IBM 3153 ASCII Terminal Display - Page Up and Page Down keys not working

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IBM 3153 ASCII Terminal Display - Page Up and Page Down keys not working

Applicable to: World-Wide

Symptom:
3153 Page Up, Page Down keys are not working.

Background Information:
3153 offers a PC-style keyboard that has an 'Page Up' and 'Page Down' printed on the keyboard.

The 'Page Up' performs the 'Clear' Key Function. This key generates the following ASCII sequence: ESC L LTA LTA is the 3151 Line Turnaround Character: <CR>, <ETX>

The 'Page Down' performs the 'Erase EOF' Key Function. This key generates the following ASCII sequence: ESC I

Recommended Solution:
Contact your systems administrator, or application programmer. The host operating system or application needs to be updated to support an 'Page Up' or 'Page Down' Keys.

For RS/6000: AIX TERMINFO file needs to be updated for knp (key next page) and kpp (key previous page) function.

For AS/400 customers, two possibilities are available:
- Redefine the function keys in 3153 setup menus. The edit key 'Clear' needs to be set to: ESC EOT (ESC Ctrl-D). The edit key 'Erase EOF' needs to be set to: ESC NAK (ESC Ctrl-U). These are the sequences supported by the AS/400 ASCII Workstation Controller.
- Redefine the AS/400 ASCII Workstation Controller tables for the Page Up/Page Down keys. Page Up to the 'Clear' key as defined above. Page Down to the 'Erase EOF' key as defined above.

Notes:
For RS/6000 customers with AIX 4.2.0:
The AIX IBM TERMINFO file has a Terminal Type (TERM TYPE) that has the changes to support the Page Up and Page Down keys.

Set AIX TERM TYPE variable to one of the following: 'ibm-3151-51' or 'ibm-3151-61' or 'ibm-3151-PS2'

Example:

export TERM=ibm-3151-51
export TERM=ibm-3151-61
export TERM=ibm-3151-PS2

Related Publications:
- 3151 Users Guide for AS/400 Attachment Cartridge GA18-7079
- AS/400 ASCII Workstation Reference V2 R3: SA41-9922
- AS/400 Workstation Customization Programming V3 R1.0: SC41-3605
- AS/400 ASCII Workstation Reference V3 R1.0: SA41-3130

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Technical Specifications

Date Created

28-08-97

Last Updated

18-03-99

Revision Date

17-11-99

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IBM Monitors

Product Family

Terminals

Machine Type

3153

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	Search Keywords
	Document Category	Technical Specifications
	Date Created	28-08-97
	Last Updated	18-03-99
	Revision Date	17-11-99
	Brand	IBM Monitors
	Product Family	Terminals
	Machine Type	3153
	Model	All
	TypeModel
	Retain Tip (if applicable)
	Reverse Doclinks and Admin Purposes