Guardian Programming Reference Summary for pTAL and TAL

SETMODE Operations
Guardian Programming Reference Summary for pTAL and TAL—522631-001
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23 Terminal: Set character size
param1 =
0 character size = 5 bits
1 character size = 6 bits
2 character size = 7 bits
3 character size = 8 bits
The param2 parameter is not used with function 23.
24 Terminal: Set parity generation by system
param1 =
0 parity = odd
1 parity = even
2 parity = none
The param2 parameter is not used with function 24.
25 Line printer (subtype 3): Set form length
param1 = length of form in lines
The param2 parameter is not used with function 25.
26 Line printer (subtype 3): Set or clear vertical tabs
param1
= 0 is (line#-1) of where tab is to be set.
= -1 clear all tabs (except line 1).
Note: A vertical tab stop always exists at line 1 (top of form).
The param2 parameter is not used with function 26.
27 Line printer or terminal: Set system spacing mode
param1.<15>
= 0 postspace (default setting)
= 1 prespace
The param2 parameter is not used with function 27.
28 Line printer or terminal: Reset to configured values
param1
= 0 (default) resets printer to its configured values
= 1 resets only soft parameters
= 2 resets only hard parameters
The param2 parameter is not used with function 28.
For the 5530 line printer, SETMODE 28 resets all the SETMODE parameters
back to their SYSGEN values and also reinitializes the printer.
Note:
SETMODE 29 (set auto answer or control answer mode) is the only
SETMODE function not affected by a SETMODE 28.
<function> Parameters and Effect