
OPERATION
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2. OPERATIONAL DEVICES
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Table2.1.1 Explanation of the MDI keyboard
Number ExplanationName
5 SHIFT key
SHIFT
Some keys have two characters on their keytop. Pressing the key
switches the characters. Special character ƞ is displayed on the screen when a
character indicated at the bottom right corner on the keytop can be entered.
SHIFT
6 INPUT key
INPUT
When an address or a numerical key is pressed, the data is input to the buffer,
and it is displayed on the CRT screen. To copy the data in the key input buffer to
the offset register, etc., press the key. This key is equivalent to the [IN-
PUT] key of the soft keys, and either can be pressed to produce the same result.
INPUT
7 Cancel key
CAN
Press this key to delete the last character or symbol input to the key input buffer.
When the key input buffer displays
>N001X100Z_
and the cancel key is pressed, Z is canceled and
>N001X100_
is displayed.
CAN
8 Program edit keys
ALTER INSERT
DE-
LETE
Press these keys when editing the program.
: Alter-
ation
: Inser-
tion
: Dele-
tion
ALTER
DELETE
INSERT
9 Function keys
…
POS PROG
Press theses keys to switch display screens for each function.
See sec. 2.2 for detailas of the function keys.
10 Cursor move keys There are four different cursor move keys.
: This key is used to move the cursor to the right or in the forward
direction. The cursor is moved in short units in the forward direction.
: This key is used to move the cursor to the left or in the reverse
direction. The cursor is moved in short units in the reverse direction.
: This key is used to move the cursor in a downward or forward
direction. The cursor is moved in large units in the forward direction.
: This key is used to move the cursor in an upward or reverse direction.
The cursor is moved in large units in the reverse direction.
11 Page change keys
PAGE
PAGE
Two kinds of page change keys are described below.
: This key is used to changeover the page on the CRT screen in the
forward direction.
: This key is used to changeover the page on the CRT screen in the
reverse direction.
PAGE
PAGE