponds at the end of the transfer.
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Import Executive from DOS Disk File        1/3

This function allows you to copy a binary disk
file, representing a machine  executive,  into
the  K-Term system and register it in K-Term's
internal directory for later transmission to a
machine controller.

When  you  select  this function, a dialog box
will appear, asking for the name you  want  to
use for the executive.  Executive names follow
the same conventions as pattern names, and can
be up to 37 characters in length.
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Import Executive from DOS Disk File        2/3

When you type a name and press [Enter], K-Term
checks to see if an executive by that name al-
ready exists in its internal directory.  If it
finds one, an error message is displayed;  you
can then choose a different name, or abort the
import process.

After  a  name  has been entered, the DOS File
Selector is displayed.  You can use it to move
through  the  disk system of the PC and select
the file you want to import.  Once you  select
a file and press [Enter], the transfer process
begins.
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Import Executive from DOS Disk File        3/3

During the transfer, a status box is displayed
to show the size of the file  being  imported,
and  the  number  of bytes copied so far.  The
process  is  usually  fairly fast.  Errors are
detected, and an error message is displayed if
one  occurs; if this happens, you must correct
the problem before retrying the Import  opera-
tion.

After the transfer is complete, the status box
is removed.  K-Term remains in Menu  Mode,  to
allow you to load the executive immediately if
desired.
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Read Executive from Secondary Serial Port  1/4

This  function allows you to read an executive
from a device attached to the currently selec-
ted secondary serial port.  Its primary use is
to allow executives on mylar and  paper  tapes
to be transferred to the disk of the PC.

You  should  prepare  the serial device BEFORE
you select this option.  Then, when you select
this  function, a dialog box will appear, ask-
ing for the name you want to use for the exec-
utive  being  read in.  The name should follow
the same conventions as a  pattern  name,  and
can be up to 37 characters long.
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Read Executive from Secondary Serial Port  2/4

When you type a name and press [Enter], K-Term
checks to see if an executive by that name al-
ready exists in its internal directory.  If it
finds one, an error message is displayed;  you
can then choose a different name, or abort the
import process.

After a name has been entered, the transfer is
ready to begin.  If you selected  READER/PUNCH
CONTROLS in the SECONDARY PORT function of the
CONFIGURATION menu, K-Term will usually  start
the device automatically.
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Read Executive from Secondary Serial Port  3/4

During  the transfer, the Main Menu bar is re-
placed by a status line showing the number  of
bytes  read  so  far.  The transfer stops only
when you press the [F10] key to indicate  that
the entire executive has been read.

You can also abort the transfer at any time by
pressing [Esc].

It  is  up  to you to monitor the transfer and
evaluate its success or failure; K-Term has no
way of detecting errors in this situation.
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Read Executive from Secondary Serial Port  4/4

After  the transfer is complete, the Main Menu
bar reappears.  K-Term remains in Menu Mode to
allow you to load the executive immediately if
desired.
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Menu Separator
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Delete Executive from PC Disk              1/2

This  function  lets  you  remove an executive
program from the PC disk,  and  from  K-Term's
internal  directory.   Selecting this function
causes the Executive Selector  dialog  box  to
appear;  you  can  then select the name of the
executive you want to delete.

After you select an executive, a dialog box is
displayed asking you to confirm your intention
to delete the executive.  If you answer 'Y' to
the dialog box, the executive will be erased.

ONCE  AN  EXECUTIVE IS DELETED, IT IS GONE FOR
GOOD AND CAN NOT BE RECOVERED.
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Delete Executive from PC Disk              2/2

If you answer 'N' to the dialog box, the exec-
utive is NOT erased, and the Delete  operation
will be cancelled.
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Rename Executive on PC Disk                1/2

This function allows you to change the name of
an existing executive in K-Term's internal di-
rectory.   You may need to do this in order to
import a similarly-named executive from a disk
file or the secondary serial port.

When  you  select this function, the Executive
Selector dialog box appears, allowing  you  to
choose the executive you want to rename.  When
you pick an executive, a second dialog box  is
displayed, in which you can enter the new name
to be used for the executive.
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Rename Executive on PC Disk                2/2

Again,  the  name you choose should follow the
same conventions as a  pattern  name.   K-Term
will check the name you enter and, if an exec-
utive with that name already exists in the in-
ternal  directory,  an  error  message will be
displayed.  You can either choose a  different
name, or abort the Rename operation.

After  the new name has been accepted, the Re-
name operation will take place, and  you  will
be returned to Menu Mode.
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Primary Port Configuration                 1/1

This  function allows you to configure the op-
erating parameters of the Primary serial  port
(which  Com port to use, baud rate, word size,
parity, etc.).  You can  also  define  command
strings to be used in communicating with a ma-
chine  controller  to  load  an  executive  or
transfer patterns.

You can set different parameters for all eight
of the available on-line configurations.

For additional help on configuring the Primary
Port, press [F1] when the Primary Port  dialog
box is displayed.
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Secondary Port Configuration               1/2

This  function allows you to configure the op-
erating parameters  of  the  Secondary  serial
port  (which  Com port to use, baud rate, word
size, parity, etc.).  You can also tell K-Term
if  it should use Reader/Punch Control Charac-
ters with the device attached to the port.

The  Secondary  port is a system-wide feature,
and has only one set of parameters; unlike the
Primary  port,  there  are NOT separate param-
eters for each on-line configuration.
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Secondary Port Configuration               2/2

For  additional help on configuring the secon-
dary port, press [F1] when the dialog  box  is
displayed.
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Menu Separator
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Directories and File Specs                 1/1

This  function allows you to tell K-Term where
to store patterns and executives on the  disks
of your PC.  You can also specify the path to,
and name of, a text editor that you would like
to use to edit your pattern files.

You can define different storage areas for all
eight available  on-line  configurations,  but
you can define only one text editor.

For  additional help on specifying pattern and
executive storage areas, and the command  that
will  invoke your text editor, press [F1] when
the dialog box is displayed.
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Set System Colors                          1/1

This  function allows you to select one of two
possible standard color sets (color  or  mono-
chrome).   It also allows you to customize the
colors used by the system, which may be useful
if  your  PC  is not a 100%-compatible and you
experience problems with the video display.

For  additional  help on setting colors, press
[F1] when the Color Setup dialog box  is  dis-
played.
$
Keyboard Translations                      1/2

This  function allows you to select how K-Term
translates some of the keys on  your  keyboard
into other characters, or into entire strings.
These characters or strings are sent  out  the
current  primary port just as if you had typed
them.

A  dialog  box allows you to select whether or
not [Back Space]  translated  to  DELETE,  and
whether  or  not [Down Arrow] is translated to
a Line Feed.  You can also assign text strings
to the 'F' keys F2 through F10.
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Keyboard Translations                      2/2

Assigning  character  translations and 'F' key
macros can make repetitive tasks easier.   For
example,  if  your configuration was for UICS,
you might assign the 'NAMES'  command  to  the
[F2] key.  Then, each time you pressed [F2] in
Terminal Mode, K-Term would issue the command
for you.

You can set different Translations for each of
the eight available on-line configurations.

For  more  help on setting up Key Translations
and Macros, press [F1] when the dialog box  is
displayed.
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Import/Export Options                      1/2

This  function  presents a dialog box allowing
you to change the way K-Term handles the first
line  of an ASCII text file during Pattern Im-
ports and Exports.  By selecting the appropri-
ate  combination, you can make K-Term compati-
ble with many other terminal emulators.

For Imports, you can specify if the first line
contains pattern step information, if it is to
be ignored, or if it is to be used as the name
of the pattern being imported.   For  Exports,
you  can specify whether or not K-Term outputs
the pattern name on  the  first  line  of  the
file.
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Import/Export Options                      2/2

For  more help on the settings of each option,
press [F1] when the dialog box is displayed.
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Menu Separator
$
Write Setups to Disk                       1/1

This  function  simply writes the system setup
information to a specially-formatted  file  on
the  disk.   This file will then be read auto-
matically the next time you  run  K-Term,  and
the  program  will start up with the same set-
tings that were in effect  when  you  selected
WRITE SETUPS TO DISK.

There  is  no  dialog box associated with this
function; if an error occurs during  the  file
write operation, an error message will be dis-
played, and you will have to correct the cause
of the error before retrying the operation.
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Program Information                        1/1

This function displays the Program Information
box, which is the same box you saw when K-Term
initially  started.  The box displays the pro-
gram copyright notice and version number.

While the box is displayed, you can press [F1]
to obtain general help information  about  the
overall  function of the program.  You are en-
couraged to read this general  description  if
you are a new user, since it describes aspects
of K-Term that are common to all parts of  the
system's operation.
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Menu Separator
$
Run a Utility Program                      1/1

This  function  allows you to temporarily sus-
pend operation of the K-Term program, and  run
another  .EXE or .COM program.  K-Term remains
in memory while the other program runs, but is
not functional at that time.

When  you  select  this function, the DOS File
Selector appears, and you can select any  pro-
gram you wish to run (except batch files).

When  you select a program, the program starts
immediately.  After you exit from the program,
K-Term  is again operational, and you can con-
tinue using it in the normal manner.
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Operating System Shell                     1/1

This  function  temporarily suspends operation
of the K-Term program, and loads a second copy
of  COMMAND.COM  into memory.  The screen will
clear, and the DOS prompt will be displayed.

You can then perform any DOS command operation
you desire, just as you would  if  K-Term  was
not  already  running.  You can also run batch
files and execute other programs.

When you are done working with DOS,  type  the
EXIT  command  and press [Enter].  K-Term will
again be operational,  and  you  can  continue
using it in the the normal manner.
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Menu Separator
$
Custom Function(s)                         1/2

If  you  requested that one or more customized
functions be added to your particular  version
of  K-Term, they can be accessed via this menu
item.  When you select Custom  Function(s),  a
list  of the customized functions installed in
this version of K-Term will be presented,  and
you can choose which one you want to execute.

If  only one customized function is installed,
it starts immediately  instead  of  presenting
the list.

If  no  customized functions are installed, an
error message is displayed.
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Custom Function(s)                         2/2

To order a version of K-Term with a customized
function for your application, contact:

    B-Tech Industrial Service
    109 Main Street
    Johnson City, New York  13790
    Phone: (607) 797-0219
    FAX:   (607) 797-4479

One  customized  function  will be added at no
charge, provided it is not extremely  complex.
The  addition of more than one custom function
or the implementation of  complex  function(s)
will be handled on a Request For Quote basis.
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Import from Pattern Master                 1/1

This  function  reads the cross-reference file
generated by the Pattern Master  pattern  pro-
gram  generation facility, and uses the infor-
mation in that file to import machine patterns
created  by  that program.  No intervention is
required from you; K-Term handles  the  entire
process automatically.

The  new  patterns  are  placed in the current
pattern directory, and are given names  chosen
by K-Term, based on the name used for the pat-
tern in the Pattern Master system.
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Menu Separator
$
Exit to DOS                                1/1

This  function terminates the operation of the
K-Term program, and returns control to the MS-
DOS operating system.  You will be required to
confirm your intention to exit  before  K-Term
actually terminates.

If you do indeed choose to exit, a brief pause
will occur while the system performs its final
disk-related operations.  The screen will then
clear, and the DOS prompt will appear  at  the
upper  left  corner.   You will be returned to
the original drive and path from which  K-Term
was started.
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Extra entry # 01, for future expansion
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Extra entry # 02, for future expansion
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Extra entry # 03, for future expansion
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Extra entry # 04, for future expansion
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Extra entry # 05, for future expansion
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Extra entry # 06, for future expansion
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The Pattern and Executive Selector         1/3

This  dialog box allows you to easily select a
pattern or executive from those  currently  on
the PC disk.  To select a pattern or executive
from the list, scroll back and forth until the
one you want is hilighted, and press [Enter].

You  move  the highlighting using the [Up] and
[Down] arrow keys (one entry at a  time),  the
[Page Up]  and  [Page Down] keys (9 entries at
a time) or the [Home] and [End] keys (to  move
to the first or last name, respectively).  You
can also type a pattern name character to move
directly to the next name beginning with  that
character.
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The Pattern and Executive Selector         2/3

If you want to change to a different subdirec-
tory on the PC's disk, you can press the [Tab]
key.  When you do this, the Pattern and Execu-
tive selector will be temporarily replaced  by
the  DOS File Selector, operating in a special
path-only mode.  Then, when you find the  path
you want, select "Move To Here".

Once  you select the new path, the Pattern and
Executive Selector will  reappear.   If  there
are  no patterns or executives in the path you
selected, an error message will be issued, and
the system will return to the path that was in
use before you pressed [Tab].
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The Pattern and Executive Selector         3/3

For help on the operation of the DOS File Sel-
ector, press [F1] when the  File  Selector  is
displayed.

If you decide not to choose a pattern or exec-
utive, you can press the [Esc] key  to  cancel
the  selection operation.  If you do this, the
program function that was in progress will  be
cancelled as well.
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The DOS File Selector                      1/5

This  dialog box allows you to easily select a
disk file from anywhere on any of the PC  disk
drives.   To select a file, simply scroll back
and forth until the one you want to select  is
highlighted; then, press [Enter].

You  move  the highlighting using the [Up] and
[Down] arrow keys (one entry at a  time),  the
[Page Up]  and  [Page Down] keys (9 entries at
a time) or the [Home] and [End] keys (to  move
to the first or last entry, respectively).
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The DOS File Selector                      2/5

The  DOS File Selector uses a "search mask" to
show you only those files that match a certain
extension.  If you want to look for files with
a different extension, press the [Tab] key.

The Search Mask area of the dialog box will be
highlighted, and you can then edit the  Search
Mask  as  needed.   For example, to search for
all the files with an extension of ".PAT", you
would make the mask look like "*.PAT" (without
the quotes).
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The DOS File Selector                      3/5

When  you have edited the Mask, press [Enter],
and the new mask will take effect.  If you de-
cide  not  to change the Mask, press the [Esc]
key instead, to cancel the Search Mask change.

File  names that are preceded with a backslash
(\) represent subdirectories.  When you select
one  of  these,  that subdirectory will become
the current directory, and the files  matching
the  search mask there will be displayed.  The
subdirectory entry "\.." represents the previ-
ous  subdirectory;  that  is, the subdirectory
that is one level closer to the root directory
of the current disk drive.
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The DOS File Selector                      4/5

Entries with names like "Disk Drive A:" repre-
sent the actual disk drives of the  PC.   When
you  choose one of these entries, the root di-
rectory of that disk drive becomes the current
directory,  and  the files matching the search
mask there will be displayed.

If  an  error occurs during the file selection
process (ie, if you select a floopy disk drive
and  there  is no disk in the drive), an error
message will be displayed.  You  must  correct
the cause of the error before retrying the op-
eration.
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The DOS File Selector                      5/5

If  you  decide not to choose a disk file, you
can press the [Esc] key to cancel  the  selec-
tion  operation.   If you do this, the program
function that was in  progress  will  also  be
cancelled.
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Enter Name of Pattern to Get               1/3

This  dialog  box is asking you to type in the
name of the pattern you want to retrieve  from
the  machine  connected  to the primary serial
port.  You must type in the name EXACTLY as it
appears  in the machine controller, or the re-
trieval operation will not succeed.

Upper  or lower case characters may be used in
the name you enter; K-Term converts all  char-
acters  to  upper case before it sends them to
the machine controller.  It also uses the name
you enter to store the pattern in its internal
directory.
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Enter Name of Pattern to Get               2/3

If  you  listed the names of the patterns that
are currently stored in the machine controller
before  you invoked the GET FROM MACHINE func-
tion, they will still be on  the  screen,  but
may be covered by this dialog box.  If this is
the  case, you can use the [Up] and [Down] ar-
row keys to move the name-entry dialog box  up
and  down on the screen to uncover the name of
the pattern you want to retrieve.

When you have typed the name of the pattern to
be retrieved, press [Enter] to start  the  re-
trieval operation.
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Enter Name of Pattern to Get               3/3

Note  that,  if you want to retrieve a pattern
with a name that is the same as one already in
K-Term's  internal directory, you will have to
either rename or delete the  existing  pattern
first.  Alternately, you could rename the pat-
tern in the machine controller first,  to  one
that does not produce a conflict, then try the
retrieval operation again.

If  you  decide not to retrieve a pattern from
the machine controller, you can press [Esc] to
cancel  the  name-entry dialog box.  If you do
this, the GET FROM MACHINE operation  will  be
cancelled as well.
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Enter DOS File Name for Pattern Export     1/2

This  dialog  box is asking you to type a com-
plete DOS path and file name specification for
the  pattern  file that will be created during
the export operation.  Path and file names are
in  the  form d:\path\filename.ext, where "d:"
is the disk drive letter, and "\path\" is  the
path  to  the  subdirectory, where you want to
put the new file.  "filename.ext" is the actu-
al name and extension of the file that will be
created.
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Enter DOS File Name for Pattern Export     2/2

When  you have typed the required information,
press [Enter] to start the actual export oper-
ation.   When you do this, K-Term first checks
to see if a file with the same name you speci-
fied already exists.  If one does, you will be
asked to decide if you want to overwrite  that
file, or choose a different name.

If you decide not to perform the export opera-
tion, press [Esc] instead of [Enter], and  the
export operation will be cancelled.
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Enter Pattern Name for DOS File Import     1/2

This  dialog  box is asking you to type in the
name you want to use for the pattern  you  are
about  to  import.  Pattern names can be up to
37 characters in length, and may  include  any
printable character except a space.  They must
also follow the conventions  for  the  machine
executive they are to be used with.

When  you have typed the required information,
press [Enter].  K-Term will then check to  see
if  a  pattern with that same name already ex-
ists in its internal directory.  If one  does,
an  error  message  will be displayed, and you
must choose a different name for the pattern.
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Enter Pattern Name for DOS File Import     2/2

If you decide not to perform the import opera-
tion, press [Esc] instead of [Enter], and  the
import operation will be cancelled.
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Enter Pattern Name for Serial Read-in      1/2

This  dialog  box is asking you to type in the
name you want to use for the pattern  you  are
about  to read in.  Pattern names can be up to
37 characters in length, and may  include  any
printable character except a space.  They must
also follow the conventions  for  the  machine
executive they are to be used with.

When  you have typed the required information,
press [Enter].  K-Term will then check to  see
if  a  pattern with that same name already ex-
ists in its internal directory.  If one  does,
an  error  message  will be displayed, and you
must choose a different name for the pattern.
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Enter Pattern Name for Serial Read-in      2/2

If you decide not to perform the Read-in oper-
ation, press [Esc] instead of [Enter], and the
Read-in operation will be cancelled.
$
Confirm Deletion of Pattern from PC Disk   1/1

This verification box is asking you to confirm
that you do indeed wish to delete the  pattern
whose name appears in the box.

ONCE  A  PATTERN  HAS BEEN DELETED, IT IS GONE
FOR GOOD, AND CAN NOT BE RECOVERED.  Please be
very sure of your actions before you proceed.

If  you  do indeed wish to delete the pattern,
type the letter "Y", and the pattern  will  be
deleted.   If  you  do  NOT want to delete the
pattern, type the letter "N", and the  pattern
will remain unaffected.
$
Enter New Name for Pattern on PC Disk      1/2

This dialog box is asking you to type in a new
name for the pattern whose name appears in the
box.   The  new  pattern  name can be up to 37
characters in  length,  and  can  contain  any
printable  character  except a space.  It must
also conform to the conventions of the machine
executive it is to be used with.

After  you type the new name, press [Enter] to
actually perform the rename operation.  K-Term
will  check to see if a pattern with that name
already exists in its directory.  If one does,
an  error  message  will be displayed, and you
must choose a different name for the pattern.
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Enter New Name for Pattern on PC Disk      2/2

Otherwise, the Rename operation will occur and
you will be returned to Menu Mode.

If you decide not to perform the Rename opera-
tion, press [Esc] instead of [Enter].  The Re-
name operation will be cancelled, and the pat-
tern will remain unaffected.
$
Output Pattern to Screen - More To Go      1/1

The system has paused to allow you to view the
section of the pattern currently displayed  on
the  screen.   The  end of the pattern has not
yet been reached.

To  continue  with the display, press [Enter].
The system will then display the next  section
of the pattern.

To abort the display, press [Esc].
$
Output Pattern to Screen - Done            1/1

The system has paused to allow you to view the
section of the pattern currently displayed  on
the  screen.   The end of the pattern has been
reached.

To  continue with program operation, press the
[Enter] or [Esc] keys.
$
Enter Executive Name for DOS File Import   1/2

This  dialog  box is asking you to type in the
name you want to use for the executive you are
about  to import. Executive names can be up to
37 characters in length, and may  include  any
printable character except a space.

When  you have typed the required information,
press [Enter].  K-Term will then check to  see
if  an executive with that name already exists
in its internal directory.  If  one  does,  an
error  message will be displayed, and you must
choose a different name for the executive.
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Enter Executive Name for DOS File Import   2/2

If you decide not to perform the import opera-
tion, press [Esc] instead of [Enter], and  the
import operation will be cancelled.
$
Enter Executive Name for Serial Read-in    1/2

This  dialog  box is asking you to type in the
name you want to use for the executive you are
about  to  read in.  Executive names can be up
to 37 characters in length,  and  may  include
any printable character except a space.

When  you have typed the required information,
press [Enter].  K-Term will then check to  see
if  an executive with that name already exists
in its internal directory.  If  one  does,  an
error  message will be displayed, and you must
choose a different name for the executive.
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Enter Executive Name for Serial Read-in    2/2

If you decide not to perform the Read-in oper-
ation, press [Esc] instead of [Enter], and the
Read-in operation will be cancelled.
$
Confirm Deletion of Exec. from PC Disk     1/1

This verification box is asking you to confirm
that you do indeed wish to delete  the  execu-
tive whose name appears in the box.

ONCE AN EXECUTIVE HAS BEEN DELETED, IT IS GONE
FOR GOOD, AND CAN NOT BE RECOVERED.  Please be
very sure of your actions before you proceed.

If you do indeed wish to delete the executive,
type the letter "Y", and the executive will be
deleted.   If  you  do  NOT want to delete the
executive, type the letter "N", and the execu-
tive will remain unaffected.
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Enter New Name for Executive on PC Disk    1/2

This dialog box is asking you to type in a new
name for the executive whose name  appears  in
the  box.  The new executive name can be up to
37 characters in length, and can  contain  any
printable character except a space.

After  you type the new name, press [Enter] to
actually perform the rename operation.  K-Term
will  check  to  see if an executive with that
name already exists in its directory.  If  one
does,  an error message will be displayed, and
you must choose a different name for the exec-
utive.
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Enter New Name for Executive on PC Disk    2/2

Otherwise, the Rename operation will occur and
you will be returned to Menu Mode.

If you decide not to perform the Rename opera-
tion, press [Esc] instead of [Enter].  The Re-
name  operation  will  be  cancelled,  and the
executive will remain unaffected.
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Primary Port Baud Rate                     1/1

At this time, you can press the [Enter] key to
step through the available baud rates for  the
primary  serial port.  The available rates are
110, 150, 300, 600, 1200,  2400,  4800,  9600,
19200  and  38400.   When  the setting reaches
38400, it wraps around to  110  and  continues
stepping from there.

The  baud  rate you select must match the baud
rate of the console port of the  machine  con-
troller you are trying to communicate with.
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Primary Port Word Length                   1/1

At this time, you can press the [Enter] key to
step through the available word sizes for  the
primary  serial port.  The available sizes are
7 or 8 bits per character.

The word length you choose must match the word
length of the console port of the machine con-
troller you are trying to communicate with; in
most cases, you will want to select 8 bits per
character.
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Primary Port Parity Type                   1/1

At this time, you can press the [Enter] key to
step through the available  parity  types  for
the primary serial port.  The available parity
types are None, Odd, Even, and Stick.

The  type  of parity you choose must match the
parity setting of the console port of the  ma-
chine controller you are trying to communicate
with.
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Primary Port Number of Stop Bits           1/1

At this time, you can press the [Enter] key to
step through the available stop  bit  settings
for the primary serial channel.  The available
settings are '1' and '2'.

The  number of stop bits you choose must match
the stop bit setting of the  console  port  of
the  machine controller you are trying to com-
municate with.

In most cases, you should use 1 stop bit.
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Primary Port XOn/XOff Protocol             1/1

At this time, you can press the [Enter] key to
select whether or not K-Term  should  use  XOn
and  XOff  characters  to  control the flow of
characters from the machine controller connec-
ted to the primary serial port.  Each time you
press [Enter], the setting will toggle between
'Yes' and 'No'.
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Primary Port "Input Pattern" String        1/2

When  the string title is highlighted, you can
press [Enter] to  start  changing  the  "Input
Pattern"  command  string for the current con-
figuration.  When you do so, the  string  area
will be hilighted, and you can edit it.

The string you enter should be the same as the
command you would normally type to  cause  the
machine  executive to input a pattern from the
console terminal.

The  function keys F2 through F8 provide a way
to insert  special,  non-printable  characters
and other information into the command line.
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Primary Port "Input Pattern" String        2/2

You  must use the F2 through F8 keys to insert
the items they specify; you cannot type  their
characters  or items directly into the command
line.  When you use one of these keys, a  sym-
bol  like  "<F2>"  will  appear in the command
line to indicate the presence of that item.

When you have created the proper command line,
press the [Enter] key again to accept it.   If
you  decide  not to change the line, press the
[Esc] key instead; the command line  that  was
in  place  before you started editing will re-
appear, unchanged.
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Primary Port "Output Pattern" String       1/2

When  the string title is highlighted, you can
press [Enter] to start  changing  the  "Output
Pattern"  command  string for the current con-
figuration.  When you do so, the  string  area
will be hilighted, and you can edit it.

The string you enter should be the same as the
command you would normally type to  cause  the
machine  executive  to output a pattern to the
console terminal.

The  function keys F2 through F8 provide a way
to insert  special,  non-printable  characters
and other information into the command line.
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Primary Port "Output Pattern" String       2/2

You  must use the F2 through F8 keys to insert
the items they specify; you cannot type  their
characters  or items directly into the command
line.  When you use one of these keys, a  sym-
bol  like  "<F2>"  will  appear in the command
line to indicate the presence of that item.

When you have created the proper command line,
press the [Enter] key again to accept it.   If
you  decide  not to change the line, press the
[Esc] key instead; the command line  that  was
in  place  before you started editing will re-
appear, unchanged.
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Primary Port "End of Pattern" String       1/2

When  the string title is highlighted, you can
press [Enter] to start changing  the  "End-of-
Pattern"  command  string for the current con-
figuration.  When you do so, the  string  area
will be hilighted, and you can edit it.

The  string you enter should be the characters
that the machine executive outputs at the  end
of  each pattern, or that it recognizes as the
end of a pattern when one is being input.

The  function keys F2 through F8 provide a way
to insert  special,  non-printable  characters
and other information into the command line.
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Primary Port "End of Pattern" String       2/2

You  must use the F2 through F8 keys to insert
the items they specify; you cannot type  their
characters  or items directly into the command
line.  When you use one of these keys, a  sym-
bol  like  "<F2>"  will  appear in the command
line to indicate the presence of that item.

When you have created the proper command line,
press the [Enter] key again to accept it.   If
you  decide  not to change the line, press the
[Esc] key instead; the command line  that  was
in  place  before you started editing will re-
appear, unchanged.
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Primary Port "Load Executive" String       1/2

When  the string title is highlighted, you can
press [Enter] to start changing the "Load  Ex-
ecutive"  command  string for the current con-
figuration.  When you do so, the  string  area
will be hilighted, and you can edit it.

The string you enter should be the same as the
command you would normally type to prepare the
machine  controller  to load an executive pro-
gram into its memory.

The  function keys F2 through F8 provide a way
to insert  special,  non-printable  characters
and other information into the command line.
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Primary Port "Load Executive" String       2/2

You  must use the F2 through F8 keys to insert
the items they specify; you cannot type  their
characters  or items directly into the command
line.  When you use one of these keys, a  sym-
bol  like  "<F2>"  will  appear in the command
line to indicate the presence of that item.

When you have created the proper command line,
press the [Enter] key again to accept it.   If
you  decide  not to change the line, press the
[Esc] key instead; the command line  that  was
in  place  before you started editing will re-
appear, unchanged.
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Secondary Com Port to Use                  1/1

At this time, you can press the [Enter] key to
step through the available Com ports and  pick
the  one you want to use as the Secondary Ser-
ial port.  After you pick one,  all  Secondary
Port operations will use that Com port.

You  can  choose  "None",  which means that no
Secondary port is available (menu options that
relate to the Secondary port will then be non-
selectable), or you can choose from any of the
Com port numbers shown in the "Available" note
next to this item.
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Secondary Port Baud Rate                   1/1

At this time, you can press the [Enter] key to
step through the available baud rates for  the
secondary  serial  port.   Available rates are
110, 150, 300, 600, 1200,  2400,  4800,  9600,
19200  and  38400.   When  the setting reaches
38400, it wraps around to  110  and  continues
stepping from there.

The  baud  rate you select must match the baud
rate of the device you are trying to  communi-
cate  with.   300 baud is a common setting for
ASR-43 teletypes, while 9600 baud  is  typical
for a high-speed serial tape reader.
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Secondary Port Word Length                 1/1

At this time, you can press the [Enter] key to
step through the available word sizes for  the
secondary  serial  port.   Available sizes are
7 or 8 bits per character.

The word length you choose must match the word
length of the device you are trying to  commu-
nicate  with;  in most cases, you will want to
select 8 bits per character.
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Secondary Port Parity Type                 1/1

At this time, you can press the [Enter] key to
step through the available  parity  types  for
the  secondary  serial port.  Available parity
types are None, Odd, Even, and Stick.

The  type  of parity you choose must match the
parity setting of the device you are trying to
communicate  with,  and may also depend on the
type of operation you are  trying  to  perform
with the device.
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Secondary Port Number of Stop Bits         1/1

At this time, you can press the [Enter] key to
step through the available stop  bit  settings
for  the secondary serial port.  The available
settings are '1' and '2'.

The  number of stop bits you choose must match
the stop bit setting of  the  device  you  are
trying to communicate with.

In most cases, you should use 1 stop bit.
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Secondary Port XOn/XOff Protocol           1/1

At this time, you can press the [Enter] key to
select whether or not K-Term  should  use  XOn
and  XOff  characters  to  control the flow of
characters from the device  connected  to  the
secondary  serial  port.   Each time you press
the [Enter] key, the setting will  toggle  be-
tween 'Yes' and 'No'.

For  ASR-43  teletypes  and  high-speed serial
readers, you should select 'Yes'.   For  other
devices, consult the documentation for the de-
vice to determine if it supports  or  requires
XOn/XOff handling.
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Secondary Port Reader/Punch Controls       1/1

At this time, you can press the [Enter] key to
select whether or not K-Term should use stand-
ard  Reader/Punch  control characters to start
and stop the device attached to the  secondary
serial port.  Each time you press [Enter], the
setting will toggle between 'Yes' and 'No'.

For  most  common  devices,  you should select
'Yes'.  For example, if an ASR-43 teletype was
attached  here,  this  would  allow  K-Term to
automatically turn the reader on and off  dur-
ing  input, and turn the punch on and off dur-
ing output.
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Directory for Patterns                     1/1

When  the string title is highlighted, you can
press [Enter] to start changing the path spec-
ification for the location in the PC disk sys-
tem where you want  K-Term  to  store  pattern
program files.

The  string you enter should be a standard DOS
path specifier, in the  form  D:\PATH\PATH...,
where  D: is the disk drive letter and PATH is
one or more subdirectory names.

Note  that  you  can  have a different pattern
storage directory for each of the eight avail-
able on-line configurations.
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Directory for Executives                   1/1

When  the string title is highlighted, you can
press [Enter] to start changing the path spec-
ification for the location in the PC disk sys-
tem where you want K-Term  to  store executive
program files.

The  string you enter should be a standard DOS
path specifier, in the  form  D:\PATH\PATH...,
where  D: is the disk drive letter and PATH is
one or more subdirectory names.

Note  that  you can have a different executive
storage directory for each of the eight avail-
able on-line configurations.
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Text Editor Path and Program Name          1/1

When  the string title is highlighted, you can
press [Enter] to start  changing  the  command
string  that K-Term should use to start up the
text editor you want to use to edit your  pat-
tern programs.  The string you enter should be
in the form D:\PATH\PROGNAME.EXT, where D:  is
the  disk  drive  letter,  PATH is one or more
subdirectory names, and  PROGNAME.EXT  is  the
name  and extension of the text editor startup
command (the .EXT portion is optional).

You  can  specify only one text editor for all
eight configurations.
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Setting the System Colors                  1/3

The System Colors dialog box lets you select a
default color scheme (monochrome or standard).
Or,  you  can customize the colors used by the
system, either to suit your own  taste  or  to
provide  a more readable display if your PC is
not a 100% compatible type.

To  select  the  color you want to change, use
the [Up] and [Down] arrow keys to move the hi-
lighting  bar through the list.  When you sel-
ect one of the five items in  the  chart-style
list at the bottom, you can use the [Left] and
[Right] arrows to select  the  Title,  Border,
Normal or Inverse parts of that element.
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Setting the System Colors                  2/3

When you have selected the item whose color is
to be changed, use the '+' and '-' keys on the
keyboard  to  increment or decrement the color
of that item.  The foreground color will cycle
first;  when  it has gone through the first or
last of the 16 possible foreground colors, the
background  color  will  change, and the fore-
ground color will then start its cycle over.

If you press [F2] while the dialog box is dis-
played, you will force the system to  use  its
monochrome  (black  and  white)  color set; if
you press [F3], you will force the  system  to
use the standard multi-color color set.
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Setting the System Colors                  3/3

After you have the colors set the way you want
them, press [F10] to cause the system  to  put
the  new  colors into effect.  The screen will
immediately update to the new color scheme.

If  you  decide  you do not want to change the
colors after all,  press  [Esc].   The  color-
change  dialog  box  will  be removed from the
screen, and the system colors will remain  un-
affected.
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BackSpace Translated to Delete             1/1

At this time, you can press the [Enter] key to
select whether or not  K-Term  will  translate
the  [Back Space] ( <-- ) key on your keyboard
to the standard ASCII DELETE character  (deci-
mal  127).   Each  time you press [Enter], the
setting will toggle between 'Yes' and 'No'.

Select  'Yes' if the machine executive you are
communicating with only uses DELETE  and  does
not  use [Back Space] for any special purpose;
otherwise, select 'No'.
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Down Arrow Translated to Line Feed         1/1

At this time, you can press the [Enter] key to
select whether or not  K-Term  will  translate
the  [Down  Arrow] key on your keyboard to the
standard ASCII LINE  FEED  character  (decimal
10).  Each time you press [Enter], the setting
will toggle between 'Yes' and 'No'.

This  translation is especially handy for Sat-
ellite 2 executives, which  require  the  Line
Feed  character  as  part  of their operation.
Since the current version of K-Term  does  not
use [Down Arrow] for anything else in Terminal
Mode (although future versions may), there  is
no advantage to selecting 'No' at this time.
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Keyboard Macros                            1/1

When the Key Title is hilighted, you can press
the [Enter] key to start changing the text  to
be  sent  in  Terminal Mode when you press the
indicated 'F' key.

The string you enter can contain any printable
characters.  Spaces,  Carriage  Returns,  Line
Feeds and Nulls must be inserted using the 'F'
keys indicated at the  bottom  of  the  dialog
box.  Control characters are typed directly.

Note  that you can have a different set of key
macros for each of the eight available on-line
configurations.
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On Import, Discard First Line              1/2

At this time, you can press the [Enter] key to
select whether or not K-Term will discard  the
first line of an ASCII text file during an Im-
port Pattern operation.  Each time  you  press
[Enter], the setting will toggle between 'Yes'
and 'No'.

Select  'Yes' if the pattern files you want to
import have the name of the pattern stored  on
their  first line, AND if you do not care what
the contents of that line is.  Then, during  a
Pattern Import operation, K-Term will read the
line, ignore it, and go on to the next line of
the file automatically.
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On Import, Discard First Line              2/2

Select  'No'  if the pattern files you want to
import do not have the pattern name stored  on
their first line (ie, the first line is a pat-
tern step), or if you are  going  to  set  the
'Use  First  Line  as  Pattern Name' option to
'Yes'.  'No' is the default setting.
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On Import, Use First Line as Pattern Name  1/2

At this time, you can press the [Enter] key to
select whether or not, during a Pattern Import
operation, K-Term should interpret the text it
finds on the first line of the file as the ac-
tual name of the pattern being imported.  Each
time you press [Enter], the setting will  tog-
gle between 'Yes' and 'No'.

Select  'Yes' if the pattern files you want to
import have the name of the pattern stored  on
their  first  line,  AND if you want K-Term to
put this name in its pattern directory just as
if you had entered it yourself.
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On Import, Use First Line as Pattern Name  2/2

Selecting  'Yes'  to this option will override
the 'Discard First Line' option if it is  also
set to 'Yes'.

Select  'No'  for  this  option if the pattern
files you want to import do not have the  pat-
tern  name stored on their first line (ie, the
first line is a pattern step), or if  you  are
going  to  set the 'Discard First Line' option
to 'Yes'.  This is the default setting.
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On Export, Output Pat. Name on First Line  1/2

At this time, you can press the [Enter] key to
select whether or not, during a Pattern Export
operation, K-Term should write out the name of
the pattern being exported on the  first  line
of the file.  Each time you press [Enter], the
setting will toggle between 'Yes' and 'No'.

Select  'Yes' if you plan to use the file that
K-Term creates with another terminal  emulator
that  expects the pattern name to be stored on
the first line of the file.  This setting  may
also be useful if you plan to work on the pat-
tern file with a spreadsheet or text editor.
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On Export, Output Pat. Name on First Line  2/2

Select 'No' if you do not want K-Term to write
the pattern name out to the first name of  the
file.   This  is  the  default, and allows the
file K-Term creates to be used in applications
that  do not expect the name of the pattern on
the first line of the file.
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Delay Between Characters                   1/2

At this time, you can press the [Enter] key to
select whether or not K-Term should  insert  a
time  delay between characters when it sends a
pattern to the machine, and to choose how long
that delay will be.  The possible settings are
None, 55 mSec and 110 mSec  (mSec  stands  for
milliseconds).   When  the setting reaches 110
mSec, it wraps around to  None  and  continues
stepping from there.

In  general, you should use 'None' for UICS or
for Satellite executives running at 1200 baud.
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Delay Between Characters                   2/2

The  '55 mSec' setting is useful for Satellite
executives running at 9600 baud, without slow-
ing the pattern transfer excessively.

The '110 mSec' setting produces very slow pat-
tern transfers.  Its  primary  application  is
with  a  Satellite  executive, running at 9600
baud, that also has a very heavy machine  con-
trol load.
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Primary Com Port to Use                    1/1

At this time, you can press the [Enter] key to
step through the available Com ports and  pick
the  one you want to use as the Primary serial
port for the current Configuration.  After you
pick one, all Primary Port operations will use
that Com port when the  current  configuration
is in effect.

You  can  select a different Com port for each
of the eight available on-line configurations.

You  can  choose from any of the Com port num-
bers shown in the  "Available"  note  next  to
this item.
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